Professional Interests 

• African American Adoptive Families
• Child Welfare, Substance Abuse & Criminal Justice
• Child Welfare Policy and Practice
• Children's Mental Health
• AIDS Orphans in the U.S. and Africa

Teaching

• Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare Policy 
• Social Work Statistics
• Social Work Research
• Cultural Diversity

Practice Experience

Adoption Social Worker, Los Angeles County Department of Children's Services 
Social Worker, Adolescent Residential Treatment Facilities 
Group Work with Parent's of Children with Disabilities, Childhood Sexual Abuse Victims and Children with Diabetes 
House Parent group Homes for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Children

Affiliations, Associations, & Consultations 

• Society for Social Work and Research (Board Member)
• University of Illinois at Chicago Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy (Fellow)
• Council on Social Work Education Minority Research Program (Fellow)