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  • Chair, Senate Advisory Committee on Diversity (SACD), Academic Senate
  • Co-Chair, University Anti-Racism Committee
  • Chair of Faculty Learning Community, "Teaching in a time of pandmic, protests, and polarization", Ctle Ctr Teach & Learning Ed
  • Professor in MUSE, MUSE
  • Associate Instructor, College Of Social Work
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Professional Service

  • ASUU Senate. Role: Consultant. October-November, 2020. Co-consulting (with co-consultant Dean McGovern) with Abby Feenstra and ASUU Senate leaders. 10/01/2020 - 11/30/2021
  • Bennion Center, UofU. Role: Dialogue facilitation. Summer, 2020-ongoing, every two weeks, Co-Facilitator of campus dialogues on race, co-sponsored by the Bennion Center, Peace and Conflict Studies, Black Cultural Center, and American Indian Resource Center. 06/01/2020 - present
  • Utah Humanities. Role: Dialogue facilitator for public conversations about social justice topics, including anti-racism, elections, climate change, threats to democracy. Summer, 2020-ongoing. Dialogue facilitator, Ongoing every month, Social Justice Series. Utah Humanities. 06/01/2020 - present
  • Mckay Dee Behavioral Health, Ogden Utah. Role: Co-Trainer (working with co-trainer Dr. David Parker). March, 2020. Mental health training. 03/02/2020 - 03/02/2020
  • In my role as Professor, College of Social Work, and Director of Peace and Conflict Studies Program, College of Humanities. Role: Trainer and faciltiator. I have continued to provide Race, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (REDI) trainings as well as trainings in Dialogue, Conflict Resolution and Community building for units on campus and for programs and institutions in the community (see vitae). this work includes: October-November 2020 Facilitate trainings for Advising Department, College of Social Work, U.of Utah. October-ongoing 2020. Facilitate trainings for Will Dere’s Research Leadership Team, Health Sciences August 2020. Facilitate REDI training for Utah Post-doctoral Association. August 2020. Facilitate REDI training for University Human Resources Management. August 2020. Facilitate REDI training for Dentistry, Health Sciences, University of Utah. July 2020.Facilitate training on Micro-aggressions. Genomics Summer Research for Minorities (GSRM) July 2020.Facilitate training on Micro-aggressions. Senior Director, Inpatient and Infusion Pharmacy Services March 2020. Facilitate REDI training for School of Medicine students, University of Utah February, 2020. Facilitate REDI training with Human Relations training series, University of Utah. January, 2020. Facilitate REDI training for STEM classes, University of Utah. January, 2020. Facilitate REDI training for Continuing Education, University of Utah. January, 2020. Facilitate REDI training for Occupational and Recreational Therapy, University of Utah. 01/2019 - present
  • Undergraduate Studies, University of Utah. Role: Co-facilitator (with Jude McNeil and Stephanie Michelle Shiver). Ongoing, meets several times a month. Co-Facilitator. Whiteness, Privilege, and Critical Praxis (WPCP) dialogue group. For Undergraduate Studies, University of Utah. (about 4 hours a month). 09/01/2018 - present
  • President Watkin's Anti-Racism Task Force, University of Utah. Role: Developed a faciliation team, Conducted literature and data review, Created working groups that are developing recommendations on how to foster retention of Staff and Faculty of Color on campus. Facilitator, President Watkin's Anti-Racism Task Force. (average 5 hours a week). 09/01/2018 - 12/31/2019
  • University of Utah Health Sciences Library. Role: Dialogue facilitator. Monthly facilitator. Reading group, White privilege. University of Utah Health Sciences Library. (about 3 hours a month). 09/01/2018 - 12/31/2019
  • Transforming Classrooms into Inclusive Communities (TCIC). Role: As Director, trained and supervised over 30 Fellows, provided inclusion trainigns to over 1300 folks on campus in over 30 units, conducted program evaluation. Directed TCIC program, now in its third funded year, in the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE) University of Utah (average 10 hours a week). 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2019
  • University Neighborhood Partners (UNP). Role: Co-Director (with Dr. David Parker). Transforming neighborhoods into inclusive communities (TNIC). Two year grant funded by University Neighborhood Partners (UNP). TNIC is working with West Side neighborhoods in Salt Lake City, to help bridge the differences that currently divide our local communities. (average 3 hours a week). 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2019
  • KRCL Radio. Role: Community radio host. Community Host, “The Radical Middle” on KRCL Radio, on selected Monday nights on RadioActive. We highlight diversity, inclusion, community divides, and other social justice issues. January, 2016-ongoing. Frequency of service changed in 2020, from twice a month to less frequent appearances . 01/01/2016 - present
  • College of Social Work. Role: Director, clinical social worker. Director, Bridge Training Clinic. 01/2011 - 12/31/2019
  • LCSW in private practice. Role: LCSW in private practice, hours vary. I have maintained a small private practice over the years, offering counseling to individuals, couples, families, groups. I see most of my clients though scholarship (for no change). 01/01/1990 - present
  • Usually in my role as Professor in College of Social Work, and/or as Director, Peace and Conflict Studies, College of Humanities. University of Utah. Role: Over the years, I am asked occasionally to respond to various media requests, typically regarding news events that might be considered disturbing to individuals or families in the community. Media requests, including television, radio, newspaper, internet news (time varies). 01/01/1990 - present

