Janeal White
I am an Indigenous professor with a doctorate in social work who has more than 20-years of professional experience with nonprofits in religious and secular spaces. My research of homelessness, poverty, and resilience have prepared me for understanding the complex interplay between extreme poverty and society. Before entering academia, I served as a college missioner with young adults as they discerned God’s call on their life. I have now served on faculty in post-secondary institutions for the past nine years where I have developed competency for designing assessment tools for students who are simultaneously facing challenges as non-traditional, minoritized, and/or marginalized students. As an educator, I specialize in creating educational environments that build on student strengths and provide equitable mechanisms for evaluation despite lived experiences of scarcity or disability. My expertise in qualitative methodologies has equipped me to assess complex theoretical concepts.