Debra Anderson

Alumni Update

Debra Anderson, MSW, PhD, is Director of Connections, a newly-created mental health program for children and families located at Project Harmony Child Protection Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Prior to this position, Dr. Anderson was Project Harmony’s Director of Training and Coordination. She wrote training and education curricula about child abuse and neglect topics. She and her staff have trained over 30,000 students and professionals since 2007. She 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. Dr. Anderson also managed 10 multi-disciplinary teams and supervised the case coordinators. She has over 25 years of experience training and consulting to public and private child welfare agencies. Prior to Project Harmony, Dr. Anderson was a professor of social work at Creighton University and the University of Nebraska-Omaha.