She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Queens College in New York, a Master’s degree in Social Work from New York University, and a PhD in Social Work from Barry University in Miami Shores. A former commissioner of Social Services in Greenwich, CT., and executive director of a mental health organization in Brooklyn, N.Y., Anyikwa is also a trained clinician. She has published and presented on local, national and international levels She is active on the Council on Social Work Education’s Women’s Council, the accrediting body for social work education. She currently teaches social work research methods, evidence-based practice, and macro practice focusing on organizational change.