Internal Service

  • Member Engaging Men Working Group through the McCluskey Center for Violence Prevention. Member, 01/01/2021 - present. University service.
  • Co-Chair, University Anti-Racism Committee. Co-Chair, 08/01/2020 - present. University service.
  • Chair Senate Advisory Committee on Diversity. 08/01/2019 - present. University service.
  • President Watkin's Anti-Racism Task Force (see notation in professional service category) served an average of 5 hours a week. Facilitator, 09/01/2018 - 05/31/2020. University service.
  • University Diversity Committee. member, 09/2017 - present. University service.
  • Diversity Committee. Chair, 09/2017 - 08/31/2018. College service.
  • Faculty Committee on Community and Governmental Relations appointed in 2016. ongoing. Member, 01/2017 - 12/31/2019. University service.
  • Chair, Teaching Committee, CSW. Chair, 01/01/2017 - 12/31/2017. College service.
  • Kathryn Stockton’s University Diversity Committee. Member, 09/2016 - 12/2016. University service.
  • Chair, Mental Health Committee. Chair, 01/2016 - 12/2016. College service.
  • Board, The Barbara L. and Norman C. Tanner Center for Nonviolent Human Rights Advocacy. Board member, 01/2016 - 12/2016. University service.
  • Director, Peer Mentors, CSW, University of Utah. Director, 01/2016 - 12/2016. College service.
  • Practice Committee. Member (after chairing for 16 years), 01/2016 - 12/2016. College service.

Community Partnership

  • I continue to offer my time to University Neighborhood Partners (UNP) by offering supervision to UNP social workers. 01/2019 - present
  • Co-Director, Transforming neighborhoods into inclusive communities project, through University Neighborhood Partners. 01/01/2017 - 12/2019
  • Supervisor for the LCSW at University Neighborhood Partners ("Bridge Cinic West"). 01/01/2016 - 12/31/2018

Outreach

  • I supervise the MSW intern at Calvary Baptist Church location, working with Pastor Davis . 09/2019 - present
  • I supervise the clinical director of University Neighborhood Partners (UNP) Interns supervised by the CD include MSW and BSW students. 01/01/2016 - 12/12/2017

Honors & Awards

  • Was given my sixth Outstanding Faculty Award, College of Social Work, University of Utah. College of Social Work, 05/01/2018
  • Derezotes, D.S. (2015). Philip and Miriam Perlman Award for Excellence in Student Counseling. University of Utah Alumni Association, 05/2015
  • University Distinguished Teaching Award. University of Utah., 05/2015
  • My textbook, Advanced generalist social work practice” recognized on list of “Great Social Work Books” by @MSWPrograms. @MSWPrograms., 01/05/2014
  • Professor of the Year. College of Social Work, 05/2013
  • University of Utah Civically Engaged Scholar of the year . Utah Campus Compact, 04/07/2009
  • Professor of the Year. College of Social Work, 05/2008
  • Professor of the Year. College of Social Work, 05/2000
  • Professor of the Year. College of Social Work, 05/1998
  • Professor of the Year . College of Social Work, 05/1997

In the Media

  • Jack O'Leary interviewed me for the Daily Utah Chronicle on an article on the Bennion Center dialogues. 10/01/2020.
  • I continue to serve as Community Host in the weekly "Radical Middle" program on KRSL radio. The program strives to help people develop meaningful relationships and find common ground, despite the differences that often divide us. I have continued to include a number of students and faculty from the PCS program in the College of Humanities and the College of Social Work in these programs. 01/2020.
  • I continue to respond to media (radio, TV, and newspaper) requests to the University of Utah on topics of current interest, for example, EDI work, dialogue, pandemic, New Year's resolutions, terror, mass shootings, holidays blues, etc. 01/2020.
  • I continued to provide presentations to local media upon request. these include: Deseret News. Assisted Lois Collins, consulting in series of articles on anxiety. (Spring, 2018). Channel 2: Advice on New Year’s Resolutions. December, 2018. Channel 13: Advice on shootings, terrorism October, 2018. 01/01/2019.
  • Dr. Derezotes currently serves as Community Host in the weekly "Radical Middle" program on KRSL radio. The program strives to help people develop meaningful relationships and find common ground, despite the differences that often divide us. I have included a number of students and faculty from the PCS program in the College of Humanities and the College of Social Work in these programs. 01/01/2018. http://www.krcl.org/community-stories/radioactive/
  • Channel 13 TV Interview on the Los Vegas shootings, October, 2017. 10/2017.
  • Deseret News, article on the Los Vegas shootings, (October, 2017). 10/2017.
  • Featured in The special edition of @theU University of Utah Newsletter, September, 2017, regarding my leadership in TCIC (Brooke Adams Ed.). 09/2017. https://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/dialogues-div...
  • KSL (channel 5 television) interview about New Year issues. 01/2017.
  • News 4 Utah (television) Finding the radical middle in politics. 09/2016.