Misty Gould is currently a project coordinator at the Child and Family Policy Center at the Vanderbilt Institute of Public Policy Studies. Ms. Gould obtained her Masters degree in Social Work from the University of Tennessee in 2002 with a concentration in management and community practice. She currently works to improve services to youth who are aging out of the foster care system through program development and coalition building activities. She currently serves on the Tennessee Independent Living Oversight Committee that focuses on independent living services for youth in the custody of the state. During her graduate experience, she worked with law students from the Vanderbilt University Legal Clinic in advocating for the rights of youth in state custody. The project introduced the concept of collaboration between law and social work students. Her past experience includes medical social work and advocacy work for the elderly in hospital and nursing home settings. Ms. Gould presented Social Work and Law in the Practicuum: With Intervention and Justice for All" at the Council for Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting in 2002."
