Educators interested in learning more about healing emotional wounds and nurturing resilience through trauma-informed care can share thoughts through Trauma Matters Delaware’s “Coffee and Conversation” events, which bring together teams and individuals from institutions of higher learning.
To help get the word out for the May event, the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences came up with…
The FBI: A Look Behind the Curtain
May 2, 2022
Adjunct Professor and CJI Co-Director Scott Duffey
A new undergraduate elective, The FBI: A Look Behind the Curtain (CRJ-345), delves into the inner workings of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, says Adjunct Professor Scott Duffey, who is also co-director of WilmU’s…
Dr. Zaback Keynotes Prestigious HR Conference
April 7, 2022
Wilmington University faculty are known for bringing a bounty of career experience to the classroom. That same level of expertise also benefits the community and professional organizations through addresses and presentations.
Dr Allan Zaback
In February, Dr. Allan Zaback…
A Commitment to Community
February 17, 2022
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences graduate student Jennifer Owens works full-time as a certified alcohol and drug counselor. She and her husband are raising four children. As an intern, she played a crucial role in organizing an educational event on domestic violence. And she is a noteworthy scholar, winning a competitive fellowship.
“Jen’s accomplishments reflect her commitment to…
Taking Spiritually Integrated Services to the Community
December 16, 2021
Dr. Melissa Lemons is expanding approaches to behavioral health in the community, helping to lead continuing education for spiritually integrated psychotherapy (SIP).
Dr. Lemons, an assistant professor in WilmU’s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Clinical Mental…
Human Resource: William Post
November 9, 2021
I’ve never worked at just one job in my entire life. That’s just who I am.” Bill Post was a counselor for the Delaware Department of Corrections for 28 years. He’s also worked with private nonprofit drug and alcohol treatment centers, group homes for autistic…
Dr. Adair is New Chair of Clinical Mental Health Program
October 18, 2021
Dr. Elizabeth “Lisa” Adair has been appointed as the full-time chair of the Clinical Mental Health Program (CMHC), after serving as the acting chair. She was instrumental in authoring the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) Self-Assessment Study for re-accreditation and is a licensed and practicing counselor.
Dr. Edward L. Guthrie, dean of the…
When Coursework is a Story That Teaches
August 9, 2021
Devonnae Grasty, a student in WilmU’s Doctor of Social Science in Prevention Science program, has published a children’s book that she wrote as part of her coursework.
“My Daddy and Me: Bella and Her Family Journey to Resiliency” tells the story of…
According to public health practitioners, reaching “herd immunity”—when enough of a given population is immune to a disease that the disease is unlikely to spread further—depends on overcoming public hesitancy to receiving a vaccination against that disease.
The Inaugural Notable 9
April 28, 2021
The Doctor of Social Science in Prevention Science’s first cohort shared their thoughts in an essay they wrote to Drs. Debra Berke and Shawn Stevens of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
We accept that we had to sacrifice every Wednesday evening and most weekends for the last two-plus years to earn our doctorate degrees. And, we do think you’re crazy to ask us to write this…