May 2, 2019 | TPC Outstanding Scholar
Michael T. Kalkbrenner and Christopher A. Sink
Michael T. Kalkbrenner and Christopher A. Sink received the 2018 Outstanding Scholar Award for Quantitative or Qualitative Research for their article, “Development and Validation of the College Mental Health Perceived Competency Scale.”
Michael T. Kalkbrenner, PhD, NCC, is an assistant professor of counseling and educational psychology at New Mexico State University. His research interests include college student mental health, interprofessional approaches to physical and mental wellness, and reducing barriers to counseling. He conducts quantitative and qualitative research, with an emphasis on quantitative methodology in psychometrics. Dr. Kalkbrenner has clinical experience providing counseling to a variety of populations in an array of different settings, including medical residents, veterans, college students, and children.
Christopher A. Sink, PhD, NCC, is a professor and the Batten Chair of Counseling and Human Services at Old Dominion University. His current research interests involve the intersection of mental and school-based counseling, psychometrics, social and emotional learning, ecological and systemic approaches to prevention, positive psychotherapy, and spirituality as an important feature of adolescent resiliency. Dr. Sink serves as the editor of the Journal of School-based Counseling Policy and Evaluation (International Society for Policy Research and Evaluation in School-Based Counseling) and associate editor for Counseling and Values (American Counseling Association). He has also served on the editorial boards of multiple peer-refereed journals, including The Professional Counselor (National Board for Certified Counselors), Professional School Counseling (American School Counselor Association), and Counselling and Spirituality (Saint Paul University, Canada).
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May 2, 2019 | TPC Outstanding Scholar
Jennifer L. Rogers, Dennis D. Gilbride, and Brian J. Dew
Jennifer L. Rogers, Dennis D. Gilbride, and Brian J. Dew received the 2018 Outstanding Scholar Award for Concept/Theory for their article, “Utilizing an Ecological Framework to Enhance Counselors’ Understanding of the U.S. Opioid Epidemic.”
Jennifer L. Rogers, PhD, NCC, is an assistant professor in the Department of Counseling at Wake Forest University. She received her doctorate in counseling and counselor education from Syracuse University, where she was a doctoral fellow. Her clinical and research interests include brief counseling interventions, clinical supervision, and relational approaches to counseling and counselor preparation across ecologically diverse practice contexts. Her current research focuses upon how attachment and cognitive patterns among beginning counselors influence their experiences during clinical supervision.
Dennis D. Gilbride, PhD, is currently a professor in the Counseling and Psychological Services Department at Georgia State University. He has published numerous articles along with book chapters related to disability, ethical decision-making, attachment, and supervision, as well as other counselor education issues. He received the James F. Garrett Award for Distinguished Career in Rehabilitation Research in 2013, and the Outstanding Faculty Research Award from the College of Education and Human Development at Georgia State University in 2015.
Brian J. Dew, PhD, has served as Chair of the Department of Counseling and Psychological Services at Georgia State University since 2011. His research has been focused on substance use—primarily on the topics of methamphetamine use and treatment, ecstasy use, and more recently, the spread of opiate consumption. Prior to his academic position at GSU, Dr. Dew worked as a substance abuse counselor in a hospital-based setting, where he developed and directed an intensive family program geared toward educating the non-addict on aspects of recovery. Over the past 12 years, Dr. Dew has served as Atlanta’s primary representative to the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s (NIDA) Community Epidemiological Work Group, where he is responsible for reporting Atlanta drug trends to federal officials. Dr. Dew has been awarded the Outstanding Faculty Research Award from GSU’s College of Education and Human Development, and the Outstanding Addictions and Offender Professional Award by the Association of Addictions and Offender Counseling. Dr. Dew has made over 200 professional presentations, including keynote addresses and international trainings.
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May 1, 2018 | TPC Outstanding Scholar
2017 TPC Outstanding Scholar Award Winner – Concept/Theory
Alexis N. Miller and Jennifer M. Cook
Alexis N. Miller and Jennifer M. Cook received the 2017 Outstanding Scholar Award for Concept/Theory for their article, “The Adolescent Substance Use Risk Continuum: A Cultural, Strengths-Based Approach to Case Conceptualization.”
Alexis N. Miller, MS, LPC-IT, SAC-IT, is a professional counselor for the Dual Diagnosis Partial Hospitalization Program at Rogers Memorial Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. Through her education at Marquette University, Ms. Miller developed a multicultural-focused and strength-based approach to working with clients. In her current position, she is able to incorporate the skills she learned through her education and research into serving the clients with whom she works. The Adolescent Substance Use Risk Continuum has been beneficial for assessing the risk and protective factors for the clients with whom she works, and she uses that information to better serve her clients. Ms. Miller is passionate about using her client’s strengths in their recovery.
