Assistant Professor
gyour2jr@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Curriculum Vitae
Education
- PhD in Social Welfare | University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice (2024)
- MSW | Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work (2020)
- BS in Psychology | Virginia Tech College of Science (2008)
Experience
- Research Fellow | University of Pennsylvania
- Co-Investigator | Practicum Poverty study, Saint Joseph’s University
- Co-Investigator | Research Challenge Grant, Center on Applied Research for Vulnerable Children & Families
- Research Consultant | Community Independence Initiative, Children International
- Summer Research Institute Fellow | National Data Archive on Child Abuse & Neglect
- Field Research Scholar | University of Calgary Faculty of Social Work
- Youth Services Program Specialist | Virginia Department of Social Services, Richmond VA
- Employer Relations Coordinator | ServiceSource, Inc., Fairfax VA
- Family & Youth Specialist | Safe Alternatives for Families & Youth, Las Vegas NV
- Residential Treatment Counselor | Intercept Youth Services, Roanoke VA
- Mental Health Clinician | Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare, Roanoke VA
- Area Supervisor | Fairfax County Park Authority, Fairfax VA
- Site Director | Fairfax County Park Authority, Fairfax VA
Professional Affiliations
- American Psychological Association
- American Society of Criminology
- Council on Social Work Education
- International Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood from Care
- National Association of Social Workers
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Society for Social Work and Research
- Gyourko's scholarship addresses topics at the intersection of child maltreatment, consumer financial protection, economic inequality, and public policy, with special emphasis on financial social work and child/youth services.
Department of Social Work
Health and Behavioral Studies Building
MSC 4303
235 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
MSC 4303
235 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
