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Institute for Prevention of
Addictions

Roberta Colwell

Roberta Colwell

Roberta Colwell

Title: Administrative & Research Assistant
Office Location: Shalom House
E-mail: rcolwell@andrews.edu
Phone: (269) 471-3558

Education

East Carter High School (1993)
Certified Nursing Assistant, Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center (1993)
Certified Nature Connection Specialist, Forest Therapy Hub (2025)
 
Certificates:
  • Master Naturalist, Indiana Department of Natural Resources and Enviromental Management (2021)
  • Understanding Trauma (Foundations of Trauma) (2022)
  • Human Trafficking: Theory into Practice (2023)
  • How to Apply Emotional Intelligence in Nature-based Activities, Forest Therapy Hub (2025)
  • How to Integrate Expressive Arts in Outdoor Practices, Forest Therapy Hub (2025)

 

Biography

Roberta is orginally from Southeast Missouri but has made Soutwest Michigan her home for more than 25 years. She has worked at ¶·Å£ÆåÅÆ University in various  postions since 1998. She joined the Institute for Prevention of Addictions in January of 2022 as an Administrative and Research Assistant. 

Roberta's photographs have been published is various magazines and used by Pure Michigan, Country Living Magazine and Michigan Public Radio on their social media platforms. She is also an avid reader and enjoys birding, hiking, snorkeling and beachcombing with her husband, William and adult son, Caleb.  Her time working with the Center for Trauma Education & Care (2022-2024) and the IPA has motivated her to seek out ways to enhance her photography’s social impact by sharing the healing potential of nature and art. This journey has led her to complete courses that encourages us to see the interconnectedness of humans, natures inhabitants and the earth itself. Specifically, how to improve our emotional intelligence by mindfully engaging with the natural world and integrating expressive arts into our outdoor experiences. As a Certified Nature Connection Specialist, she strives to communicate these concepts through her photography, writing, workshops and guest lecturing.

Current Research or Professional Activities

She has assited with the editorial processes of the following publications:

  • (2024) Understanding and Preventing Drugs and Addictions. Safeliz Publishing House.
  • (2024). . Pacific Press.

She has also written or co-written the following articles: