Public Health Post: Renée Spencer: Military Student Mentoring

Professor Renée Spencer has been involved in the development of a model for programs to link military students with mentors, a project focused on helping all members of military families. Along with a team of colleagues, and in partnership with the North Thurston Public Schools and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Washington, Prof. Spencer’s work, which is funded by the Institute of Education Sciences, grew out of the recognition that when a parent serves in the military, the whole family also serves. Read more about her project in this Public Health Post article by BUSSW PhD student Maggie Thomas.