After several years as a licensed psychologist, Dr. Shapiro began working as a Research Associate with Ron Prinz (PNRC co-investigator) on the Triple P Population Trial (funded by CDC) at the Department of Psychology at USC. Since 2004, she has been the grant’s Project Director. In addition to her position as Early Career Scientist with the PNRC, she is the Principal Investigator of a three-year grant from the Quality Improvement Center on Early Childhood, “Strengthening Families and Reducing Maltreatment Risk in Children with Developmental Disabilities.