Understanding human behavior and witnessing the power of faith in the struggles of people who strive to change is what drives me! For the last 23 years, I have worked with hundreds of clients of every conceivable age at mental health agencies, inpatient treatment centers, residential facilities, and minimum to maximum security prisons. I have sat with people in their darkest hour and worked with them as they allowed the Holy Spirit to transform their lives! Now I have moved into the next stage of my life, helping students to become the helping professionals God designed them to be.
- Director of Forensic Treatment Program at Service Society (2006-2015)
- CEO of Lamplighter Christian Counseling Center (2006-2018)
- Presenter at local, state, national, and international conferences
- Past President of the Indiana Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (2005-2007)
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of Indiana
- Member of NASW and NACSW
Robert was selected by his peers and the SILDIT committee to receive the 2024 C2C/SIDLIT Innovations in Teaching Award. https://colleague2colleague.org/sidlit-2024-awards/
DSW
Capella University , 2020
MSW
University of Illinois , 1999
BS
Illinois State University , 1992
Learn more about Robert's education, professional experience, and more!
Books:
- Jesiolowski, R. (2020). Global grassroots: Developing service learning curriculum for online BSW higher education programs. Kindle Direct Publishing, Seattle, WA.
- Jesiolowski, M., & Jesiolowski, R. (2019). The book of joy: A Christian novel that was too real for Christian publishers to publish. LifeRich Publishing, Bloomington, IN.
Book chapters:
- Jesiolowski, M., & Jesiolowski, R. (2023). Ready student one! Exploring how to build a successful game based higher education course in virtual reality. In T. Bastiaens (Ed.), Proceedings of EdMedia + Innovate Learning (pp. 759–769). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Vienna, Austria.
Peer-reviewed journal articles:
- Wells, M., Jesiolowski, R., Verwayne, J., & Pablo, J. (2020). Meta syntheses of OER transition in online higher education. International Journal of Open Educational Resources, 3(2), 243–256. https://doi.org/10.18278/ijoer.3.2.13
