Debra Anderson

Alumni Update

Debra Anderson, MSW, PhD, is Deputy Director at Project Harmony Child Advocacy Center. She oversees several program and administrative areas: Connections, a mental health program dedicated to early intervention services for children; Parent University, a program of the Learning Community Center of North Omaha; the Training institute; Human Resources; Grants Management; Information Technology; and Data/Quality Improvement. Dr. Anderson has presented at regional, national, and international conferences, including the San Diego International Child Abuse and Neglect Conference, Protect our Children, National Children’s Alliance, and the National Children’s Advocacy Conference. She has over 30 years of experience training and consulting with public and private child welfare agencies. Dr. Anderson holds a master’s degree in social work from the University of Missouri and a doctorate in public administration from the University of Nebraska – Omaha. Prior to Project Harmony, Dr. Anderson was a professor of social work at Creighton University and the University of Nebraska-Omaha.