Office Location: School of Education (Administration Building)
Office Hours: M - 1:30-3:30pm, T - 12:30-1:30pm, W - 10:30-11:30am, R - 12:30-1:30pm eMail:woolwost@plu.edu Phone: (253) 535-7285
Brief Biography
Steve completed his doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy
Studies from the University of Washington in 2002. Now in his fifth
year at PLU, Dr. Woolworth teaches in the areas of educational and
social policy studies, multicultural education, learning theory,
school-community relations, and qualitative inquiry. He is also the
director of PLU’s First Year Experience Program. Dr. Woolworth has
published articles in the areas of teacher community, education and
public health history, and community studies.
In the summer of 2006 Dr.
Woolworth was appointed to Regional Support Network Governance Board,
which oversees the Pierce County mental health system. Dr. Woolworth
is also the Chair of the Tacoma-Pierce County Coalition for Homeless
Youth and Vice-Chair of the Greater Pierce County Community Network
where he is part of an interdisciplinary team undertaking a study of
youth aging out of the foster care system.
