The School of Counselor Education offers a doctoral degree in counselor education and supervision and master’s programs in both clinical mental health counseling and school counseling. All programs are accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). 

For information on specific programs, go to: Counseling and Counselor Education  

Faculty

Director

• Dr. Cheri Meder

Assistant Directors

• Dr. Laura Bruneau
• Dr. Jared Thiemann

Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program

• Dr. Christina Harrell, Chair

Curriculum and Assessment

• Dr. Neil Rigsbee, Chair

School Counseling Program

• Professor Colleen Stabolepszy, Chair

Curriculum and Assessment

• Dr. Carol Cotter, Coordinator

Ph.D. Program

• Dr. Melissa O’Neill, Coordinator

Specialty Program

• Dr. Sandra Gavin, Coordinator

Professors

• Courtney Allen, Ph.D.
• Laura Bruneau, Ph.D.
• Mark Manzanares, Ph.D.
• Cheri Meder, Ph.D.
• Neil Rigsbee, Ph.D.

Associate Professors

• Jared Thiemann, Ph.D.

Assistant Professors

• Sandra Gavin, Ph.D.
• Christina Harrell, Ph.D.
• Karli Iceman, Ph.D.
• Rebecca Meidinger, Ph.D.

Clinical Faculty (NTT)

• Bethany Adams, Ph.D.
• Rebecca Caple, Ph.D.
• