Allan Barsky, JD, MSW, PhD, self-identifies as a proud father, a loving husband, a dedicated educator, and a strong advocate for social justice. Others may identify Dr. Barsky as a transplanted Canadian living in southern Florida where he is a professor of social work at Florida Atlantic University. Dr. Barsky teaches conflict resolution, professional ethics, addictions, and conscious use of self. His book authorships include Conflict Resolution for the Helping Professions (Oxford University Press), Clinicians in Court (Guilford Press), and Ethics and Values in Social Work (Oxford University Press). He is Past Chair of the National Association of Social Work National Ethics Committee and also chaired a national task force to review and update the NASW Code of Ethics from 2015 to 2017. In 2015, Dr. Barsky won the NASW "Excellence in Ethics Award." And, oh yes, he is gay and happy, too.
Devika Dibya Choudhuri is currently teaching in the graduate Counseling program at Eastern Michigan University. A licensed professional counselor in Michigan and Connecticut, she has over 15 years of experience working with clients individually, as well as in couples, families, and groups. She specializes in cross cultural and diversity issues, as well as trauma, assault and abuse and is a certified EMDR Therapist. Her clinical experience has been in agency and university settings, working with refugee populations, sexual assault and abuse survivors, and immigrant and multicultural populations. She carries the National Certified Counselor and Clinical Mental Health Counselor credentials as well as the Approved Clinical Supervisor. She teaches courses on cross cultural counseling, advanced multicultural counseling, crisis, trauma, grief and loss, counseling skills, group work, couple and family, and counseling women, as well as LGBTQ populations. Her research and publications have focused on the areas of multicultural client issues, counselor supervision and pedagogy. She has published a textbook on multicultural counseling, and edited a set of 8 monographs in the series, as well as published over 20 journal articles and book chapters, presenting over 50 national and international presentations and workshops. She completed her undergraduate work at Smith College, her MS in Counseling from the University of Vermont and her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from Syracuse University. She has served on the National Board of Certified Counselors Board of Directors and has been the Chair of the international counseling credentialing organization.
Kelly Costello has a long history of community activism and organizing, devoting his energy to supporting the work and interests of a range of historically marginalized communities-including a primary focus on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) issues. In 2003 he co-founded the all-volunteer-run Denver Zine Library (DZL), which features a lending library of over 15,000 zines, and has consistently worked as a coordinator and workshop facilitator since the DZL's founding. In 2005, Kelly helped to create The Tranny Roadshow, a group consisting of all self-identified transgender performance artists; The Tranny Roadshow toured nationally until 2008. Kelly's interest in promoting underground media and performance art is rooted in a commitment to ensuring access for voices not heard in mainstream media. As part of this commitment, he has served for the last two years as the Zine Coordinator for DINK, Denver's independent comics and art expo. Professionally, Kelly has worked as an advocate and coordinator for a range of community-focused programs. In his previous position as Director of Advocacy at Survivors Organizing for Liberation (formerly the Colorado Anti-Violence Program), he worked to fulfill the statewide organization's mission to eliminate violence within and against LGBTQ communities. Through this role, he oversaw a 24-hour crisis hotline, provided limited case management, and facilitated trainings for service providers. Since 2012, he has worked in the field of Grants Management at two private foundations, and enjoys putting his love of spreadsheets to good use for social issues.
Helen Deines is Professor of Social Work Emerita from Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky. A graduate of Stanford University (A.B.), Oregon State University (M.Ed.) University of Louisville (M.S.S.W.), and Spalding University (Ed.D.), Dr. Deines taught at the schools of social work at both Spalding and the University of Louisville, as well as the U of L Medical School.
While teaching, Helen continued to work pro bono with clients one-on-one, to facilitate support groups, and to provide public and professional education. Over the course of her career, Helen received numerous awards as a university teacher, pastoral caregiver to and public advocate for persons with HIV/AIDS, and advocate for those who are poor.
