Professional Service
- • State of Utah: Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health: Evidence Based Treatment Committee (2018- Present). Role: Committee member. •Committee member . 09/13/2018 - present
- University of Utah. Role: member. * Tenure-line Representative to the Undergraduate Council 2018 - * Academic Senate 2018-2021 . 03/02/2017 - present
- College of Social Work. Role: Varied, committee member and chair. * Faculty Executive Committee, 2018 – * College Advisory Board, 2018 - Doctoral Committee 2008 - present Master of Social Work Program 2004 - present * MSW Admissions Committee, Member, 2004 – 2005; 2010 - 2011; 2018 - * Direct Practice Committee, Member/Chair, 2004 - Present * Faculty Search Committee, Member, 2004 – 2007; 2010; 2016, 2017, 2018 * Student Review Committee, 2018 . 01/15/2014 - present
- Journal: Research on Social Work Practice. Reviewer. 01/07/2013 - present
Honors & Awards
- Outstanding Faculty Award. MSW Graduating Class of 2016, 05/26/2016
- Outstanding Faculty Award. MSW Graduating Class of 2009, 05/28/2009
- Faculty excellence in research. Mary Shields McPhee Memorial Award, 05/29/2008
Affiliations
- Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), Member, 05/05/2006 - present
In the Media
- CBS News cited our research on animal assisted therapy. 10/13/2018. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/were-not-just-a-petti...