He directs the undergraduate major in Human and Social Development (HSD) and teaches in master’s program in Community and Social Change and the PhD program in Community Well-being. He received his Ph.D. in Community Research and Action at Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. He has a master¹s degree in Human Development Counseling also from Vanderbilt. Dr. Evans also has extensive practical experience in community-based organizations as a youth development worker, crisis worker, family counselor, youth program developer, program evaluator, and organizational consultant.