Education

• LCSW Oregon
• BSW Walla Walla University
• MSW Walla Walla University

Teaching Areas
Field education

Research/Interests

Crisis intervention and stabilization, children psychiatric residential, juvenile justice, child welfare and adoptions, trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy, child and family therapy, collaborative problem solving and wraparound 

Hobbies
Family time, making authentic Mexican food, reading, playing sports/exercising and binge watching Netflix

Other

Professional Memberships/Affiliations

• Charter member of the National Honor Society of Social Work Students PI XI Chapter since 2009

Faculty Awards                               

• Community Partner of the Month Award from Clackamas County Behavioral Health Division—2016
• Clinician of the Month Award from Clackamas County Behavioral Health Division—2012

Service

• Hispanic and Latino Faculty and Staff Association—2018–current
• Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Volunteer—2017–current 
• Hispanic Interagency Networking Team and Gang Violence Task Force—2012-2013

Education

• M.S.W. University of Connecticut School of Social Work, 1989
• Ph.D., Loma Linda University; Social Policy and Social Research
• Certificate: Basic Mediation Training, Center for Conflict Resolution, La Sierra University, 2013 
• Certificate: Research on Spirituality and Health, Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health, Duke University Medical Center, 2011 
• Certificate: Addiction, New England Institute of Addiction Studies and Colby College, 1989
• LCSW, State of Montana, 2016
• LCSW, State of Connecticut, 1997

Teaching Areas 

• Practice with Individuals and Field Seminar
• Practice with Groups
• Practice with Couples and Families
• Field Seminar

Research/Interests

• Resilience in the Lives of Black Women

Hobbies

• Knowing, understanding, and applying theories from various fields; enjoying the beauty of nature

Other

Faculty Awards

• 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award, National Association of Social Workers, California Inland Empire

Service

• Civically engaged, on a range of committees and fellowship at WWU, pro bono counseling/therapeutic services offered 
• Phi Alpha National Social Work Honor Society, NASW member 

Education

• BSW Walla Walla University, 1997
• MSW Walla Walla University, 2000
• DSW University of Southern California, 2020
• LICSW

Teaching Areas
Inequality, race and gender, criminal justice and social work practice

Research/Interests
Race and ethnicity, families and parenting and mental health

Hobbies
Gardening, cooking, tennis

Other

Professional Memberships/Affiliations

• NASW
• CSWE

Faculty Awards

• 2015 Walla Walla University Community Service Award

Service

• President NASW-Washington Chapter
• Walla Walla Housing Authority Commissioner

Education

• BSW/BA Walla Walla University 
• MSW Walla Walla University 
• DSW Walla Walla University 
• Addiction Studies SFCC 
• LICSW 
• NCACII 

Research/Interest

• Teaching and Learning 
• Higher Education Pedagogy 

Teaching Area

• Substance Use/Chemical Dependency 
• Addiction/Recovery/Treatment 
• Co-Occurring Disorders 
• Macro Social Work 

Hobbies

• Reading 
• Travel 
• Commercial/Sport Fishing 

Other

Service 

• 2017-2019 W2 for Drug Free Youth- Committee Secretary  
• 2017-2019 Suicide Prevention Work Group, Group Member  
• 2015-2019 Human Services Advisory Board- Advisory Board Member  
• 2012-2019 SOS Clinic- Spanish Medical Interpreter 

Membership

• NASW 
• NAADAC 

Education

• BSW, Walla Walla University, 2007
• MSW, Walla Walla University, 2009
• DSW, Walla Walla University, anticipated August, 2022

Teaching Areas 

• Clinical practice with individuals, families, and groups.
• Cognitive behavior and solution-focused therapies
• Evaluation of clinical practice

Research/Interests 

• Burnout in the community mental health workforce  
• Community mental health crisis intervention, suicide prevention and awareness 
• Civil commitment and involuntary hospitalization processes 
• Professional mental health support for mental health professionals. 

Hobbies 

Riding motorcycles, backpacking alpine wilderness, dabbling in stringed instruments, culinary mushroom cultivation, computers, and reading. 

Other 

Professional Memberships/Affiliations 

• Member, Phi Alpha National Honor Society of Social Work Students, Pi Xi chapter since 2009 

Education

• PhD 
• MA

Education

• BA, Communication & Media
• MSW
• PhD, Organization and Management

Teaching Areas

• Practice with Individuals
• Advanced Practice with Groups
• Social Work, Religion and Spirituality
• Attachment Theory
• Marriage and Family Life

Research/Interests

• Attachment and Leadership
• Pedagogy of Social Work, Religion and Spirituality

Marriage, Family, Men’s Mental Health, Horses, Sheep and “Squirrels”

Other

Faculty Awards

• Zip
• Zero
• Nada

Professional Memberships/Affiliations

• Council on Social Work Education

Service

• Church Music Ministry
• Home Church Ministry
• Men’s Ministry

Education

• PhD University of Utah, 1977

Teaching Areas
General sociology, sociological theory, sociology seminar, social research methods, social policy and advocacy

Research/Interests
The Social Transformation of Seventh-day Adventist Medicine and Health Care, Church and Sect in Postmodern America, Navajo Health Disparities

Hobbies
Traveling, indigenous art, reading, skiing and golf

Other

Professional Memberships/Affiliations  

• Pacific Sociological Association

Service

• Walla Walla University Seventh-day Adventist Church

Education

• BS Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA; Psychology
• MA Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC; Psychology
• MSW Walla Walla College, College Place WA; Clinical Social Work
• PhD Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO; Clinical Psychology

Teaching Areas

Research and evidence based practice, direct social work practice with individuals, families, and groups, looking at how culture distinguishes physical and psychological/neurological differences from disabilities

Research/Interests

The medicalizing problems caused by living in a stressful environment and the willingness of our culture to label individual differences as “diseases,” leading to unnecessary and potentially harmful pharmacological intervention, rather than addressing root causes which are often socio-environmental in nature

Hobbies

Gardening, Healthy Cooking, Reading

Other

Faculty Awards

• WWU Distinguished Teaching Award, Walla Walla University

Education

• M.S.W. Indiana University
• D.S.W. University of Southern California
• LICSW
• LCSW

Research/Interest

• Domestic violence
• Women and health
• Mental health

Teaching Area

• Direct social work practice

Hobbies

• Gardening and traveling

Other

Professional Memberships/Affiliations

• National Association of Social Workers

Education

• BS Central Philippine Adventist College; Accountancy

Experience

• 2009-2014: Volunteer ESL teacher for Yap SDA School
• 2015-2017: Teaching middle and high school buisness subjects at Ebeye SDA School

Research/Interests

• Animal rescues
• Different art mediums and techniques
• Volunteer opportunities in the community and church ministries

Hobbies

Arts and crafts, hiking, being out in nature, trying out new foods and recipes, quiet time at home connecting with family and friends.