Associate Professor of Social Sciences

Education

Ph.D., Capella University
M.A., Oakland University
M.A., University of Detroit Mercy
M.S.W., University of Michigan

Recent Awards and Achievements

• Jack Bologna award for innovative teaching in 2004.
• Mental Health and Substance Abuse Therapist for over 35 years.

Teaching Philosophy

I believe that life long learning is the model for the 21st century. There is a plethora of modalities by which we not only gather information but by which we experience life. All of these experiences and knowledge continually shape our opinions, attitudes, and competencies. As a teacher I see my role to challenge my students and myself to continually scan our environment for new ways of thinking and acting. In this sense we are “co-learners” in the cycle of life.