Faculty Credentials

Tina Marie Ainsworth (P) - Vita

Sinem Akay-Sullivan (F) - Vita

• Licensed Professional Counselor/Supervisor Registered Play Therapist Certified Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapist

Ruby Rodriguez Almendarez (P) - Vita

Dusanka Armstrong (P) - Vita

Susan Ilona Bajza (P) - Vita

• Certified School Counselor (TX)
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, TX #4858,Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor, TX #15679
• 20 years experience leading psychotherapeutic groups
• 20 years experience counseling families and children
• Clinical member of American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional member of Texas Counseling Association and American Counseling Association

Rick A. Bruhn (F) - Vita

• Clinical Fellow Amer. Assn. for Marriage & Family Therapy,Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor, TX #5061; Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist-Supervisor, TX #401; Clinical Member Amer. Society of Clinical Hypnosis.
• Program Coord/Clinical Coord of COAMFTE Accredited master's program, St. Mary's University, San Antonio, 1984-1991. Asst/Assoc. Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy 1984-91.Assoc/Full Professor of Counselor Education 1991-Present Sam Houston State University. Creation of master's courses to meet academic requirements for LMFT, TX. Coordination/Program Director of Counselor Educ.Master's/Ph.D. programs 1993-2003. Director of Ph.D. program 8/16 to present. Have taught doctoral courses at St. Mary's University (San Antonio) and SHSU since 1990.Private Practice of Psychotherapy since 1982.Chair for 5 dissertations, served on 10 others.
• High teaching scores at SHSU since employment for all semesters except Spring 2003 (first year of teaching doctoral level research courses, 2 major grant applications and oversight of building of Counselor Education Center)
• PI for 4 external grants totaling $948,398. PI or Co-PI for 5 internal university grants at SHSU and St. Mary's Univ. (San Antonio) for total of $40,000Awarded Phi Delta Kappa Research Award, East Texas State University, 1981 for dissertation, "Effects of Hypnosis on Counselor Trainee Skill Acquisition and Self-Perceived Self-Confidence
• National: 10 Peer-reviewed articles, 5 book chapters, 1 ERIC document,1 Newsletter, 1 book review - 20 National conference presentations from 1983-Present. State 2 Peer-reviewed journal articles, 2 chapters in state/national MFT licensing examination study manuals.
• Professional member Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists 2011 to present.
• Professional member Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists 2011 to present.

Emily Annette De France (F) - Vita

Brian Glenn Doig (P) - Vita

Christina Leeann Ellis (F) - Vita

• Texas Certified Educator: 8-12 ELAR, ESL Supplemental, Principal

Dustin S Ellis (P) - Vita

Evelyne Kimbriel Fitzgerald (P) - Vita

Lydia C Fox (F) - Vita

Yvonne Garza-Chaves (F) - Vita

• Licensed Professional Counselor
• Registered Play Therapist
• 15 years mental health experience working with children and families. Inpatient and outpatient counseling.
• 3 years of Supervising Clinic Classes

Megan Renee Garzaglass (P) - Vita

Irma Violeta Guardiola Castillo (P) - Vita

Tamara MikkiDaniel Harris (P) - Vita

Linda Maureen Hart (P) - Vita

Susan Elizabeth Henderson (F) - Vita

• Published in peer reviewed journals on adolescent substance use
• Licensed Professional Counselor Intern, State of Texas, License number 74170
• 2015-1016 On-line Instructor in Counseling Fort Hays State University Courses Taught: Psychopathology Life Span Development Appraisal in Counseling Cultural Diversity Management of Counseling Programs Theories in Counseling Foundations of Counseling Community Counseling Lifestyle and Career Counseling
• 2016-1017 LPC Intern, supervised by Mary Nichter, Ph.D., LPC-S, LMFT Approved Supervisor Counselor at Lone Star Behavioral Health Outpatient Hospital providing mental health and addictions counseling services to adults diagnosed with serious mental illness
• Henderson, S. E. (2015). An evaluation of frontline family therapy and frontline comparison treatment on prosocial outcomes in adolescent substance use and delinquency (Order No. 3664340). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (1727739331). Retrieved from https://ezproxy.shsu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1727739331?accountid=70 65

Richard C Henriksen (F) - Vita

• Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor # 15086; National Certified Counselor # 47223
• Six years as a clinical counselor in community and hospital settings.
• Two years as a an associate clinical supervisor of counselors and substance abuse counselors.
• I have written 1 book and am currently writing a book. I have published four book chapters and have one book chapter in press. I have published 11 journal articles in national and state journals and I have one article in press and three articles in the review process. These publications are from 1997 to date. I have also made more than 60 professional presentations at the national, state, and local levels since 1996. I have also participated in seven grants.
• I have received awards and honors from the North Central Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors, the Illinois Counseling Association, the Illinois Association for Specialists in Group work, and Western Illinois University for my publications and service to the profession.

Gary K. Hood (P) - Vita

• Forty four years of teaching experience.Thirty four years as a counselor educator.
• Licensed Professional CounselorCertified school counselor
• 1997 TACES Counselor Educator of the year , TCA Presidential AwardMultiple TCA and TACES Distinguished service awards

Steven Leon Lackey (P) - Vita

• Five years private counseling experience as an LPC-S, NCC, LCDC
• Three years experience as counselor educator.

