Bureau of Youth Services Director
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
Evelyn Coker is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with extensive experience providing direct services and administering mental health, youth justice, and social services programs. Evelyn has earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, a Master’s in Social Work, and a Master’s in Business Administration. She is an advanced Ph.D. student at the Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her primary research interests are Black girls and young women in the carceral system, mental health of adolescent Black girls and young women, program evaluation, and qualitative research. Evelyn is the founder of Creating Opportunities for Restoration and Empowerment (CORE) Development Center, Inc., a nonprofit serving Black court-involved girls in the Chicagoland area. She also authored an interactive journal for Black and Brown teen girls called “Get L.I.T.: A Teen Girl’s Journal to Learning Intentional Tools for Positive Personal Development” to teach how to practice mindful self-regulation and journal with intention.
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