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EDUCATION:
- Doctor of Philosophy, 1995 Counselor Education (CACREP-accredited program) Cognate: Organizational Development University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
- Master of Arts, 1984 Counseling (CACREP-accredited program) Emphasis in Student Development Appalachian State University, Boone, NC Master of Science, 1980 Music Education, K – 12 Minor: Community College Education Radford University, Radford, VA
- Bachelor of Arts, 1979 Music Minor: K-12 Education Bluefield College, Bluefield, VA
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:
- National Certified Counselor (Certificate # 28058), National Board for Certified Counselors
- Global Career Development Facilitator Instructor (October 2007), National Career Development Association
TEACHING AND SUPERVISION EXPERIENCE:
Associate Professor, Department of Counseling, Texas A&M University - Commerce, Commerce, TX. 2003-Present
Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling, Texas A&M University - Commerce, Commerce, TX. 1995-2003
- Full member of Graduate Faculty
- Advise doctoral students
- Supervise dissertations (9 completed as of May 2011)
- Serve on dissertation advisory committees of counseling students and students in other disciplines as requested
- Developed course objectives, curricula, and materials for the following graduate and undergraduate courses.
- COUN 317: Introduction to Assessment (Volunteer undergraduate assignment)
- COUN 412: Career Development (Volunteer undergraduate assignment)
- COUN 501: Introduction to the Counseling Profession
- COUN 510: Counseling Theories and Techniques
- COUN 512: Career Development
- COUN 517: Assessment in Counseling
- COUN 522: Counseling Diverse Populations
- COUN 551: Counseling Practicum
- COUN 552: Counseling Internship
- COUN 595: Research Literature and Techniques
- COUN 606: Student Affairs Services in Higher Education
- COUN 607: The Contemporary College Student
- COUN 621: Psychoeducational Consulting and Program Evaluation
- COUN 625: Research Applications
Accomplishments:
- Delivered Career Development via televised instruction 1998-2007
- Developed online Career Development course, 2006; delivered via Educator (Spring 2006) and ECollege (Summer 2006-Present)
- Developed online Assessment in Counseling course, 2007; delivered via ECollege (Spring 2007-Present)
- Developed online Psychoeducational Consultation and Program Evaluation course, 2008; delivered via ECollege (Spring 2008)
Adjunct Instructor, Humanities Division, Alamance Community College, Graham, NC. 1992-1995
Developed curricula and courses materials for the following undergraduate courses.
- EDU 170: Training Methods
- HEA 100: Physical Fitness and Stress Management
- PSY 101: Human Relations
- PSY 110: Human Relations and Leadership Training
- PSY 120: Human Growth and Development
- PSY 200: Interactive Processes
- PSY 201: General Psychology
- PSY 206: Applied Psychology
- SSC 208: Industrial Sociology