COUNSELING ACADEMIC UNIT FACULTY
ABRAHAM CAZARES-CERVANTES
Clinical Assistant Professor, Core Faculty
Credentials:
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PhD
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School Counselor License (OR)
Specialty:
School Counseling; clinical mental health counseling
Research, teaching or practice focus:
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K-12 Social Emotional support
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Corpus Linguistics
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School Counseling Supervision/Site-supervision and training
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K-12 ELL support as SC
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Acculturation impact in education
NEFFISATU DAMBO
Instructor, Core Faculty
Credentials:
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PhD
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School Counselor License (IL)
Specialty:
School Counseling
Research, teaching or practice focus:
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Adolescent transitions and college retention
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Holistic program development and evaluation
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Multiculturalism and advocacy
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Instrument design for diverse populations
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Creative arts and alternative group therapy approaches
CASS DYKEMAN
Professor, Core Faculty
Credentials:
- PhD
- NCC
- NCSC
- MAC
- School Counselor Cert (WA)
Specialty:
Counselor Education; Research; Academic Writing; Clinical Supervision
Research, teaching or practice focus:
- Corpus Linguistics
- Linguistics of Academic Writing
- Secondary Analysis of Data
- Online Teaching and Counseling Methods
THOMAS FIELD
Associate Professor, Core Faculty, Department Head
Credentials:
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PhD
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LMHC and LPC (MA, SD, VA, WA, OR)
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NCC
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CCMHC
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ACS
Specialty:
Counselor Education; Research
Research, teaching or practice focus:
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Integration of neuroscience into counseling practice
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professional and social justice advocacy
APRIL LAGUE
Clinical Assistant Professor, Core Faculty, Counseling Program Chair, Clinical Coordinator
Credentials:
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PhD
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School Counselor License (WA)
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NCC
Specialty:
School Counseling
Research, teaching or practice focus:
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Corpus Linguistics
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STEM Anxiety
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Online Teaching Methods
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School Counselor Advocacy
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Technology infused Teaching and Learning
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SEL in the Classroom
OLIVIA LEWIS
Clinical Assistant Professor, Core Faculty
Credentials:
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PhD
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NCC
Specialty:
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Research, teaching or practice focus:
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Client outcome based research
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Nature based counseling interventions
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Evidence based practice
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Ecowellness
ARIEN MUZACZ
Clinical Associate Professor, Core Faculty
Credentials:
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PhD
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NCC
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LPC (OR)
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LMHC (NY)
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ACS
Specialty:
Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Counselor Education
Research, teaching or practice focus:
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Addiction counseling
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Sexuality, including attraction, behavior and identity, and health disparities
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Multicultural counseling with a focus on older adults and LGB and T/GNC adolescents/adults
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Supervision
KOK-MUN NG
Professor, Core Faculty
Credentials:
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PhD
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LPC (TX, NC)
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ACS
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NCC
Specialty:
Clinical Mental Health Counseling; Couples and Family Counseling; Counselor Education
Research, teaching or practice focus:
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Training, supervision, and professional identity and development of counselors
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Theory and practice of couples and family counseling
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Theory and practice of multicultural and social justice advocacy in counseling
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Internationalization of counseling
DEBORAH RUBEL
Professor, Core Faculty
Credentials:
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PhD
Specialty:
Counselor Education, Group Work, Research, Academic Writing
Research, teaching or practice focus:
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Group work and supervision of group work
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Qualitative research methods
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Understanding counselor education in the higher education context
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Mental health stigma among mental health professionals
LINWOOD VEREEN
Clinical Associate Professor, Core Faculty
Credentials:
- LPC (ID)
- NCC
Specialty:
Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Counselor Education
Research, teaching or practice focus:
- Humanistic Existentialism
- Black Existentialism
- Black Mental Health
- Group Work