Freshman class

Where's the justice?

Henrika McCoy, Assistant Professor of Social Work

PhD, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University

Representative publication: "Older Youth Leaving the Foster Care system: Who, What, When, Where, and Why?" (with J.C. McMillen and E.L. Spitznagel), Children and Youth Services Review, 30(7)

My experiences growing up as an African American woman fostered my commitment to social, racial, and economic justice, and led me to social work and academia. I study the challenges experienced by those who are vulnerable and systematically disempowered and disenfranchised. Currently, I am studying the impact of the relationship between race and mental health on the juvenile justice system's treatment of male juvenile offenders. My goal is to have a positive influence on practice, research, and public policy in this area.