Tim Boffeli, Ph.D.

Professional Background

Tim Boffeli started off his career at the Gannon Center for Community Mental Health. Prior to full time teaching, he was a Case Manager, Day Treatment Coordinator, Clinical Counselor and ultimately a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. Tim worked extensively with a wide range of individuals who experienced short term and persistent forms of mental illness. He typically worked with individuals who had specialty treatment needs.

Tim worked at the Gannon Center for 20 years. Tim still holds his therapist license. While working as a mental health counselor, Tim taught for five years at Northeast Iowa Community College before moving on to teach for ten years as adjunct faculty at Clarke. In fall 2003, he joined the university full time as an Assistant Professor and Chair of the Psychology Department. For fall 2010, Tim received tenure and was promoted to Associate Professor of Psychology.

Courses Taught

• PSYC 111 Introductory Psychology
• PSYC 221 Abnormal Psychology
• PSYC 231 Behavior Modification
• PSYC 330 Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy
• PSYC 381 Personality

Certifications and Memberships

• Departmental Chairs
• General Education Advisory
• Academic Advising
• Higher Learning Commission Steering
• McElroy Fellowship
• Member of Society for the Teaching of Psychology
• Member of the Midwestern Psychological Association

Additional Information

Tim has received numerous awards and accolades in his mental health counseling and teaching careers. For example in 2015, Tim was the recipient of the Meneve Dunham Award for Excellence in Teaching. In 2014, Tim was bestowed Clarke’s Admissions Impact Award for the energy he exudes in the student recruitment process. Early in his career, Tim was recognized in 1989 by the Alliance for the Mentally Ill (AMI) of Iowa as the “Most Outstanding Community Support Worker for the State of Iowa.” In the first year AMI granted the award, Tim was honored.