About Stevara

Hi! I’m Stevara!

Mother, Educator, Scholar, Leader.

I am a current assistant professor in teaching at the VCU School of Social Work and I also serve as the director of online education. Within this role, I enjoy collaborating with faculty to learn and apply the best pedagogical approaches to managing an innovative online curriculum. Implementing technology to enhance relationship building and engage students in the implicit curriculum is a passion of mine. I bring clinical and macro practice, curriculum development, program analysis and evaluation, and teaching experience with a personal emphasis on and dedication to working with first-generation college students and at-risk youth.

My areas of interest include: developing programming to engage non-traditional and at-risk students in implicit curricula; using technology effectively to build relationships, contributing to the understanding of student success for first-generation minority college students, and women’s leadership.

The accomplishment I am most proud of is being a mother. My daughter teaches me daily to be humble, gracious, authentic, and fierce. Being a mother influences my engagement with students and colleagues. I strive to be thoughtful, competent, engaged, and reflexive.

I am a native of Dale City, Virginia. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my daughter, biking, watching sports, reading, and relaxing on the beach.

To learn more about my experience, please review my curriculum vitae.

To learn more about why I chose the VCU School of Education to complete my doctorate, you can read this article.