Autumn Cano-Guin, Ph.D.

Job Description Dr. Cano-Guin serves as the NC 4-H Quality Youth Program Specialist, an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Youth, Family, and Community Sciences Graduate Program; and a Children, Youth, and Families At-Risk Professional Development and Technical Assistance Center Coach. In these roles, she teaches Family Life Coaching, directs multiple grant-funded programs, and coaches professionals across the country who are developing programs for underserved youth, families, and communities. Dr. Cano-Guin completed a B.S. in Psychology, an M.S. in Community Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Educational Research and Policy Analysis with a specialization in educational evaluation and educator professional development. She has 25 years of qualitative and quantitative research and evaluation experience and is a Board Certified Coach. Areas of Expertise: Community Program Development & Program Success Coaching; Parenting, Youth Development, & Family Life Coaching; Programming with Underserved and Marginalized Youth, Families, and Communities; Adverse Childhood Experiences and Protective Factors; Nonformal Education, Curriculum Development, & Educator Professional Development; Mixed-methods Research and Evaluation; Grant-Writing

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