
 
Curriculum Vitae 
Debora Pond 
School of Social Work 
Michigan State University 
ponddebo@msu.edu 
 
EDUCATION 
PhD                  Expected Graduation, 2017 
              Michigan State University 
              Social Work 
              Graduate Certificate in Public Health (cognate) 
 
Eastern Michigan University, 2012 
Social Work 
Mental Illness/Chemical Dependency Services (concentration) 
 
 
Eastern Michigan University, 2012 
Sociology/Social Work 
Magna Cum Laude 
HONORS, AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS 
University Enrichment Fellowship, Michigan State University (5 years) 
NASW Michigan Eastern Michigan University MSW Student of the Year 
2011-2012 
 
2010-2012 
 
1987-1989 
 
Bridges to the Doctoral Program Scholar 
 
Graduate Fellowship, Eastern Michigan University 
 
President’s Achievement Scholarship, Lake Superior State University 
 
RESEARCH INTEREST 
Health disparities among the underserved, including: chemical dependency and mental illness  
issues among LGBT people; The impact of discrimination on LGBT health;  
The connection between mental illness, substance abuse, and poverty.