David M Lawson (F) - Vita

Chi-Sing Li (F) - Vita

• - Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist,Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor & Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Supervisor in Texas- Professional member of Texas Counseling Association and American Counseling Association- 17 years of clinical experience working with individuals and families in crisis. - Clinical experience in MHMR setting, College campuses and Business setting. - Excellent teaching evaluation from students and chair of department

Judith A Nelson (P) - Vita

• Licensed Professional Counselor and Approved Supervisor (Texas); Marriage and Family Therapist (Texas); Certified School Counselor (Texas)
• 25 years in school counseling - 10 years experience in private practice as a Marriage and Family Therapist
• Taught as adjunct faculty for seven years at SHSU - Earned maximum points in "Teaching" in the Faculty Evaluation System both years as a full-time faculty member at SHSU
• Nelson, J. (2007). The Top Ten Things School Counselors Should Know about Service-Learning. NCPEA Connexions.Nelson, J. (2006). For parents only: A strategic family therapy intervention for school counselors. The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 14, 180-183.Malone, B., Woodard, S., & Nelson, J. (2006). Guiding the schoolcounseling staff. ASCA School Counselor, 43(6), 65-71.Nelson, J. (2006, Fall). Closing the achievement gap: Service-learning as a strategic school counselor intervention. Professional Issues n Counseling. Nichter, M. & Nelson, J. (2006). Educating administrators. ASCA School Counselor, 44(2), 15-20.Nelson, J. & Nichter, M. (2006). Administrators: The transformers (Part I). The Texas Study, 16(1), 6-8.Nelson, J. & Nichter, M. (2006). Administrators: The transformers (Part II). The Texas Study, 16(1), 9-11.

Mary S. Nichter (F) - Vita

• I have particiapted in several research projects of both qualitative and quantitative methodolgy. All of the research projects have resulted in peer-reviewed publications in professional journals.
• I am a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Texas, an licensed professional counselor supervisor, a licensed marriage anf family therapist(LMFT), and an approved LMFT supervisor. In addition, I am a certified school counselor.
• I have 10 years of clincial practice. My clincial experience includes working in hospitals, agencies, and private practice as a mental health provider.
• This is my ninth year teaching in the counseling program at SHSU. I have consistently maintained above average student evaluations on the IDEA system and the system used prior to the IDEA.
• In 2006, I was honored to receive Counselor Supervisor of the Year from Texas Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors (TACES). In 2001, I received Supervisor of the Year Award given by Chi Sigma Iota, a national honor society for counseling students.

Melinda Kay Perzan-Wooderson (P) - Vita

• Previous experience includes working as a principal and serving in leadership positions at a regional education service center as Component Director for Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment and later for the Leadership and Accountability Department. Specifically, my scope of work included partnering with 56+ LEA's to improve student achievement. Other examples of professional experience include: Huntsville Intermediate School Principal, AP for Curriculum and Instruction Huntsville High School, Alternative School Principal, School Counselor, Science Teacher
• Research for dissertation focused on superintendent leadership styles and student achievement and school district financial and demographic factors. Examples of papers presented include:Leadership Styles and Student Achievement. Paper presented at the NCPEA Conference, Rice University, Houston, TX.In Search of School Improvement: The Identification of TAAS Improvement Strategies by Key Administrators in a Recognized School District in Texas. Paper presented at the Southwestern Educational Research Association (SERA) Convention, San Antonio, TX.
• The following certifications to support preparing graduate students for the principalship include the following:Texas Superintendency, Texas Instructional Leadership Development Training, Texas Professional Mid-Management Administrator Certification, Texas Professional Development Appraisal System Certification, Texas Professional Counselor Certification, Texas Teacher Certification, Advancing Educational Leadership (AEL) Trainer of Trainers Certification, Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) Trainer of Trainers Certification, Texas Principal Evaluation and Support System (T-PESS) Trainer of Trainers Certifcation

Rebecca A Robles-Pina (F) - Vita

• Licensed Psychologist Licensed Specialist in School Psychology
• 20+ hours in addition in continuing education units in statistics and assessment
• 36 hours in Ph.D. work toward statistics, methods of research, and assessment (measurement)

Sheryl Anne Serres (P) - Vita

• I was a school counselor for seven years, and I was a college/university counselor for more than 3 years. During this time I led counseling groups and worked with students and parents. I was an educational diagnostician for 12 years. I conducted psycho-educational assessments and held Admissions, Reviews and Dismissal committees.
• I am a licensed professional counselor and a registered educational diagnostician.
• My graduate courses include 33 hours in psychology, many of which are in assessment and two courses in human development.
• I am an approved LPC Supervisor

Jeffrey M Sullivan (F) - Vita

Naomi Leigh Timm (P) - Vita

Kate Mc Lellan Walker (P) - Vita

• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor

Richard Eugene Watts (F) - Vita

• 25 years experience as a professional counselor and Counselor Educator
• Texas Licensed Professional Counselor and Texas Board Approved Counseling Supervisor
• Identified as one of the 20 most prolific authors in Counselor Education and have received numerous research, publication, and professional service awards.
• Over 140 publications including 6 books and over 100 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters.
• Designated a Distinguished Professor of Counseling by Sam Houston State University, the highest recognition afforded a faculty member at the university level.
• Designated a Regents' Professor by the Texas State University System (TSUS) Board of Regents, the highest recognition afforded a faculty member at the system level.