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Meeting of the Minds event to discuss foster care crisis in West Virginia

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WVCTSI, the Mountaineer Health Initiative, and the WVU Council of Women’s Concerns are hosting a panel discussion on foster care in West Virginia. Jenifer Gamble, field education director and clinical assistant professor with the School of Social Work, will moderate a multidisciplinary panel of experts. Panelists include:

  • Chris Plein, Professor of Public Administration and Eberly Professor of Outstanding Public Service, Department of Public Administration

  • Corey Colyer, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology

  • Karen Harper-Dorton, Professor, School of Social Work; Principal Investigator, Title IV-E Child Welfare Project

  • De’Andra Burton, Attorney -

  • Samantha Burwell, Foster Parent

This event will be held in Salon A&B of WVU’s Erickson Alumni Center from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 7).

RSVP for the panel discussion on foster care.

For more information visit the Meeting of the Minds: Foster Care Crisis in West Virginia page on the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute website.