Faculty
Meet the Social Work Faculty
Clifford Rosenbohm, PhD, LCSW
Director of Social Work Program
Associate Professor of Social Work
Telephone: 503-554-2748
E-mail: crosenbo@georgefox.edu
Clifford earned an MSW from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a PhD from Case Western. He taught previously at Campbellsville University in Kentucky. He also has a background in family and youth services with the state of Alaska and worked as an area director for Young Life and served in youth ministry. Cliff joined the faculty in 2002.
Debra Penkin, MSWAssistant Professor of Social Work
Director of Field Education
Telephone: 503-554-2743
E-mail: dpenkin@georgefox.edu
Debra earned her MSW at Boston University. She has served as an adjunct faculty member at George Fox, Linfield College and Warner Pacific. She was Director of the Baccalaureate Social Work Program at Roberts Wesleyan College. She has professional experience in mental health services and counseling and crisis intervention with youth corrections. Debra has also conducted home studies for adoptions.
Leslie Wuest, PhDAssistant Professor of Social Work
Telephone: 503-554-2764
E-mail: lwuest@georgefox.edu
Leslie holds an MSW from the University of Georgia and a PhD from Portland State Universtiy. She arrived at George Fox full time in 2010 with an interest in spirituality in secular social work education and experience in child and family therapy. She has served as an adjunct at GFU and Warner Pacific College.
Instructors for fall 2012 include:
Erin Johnson, MSW - Has a practice background in working with children and families. Erin teaches field seminar and is a field liaison as well as teach SWRK 370 Foundations of Social Work.
Susan Bos, MSW - Susan has been assisting the Field Education Program, serving as an MSW supervisor. She has a background in adoptions and residence life.
Rhonda Andrews, LCSW - Rhonda is currently serving as a field seminar instructor and field liaison. She has been an adjunct instructor at GFU, has a private practice in Newberg, a background in adoptions and play therapy and has worked with the Oregon Department of Human Services.