Education

• Doctor of Social Work, Walla Walla University
• Master of Social Work, Walla Walla University
• Bachelor of Social Work, Walla Walla University
• LCSW

Teaching Areas

• Field education
• Clinical Practice with Individual Groups
• Clinical Practice Crisis Intervention

Research/Interests

Latinas in Not-for-Profit Leadership

Other

• Professional Memberships/Affiliations
  • National Association of Social Workers, February 2019
  • Council for Social Work Education, 2019
  • Oregon Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LSCW), April 2017
  • Phi Alpha National Social Work Honor Society, June 2009
• Awards
  • Social Work Educator of the Year Award, National Association of National Social Workers - WA, 2022
  • Sherwood Trust Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship, Sherwood Trust, 2019
  • Community Partner of the Month Award, Clackamas County Behavioral Health Division, 2016
  • Clinician of the Month Award, Clackamas County Behavioral Health Division, 2012
• Service
  • Walla Walla Community Court Workgroup
  • Founder and board member , Blue Mountain Health Cooperative
  • Volunteer Soccer Coach, Walla Walla Parks and Recreation
  • Walla Walla University Church Vacation Bible School
  • Eastern WA Regional Representative, National Association of Social Workers
  • Court Appointed Special Advocate, Walla Walla / Columbia County
  • Youth Leader, Mosaic Adventist Church Youth Ministry

Education

• Doctor of Social Work, Walla Walla University
• Master of Social Work, Walla Walla University
• Bachelor of Social Work, Walla Walla University
• LCSW, LICSW

Teaching Areas 

• Advanced Clinical practice with individuals and groups
• Cognitive behavior and solution-focused therapies
• Evaluation of clinical practice
• Social Welfare Policy

Research/Interests 

• Burnout in the community mental health workforce  
• Suicide prevention and awareness 
• Reducing the lifespan disparity for the severely mentally ill 

Other 

• Professional Memberships/Affiliations 
  • Phi Alpha National Social Work Honor Society- Pi Xi Chapter, 2009
  • National Association of Social Workers
• Awards
  • Excellence in Practicum Award, 2008
  • Outstanding Student Scholar Award, 2005
• Service
  • Clinical service for low income high needs population
  • Complex consulting case

Education

• Doctor of Social Work, University of Southern California
• Master of Social Work, Walla Walla University
• Bachelor of Social Work, Walla Walla University
• 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

• Master of Social Work, Walla Walla University
• Bachelor of Social Work, Walla Walla University

Teaching Areas

• BSW and MSW Field Education

Research/Interest

• Human Rights and Basic Needs
• Parent and Family Help and Support
• Child Advocacy and Family Justice Center
• Community Outreach and Change
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Inequality, Equality, Equity, and Social Justice
• Criminal Justice System and Restorative Justice
• Play Therapy
• Childhood Abuse and Neglect
• Trauma and Trauma Informed Practice
• School Social Work
• Medical Social Work

Other

• Professional Memberships/Affiliations
• Awards
• Service
  • Blue Mountain Action Council (BMAC) Board Member
  • W​​​​​​​alla Walla Valley Adventist Schools (WWVAS) Board Member
  • Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) Volunteer
  • Home Church Ministries

Education

• Doctor of Organization and Management
• Master of Social Work
• Bachelor of Communication & Media

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

Professional Memberships/Affiliations

• Council on Social Work Education

Service

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

Education

• Ph.D. Washington State University “Expanding the ‘Exile Model’: Race, Gender, Resettlement, and Cuban-American Identity, 1959-1979”
• Master of Social Work, Walla Walla University
• M.A. Washington State University
• B.A. Southern Adventist University

Research/Interests

• Race
• Class
• Gender
• Sexuality
• Identity

Service

• 2011-Present Blue Mountain Action Council
• 2020-Present Director of the Donald Blake Center
  • 2016-2020 Blake Center Associate Director
• 2018-2021 Chair, Faculty Development Committee

Faculty Awards

• 2019 C. Michael and DeLona Lang Bell Outstanding Teaching Award
• 2017 WWU Community Service Award
• 2016 Excellence in Academic Advisement Award

Education

• Doctor of Social Work, University of Southern California
• Master of Social Work, Indiana University
• LCSW, LICSW

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 

• PhD – Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, UCLA, 2016
• MA – Religion—Old Testament, Andrews University, 2010
• MA – Religion—Religious Education, Andrews University, 2010
• BA – Theology, Walla Walla University, 2005

Research/Interests

• Interdisciplinary study of ancient tombs and inscriptions
• Intersections between psychological science and theology, particularly in the area of compassion and spirituality
• Creative pedagogy, particularly in the areas of Bible and archaeology
• Metaphor in the Hebrew Bible

Hobbies
Camping, hiking, playing ragtime on the piano, reading, and going out with friends.