Dr. Lauri Fahlberg
Dr. Lauri Fahlberg is the Chair of Health Sciences, and Associate Professor of Community Health. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado-Boulder, her master's degree from Montana State University-Bozeman, and her doctorate from the University of Northern Colorado. Dr. Fahlberg is the former Director of Health Promotion & Wellness at the largest hospital in Detroit with responsibility for health promotion programs at Ford Motor Co., Chrysler World Headquarters, and K-Mart International. She has been a prevention specialist in public schools, established health programs and clinics in Nepal, and worked with AIDS patients in Africa. She presently serves as a liaison with the Clinica Maxena in Guatemala and is a contributing editor to Montana Woman Magazine. Her research interests are anti-microbial resistance, service-learning pedagogy, and the interface between conventional medicine and holistic health promotion.
Before devoting herself to full time academic work Dr. Fahlberg was an extreme alpine skier, high altitude mountaineer, rock climber, and marathon runner. She trained at the U.S. Olympic Training center and rose to second place in world cyclocross competition before turning to other endeavors. She continues to enjoy Nordic skiing, hiking, running, and coastal sailing as leisure activities. Dr. Fahlberg has studied and practiced yoga since the early1980s, with periods in residence at the Himalayan Yogic Institute in Kathmandu, Nepal, the Eldorado Springs Yoga Ashram in Colorado, and the Nosara Yoga Institute in Costa Rica. She holds the highest level of teaching certification presently available through theYoga Alliance (E-RYT 500).
Dr. Todd Damrow
Dr. Damrow acquired his doctorate at the University of Montana, and a Master of Public Health degree at the University of Washington. He served as the Montana State Epidemiologist for 17 years. His special interests include emerging infections, zoonotic diseases, and bioterrorism preparedness and response. He is the 2008 recipient of the Distinguished Public Health Worker Award from the Montana Public Health Association. Off campus he is on the board of directors of the American Lung Association Northern Rockies, and is active in the local chapter of Trout Unlimited.
Courses Taught: Introduction to Epidemiology, and Health Policy Management and Issues: National and Global Perspectives.
Dr. Joy Holloway
Instructor, received her Ph.D. from Columbia Pacific University. Her interests include parent-child bonding and violence prevention. She maintains a private counseling practice in transpersonal psychology, and edits publications in the wellness field. She is an avid fan of world devotional music.
Courses Taught: General Psychology, Child Psychology, Adolescent Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Theories of Personality, Counseling Psychology.
"Carroll’s small school atmosphere allows me to get to know students on a personal basis. For example, I am delighted when graduates bring in their young child and excitedly describe how they are applying principles they learned in Child Psychology to their new family. It thrills my soul!"
Kelly Parsley
Kelly Parsley has a Master's Degree from the Pennsylvania State University and has been instructing college students and adults since 1988. From 1996 to 2006 she served as the Education Coordinator for Helena's Friendship Center, a domestic violence/rape crisis program.
She worked as the Sexual Assault Prevention Services Coordinator for the Montana Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence and served on their Board of Directors for four years. She served two years on the Montana Crime Victim's Services Committee, and for the past three years she has been appointed to the Governor's AIDS Advisory Council as well as the Lewis and Clark County DUI Taskforce. In 2006-2007 she served as the Executive Director of Helena's Youth Connections, an organization committed to prevention of teen use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.
In the fall of 2000, Kelly Parsley was appointed to the Advisory Council of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC). She was elected Vice Chair of that organization in 2001 and was elected President in 2002-2005. In 2006 she wrote the field guide that Montana law enforcement officers use to respond to sexual assault crimes.
She also created and coordinated Carroll College's victim advocacy program in 1996 and continues that work today. She advocates for students in sexual assault crises and assists the college in creating healthy dating and violence prevention workshops as well as policies and procedures to support victims of crime.