Academic/Professional/Personal Focus
Areas of Expertise
- Children & adolescent development
- Career counseling
- Standards-based assessment
- Conflict peer mediation
Contributions: (published works or studies, conference presentations)
- Research & publications in area of teaching background vs. non-teaching background for school counselors, standards and competency.
- Presentations in areas of technology for school counselors
- Solution-focused counseling
- Counseling interns involvement in community grief counseling.
Butler Assignment (classes or work duties)
Courses in Master's in School Counseling Program
Personal Hobbies
basketball, tennis
Education/Experience
Education/Degrees
BA, MA, and Ed.D from University of Northern Iowa
Certifications
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Professional Credentials
- National Certified Counselor
- National Certified School Counselor
- Approved Clinical Supervisor
- Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Awards/Honors
- Exemplary Counselor Educator Award
- College of Education Guyer Chair Award
- Past President of the Indiana School Counselors Association
- Formerly on the Board of Directors for the National Board of Certified Counselors
- Indiana School Counselor Association Research Award
- American Counselor Education and Supervision Research Award
Association Memberships (professional/educational)
- American Counselor Association
- American School Counselor Association
- American Counselor Education and Supervision Association
- Indiana Counselor Association
- Indiana School Counselor Association
Professional Experience
- Public School Teacher/Counselor- 10 yrs.
- Univ Of Northern Iowa- 10 yrs.
- Butler Univ- 15 yrs.