Dr. Andrew Cherry has been working in the helping professions since he received his BS degree from Troy State University, Troy, Alabama in 1968. He received his Masters of Social Work from the University of Alabama in 1974 and worked as a psychiatric social worker at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa, Alabama for 7 years. He received his doctorate from the Columbia University School of Social Work in 1986. In addition to teaching research at the master and doctoral level and chairing dissertations at Barry University, Professor Cherry conducts research and evaluations in the areas of homelessness,