Regional Academy Faculty
Dr. Susie Wiet: Creating a Trauma Informed Medical Community
Dr. Wiet established a small private practice in 2011 and has recently chosen to allocate her time for expansion and program development offering expertise in the overlap of psychiatry with trauma and addiction. In May 2014, Dr. Wiet founded and chairs the Trauma-Resiliency Collaborative (TRC), which is an independent forum of multi-disciplinary professionals dedicated to improving the identification of and services for those affected by violence, trauma and abuse, while advocating to build resiliency within our community and State. This parlays well with Dr. Wiet’s interest in blending mental health and primary care services through primary care integration. She has recently assumed a psychiatric consulting role with the Department of Health, Utah Clinics.
Dr. Wiet graduated from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, IL. She completed her residency in Adult Psychiatry then fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Utah (UofU) School of Medicine. She holds American Medical Board certifications in Adult Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine. She has established, developed and revived programs as the Medical Director for Utah’s first Assertive Community Treatment team (ACT, an intensive multi-disciplinary team to treat persons afflicted with severe mental illnesses) at Volunteers of America of Utah; Director of Psychiatry for Odyssey House of Utah (intensive long-term treatment for people with severe addictions and/or dual diagnosis); Medical Director for Summit County-Valley Mental Health, and Medical Director of Youth Partial-Hospitalization and Outpatient Programs at the UofU. Dr. Wiet remains an Adjunct Faculty member of the UofU, Department of Psychiatry and is the immediate past course director for Adolescent Addiction, a role she served for 12 years. She is a past-president of the Utah Chapter of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Dr. Erika Stannard: Psychological Trauma in the Family System
Dr. Stannard is a psychologist with extensive experience working as part of an integrated team in educational settings, in primary care (both family medicine and pediatrics), and in a specialty developmental and behavioral pediatric clinic. Her educational background includes a bachelor of science degree in biology from the University of Rochester, as well as a master of science degree in counseling psychology and a doctor of psychology degree from Alaska Pacific University. Her dissertation focused on the development of integrated care teams, and she has a certificate in Primary Care Behavioral Health from the University of Massachusetts. Dr. Stannard is a licensed psychologist, chemical dependency clinical supervisor, and supervisor for licensed professional counselors in the state of Alaska. Currently, she works as the director of clinical services at Ptarmigan Connections in Wasilla, Alaska.
Dr. Vicky Bodendorfer: Having the Conversation Improves Care: Research Supporting Trauma Informed Practice as Primary Prevention
Victoria "Vicki" Bodendorfer grew up in Germantown, Wisconsin, obtained her Bachelor's degree in Human Biology with an emphasis in Health Sciences from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, and obtained her Medical Degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin. She is currently a second year Family Medicine resident at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI. Her medical interests consist of full-scope Family Medicine in or just outside of the borders of Wisconsin. She has a strong passion for Child Advocacy as she spent much of her medical school career completing a scholarly project regarding this subject and has chosen to further this interest by researching ACEs during her residency. Some of her personal interests include running, biking, water-skiing, watching movies, hanging out with family and friends, and being a new Aunt to her niece Evie.
Dr. Tina Woods: Building Resilient Clinical teams
Dr. Tina Marie Woods is Aleut from St. Paul Island, Alaska, and Chamorro from the Island of Guam. She is a licensed clinical psychologist and holds a Ph.D. in Clinical-Community Psychology with a Rural Indigenous Emphasis from the University of Alaska Anchorage. She has worked within the Alaska Tribal Health System for over 17 years with a majority of her time as an administrator for the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association. Dr. Woods is currently the Senior Director of Community Health Services at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium—providing leadership for programs including Epidemiology, Wellness & Prevention, Community Environment & Health, Clinical & Research Services, Behavioral/Dental and Community Health Aide(s) and Distance Learning Network programs achieving the goals of the organization and its vision that Alaska Native people are the healthiest in the world.
She respectfully blends both Western science and indigenous practices based on teachings from Elders. She has dedicated her academic training and career to working with Alaska Native people to provide quality, holistic and comprehensive health services. Dr. Woods presents with “lived experience” and leverages such experience in combination with science for teaching others about trauma-informed care. She strongly believes in going upstream with prevention efforts in order to make a significant difference for future generations.
Dr. Woods sits on the Data Safety Monitoring Board Member for the HEALTHH Study (Healing and Empowering Alaskan Lives Toward Healthy Hearts Project), the UAA Psychology Department’s Community Advisory Board, a member of the Alaska Public Health Association, Alaska Psychological Association and American Psychological Association and is a member of the Alaska Pacific University Board of Trustees.