Since retiring in 2007, Helen's practice has focused on the civil right to counsel for persons of limited means. Dr. Deines served as a founding member of the Kentucky Supreme Court's Access to Justice Commission. She is especially concerned with the need for zealous legal advocacy for parents and children on the abuse and neglect dockets of our family courts, and "legal orphans" (children whose parental rights have been terminated but are not likely to be adopted).
Helen has been married for 52 years to Bill, a PhD organic chemist. They have 3 adult children and 4 grandchildren.
Edward Delgado-Romero, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services at the College of Education of the University of Georgia. He is also a Licensed Psychologist in Georgia. Ed is a father of five: Javier, Isa, Nick, Emma and Gil. He is blessed to married to Angie who brings joy, stability and love to his life and to the life of their children. Ed is indebted to his mother, Isabel and his in-laws Judy and Takis for their wisdom and love.
Ed enjoys mentoring graduate students and has actively presented and written with his advisees. His research team, BIEN! (bienresearch.coe.uga.edu) is a collaborative effort to fuse research and service. He emphasizes the need for psychological research to "give back" to ethnic-minority and immigrant populations. The BIEN! team and alumni are culturally competent researchers and their training is his focus.
Ed is a founder and past-president of the National Latina/o Psychological Association. In 2016 he was recognized as a padrino (elder) of NLPA. Ed has written extensively in the field of counseling psychology and in multicultural psychology, specifically Latina/o Psychology. He is proud of having written a book with his mentor Dr. Patricia Arredondo, Culturally-Responsive Counseling with Latinas/os (Arredondo, Gallardo-Cooper, Delgado-Romero, & Zapata, 2014).
Deborah Foster is a writer working on her memoir, "When We Were at Your Mercy" focused on how social services were critical to keeping her family alive and intact. She has academic publications with the most cited being "Campus Mental Health Recommendations," about how colleges and universities can better treat students with mental illnesses. Other publications are on topics ranging from PTSD to evidence-based quality of care to psychosocial rehabilitation. After receiving her PhD at the University of Michigan, Deborah taught social policy, mental health policy, and human diversity at Washington University in St. Louis. When she left academia, Dr. Foster became a mental health practitioner and then a college counselor for TRIO Student Support Services--the federal educational opportunity program for low-income, first-generation and disabled students. Deborah is a proud alumna of TRIO programs herself. Deborah is outspoken about having Chronic Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, and Binge Eating Disorder because she believes in breaking down the stigma of mental illness. She is proud of being in recovery from mental illness because she believes it is not shameful but courageous to tackle these disorders head-on. She is also physically disabled by chronic pain of a back condition and fibromyalgia. Love them or hate them, Deborah has also written liberal political blog posts for years on Huffington Post, Medium, and other political sites, especially focused on racism, classism, and poverty. She adores Rachel Maddow. Dr. Foster lives with her beloved husband and almost-grown stepson, as well as, an elderly cat.
Barbara Gormley has been an activist in feminist, antiracist, and queer rights movements for more than three decades, and she facilitates interfaith dialogues. Recently, she participated in a Black Lives Matter protest in Chicago after Laquan McDonald, someone her students knew, was killed by the police. Dr. Gormley is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Governors State University in south Chicago. She received a national teaching award for integrating diversity into a gender studies course from APA Division 35. Dr. Gormley interned at Harvard Medical School and earned a doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Michigan State University. Before that, she worked as a social worker for many years, after earning a bachelor's degree in Women's Studies from the University of Michigan.
