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

• BS Southern College
• MSW Florida International University
• PhD Andrews University
• LICSW
• LCSW

Teaching Areas

• Leadership
• Social Work Education
• Mental Health
• Social Work Practice

Research/Interests

• Mental Health
• Teaching and Learning
• Assessment in Higher Learning

Hobbies

• Travel and Reading

Other

Service

• Board of Directors and Volunteer, REACH, Tacoma, Washington
• Board of Directors, Housing Groups Board, Walla Walla, Washington
• Mental Health First Aid Community Training

Professional Memberships/Affiliations

• Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education
• Council on Social Work Education
• National Association of Social Workers
• Pi Lambda Theta – Honor Society in Education
• Phi Alpha—Honor Society in Social Work

Faculty Awards

• NASW-WA Social Worker of the Year Award 2019
• National Academic Advising Association, Outstanding Faculty Advisor, 2011
• Walla Walla University Excellence in Advising Award, 2010
• Walla Walla University Community Service Award, 2010
• NASW Washington Chapter, Educator of the Year Award, 2007

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

Hobbies

Crochet and embroidery, jigsaw puzzles, word puzzles, Teddy bears, playing the piano (for amusement and therapy since leaving California 20 years ago), spending time with family—especially grandchildren

Other

Staff Awards

• Staff Member of the Year Award, 2015

Service

I have been working for Walla Walla University in the School of Social Work and Sociology since 1998—when it was Walla Walla College—making lasting friends with, and helping literally hundreds of students make it to the graduation finish line with their MSW degrees.

Message to students

This little poem has been the mantra of my life since high school days at Gem State Academy: 

“God has a thousand ways, where I cannot see one. When all my means have reached their end, His have just begun.” --Esther Guyot. A little longer version of “Let go and let God,” and a much older version!

Hobbies

Collecting antiques, repurposing things, collecting various memorabilia, foraging and collecting rocks, fungi, or medicinal plants

Other

Message to Students

Hello, my name is Teri Bozeman, I was born in Loma Linda California, and am a mother of three and a grandmother (currently) of two. Many of you may know, or become acquainted with, my eldest son Brandon Aberle who worked as IT Director of Client Services here at the University. It was during my frequent travels to visit him here, from Boise, Idaho that my husband and I decided to build our retirement home in Touchet. Our travel distance remains reasonably close to my daughter and two granddaughters in Coeur D' Alene and youngest son who resides still in Boise, Idaho.

If you are an outdoor enthusiast, we may cross paths along the way, as I enjoy foraging and collecting of rocks, fungi, or medicinal plants. I also collect antiques, repurposed, and various memorabilia to maintain an antique booth here locally. Although a busy life, my main agenda is to live balanced life spiritually, physically, mentally, and in all that, I do.

As new hire here at the University, I am enthusiastic to have joined the wonderful team in the department of Social Work as Administrative Assistant. I am proud to represent and work for those professors or students who commemorate interest in the value or integrity of all people. As an opportunist, and as God continues to bless me, I look forward toward achieving new goals and meeting each one of you.