Debra F. Peterson

Debra Peterson is a professor emerita from Bemidji State University where she taught sociology from 1999-2015 and 2020-2022, and served in an interim administrative position from 2015-2020. Currently Dr. Peterson serves as the Program Analyst for the Cal Poly Scholars Program at California Polytechnic State University. This program serves high-achieving students from historically marginalized backgrounds who graduated from a California high school. Throughout her career, Dr. Peterson has...See more

Debra Peterson is a professor emerita from Bemidji State University where she taught sociology from 1999-2015 and 2020-2022, and served in an interim administrative position from 2015-2020. Currently Dr. Peterson serves as the Program Analyst for the Cal Poly Scholars Program at California Polytechnic State University. This program serves high-achieving students from historically marginalized backgrounds who graduated from a California high school. Throughout her career, Dr. Peterson has continued to be intrigued by informal support systems and the systemic impacts on well-being. See less