CURRICULUM VITAE Rebecca A. Wiersma Ph.D., LMSW State School of Social Wok Baker Hall 655 Auditorium Road Email Address: wiersma3@msu.edu Education: 2010 PhD, School of Social Work, Wayne State, Detroit, Dissertation: Children s Adaptive Psychological Functioning in the Face of Adversity 2003 Graduate Certificate in Infant Mental Health, Merrill Palmer Institute, Detroit, 2002 M.S.W., School of Social Work, Wayne State, Detroit, 1999 B.A., Department of Social Work, State, East Lansing, Licensure: : Master s Social Worker Clinical License Employment: Teaching Positions: 2016 Present Oakland MSW Program Field Coordinator, State Courses: Foundations of Social Work Practice (BSW), Integration of Theory, Policy, & Evaluation in Social Work, Generalist Social Work Practice Methods II, Administrative Skills for Social Work Practice, and Clinical Social Work Practice I (MSW) 2012 2016 Associate Professor, Social Work Program, Madonna Livonia, MI 48150 Courses: Practice I: Individuals, Practice II: Groups & Families, Social Welfare & Policy, Research Methods, Tools for Success, and Human Behavior in the Social Environment Non-Instructional Position: Coordinator, Gaylord Distance Learning Program 2015 Present Adjunct Faculty, School of Social Work, Wayne State Detroit, MI 48202 Courses: Methods of Social Work Practice (MSW program) and Senior Integrative Capstone Course (BSW program) 2015 2016 Adjunct Faculty, School of Social Work, State
Courses: Integration of Theory, Policy, & Evaluation in Social Work and Administrative Skills in Social Work Practice (MSW program) 2011 2012 Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Defiance College Defiance, Ohio 43512 Courses: Life & Society, Introduction to Social Work, Practice I: Individuals, Practice II: Groups & Families, Interviews & Interpersonal Communication, and Social Welfare & Policy Development 2010 2011 Adjunct Faculty, School of Social Work, Wayne State Detroit, 48202 Courses: Methods of Social Work Practice (MSW program), Introduction to Child Welfare (BSW/MSW program), and Social Work Practice with Micro, Mezzo, & Macro Systems (MSW program) Non-Instructional Position: Coordinator and Lead Mentor for Learning Community (LC) 2009 2010 Graduate Student Teaching Assistant, Wayne State Detroit, 48202 Courses: Methods of Social Work Practice, Foundation Group Theory & Practice, and Social Work Practice with Micro, Mezzo, & Macro Systems (MSW program) Clinical Positions: Non-Instructional Position: Coordinator and Lead Mentor for Learning Community (LC) 2007 2013 Contractual Therapist, The Guidance Center Southgate, 48195 2003 2007 Mental Health Professional, Southwestern Mental Health Center National Health Service Corps Pipestone, Minnesota 56164 2002 2003 Adult Therapist, Community Care Services Belleville, 48111 Provided individual, group, and family psychotherapy 2001 2003 Contractual Adoption Facilitator, Spectrum Human Services Southfield, 48075 1999 2001 Adoption Facilitator, Spectrum Human Services Southfield, 48075 Research Positions: 2007-2009 Graduate Student Research Assistant, Wayne State Detroit, 48202
Honors and Awards: 2009 2010 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, School of Social Work, Wayne State 2009 2010 Graduate School Dissertation Research Support Award, Wayne State 2008 2010 Graduate Student Research Assistantship, School of Social Work, Wayne State 2007 2008 Graduate Student Research Assistantship, School of Social Work, Wayne State Publications: Wiersma, R., Santiago, A.M., & Stacks, A. (2012). Prevalence of psychopathology in young foster children. Today s Children are Tomorrow s Parents (32), 35-51. Weisz, A., & Wiersma, R. (2011). Does the public hold abused women responsible for protecting children? Affilia, 26(4), 419-430. Published Technical Reports: Santiago, A. M., Lucero, J. L., & Wiersma, R. (May, 2013). How living in the hood affects child and adolescent behavior. Chapter in Final Report submitted to Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD. Manuscripts Submitted and Under Review Santiago, A. M., Lee, E. L., Lucero, J. L., & Wiersma, R. (2015). How living in the hood affects risky behaviors among Latino and African American youth. Submitted to The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences. Presentations: Lucero, J., Santiago, A. M., Wiersma, R., & Galster, G. (April 2013). The importance of neighborhood contexts on participation in Head Start programs by low-income Latino and African American children. Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Urban Affairs Association, San Francisco, CA. Santiago, A. M., Lucero, J. L., & Wiersma, R. (November, 2012). How living in the hood affects child and adolescent behavior. Paper presented at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council of Social Work Education, Washington, DC. Weisz, A., & Wiersma, R. (November, 2009). Children s exposure and battered women s help-seeking: How much does the public understand? Paper presented at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, San Antonio, Texas. Wiersma, R. (April, 2009). The effectiveness of infant mental health interventions on reducing disturbances of attachment in foster care infants. Poster session presented at the Biannual Meeting of the Association for Infant Mental Health conference, Ann Arbor,.
Wiersma, R. (October, 2008). Infant mental health and foster care. Presented to the graduate students enrolled in SW 8360: Application of Psychodynamic Theories to Interpersonal Practice I, Detroit, Wiersma, R. (February, 2008). DSM-IV-TR and cultural issues. Presented to the graduate students enrolled in SW Advanced Special Topics: (DSM-IV-TR), Detroit, Community Service, Volunteer Activities, and Committees: 2015 Present Member, Racial/Ethnic Minority Graduate Scholarship Committee, Society for the Studies of Social Problems, Knoxville, Tennessee 2015 2016 Member, Bookstore Advisory Committee, Madonna, Livonia, 2014 2016 Faculty Advisor, Madonna s Phi Alpha Honor Society, Social Work Program, Madonna, Livonia, 2014 2016 Faculty Advisor, Social Work Association of Madonna Livonia Chapter, Social Work Program, Madonna, Livonia, 2014-2015 Clinical Supervisor, Madonna s Psychological Services Clinic, Livonia, 2013 2014 Chair, Accessibility Committee, Society for the Studies of Social Problems, Knoxville, Tennessee 2012 2016 Member, Student Services and Support, Madonna, Livonia, 2012 2016 Faculty Advisor, Social Work Association of Madonna Gaylord Chapter, Social Work Program, Madonna, Livonia, 2012 2013 Chair Elect, Accessibility Committee, Society for the Studies of Social Problems, Knoxville, Tennessee 2011 2012 Faculty Representative, Social Work Student Organization, Department of Social Work, Defiance College, Defiance, Ohio 2011 2012 Member, BSW Program Committee, Department of Social Work, Defiance College, Defiance, Ohio 2011 2012 Member, Behavioral and Applied Social Sciences Division Committee, Defiance College, Defiance, Ohio 2011 2012 Member, Social Work Advisory Board, Defiance College, Defiance, Ohio Oct. 2011 Sept. 2011 Faculty Chaperone, Chicago Multicultural Excursion, Sponsored by the Department of Social Work, Chicago, Illinois Faculty Supervisor, Constitution Day, Sponsored by Defiance College, Defiance, Ohio 2009 2010 Doctoral Student Mentor, School or Social Work, Wayne State,
Detroit, 2009 2010 Member, Retention Committee, School of Social Work, Wayne State, Detroit, 2009 Member, School of Social Work Teaching Awards Committee, School of Social Work, Wayne State, Detroit,