Counselor Education Faculty

Carney, JoLynn, Ph.D., Ohio University
Youth and their developmental processes. Specific research areas: school violence, bullying, adolescent suicide, and at-risk student involvement in the arts.

Conyers, Liza, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison
HIV and employment, disability studies, psychiatric rehabilitation, and lifespan issues of people with disabilities, with a particular emphasis on educational and career development.

Hazler, Richard, Ph.D., University of Idaho
Developmental issues of youth as they relate to school and community climate; peer-on-peer abuse; and youth violence.

Herbert, James T., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison
Clinical supervision; therapeutic adventure; and college adjustment of students with disabilities.

Herr, Edwin L., Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University
Research in career guidance, counseling and education; career development; systematic planning and evaluation of counseling and related processes; international approaches to counseling and mental health.

Hunt, Brandon, Ph.D., University of Virginia
HIV/AIDS; counselor attitudes and training; counseling gay, lesbian, and bisexual clients; and grief counseling.

Mellin, Elizabeth, Ph.D., Ohio University
Interdisciplinary and interagency collaboration in children's mental health; school-family-community partnerships; expanded school mental health.

Niles, Spencer, D.Ed. , Penn State University
Developmental career counseling theory and practice; career counseling process.

O'Sullivan, Deirdre, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Developmental Work Personality, particularly how the work personality across the lifespan in persons with disabilities and chronic illness; stigma reduction strategies for persons with psychiatric disabilities and addiction.

Trusty, Jerry, Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Adolescents' education and career development; preadolescents' self-concepts, multicultural counseling, and counselor education.

Wilson, Keith B., Ph.D., Ohio State University
Cross-cultural issues among persons with disabilities in the state federal vocational system; multicultural counseling/education of rehabilitation counselors; and outcome studies using the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) State and National 911 Databases.