• Master of Social Welfare, Social Work , University of California Berkeley, 2002

• Rosebud Sioux Tribe Attorney General's Children Exposed to Violence Demonstration Program: Phase I, Dept. of Justice

• Integrating Family-Centered and Trauma Informed Care into Practice among Pediatric Healthcare Providers, USD School of Health Sciences, (2019 - 2019)
• Community based participatory research: Assessing general well-being of American Indian Older Adults in South Dakota , University of South Dakota, (2013 - 2014)
• Mental health literacy among rural older adults, University of South Dakota, (2012 - 2013)
• South Dakota Child Welfare Training Project, National Child Welfare Workforce Institute, (2010 - 2013)

Citations listed below are presented in a standardized, modified format for display purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect the preferred style and conventions of the faculty member or discipline.

• Cerny, Shana, Berg-Poppe, Patti, Wesner, Chelsea, AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Merrigan, Mary, and LaPlante, Kathy. Outcomes from an Interprofessional Curriculum on Trauma-Informed Care among Pediatric Service Providers, 1-12. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 2022. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2022.2070142)
• Lee, Yeon-Shim, Roh, Soonhee , Moon, H, Lee, Kyoung Hag, LaPlante, Kathy, and Burnette, Catherine C.. Andersen's behavioral model to Identify correlates of breast cancer screening behaviors among indigenous women. Journal of Evidence-Informed Social Work, 2019. (DOI: 10.1080/26408066.2019.1650316)
• LaPlante, Kathryn K.. The Indian Child Welfare Act and foster youth cultural identity -. American Psychological Association - Children, Youth and Family Newsletter, 2017.
• Norris, Debra, and LaPlante, Kathy. NCWWI tribal traineeship programs: Legacies & lessons learned.. Albany, NY: National Child Welfare Workforce Institute, 2013.
• Lawler, Michael M., LaPlante, Kathy, Giger, Jarod J., and Norris, Debra. Overrepresentation of Native American children in foster care: An independent construct? ., Editors Yo Mo Lee, PhD, 95-110. Vol. 21, Iss. 2 London, UK: Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 2012. (DOI: 10.1080/15313204.2012.647344)
• LaPlante, Kathy. Addressing the Disproportionality of American Indian Children in the Child Welfare System, 20. American Psychological Association.
• Berg-Poppe, Patti, AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Cerny, Shana, LaPlante, Kathy, Merrigan, Mary, and Wesner, Chelsea. Changes in knowledge, beliefs, self-efficacy, and affective commitment to change following trauma-informed care education for pediatric service providers. Psychological Trauma - Theory, Research, Practice, Policy.

• LaPlante, Kathy, Presented at the Social Work Celebration Month, Sanford Social Work Department. (March 2020)
• LaPlante, Kathy, Panelist - Indian Child Welfare Act - A History of Legal Challenges. Presented at the Blood Memory Film Panelist, USD Law School. (January 31, 2019)
• Norris, Debra, and LaPlante, Kathy, Resilience & Circle of Courage: A Tool for Cultural Responsiveness . Presented at the Rural Social Work conference, Indiana. (July 2012)
• Norris, Debra, and LaPlante, Kathy, Betwixt & Between Child Welfare in Rural SD. Presented at the 36th Annual Institute on Social Work and Human Services in Rural Areas, Northwestern State University of Louisiana. (July 2011)