Clinical Associate Professor of Law. Professor Schalick earned her B.A. magna cum laude from the University of Richmond, M.S. in public policy from Rutgers University, and J.D. from Rutgers School of Law-Camden. Professor Schalick is the founder and director of the Child and Family Advocacy Clinic. She also teaches Child Abuse and Neglect; Family Law; Children and the Law; Legislative Process; the Domestic Violence Clinic; and both introductory and advanced legal writing courses. Professor Schalick is also a consultant for the Child Abuse Research Education and Services (CARES) Institute. She regularly speaks in New Jersey and nationally on issues related to child abuse, the child welfare system, childhood disabilities, clinical legal education, and legal writing. Prior to her appointment, Professor Schalick served as special counsel for Child Welfare Policy at the New Jersey Department of Human Services. She was also the assistant counsel for the Democratic Majority Office of the New Jersey General Assembly, and 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, Pennsylvania.