Andrew S. Garland-Forshee, PhD, HS-BCP, RYT 500, CTSS, QMHP-R
Department of Child and Family Studies – Family and Human Services Program
Preferred Pronouns: he/him
Email: andrew.forshee15@pcc.edu
Office: Sylvania Campus, CDC 210
Office Phone: 971-722-4027
Dr. Andrew Garland-Forshee (“Dr. Andrew” or “Dr. G-F” to his students) holds over 25 years of experience in the fields of education, family services, social and human services. These experiences range from at-risk youth programs, early education environments, parenting education and early childhood laboratory settings, to college teaching, human services settings, intervention programs, research, and program regulation. He currently serves as Department Chair of the Family and Human Services program.
Dr. Garland-Forshee is a first generation college graduate and an active scholar-practitioner-educator. His current teaching and research interests include mental health stigma reduction among LGBTQI+ populations, salutogenic interventions to trauma response, and the application of mindfulness and contemplative practices in undergraduate human service education. Dr. Garland-Forshee has published professional articles and reviews in scholarly journals including the Journal of Human Services, International Journal of Childbirth Education, and the Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services. He has served on the board of consulting editors for the Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality and as a peer reviewer for other professional journals and publications. In 2006 his research was included among the special collections of the Kinsey Institute (Indiana University).
As a life-long learner, Dr. Garland-Forshee has completed training with LoveYourBrain to offer accessible yoga for individuals who have experienced Traumatic and Acquired Brain Injury (TBI/ABI). Recently, he completed his Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness Practitioner certification under the guidance of Dr. David Treleaven. Dr. Garland-Forshee uses his background and training in mindfulness, yoga, and contemplative based practices to enhance his teaching of human services, behavioral health, intervention strategies, and human development. In addition to his appointment in the Family and Human Services program, Dr. Garland-Forshee is also a faculty member in PCC’s Institute for Health Professionals – Integrative Healthcare Ayurvedic Yoga Health Teacher Certification program.
Dr. Garland-Forshee was a recipient of the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) 2018 Faculty Excellence Award. In 2024, under Dr. Garland-Forshee’s leadership, PCC’s Family and Human Services program was the first community college program west of the Rockies, and the first higher education program in Oregon, to achieve national accreditation (without conditions) through the Council for Standards in Human Services Education (CSHSE).
Education
- PhD, Human Services, Walden University (Minneapolis, MN)
- MA, Human Development, Pacific Oaks College (Pasadena, CA)
- BA, Liberal Arts, The Evergreen State College (Olympia, WA)
Additional Credentials
- Human Services – Board Certified Practitioner (HS-BCP); Center for Credentialing and Education; Active
- Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 500); Yoga Alliance; Active
- Certified Trauma Support Specialist (CTSS); Trauma Institute International; Active
- Qualified Mental Health Professional – Registrant (QMHP-R); Mental Health and Addictions Certification Board of Oregon (MHACBO); Active
Certifications
- Certified Trainer – Connect Suicide Postvention Training; NAMI New Hampshire/Oregon Health Authority
- Certified Trainer – Oregon Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (OCALM); Oregon Health Authority
- Registered Trainer – ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training); LivingWorks
- Nationally Certified Instructor – Adult Mental Health First Aid; National Council for Mental Wellbeing
- Nationally Certified Instructor – Youth Mental Health First Aid; National Council for Mental Wellbeing
- Nationally Certified Instructor – QPR Gatekeeper Suicide Intervention Program; QPR Institute
- Certified 200-Hour Yoga Teacher; Yoga and Ayurveda Center
- Certified 300-Hour Yoga Teacher; Center for Ayurveda and Yoga Study
- Certified Instructor; Yoga for All; Dianne Bondy Yoga
- Certified Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher; School of Positive Transformation
- Certified Instructor, LoveYourBrain Yoga; LoveYourBrain Foundation
- Certified Practitioner, Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness; Dr. David Treleaven/Trauma Sensitive Education.
Areas of Specialization and Interest
Human Development; Intervention Strategies; Harm Reduction Intervention; Human Services Curriculum and Instruction; LGBTQI+ Issues in Human Services; LGBTQI+ Behavioral/Mental Health; Qualitative Research; Mindfulness and Contemplative Practice in Human Service Education; Accessible and Adaptive Yoga; Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness; Salutogenic Interventions to Trauma Exposure Response.
Publications (selected)
Reicherzer, S., Garland-Forshee, A. S., & Patton, J. (2014). Counseling in the periphery of queer discourse: Transgender children, adolescents, women, and men. In M. Kocet (Ed.), Counseling gay men, adolescents and boys: A strengths-based guide for helping professionals and educators (pp. 178-193). New York, NY: Routledge.
Forshee, A.S. (2012). Lesbian and Gay parents and their children: Research on the family life cycle [Review of the book, Lesbian and Gay parents and their children: Research on the family life cycle, by Abbie E. Goldberg]. International Journal of Childbirth Education, 27 (4).
Forshee, A.S. (2012). Expanding our understanding of family [Editorial]. International Journal of Childbirth Education, 27 (4), 10-12.
Forshee, A.S. (2008). Transgender men: A demographic snapshot. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services, 20 (3), 221-236.
Forshee, A.S. (2007). Turning off the gender autopilot: Meeting the human service needs of transgender men. Human Service Education, 27 (1), 25 – 38.
Professional Affiliations
The National Parenting Education Network
The Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education
The American Association of Suicidology
National Organization for Human Services
International Association of Yoga Therapists
International Mindfulness Teachers Association
The National Council for Mental Wellbeing