I would like to thank Drs. Michele Boyer, Gloria Smith, Eugene Pernell, and Jacquelynne Eccles for their multicultural mentoring, which was both caring and challenging. I feel honored that Dr. Janet Helms permitted me to extend her model, and I am grateful to Drs. Candice Crowell and Anneliese Singh for their comments on earlier drafts. I deeply appreciate this book's editors, Drs. Sharon Anderson and Valerie Middleton, without whom I could not have distilled and articulated my experiences as well. Correspondence concerning this chapter should be addressed to Barbara Gormley, PhD, Division of Psychology and Counseling, Governors State University, 1 University Parkway, University Park, IL 60484. E-mail: BGormley@govst.edu
Dr. Marya Howell-Carter is an Associate Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Psychology at Farmingdale State College. She is a NY licensed clinical psychologist with a specialization in adolescent, young adult and family psychotherapy. Her teaching responsibilities include Individual and Group Counseling, Abnormal Psychology, Psychology of Women, and Cross-Cultural Psychology. Her current research interests and publications are in the areas of pedagogy, career development, and perceptions of people from multiracial backgrounds. Marya is the APA liaison for Continuing Education for the Westchester Center for Psychological Education. Marya lives in Westchester County NY with her teenage children and husband of 25 years.
Karla Ivankovich. With over 18 years of experience in varied treatment settings, Dr. Karla Ivankovich is a Nationally Certified, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, who has Board Certification from the American Psychotherapy Association and holds a Distance Counselor credential. In addition to being a counselor, she is an executive, educator, media personality, divorce mediator, public speaker, and serves on the Ethics Committee for the Illinois Counseling Association.
With a PhD in Psychology, she possesses undergraduate degrees in Business Administration and Psychology as well as graduate degrees in Human Development Counseling (Marriage and Family Therapy), INO-Disability Studies, and completed additional coursework in Educational Leadership. Dr. Ivankovich attended Lincoln Land College, the University of Illinois at Springfield, and North Central University. She serves as an adjunct lecturer in the undergraduate Psychology program at the University of Illinois at Springfield, and the graduate Counseling Psychology program at North Park University.
Ranked as a Top Executive by the National Council of American Executives, Dr. Ivankovich serves as President and Co-Founder of OnePatient Global Health Initiative. In this position, her primary role is to provide executive oversight through outreach programming, mental health assessment, and clinical compliance.
Her research and publications have focused on body image, biopsychosocial aspects impacting health disparity, marginalized populations, millennial issues, obesity, self-esteem, and stigma. She has presented research findings at National Conferences and is often called upon to provide expert opinion to national media sources. In private practice Dr. Ivankovich focuses on an individual and couples scope of practice that includes: conflict resolution, general mental health, and intimacy.
Saliwe M. Kawewe, PhD, MSW, is Interim Director and Professor of Social Work with over twenty-five years of university teaching, research and service experience. She has been at Southern Illinois University, School of Social Work since 1996 and has been Interim Director since January 2015. She earned her B.S.W. from the University of Zambia in 1974; an MSW from George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis in 1979 and a PhD in Social Work from the School of Social Service, Saint Louis University in 1985. Dr. Kawewe has a diverse international background experience in social work practice, policy, planning, administration, research, and child welfare in Zambia, Zimbabwe and the U.S.
Dr. Kawewe has a commendable record of scholarship and various academic awards and honors for teaching effectiveness, community and professional service. She has published over forty-five scholarly articles including book chapters, encyclopedia entries and conference proceedings and is a consulting editor/editorial board member for several professional journals. Her research focuses on socioeconomic justice and human rights for the Third World women and children, particularly in sub-Sahara Africa; economic structural adjustment programs, international social work and social development, HIV/AIDS; child welfare; cultural and human diversity, gender disempowerment globalization, war and peace.
Allison Kramer, PhD, LPC, CAC II, is an Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology at Johnson & Wales University in Denver, Colorado. She has been a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Addictions Counselor in Colorado since 2001. In addition to teaching, she also a small private practice in Denver.
Allison has presented original research and reflections on ethics and best practices in counseling at numerous conferences, including the American Counseling Association, the Southern Association for Counseling Education and Supervision, the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling, and the Colorado
Counseling Association, and has published peer-reviewed articles in Community College Journal of Research and Practice, American Counseling Association's VISTAS, and Counseling Today. Currently, she is the host of a monthly Ethics Highlight for The Thoughtful Counselor podcast (www.thethoughtfulcounselor.com). Her hobbies include camping, hiking, and playing with her family in the beautiful Colorado outdoors.
