Joi Anderson, Ph.D., LMSW 
Dr. Joi Anderson earned her Ph.D. in Social Work research at the University of South Carolina, and received her Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) from Youngstown State University. Her research interest is in the area of trauma-related cognitions and discontinuity of self as a response to trauma; and, how these factors influence future oriented behavior. Her current research interest is in development, implementation and evaluation of resilience based interventions to address trauma in populations living with HIV/AIDS and made vulnerable by parental HIV/AIDS.