Dr. Yvonne Eaton-Stull is an Associate Professor of Social Work at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania. She teaches courses in Intro to Social Work, Social Work Practice with Individuals, Social Work Practice with Groups, Animal-Assisted Intervention, Crisis Intervention and Forensic Social Work. She is also a licensed clinical social worker. Dr. Eaton-Stull specializes in crisis intervention, forensic social work, and animal-assisted social work and has provided clinical intervention to children and adults for many years. She has two therapy dogs through the Alliance of Therapy Dogs and actively provides animal-assisted intervention in various mental health facilities. She is also a member of HOPE AACR where she has provided animal-assisted crisis response following crises and disasters throughout the United States, such as the Virginia Tech shooting, Indiana Tornados and Washington D.C. Navy Yard shootings.
Dr. Cynthia Wright, DEd, is a Regional Licensed Psychology Manager for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. She is a licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania and a nationally certified school psychologist. She earned her doctorate in educational and school psychology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She has worked with a wide variety of populations in her 27 years with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. She and her husband live with five Shih Tzus, two of whom are certified therapy dogs through the Alliance of Therapy Dogs. They are part of Paws Hand Delivered, a therapy dog organization. They have provided therapeutic services across a variety of settings, including public schools, state correctional institutions, libraries, skilled nursing facilities, and a hospital transitional care unit.
