About
Dr. Evans earned her Ph.D. from Boston College School of Social Work and her MSW from the University of Maryland Baltimore. Dr. Evans’ research stems from her eight years of social work experience at the intersection of immigration and child welfare. Using community partnerships, Dr. Evans works to answer service providers’ questions to improve service delivery and make policy recommendations. Topically, her research focuses on unaccompanied and refugee children’s well-being and school welcome for immigrant students.
Research interests
Forced Migration; Unaccompanied immigrant and refugee children; Immigrant families; Social Welfare Policy ; Social Work Practice; Teaching Methodologies
Teaching interests
Social Welfare Policy; Social Work Field Seminar; Social Work Practice
Education
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Ph D, Social Work
— Boston College School of Social Work (2020) Human Rights: Welcoming Unaccompanied Immigrant and Refugee Children in the United States Through Community, School, and Preparation for Adulthood.
- MA, Management & Community Organizing — University of Maryland Baltimore, School of Social Work (2009)
Grants and Contracts
- The Educational Journey of Immigrant Children: An Interdisciplinary Course using Gamification and Role-play 2021
Courses Taught
- Field Instruction II
- Field Instruction I
- Field Instruction II
- Field Instruction II
- SOCIAL WELFARE, SOCIAL POLICY, AND SOCIAL WORK II
- Field Instruction 1
- Social Welfare, Social Policy, and Social Work II
- Field Instruction I
- Soc Welfare/Pol/Work II