Carol L. Langer, PhD, MSW, is Department Chair and Professor of Social Work at Colorado State University-Pueblo. She teaches undergraduate Human Behavior and the Social Environment. This area of social work education is particularly important to her. She studies experiential learning, including immersions and simulations, and its role in erasing stereotypes and myths about diverse populations. In addition, she works with qualitative research methodologies.
Jessica Lloyd-Hazlett is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She earned a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision and M.Ed. in Couples and Family Counseling from the College of William & Mary. She is also a licensed professional counselor. Dr. Lloyd-Hazlett's research interests include cognitive development, counselor preparation, and professional ethics. Further, she appreciates opportunities to learn with and from students and clients.
Colleen Loomis is a university-based scholar engaged in research, teaching, administration, and service. As an administrator, she has served as graduate program coordinator, research center associate director, and associate dean. Her research focuses on linking community, schools, government, and non-governmental organizations (NGO) to foster children's development to its full capacity. She has local, national, and international experience understanding the impact of programs and services on outcomes for children, family, community, and organizations, including cost savings to government and other funders.
Colleen is a critical, multicultural educator and has taught on the subjects of psychology, ethics, service-learning, and community-based research methods. She has experience teaching at undergraduate, masters, and doctoral level on campus and online with course enrollments from 3 to 200 students. Beyond educating students in the classroom and the field, she mentors students and colleagues around the world in grant writing, publishing, and professional development.
Colleen has a deep understanding of applied research and evaluation theory, in addition to having a strong theoretical and practical understanding of knowledge mobilization and exchange approaches. She has experience designing and implementing knowledge mobilization strategies and evaluating the impact of knowledge mobilization activities.
Having conducted research in the United States, Canada, Kenya, Madagascar, Laos, France, and Switzerland she is an active and effective listener, a strong communicator and a compassionate project partner. Characterized by colleagues as gracious, calm and principled, she is a compelling speaker who challenges your thinking and inspires personal, professional, and organizational growth.
David MacPhee is a professor in Human Development and Family Studies at Colorado State University. His research and teaching focus on parenting, risk and resilience, and effective prevention programs. Related to diversity issues, he has been actively involved in work on feminist issues, including CSU's Women's Studies Program, and serving as a facilitator for CSU's Institute for Inclusive Excellence and its predecessor; the Multicultural Curriculum Infusion Project, which is a national model for teaching about diversity. Among his research interests are how best to recruit and retain underrepresented students into the STEM disciplines and cross-cultural comparisons of family systems and child-rearing practices.
Although he grew up in a fairly homogenous culture in Idaho, David has traveled, studied, and worked throughout the United States (particularly the South and Southeast), Belize, and Australia, all of which deepened his appreciation for diverse cultures.
Kianna M. Middleton was born in Chicago, Illinois and was raised in the northern Colorado city of Fort Collins. Currently she is a PhD candidate in African Diaspora Studies with a Designated Emphasis in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. She holds two Masters degrees, the first in Ethnic Studies from Colorado State University and the second in African American Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. Her past research and Ethnic Studies Masters thesis was on queer Black and Chicana narratives as a form of resistance and differential consciousness. Her dissertation theorizes the intersections between Blackness, disability, queerness, and intersexuality (also known as Disorders of Sex Development) in the American medical and literary imaginaries. Her disciplinary interests include: queer theory and queer of color critique, Black feminism, critical disability studies, intersexuality, African American literature, LGBTQIA literature, and critical pedagogy. When she is not facing the abyss of dissertation writing she enjoys running, hiking, reruns of the 1990s show Living Single, and writing poetry.
