Freddie Avant, Ph.D., LMSW-AP, ACSW, C-SSWS
	Professor of Social Work Associate Dean and Director
	Office: Telephone: Email:	SWK 101E (936) 468-5105 favant@sfasu.edu	School of Social Work Stephen F. Austin State University P.O. Box 6104, SFA Station Nacogdoches, TX 75962-6104 (936) 468-5105 (936) 468-7201 (fax)

Education

B.A., Lyon College
M.S.W., University of Missouri-Columbia
Ph.D., Jackson State University

Professional Interests

Social Work Education
Children and Family Issues
Rural Social Work
Youth Violence
Leadership

Teaching

Policy
Practice
Field Education
Diversity
Social and Economic Justice
Values and Ethics

Selected Publications

Avant, F. (2004). Introduction to Rural Social Work. In T. L. Scales and C. L. Streeter, eds., Asset-
     Building to Sustain Rural Communities.   Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Avant, F. (2004). African American in Rural Areas.  In T. L. Scales and C. L. Streeter, eds., Asset-
     Building to Sustain Rural Communities.  Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Daley, M. R. and Avant, F. (2004). Rural Social Work: Reconceptualizing the Framework for Practice
     in T. L. Scales and C. L. Streeter, eds., Asset-Building to Sustain Rural Communities. Pacific Grove,
     CA: Brooks/Cole.

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