Professor Schalick founded the law school's Child and Family Advocacy Clinic in 2008 and teaches courses on child abuse and neglect, family law, children and the law, legislative process, domestic violence and legal writing. She also coaches the law school's team for the National Adoption and Child Welfare Law Moot Court Competition.
Prior to joining the Rutgers faculty in 2007, she served as special counsel for Child Welfare Policy at the New Jersey Department of Human Services. Professor Schalick also was the assistant counsel for the Democratic Majority Office of the New Jersey General Assembly, where she focused on legislation and policy involving children, families, civil rights, and law and public safety. She began her career as an Independence Foundation Public Interest Law Fellow as a staff attorney representing abused and neglected children at the Support Center for Child Advocates in Philadelphia. She served as an adjunct professor at the law school beginning in 2000.
Professor Schalick is a consultant for the Child Abuse Research Education and Services (CARES) Institute at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey–School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford. At Rutgers, she received the New Professor of the Year Award in 2008 and the Adjunct Professor of the Year Award in 2001. She speaks in New Jersey and nationally on issues related to child abuse, the child welfare system, adolescent welfare, and legal writing.
A New Beginning: The Future of Child Welfare in New Jersey (2004). (New Jersey Department of Human Services).
Donaldson, Cervone, Weiss, Thomas, Connell & Schalick (2001). How to Handle a Child Abuse Case: A Manual for Attorneys Representing Children (PA Bar Institute - Support Center for Child Advocates).
Bush, Hollander, Jewell & Schalick (2000). The New GAL Bill: New Role, Dual Role or Conflict? (PA Bar Institute).
Weiss & Schalick (1999). The Advocate's Handbook for Children with Complex Medical Needs. (PA Bar Institute).
Presentations
Contento, L., Enquist, A., Fajans, E., Moritz, D., Schalick, M. & Zimmerman, C. Collaboration and Plagiarism: Exploring Techniques that Move Students from Forbidden to Extolled. American Association of Law Schools Annual Conference (January 2009).
Schalick, M. Understanding the Court and Legislative Processes: Finding Opportunities for Youth Impact. New Jersey Statewide Youth Summit at Princeton University (October 2008).
Schalick, M. Legislative Legal Writing: Why the Newest Legal Writing Frontier Should Be Explored. Legal Writing Institute, Biennial Conference (July 2008).
Schalick, M. & Prettyman, T. Understanding the Legal Needs of At-Risk Populations. Drexel University, Bridging the Gaps Program (July 2008).
Schalick, M. & Hoch, A. Advocating Effectively for Adolescents with Trauma Histories. Office of the Public Defender (February 2008).
Schalick, M. & Simkins, S. Growing Pains: Advocating for Girls in the Family Court System. New Jersey Statewide Public Defender Conference (September 2007).
Schalick, M. & Hoch, A. Advocating for What Works: Evidence-Based Mental Health Treatment for Children and Adolescents Involved with the Child Welfare System. 30th National Children’s Law Conference. National Association of Counsel for Children (August 2007).
Schalick, M. & Hoch, A. It Is Our Job: Developing and Advocating for Evidence-Based Mental Health Treatment for Children Involved with the Child Welfare System. “One Child, Many Hands: A Multidisciplinary Conference on Child Welfare.†Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research, University of Pennsylvania (May 2007).
Schalick, M. & O’Leary, E. Legal Issues for Children in Foster Care. “Third Annual Best Practice Symposium: Meeting the Medical and Mental Health Needs of Children in Foster Care.†CARES Institute (March 2007).
Schalick, M. Overview of the New Jersey Child Welfare System. Study tour of the United States child protection system, sponsored by UNICEF and ISPCAN for visiting Chinese government officials. CARES Institute (August 2006).
Schalick, M. Collaboration at the Core: Working Together to Prevent Child Abuse. Keynote address, Salem County DYFS, Child Abuse Prevention Day (April 2004).