Geri Miller, PhD, Diplomate in Counseling Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology, is a Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
(Clinical Mental Health Counseling Track) at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. In North Carolina, Dr. Miller is a Licensed Psychologist, a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist, and a Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board Certified Clinical Supervisor. She has also received a Certificate of Proficiency in the Treatment of Alcohol and other Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders from the American Psychological Association College of Professional Psychology. Dr. Miller has worked in the counseling profession since 1976 and in the addictions field since1979. She is a volunteer with the American Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Services and works as a volunteer psychologist at the Watauga County Health Department. Dr. Miller has published and presented research on counseling. In 2003 she published a book with Wiley, Incorporating Spirituality in Counseling and Psychotherapy. In 2015 she published a fourth edition of her book on addiction counseling, Learning the Language of Addiction Counseling, with Wiley. In 2011, Wiley published her book, Fundamentals of Crisis Counseling, and in 2012 published her book, Group Exercises for Addiction Counseling. She is currently a member of the American Psychological Association's Psychology of Religion (Division 36) and Addictions (Division 50) and the American Counseling Association's divisions of the Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC) and the International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors (IAAOC). She serves on the North Carolina Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board.
Matthew R. Mock, PhD, was born in Santa Monica, California, as the middle of seven children. He grew up in the west Los Angeles community, one of a few Chinese families in the area at that time. He remembers being "very Chinese" while in the family home and almost anything but Chinese outside of it. His father financially supported the family as a postal carrier for 50 years until he retired and his mother worked very hard tending to the needs of the children, all the while struggling to make cultural adjustments and adaptations in a community foreign to her. Matthew has memories of how his "resource stretched" family had very little in terms of economic resources but a lot in terms of sibling richness and interactions with others forging his way into civic rights movements.
An academic scholarship took Matthew to attend Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. While in school, he wrote short stories and poetry thinking he would follow his heart to work as a teacher with children with learning differences. Learning about disparities in mental health treatment reshaped his focus. He received a B.A. with a major in psychology and a minor in special education. In retrospect attending Brown was a significant time to examine his cultural identity as well as the impact of social class differences.
Matthew moved to Berkeley, California (where he has since lived), to attend graduate school. While in school, he worked as the mental health coordinator at an Asian-American organization. This crystallized his developing awareness of his own identity and significance in addressing all of the differences and cultural shock that he had experienced in his life up to that time. He received his PhD from the California School of Professional Psychology, Berkeley/San Francisco.
Matthew holds multiple professional roles including as a Professor of Counseling Psychology at John F. Kennedy University in Berkeley, California, private clinical practitioner and writer. He deeply appreciates being able to teach and train the next generation of mental health practitioners especially to infuse and integrate social justice and multiculturalism throughout their work. He proudly served as the Director of the Family, Youth, Children's and Multicultural Services for the City of Berkeley for over 20 years.
Matthew still bicycles, writes professionally and personally, and travels, oftentimes as an invited speaker, consultant, and trainer nationally and internationally. He loves to teach and write and to break stereotypes by demonstrating to his audiences that he is one example of a "passionate, Asian-American man"! Most importantly, Matthew has a 25-year-old, "full-focus" daughter who is his "gift to life, our jewel" who gently reminds him about social justice and gender issues on a daily basis. Having majored in Asian-American Studies as well as psychology as an undergraduate and now working in Matthew's field, she is a part of his legacy.
Jacqueline J. Peila-Shuster, PhD, LPC, is an Assistant Professor in the Counseling and Career Development graduate program at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. She teaches courses in career development, supervises counseling internship and practicum, and serves as the internship coordinator. She received her PhD in Education and Human Resource Studies with a focus on counselor education and career counseling in 2011 from Colorado State University. Jackie also has a Master's degree specializing in Counseling and Career Development, and a B.S. in Occupational Therapy. Her areas of interest include career counseling and development across the lifespan, counselor education, and strengths-based approaches to career and life design. In a nutshell, Jackie has a passion for standing witness to individuals' unique life stories while encouraging their strengths and hope in ways that they may discover themselves and maximize their life designs. She implements this by translating theory and research into real-world application in career and life design couneling and student instruction/supervision.
