Eggs & Issues with guest speaker Dr. Freddie Avant, SFA Interim Dean of Research and Graduate Studies, (pictured) presenting "Graduate Studies Increase the Well Being of Communities." Attend and discover the pathways to learning in graduate education and the unique opportunities available at SFA. Graduate education can provide personal and professional growth as well as build stronger communities.
About Dr. Avant
Freddie L. Avant, Ph.D. is a Full Professor and serves as Interim Dean of Research and Graduate Studies & Associate Dean and Director of the School of Social Work at Stephen F. Austin State University. He has been teaching, researching and a practitioner for almost forty years. He is a licensed master's level social worker with advanced practice recognition. He has an extensive practice and research background in mental health, cultural diversity, working with individuals living with developmental disabilities, program evaluation, working in rural communities, medical social work, and administration in higher education.