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Education

PhD, Social Work, The University of Pittsburgh

MSW, The University of Pittsburgh

MS, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Mercer University

MPH, Mercer University

BS, Psychology, Georgia State University

Research Interests

As a researcher Dr. VanHook has extensive training in program development, evaluation, and qualitative research – along with supplementary training in quantitative methods. His substantive area of research is all facets of the mental health of Black boys and men ages 14-29. He focuses on the uptake of mental health care among the population – access, initiation, and retention of services (AIRS) – the facilitators and barriers that impact all three factors. Secondarily, he examines the phenomenon of gun violence that occurs between young men of color within a community. He applies psychological constructs such as moral development, gender norm behavior, interpersonal skill development (e.g., conflict resolution), trauma psychology (e.g., victim-perpetrator paradigm, adverse childhood events), racial identity development, and existential psychology (e.g., search for meaning and place in a racist society) – to foster public awareness of the complexities of community gun violence and develop interventions that are informed by a mental health approach.

Keywords

  • H Social Sciences (General)
  • Health
  • Behavioral Health

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