EDUCATION
Master of Social Work, Emphasis: Clinical Practice, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
TEACHING/ADVISING /ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
· University of Denver, Adjunct Professor Graduate School of Social Work, 2009- present.
Classes taught include Mental Health Assessment in Adults, Clinical Theories & Integrated Social Work Practice for Social Justice. Also served as Capstone Reader.
· Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO, Visiting Instructor, Writing Program, 2007- 2014.
Classes taught include Professional and Technical Writing including a hybrid section, Academic Inquiry and Writing, Writing in College, and Personality Theories. Other duties include participation in journal club, assessment activities, community based learning and research committee, and teaching empowerment teams.
· Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO. Marketing/Enrollment Management Project Coordinator, 2009 -2014.
Participate in marketing and enrollment management projects as assigned including campus wide implementation of degree planning and tracking software with faculty and professional advisor training, Student Success Advisory Board, Class Year Identity, and Senior Year Experience.
· Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO. Visiting Instructor, General and Exploratory Studies and First Year Experience, 2002-2013.
Classes taught include GS 105, Exploring the Liberal Arts, and GS 100, Making a Difference Freshman Seminar. Other duties included curriculum development, creation and participation in Learning Community Making a Difference, and implementation of Community Based Learning and Research project based learning grant.
· Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO, Interim Cooperative Education Coordinator, May 2011- May 2012.
Coordinated and approved internships for students at the Cooperative Education 200, 300, and 400 levels. Consulted with supervisors to establish internships. Taught online component of course via Moodle.
· Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO. Advisor, Academic Advising Center. Winter 1999-Winter 2007.
Provided academic advising to diverse group of students including continuing, former, transfer, and academically suspended students. Coordinated with multiple on-campus offices including registrar, academic departments, and career services.
· Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO. Visiting Instructor, Writing Program & Psychology Department, fall 1997-Winter 2001.
Courses taught include: Reading in College, Reading and Writing in College, Introduction to Psychology, Life Span Human Development, and Personality Theories. Attended annual summer institute and monthly staff and professional development meetings.
Non-Academic Work Experience
12/14-Present Medical Social Worker, Centura Health, Durango & Littleton, CO. Work collaboratively with other disciplines in the hospital and assess the biopsychosocial needs of patients. In addition, assess psychiatric, substance abuse and family needs. Populations served include: infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adult and geriatric patients. Serve on MRMC Ethics Committee.
8/12- 6/13 Employee Assistance Specialist, State of Colorado, Durango, CO.
Provide short-term counseling and organizational development services to
State of Colorado agencies in the Four Corners region.
1/91--7/95 Employee Assistance Programs, Inc. Denver, CO.
Clinical Operations Director, -August 1994- May 1995
Overall management of clinical and managed care operations for Central Colorado. Responsibilities included hiring, supervising, and evaluating clinical and administrative staff. Developed and implemented internal policy and procedure manual with operations team. Account executive for managed care contracts, providing workplace trainings and Critical Incident Stress Debriefings.
Regional Office Director, August 1993-August 1994
Responsibilities included hiring, supervising, and evaluating clinical and administrative staff in four local EAP offices. Developed and implemented clinical and administrative policy and procedure. Provided brief therapy and assessment with individuals, couples, and families. Provided case management and outpatient utilization review for managed care cases. Account executive for four company contracts. Provided workplace trainings and Critical Incident Stress Debriefings.
Office Director, January 1992- August 1993.
Administratively supervised one local EAP office. Provided brief therapy and assessment with individuals, couples, and families. Provided case management and outpatient utilization review for managed care cases. Account executive for four company contracts. Provided workplace trainings and Critical Incident Stress Debriefings.
Employee Assistance Program Clinician, January 1991-January 1992
Provided brief therapy and assessments with individuals, couples, and families. Provided workplace trainings on various relevant topics.
7/88-5/90 Crisis Team Clinician, Kino Community Hospital, Tucson, AZ., July 1998-May 1990
Provided crisis intervention and diagnostic assessments to patients in the county hospital emergency room and in the community as part of the Mobile Acute Crisis Team. Worked with local law enforcement and psychiatrists on-call to hospitalize patients on 72-hour hold.
GRANTS
· Community Based Learning and Research course development grant, Fall 2007 and Fall 2008. Grant money to develop project-based learning in Freshman Seminar course and learning community, Making a Difference.
· Community Based Learning and Research Department Action Plan, Fall 2007- Winter 2008. Two semester project evaluating viability of inclusion of service learning across the Writing Program curriculum.
PROFESSIONAL/FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
· State of Colorado, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, 1990-present
· Distance Education Professional Certificate in Online Education, University of Wisconsin Continuing Education, September, 2014
· Member Quality Initiative Task Force for Higher Learning Commission Accreditation, Summer 2013-2014
· Panelist, Scholarship Bootcamp: Council of Public Liberal Arts College Annual Conference – Approaches to Diversity and Inclusion The Importance of Building Community, June 2014
· Panelist, Service Learning 101: An Engaged Faculty Institute, Southern Colorado Engaged Campus Institute, Fort Lewis College, April 2013
· Digital Storytelling for Diversity, June 2012
· Southern Colorado Engaged Campus Institute, Adams State University, June 2012
· NASANTI TITLE III Training designed to heighten awareness of Fort Lewis College’s historic mission and give faculty ideas for how to recognize and respond to a diverse student population in the classroom, Fall 2009
· Seven Revolutions, Global Issues, May 2009
· Anti-Defamation League train the trainer institute, September 2008
· Writing Program, Teaching Empowerment Team, Winter 2008 and 2010
· First Year Experience Conference, Spring 2007
· Newly revised Strong Interest Inventory training, Spring 2006
· Kansas State University Graduate class – Trends in Career Development – Fall 2005