Jessica Pettitt, MEd, CSP, pulls together her stand up comedy years with 15+ years of diversity trainings in a wide range of organizations to serve groups to move from abstract fears to actionable habits that lead to teams that want to work together. With a sense of belonging and understanding, colleagues take more risks with their ideation, converse precious resources through collaboration, and maintain real connections with clients over time. For more information, visit www.JessicaPettitt.com
Sametra Polkah-Toe was born the middle child of three children to a Liberian father and African American mother in Buffalo NY. Her interest in social equality formed at a young age while growing up in a city with two very striking reputations; that of "The City of Good Neighbors" and that of the sixth most segregated region in the US. Passionate about studying the intersectionality of race, class and gender, she earned a B.S. in Applied Sociology in 2011 and completed a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Medaille College in August 2016. She currently works as a rehabilitation practitioner at a mental health recovery center where she assists individuals with accessing the appropriate services to maintain optimal mental health and works as an In Home Behaviorist for at-risk youth. Besides work, she enjoys volunteering her time advancing the cause to expand the scope of practice for LMHCs and maintains professional memberships with the American Counseling Association, Counselors for Social Justice, and the Association for Multicultural Counseling & Development. You can also probably find her cuddling up with a good book, whipping up something creative in the kitchen, or watching a good movie.
Paul E. Priester is a Professor in Counseling Psychology in the School of Professional Studies at North Park University. He has a Ph. D. in Counseling Psychology from Loyola University, Chicago and an M.A. in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Iowa. His research interests include: the integration of spirituality into psychological practice; the measurement of Islamic religiosity; evidence-based treatment and prevention of addictive disorders; culturally competent counseling practice; and the use of popular films as a form of adjunctive bibliotherapy. He lives in Milwaukee, WI with his wife (Katherine), Daughters (Caitlin and Margo), son (the real Paul) and his Treeing Walker Coonhound (Comet). He also owns and operates an organic orchard and berry farm (Happy Destiny Farm) in Two Creeks, WI.
Damien W. Riggs is an Associate Professor in social work at Flinders University and an Australian Research Council Future Fellow. He is the author
of over 200 publications in the areas of gender and sexuality, family, and mental health, including (with Elizabeth Peel) Critical Kinship Studies: An
Introduction to the Field (Palgrave, 2016). He is also a Lacanian psychotherapist and specializes in working with transgender children.
Linda Robinson, PsyD, is a graduate of The Illinois School of Professional Psychology. She holds a license in the State of Illinois as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, is board certified via The National Board of Certified Counselors, and holds a Distance Credentialed Counselor Certification (DCC) from the Center for Credentialing and Education. Dr. Robinson's clinical experience includes 25 years working in the field of community mental health providing both direct counseling services and administrative direction to various clinical programs. Dr. Robinson has served as Assistant Director of the Child and Adolescent Program for The Community Mental Health Council in Chicago. She has also held the position of Administrative Program Director at The Bobby E. Wright Mental Health Center in Chicago where she provided administrative direction to their adult programs for the mentally ill. Her instructional experience includes Associate Professor at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and Assistant Professor at Argosy University. She also has experience operating a private practice in the Chicago area. Her special interests include cultural competence and issues of bilingualism in the counseling setting.
Daryl H. Thorne was raised in Alexandria Virginia in the 1970's through the 1980's. She attended Seton Hall University as an undergraduate in the late 1980's where racism was very present. Her mixed Cherokee ancestry, creations of blackness (and whiteness) along with experiences of racism and supremacism - some of which are contained in the chapter - continue to motivate Dr. Thorne to empower those most affected by socially constructed ideas of race, ironically, in a country built on racism. Her passions are firmly entrenched in matters of social justice as a mixed-ancestry Native American and as an educator. She has been married to her high school sweetheart for 25 years and has two beautiful, thoughtful and intelligent children.
