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Bernard now serves as interim chair and associate professor in East Tennessee State University’s Department of Counseling and Human Services. She holds a doctorate in child development and family studies from Purdue University, where she also received a master’s in marriage and family therapy, and her bachelor’s degree in psychology.
She is also a certified nursing assistant who holds numerous certificates in disciplines including: leading in equity, diversity and inclusion in higher education; ecopsychology; clinical trauma; mental health first aid; mediation and several others
Bernard served as the first chair of the Diversity and Belonging Task Force at Clemmer College; and currently serves on the Council for Standards in Human Service Education (CSHSE; CHEA accredited); and as an executive board member of the ETSU/Ballad Health Strong BRAIN Institute, a first-of-its-kind institute to promote the awareness and empirical study of adverse childhood experiences.
By NU Office of Communications May 03, 2021
NORTHFIELD, Vt. Norwich University named Dr. Julia Bernard as its first-ever vice president of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, effective July 1.
Bernard now serves as interim chair and associate professor in East Tennessee State University’s Department of Counseling and Human Services. She holds a doctorate in child development and family studies, a master’s in marriage and family therapy, and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Purdue University. She is also a certified nursing assistant who holds numerous certificates in disciplines including leading in equity, diversity and inclusion in higher education; ecopsychology; clinical trauma; mental health first aid; mediation and several others.