Shandra Forrest

Associate Professor of Social Work

Shandra Forrest

Shandra Forrest is an expert in risk and resilience, the transition to adulthood, positive youth development, racial microaggression, and the impact of poverty and racism on young adult trajectories. She has a background as a clinician and administrator in community-based addiction treatment programs and has researched substance abuse prevention, especially for disadvantaged youth.

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College of Social Work


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