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Assistant Professor
West Chester University, PA, United States
Dr. Vanidestine is an Assistant Professor at West Chester University, Department of Graduate Social Work. His interests include community organizing & organizations, anti-racism social work, critical race theory, critical discourse analysis, and racial & ethnic health inequities. Dr. Vanidestine’s organizing and academic pursuits are guided by over 20 years of social work practice experience. He is also a Network Coordinator of an Anti-Oppressive Leadership Fellows Program, which provides non-profit leadership through a comprehensive, long-term training/learning experience with other leaders to examine and implement anti-oppression principles within their organizations. Additionally, Dr. Vanidestine serves as a steering committee member with Critical Race Scholars in Social Work. Particularly influential was his work as an organizer/resource trainer with the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond, a nationally recognized organization that provides the Undoing Racism™/Community Organizing workshop, networking support, leadership development, alliance building, and education to undo structural racism. Dr. Vanidestine is committed to co-creating community-learning environments and social change experiences where key tenets of anti-racism, critical race theory, and critical insights from lived experiences serve as the basis to build collective power and strategically challenge oppressive processes that produce dehumanizing outcomes via systems, institutions, and individuals.
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Friday, October 25, 2024
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM CT