Cindy Faulkner

Dr. Cindy Faulkner is a Professor in the Division of Behavioral and Health Sciences at Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU), where she has served since 2017. With over 35 years of social work practice and expertise in addictions and mental health, she is the Subject Matter Expert for clinical courses in the MSW Program. She holds a PhD from the University of Texas at Arlington (2001), an MSW from the University of Kansas (1989), and a BSW from Kansas State University (1984).

Her teaching interests include developing online social work courses and leading study-abroad programs in England, Scotland, and Ireland. Dr. Faulkner co-authored two influential books with Dr. Sam Faulkner: Research Methods for Social Workers: A Practice-Based Approach (2018) and Addictions Counseling: A Competency-Based Approach (2018), both published by Oxford University Press.

No scientific awards are explicitly listed in the provided text. Her contributions focus on clinical education, addictions counseling, and advancing social work methodologies.