Dr. Joanne Frederick She went on to serve as Associate Professor at Washington Adventist University. She later returned to full time clinical work with Crozer-Keystone Health System where she worked with children and adolescents, treating a broad spectrum of mental health disorders; collaborating with school districts in Delaware County, Pennsylvania to provide optimum mental health support for high risk students and facilitate their re-entry into regular schooling after discharge from inpatient or partial hospitalization. Dr. Gordon established her private practice in Pennsylvania, while teaching as an Adjunct Psychology Professor at Washington Adventist University in Takoma Park, Maryland., and adjunct Professor in the School of Graduate Psychology at Chestnut Hill College. In 2022, Dr. Gordon returned to Washington Adventist University as Professor and Chair of the Psychology and Counseling Department in 2022. Dr. Gordon is a published author. Her book, Native Foreigner addresses acculturation stress, the impact of acculturation stress on personality development and protective factors for building resilience that foster sound mental health for Black immigrants to the United States. She has authored and co- authored devotionals for women and articles for professional journals such as the International Humanities Review and International Perspectives on psychology.
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