Qiana Cryer-Coupet

Georgia State University

Qiana R. Cryer-Coupet is an Associate Professor of Social Work in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. Her program of research explores the impacts of parenting practices on child, adolescent, and family wellbeing. Her current projects examine family-trauma in relation to paternal experiences with substance use disorders, incarceration, racial discrimination, and economic instability. Findings from this work are informing family-based interventions and workforce development. Her work has been funded by the Fatherhood Research and Practice Network, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. She has served on technical work groups with Mathematica Policy Research for the Fathers and Continuous Learning in Child Welfare Project and the KEEP Fathers Engaged Project. Qiana received her Ph.D. in Social Work from the Jane Addams College of Social Work at the University of Illinois-Chicago, an MSW from the University of Maryland-Baltimore, and a B.A. in Psychology from Illinois Wesleyan University.

 

Research Interests: Black fatherhood