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Deb Wolf

Horticultural Therapy Program Assistant | Plant Sciences
Overview

Deb Wolf, Therapeutic Horticultural Specialist currently works as the Horticultural Therapy Program Assistant/Program Development at UT Gardens under Dr. Derrick Stowell. Deb holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Applied Psychology from Regis University and a Certificate in Horticultural Therapy from HT Institute affiliated with Colorado State University. In 2010, she volunteered for Community Cultivation in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and eventually worked as their Therapeutic Horticultural Specialist until moving out East. While at Community Cultivation she helped prepare youth and young adults with disabilities ages 15-25 for work in the real world. Using horticultural therapy, she taught them the social and professional skills they would need to be appropriate and successful in their future jobs. As a Therapeutic Horticultural Specialist at UT, she currently oversees and develops horticultural therapy programs for residents of various Senior Facilities in the Knoxville region. She has always loved working with plants and people so what better way to do both than through horticultural therapy. 


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Plant Biotechnology Building
2505 E J Chapman Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4500
Education and Training
  • Cert, Horticulture Therapy/Therapist, Colorado State Univ-Global, 2011
  • BS, Applied Psychology, Regis University, 2008
Responsible Area(s)
  • Agriculture and Natural Resources

Deb Wolf

Horticultural Therapy Program Assistant | Plant Sciences
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Plant Biotechnology Building
2505 E J Chapman Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4500
Education and Training
  • Cert, Horticulture Therapy/Therapist, Colorado State Univ-Global, 2011
  • BS, Applied Psychology, Regis University, 2008
Responsible Area(s)
  • Agriculture and Natural Resources
Overview

Deb Wolf, Therapeutic Horticultural Specialist currently works as the Horticultural Therapy Program Assistant/Program Development at UT Gardens under Dr. Derrick Stowell. Deb holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Applied Psychology from Regis University and a Certificate in Horticultural Therapy from HT Institute affiliated with Colorado State University. In 2010, she volunteered for Community Cultivation in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and eventually worked as their Therapeutic Horticultural Specialist until moving out East. While at Community Cultivation she helped prepare youth and young adults with disabilities ages 15-25 for work in the real world. Using horticultural therapy, she taught them the social and professional skills they would need to be appropriate and successful in their future jobs. As a Therapeutic Horticultural Specialist at UT, she currently oversees and develops horticultural therapy programs for residents of various Senior Facilities in the Knoxville region. She has always loved working with plants and people so what better way to do both than through horticultural therapy.