Debbie Mills

Dr. Deborah (Debbie) Mills is a rural social worker, Contributing Faculty Member with Walden, and an Assistant Professor of Social Work with Lock Haven University. She is currently serving as the Program Director for the Bachelor of Social Work Program at Lock Haven University. Dr. Mills holds a PhD from Capella University in the field of Human Services, a Masters in Social Work from Temple University, and a Bachelor in Social Work from College Misericordia (now known as Misericordia University). Dr. Mills has been employed by private for profit and not-for-profit social service agencies in Susquehanna county, Pennsylvania and surrounding counties. She ran her own private practice from 2002 through 2012 assisting our most vulnerable populations in rural communities. Dr. Mills is considered a rural macro social worker. In the classroom and throughout each and every day, Dr. Mills promotes through role modeling and instruction the importance of the ethical self. This includes an understanding of the values, beliefs, behaviors, attitudes and norms that guide one’s behavior not only during work hours but in every day life. She lives at home in Northeastern Pennsylvania with her husband of 30 years, a son who lives with the angels, a teen daughter, and the family dog - Misha (a German Shepherd).