Relationship Over Rigor

Our host, LUL President & CEO Lyndon Pryor, is joined by Dr Armon a Professor and Director of the BSW program at the University of Louisville's Kent School of Social Work⁠. Dr Perry's research interests center on the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and external factors that influence men’s involvement in the lives of their children, as well as the impact of that involvement on the family’s well-being. The duo discusses the challenges of Black fatherhood, the difference between absent and nonresident fathers, mentorship and building community relationships, and manhood. Dr Perry graduated from Alabama State with a BS in Social Work and from the University of Alabama with a Master's and PhD in Social Work. His work has been published in several publications, including the State of Black Louisville. He was named a UofL Faculty Favorite in 2010, 2014, 2017, 2018, and 2019⁠.