Expertise

Area of Expertise:

Trauma-Focused Care.

Research Intrests:

  • The intersecting forces of poverty, trauma, and systemic inequities and how they influence the experiences and outcomes of individuals and families
  • Preventive and post-care interventions, especially life-skills training, and family-of-origin supports that improve stability, permanency, and self-sufficiency for families to reduce the need for out-of-home placement.
  • Her primary expertise is supporting youth who are in — or at risk of entering — foster care, working across prevention, family preservation, transition planning, and post-care self-sufficiency. 
Past Affiliations

Clinical Director of Brewer-Porch Children's Center, College of Community Health Sciences, University of Alabama

Communities
Public Health, Allied Health
Degrees
BA, Auburn Montgomery, Psychology
MA, Troy University-Phenix City, Community Counseling
PhD, Auburn University, Counselor Education