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N. Yolanda Burwell is a Senior Fellow with North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center where she is looking at barriers and incentives around economic opportunities. Prior to this position she taught social work for 25 years in undergraduate programs in Louisiana and North Carolina. Her research interests and publications are on social welfare history in African American communities and early female leaders and organizations. She has been a scholar-in-residence at five schools/departments of social work to speak on social work history and African American contributions. In addition to research and teaching, she has conducted numerous successful trainings and consultancies on team-working, cultural competence, conflict resolution and communication. Yolanda is a serious collector of African American postcards and photography books. She received her Ph. D. from Cornell University in 1982. She was awarded her MSW from Washington University in 1974 and her BSW from NC A&T State University in 1972. |
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