Social Work Faculty and Staff

Dr. Kylene Rehder - Chair

Dr. Kylene Rehder - Chair

Jake and Jayne Lindsay Endowed Chair in Social Work
Professor of Social Work
Chair, Department of Social Work
Social Work Program Director

Jesse Dunn 308
Office 139-Woodward
Phone: (580) 327-8135
E-mail: kdrehder@nwosu.edu

  • 2013  Ed.D., Northcentral University 
  • 2003  M.S.W., University of Oklahoma
  • 2001  B.S. in Social Work, Northwestern Oklahoma State University

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers

First came to NWOSU in the fall of 2005.

  • Social Work: A Helping Profession
  • Service Learning in Social Work
  • Social Work Practice with Individuals
  • Social Welfare Policies and Services
  • Communication Techniques for Social Work Methods
  • Child Abuse and Neglect
  • Social Work Ethics and Law
  • Social Research and Evaluation

Technology in Social Work Education and Practice, Disaster Mental Health, Public Child Welfare, Licensure Laws and Regulation of Social Workers

  • Governor Appointment to the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers
  • NASW-OK Social Worker of the Year, 2018
  • University of Oklahoma Hall of Fame Social Work Educator of the Year, 2018
  • John Sheffield Teacher of the Year, 2018
  • Featured as “100 for the 100th” Honoree by the University of Oklahoma’s Anne and Henry Zarrow School of Social Work 
  • Child Welfare Professional Enhancement Program (CWPEP) Advisory Board Member
  • Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps (OKMRC) Disaster Mental Health Responder
  • John Barton Distinguished Teaching and Service Award, 2013
  • Northwestern’s Distinguished Service Award, 2012
Codi Harding

Codi Harding

Citizens of Enid Endowed Chair
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Director of Field Education

Room 110-Enid
Phone: (580) 213-3148
E-mail: clharding@nwosu.edu 

  • 2018 M.S.W., University of Oklahoma
  • 2017 B.S.W., Northwestern Oklahoma State University
  • 2017 B.S. in Psychology, Northwestern Oklahoma State University

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers 

First came to NWOSU in the fall of 2021.

  • Human Behavior and the Social Environment
  • Social Work Practice with Families and Groups
  • Social Work Diversity and Social Justice
  • Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities
  • Social Work Field Education
Isabella Burden, Secretary

Isabella Burden

Secretary, Department of Social Work

Jesse Dunn 308
Phone: (580) 327-8134
E-mail: IIburden@nwosu.edu