 Tonya
D. Armstrong
Tonya
D. Armstrong is a native of Durham, North Carolina. Upon
graduating from Yale University, where she double-majored
in psychology and music, she matriculated at the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. There she earned
master’s and doctoral degrees in clinical psychology
with a focus on child, adolescent, and family issues. After
completing her predoctoral internship in Pediatric Psychology
at Duke University Medical Center (DUMC), Dr. Armstrong
pursued a postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for Developmental
Epidemiology, also of DUMC. There she studied the
role of risk and protective factors in the development
of adolescent substance abuse. Possessing a deeper
sense of the psychological and spiritual challenges confronting
our youth, Dr. Armstrong obtained a master’s degree
in Theological Studies (magna cum laude) from
Duke Divinity School. Having garnered clinical
and consulting experience in diverse settings such as
outpatient clinics, inpatient psychiatric wards, community
mental health centers, and group home facilities, she
currently serves youth and their families in the community. At
Union Baptist Church, where she is the Minister of Congregational
Care and Counseling, she directs the provision of counseling
and psychotherapeutic services to congregants and coordinates
Stephen Ministry, a program that trains the laity in
distinctively Christian caregiving practices for the
congregation and community.
Moreover, Dr. Armstrong serves as Lecturing Fellow in
Pastoral Theology with the Institute on Care at the End
of Life at Duke Divinity School. She continues
to seek interdisciplinary collaborations for the faithful integration of theology
and mental health care, particularly in the development of caring practices for
bereaved youth and their families. In her leisure time, Dr. Armstrong enjoys
singing, reading, laughing, and spending time with young people. She is
profoundly grateful for her husband, their infant daughter, and their extended
families. |