Dr. Thorne is currently an assistant professor and program chair of the Human Relations degree program, at Trinity Washington University, in the School of Professional Studies. She earned a M.Ed. in Guidance and Counseling from Bowie State University, and an Ed.D in Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Counselor Education and Supervision from Argosy University. She teaches interdisciplinary courses that explore and critically analyze race and racism, inequalities, and social justice issues in the United States to a diverse student-body of historically oppressed and underrepresented adult-undergraduates in the District of Columbia. Dr. Thorne previously taught Multicultural Counseling, Counseling Theories, and Principles of School Counseling in the counseling program in the School of Education, as an adjunct professor. Dr. Thorne is a licensed clinical professional counselor in the state of Maryland, and a nationally certified counselor. Through her private counseling practice, Dr. Thorne continues her social justice mission through conducting anti-racism educational seminars, pro-bono work with veterans and military families, and holistic counseling to individuals and couples.
Heather Trepal, PhD, earned a bachelor's degree in English at The Ohio State University, a master's degree in education (community counseling) from Cleveland State University, and a PhD in Counseling and Human Development Services from Kent State University.
Heather is a Professor in the Department of Counseling at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She serves as the Coordinator for the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program. She is a licensed professional counselor and board approved supervisor in the state of Texas. Her primary academic and counseling interests include women and self-harm (non-suicidal self-injury and eating disorders), supervision, gender issues in counseling, and counselor preparation. She enjoys giving back to the counseling profession and has served as the president of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) and the Association for Creativity in Counseling (ACC), both divisions of the American Counseling Association (ACA). She is the proud parent of three children, Aidan, Mason, and Emerson and a feisty Chihuahua named Ray Ray.
Meagan Voulo is a second year PhD student in the Integrative Neuroscience area at Stony Brook University. She graduated from Farmingdale State College with a B.S. in Applied Psychology. Currently she is working in the Parsons Learning and Memory lab. She is studying sex differences in extinction learning and retention and how this can be applied to human studies of anxiety disorders, specifically PTSD.
Eugene Walls is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver where he teaches courses in the masters and doctoral programs in research, issues of power, oppression, and privilege, pedagogy, and community social work practice. His research focuses on modern forms of prejudice, multicultural pedagogy, and issues of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community with a focus on an intersectional analysis of risk and resilience. He lives in Denver, Colorado with his primary partner, David, and two chihuahuas, Tito and Dita. While no longer square dancing, he currently enjoys line dancing, including teaching line dancing at a number of venues in the Denver area and at national line dancing events.
Joy S. Whitman, PhD, is Core Faculty at Walden University in the Counselor Education and Supervision program. Prior to this position, she was Associate Professor at Purdue University Calumet and Associate Professor at DePaul University. At DePaul University she also served as the Associate Chair and then Chair of the Department of Counseling and Special Education. She served as the President of the Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Counseling in 2005-2006 and as Governing Council Representative of the division for six years. Her research focus is on LGBTQ counseling issues, specifically on training counselors to provide affirmative therapeutic treatment, and she has published and presented on these issues nationally and internationally. In addition to her position as a professor, Joy is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Missouri. She maintained a private practice for 18 years in Chicago and served adults clients and couples. She has experience treating clients with a history of abuse, eating disorders, anxiety, depression, career concerns, and an expertise with lesbian, bisexual, and gay clients.
Dr. Heidi A. Zetzer is the Director of the Hosford Counseling & Psychological Services Clinic and a Lecturer with Security of Employment in the Department of Counseling, Clinical, & School Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Zetzer teaches practicum and supervision courses, supervises student clinicians and supervisors, and provides psychotherapy to community clients. Dr. Zetzer is the President-Elect of the Association of Psychology Training Clinics and the Chair-Elect of the Supervision & Training Section of the Society of Counseling Psychology (Div. 17) of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Zetzer is a Past-President of the Santa Barbara County Psychological Association and previously served as the Chapter Representative to the California Psychological Association. In 2014, Dr. Zetzer received the Outstanding Counseling Supervisor Award from the Supervision & Training Section of the Society of Counseling Psychology of the American Psychological Association.
Dr. Zetzer earned a PhD in Counseling Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1990, an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Ohio State University in 1986 and a B.S. in Psychology from Denison University in 1983.
