Expertise

Academic Areas:

  • Clinical Mental Health Counseling
  • Counselor Education

Research Interests:

  • Research on factors influencing attitudinal development and the relationship to counselor practice, social/emotional well-being, health disparities and counselor training
  • Research on the cultural, educational and counseling implications related to working with students and individuals living with poverty. This includes establishing advocacy and educational interventions.
  • Currently working on a research team of collaborating students, faculty from AU, other institutions on counselor training and supervision interventions as it relates to vicarious trauma, PTSD and sub-threshold PTSD.
Communities
Special Education, Psychology, Mental Health Services
Degrees
PhD, Ohio University, Counselor Education , 1990
MEd, Youngstown State University, Community Counseling , 1987
BA, Youngstown State University, Psychology, 1985
Keywords
counseling or guidance