Dr. Bolland's research is primarily focused on risk and protective factors related growing up in communities characterized by economic poverty and is the current Principal Investigator of the Mobile Youth and Poverty Study. She is also an evaluator and has experience evaluating a vareity of projects funded by the National Science Foundation, Department of Education, and National Endowment for the Arts. Dr. Bolland earned a BA in political science and psychology, an MA in communication studies, an MSW, an MPH, and a PhD in educational research from The University of Alabama. She is also a licensed social worker (LMSW) and a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES®).

Dr. Anneliese Bolland
Mobile Youth and Poverty Study