Jennifer M. Cook, PhD, NCC, ACS, LPC, is an assistant professor of counselor education and counseling psychology at Marquette University, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is a passionate, multiculturally focused counselor, educator, supervisor, and researcher who infuses advocacy and strength-based perspectives throughout her work. Dr. Cook has served clients, particularly underserved populations, in private practice and clinical mental health settings, and supervised clinical mental health and school counselors-in-training. Her research focuses on counselor preparation and counselor multicultural development, with emphasis on issues related to social class and socioeconomic status. Dr. Cook’s peer-reviewed publications and her peer-reviewed international, national, and regional presentations have focused strongly on the aforementioned areas. Currently, Dr. Cook engages in professional service with the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, the North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, and the National Board for Certified Counselors Minority Fellowship Program.
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May 1, 2018 | TPC Outstanding Scholar
2017 TPC Outstanding Scholar Award Winner –
Quantitative or Qualitative Research
Stephanie T. Burns and Daniel R. Cruikshanks
Stephanie T. Burns and Daniel R. Cruikshanks received the 2017 Outstanding Scholar Award for Quantitative or Qualitative Research for their article, “Evaluating Independently Licensed Counselors’ Articulation of Professional Identity Using Structural Coding.”
Dr. Stephanie T. Burns is an assistant professor at Western Michigan University, where she is the coordinator of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program. Dr. Burns is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Ohio and Michigan, and a National Certified Counselor. Her research areas of interest include counselor professional identity, ethics, career development, the psychometrics of career interest inventories, student learning outcomes, counseling outcomes, program evaluation, and supervision.
Dr. Daniel R. Cruikshanks is a professor in and chair of the Psychology and Counselor Education Department at Aquinas College, where he is also head of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program. He is a Supervising Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Ohio and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Michigan. His research interests include counselor professional identity, ethics, supervision, and ADHD.
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May 12, 2017 | TPC Outstanding Scholar
Kathleen Brown-Rice and Susan Furr
Kathleen Brown-Rice and Susan Furr received the 2016 Outstanding Scholar Award for Quantitative or Qualitative Research for their article, “Counselor Educators and Students With Problems of Professional Competence: A Survey and Discussion.”
Dr. Kathleen Brown-Rice is an Assistant Professor at the University of South Dakota. Dr. Brown-Rice is a National Certified Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor (SD, NE, and NC), Licensed Mental Health Provider (NE), Certified Addiction Counselor (SD), Licensed Clinical Addiction Counselor (NC), Qualified Mental Health Provider (SD), Approved Clinical Supervisor. Her research efforts are on developing and enhancing ethical and competent services to clients and focus on three main areas: a) professional counselor supervision, training and dispositions, b) Native American mental health with an emphasis on the implications of historical trauma, and c) risky substance use. To further understand emotional regulation and intergenerational transmission of pathology, she incorporates neural imaging and genotyping.
Dr. Susan Furr is a Professor in the Department of Counseling at UNC Charlotte. She worked for over 20 years in the field as a school counselor and a counselor at the university counseling center before moving to university teaching. Her research and writing interests include counseling student development and professional dispositions, grief and loss in recovery from addiction, college student development, and psychoeducational groups.
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May 11, 2017 | Article, TPC Outstanding Scholar
Mehmet A. Karaman and Richard J. Ricard
Mehmet A. Karaman and Richard J. Ricard received the 2016 Outstanding Scholar Award for Concept/Theory for their article, “Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Syrian Refugees in Turkey.”
Dr. Mehmet A. Karaman is an Assistant Professor of counseling at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Dr. Karaman has practiced in psychiatric hospitals, community mental health agencies, school districts and non-profit organizations. His research interests include instrument development and validation, cross-cultural studies (e.g., Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Mexico), counseling refugees, achievement motivation, and counseling children and adolescents. He is the past president of Texas Association for Humanistic Education and Development.
Dr. Richard J. Ricard is Assistant Dean and Professor of Counseling & Educational Psychology at Texas A&M University—Corpus Christi. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, San Diego and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University in developmental psychology. He has been teaching in higher education for over 25 years. Dr. Ricard’s research focuses on program evaluation and implementation of evidence-based counseling interventions with adolescents in schools. His most recent teaching and research focus is on counseling interventions that emphasize mindfulness-based approaches (e.g., DBT, ACT, MBCT) that support counselor and client well-being.
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