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Fayetteville, Arkansas Area United States
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Assistant Professor and Field Education Director
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As a front-line child welfare worker in progressively responsible positions for five years, I gained a passion for evidenced-based policy and programming, which drew me to pursue a PhD of Public Policy. My dissertation, entitled The Foster Parent Bill of Rights: An Investigation of its Perceived Effectiveness in Arkansas, involved an analysis of state level foster parent retention policies.
Currently, I serve as Assistant Professor of Social Work and Director of Field Education at Juniata College. I teach courses related to social policy, community organization, program administration, child welfare, gender, and families. As Director of Field Education, I am responsible for coordinating...
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