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Tara Pavlocak MSW

  • Research Program Administrator, Theiss Complex Child and Adolescent Trauma Project (CCAT)
  • Theiss Center for Child & Adolescent Trauma, UPMC Western Behavioral Health

Tara Pavlocak is a Research Program Administrator with UPMC and is currently responsible for day-to-day management of the Theiss Complex Child and Adolescent Trauma Project. She has a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Pittsburgh with a specialization in Community Organizing/Social Administration and is a Dean’s Scholar Award winner. Tara has 20 years of community and non-profit experience with an emphasis on federal/state and foundation grant proposal writing and grant project implementation and management. Tara has had a vital role in the growth and continued funding of the SAMHSA-funded, NCTSN Category III Theiss Center for Child and Adolescent Trauma since its inception in 2012 and has served as its manager since 2013.