Expertise
- Mental health
- Medical Aid in Dying
- Disability
- Nonviolence
- Incarceration
About
Cindy Nover (she/her) started teaching in EWU’s School of Social Work in 2013 after working as a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW/LICSW) in California and Washington, D.C. During her clinical social work career, she worked in short- and long-term residential mental health care and medical (primary care and hospital) settings. Concurrent with her work at EWU (2016-2024), she was a clinical supervisor for LICSW and LMHC candidates working in the fields of mental health, domestic violence, hospice, developmental disabilities, and Native mental health/domestic violence.
Cindy has served on the board of directors for Center for Justice and Odyssey Youth Movement and is currently Board President at End of Life Washington. She is organization Secretary and facilitates workshops for the Alternatives to Violence Project Spokane, an initiative that promotes conflict resolution and nonviolence in prisons, schools and the community. She is the founder and owner of Sagebrush Crossing, an End-of-Life Space.
Prior to her career in social work, Cindy worked in K-12 education, public radio and welfare-rights advocacy. She served in the U.S. Peace Corps (Philippines) from 2003-2005.
Cindy teaches introductory, diversity and practice classes at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Her current research projects and interests include Death with Dignity and disability. She is currently serving a 3-year term as Director of Faculty Commons.
Cindy can communicate professionally in Spanish and English.
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