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Meet the Team

We are a group of social work educators and students who are passionate about improving the lives of West Virginians. We believe in the power of higher education and the ability of the social work profession to meet the needs of diverse populations.
Dr. Megan Gandy
Project Director: 
Megan Gandy, PhD, LICSW
Heather Cole
Project Co-Director: 
Heather Cole, MFA
Samantha Leggett-Bradley
Project Graduate Assistant: 
Samantha Leggett-Bradley


Project Undergraduate Student Worker: Brodey Cook

Past Team Members:
Jacki Englehardt, Co-Director
Jenna Sergent, Program Assistant
Abbi Davis, Graduate Assistant


Meet the Team

We are a group of social work educators and students who are passionate about improving the lives of West Virginians. We believe in the power of higher education and the ability of the social work profession to meet the needs of diverse populations.

Megan Gandy Portrait

Megan Gandy

Project Director WVU School of Social Work

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Heather Cole

Project Co-Director

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Samantha Leggett-Bradley

Project Graduate Assistant

Brodey Cook

Project Undergraduate Student Worker

Past Team Members Jacki Englehardt, Co-Director Jenna Sergent, Program Assistant Abbi Davis, Graduate Assistant

In Collaboration With:

Our partners and funders.

West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission Behavioral Health Programs

WV Higher Education Policy Commission

Funding partner: Behavioral Health Pipeline Award May 2022.

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School of Social Work


Funding partner: support provided through the time and talent of faculty, staff, and students. 

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Roundtable Learning


Contracting partner: VR game development and eLearning development.

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WVU Extension, Monongalia County Office

Outreach partner: public outreach and pilot testing.

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Mon River Games

Content partner: Heather Cole, WVU Teaching Assistant Professor of Game Design and Interactive Media and Founder/Director of MonRiverGames, a nonprofit 501 (c)(3).

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