Jenny Burroughs, Institute for Children & Families Coordinator, Assistant Professor
MSW, New Mexico Highlands University
Doctoral coursework at Virginia Tech; ABD
(540) 831-7686 or email
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Jenny Burroughs has worked in social work education for the last 15 years. Prior to this she worked in public child welfare, substitute care setting, a child nutrition program, and recreation programs. Her work in the child nutrition program was with several Native American tribes in New Mexico. Her current research interests include public child welfare administration, emotionally supportive supervision, and vicarious traumatization in the workforce. Her areas of interest include promoting social and economic justice for disenfranchised populations, working with diverse families and children, child welfare, child abuse and neglect, and foster care and adoption.