David Yarbrough

Dr. Yarbrough has been a faculty member since 1995. He is currently a Professor of Human Development and Family Science and serves as the Dean of Community Service. Dr. Yarbrough is a primary contact for developing, maintaining, and reporting community/university service partnerships.

B.A. in Mass Communication, 1982,
University of Alabama

M.S.W. in Social Work, 1992,
University of Alabama

Ph.D. in Human Ecology, 1994,
University of Tennessee

• Yarbrough, D. (Ed.). (2012-present). The Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education, (Vol 1-15). The University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
• Yarbrough, D. and Gruesbeck, S. (2017). Civil legal needs of low-income persons in Louisiana. Assessment study completed by request of the Gap Assessment Sub-Committee of the Access to Justice Committee of the Louisiana State Bar Association.
• Yarbrough, D., Pogue, R., Jones, S., Biggs, M., and Garber, D. (2007). The Second Storm: A narrative account of social work shelter experiences in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 13 (3), 82-90. 
• Vanicor, G., and Yarbrough, D. (2022). Louisiana’s University Watershed Movement. Presentation at the 2022 Gulf South Summit: Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Through Higher Education. March 24, 2022; Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Virtual).
• Sciaraffa, M., Anthofer-Fialon, C., Yarbrough, D., and Pogue, R. (2017). Empowering faculty to be agents of change in trauma-informed communities. Presentation at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference; November 15, 2017; Orlando, Florida.
• Lima, M., Brooks, S., Pearl, A., Yarbrough, D., Matthews, P., and Kayser, C. (2022). Conference presentation for the 2022 Gulf South Summit: Service-Learning, and Civic Engagement through Higher Education. The Scholarship of Community Engagement: A Journal Editor’s Panel Discussion. March 16, 2022, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Virtual).