Sharon G. Portwood, J.D., Ph.D.
Executive Director
Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Dr. Sharon G. Portwood currently serves as Executive Director of the Institute for Social Capital, Professor of Public Health Sciences, and Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Portwood received her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law, and after more than ten years as a practicing trial attorney, received her Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Virginia. She has authored numerous journal articles and book chapters, as well as a textbook, covering a range of topics, including the prevention of youth and family violence, child maltreatment, the intersection between child maltreatment and domestic violence, and law and policy responses to crimes committed by and against children. Her work has been presented both nationally and internationally. Dr. Portwood has provided consultation and training on program implementation and evaluation, as well as community collaboration and datasharing, to a wide variety of agencies and organizations at the federal, state, and local level. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and Past-President of APA’s Section on Child Maltreatment.