Department of Social Work
Faculty
Nikki Bodenstab-Lee
Maja Ledgerwood
Lawanna Pierce (Dean of College of Behavioral and Social Science)
Janet Stellway
John Stennett (Director of the MSW program)
LeAnn Stensgaard (Department Chair and Director of the B.A. program)
Scott Slater (MSW Field Administrator)
Mission
Grounded in the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition, the mission of the Northwest Nazarene University MSW program is to prepare graduates for advanced micro, mezzo, and macro practice, professional leadership, and life-long learning by providing a knowledge-based and value-informed education that emphasizes advanced practice with diverse and oppressed populations living in rural and small-town communities.