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Andrew Finch, Ph. D., Director

Dr. Andrew Finch currently serves as a lecturer and research associate for the Department of Human and Organizational Development at Vanderbilt University. He is also executive director and co-founder of the Association of Recovery Schools. His book, Starting a Recovery School: A How-To Manual was released by Hazelden Publishing in 2005. From 1997-2006, Dr. Finch worked for Community High School in Nashville, a school for teens recovering from alcohol and other drug addictions that he helped form in 1997. Dr. Finch is a National Certified Counselor (NCC) and a licensed professional school counselor in Tennessee. After receiving his Master’s degree, he worked for the Dede Wallace Center in Nashville as a school-based therapist before helping start Community High School. Dr. Finch’s research interests include the role of schools in adolescent addiction recovery, counseling and human development, and school-community partnerships. Dr. Finch and his wife, Deb, have two children, Michael and David.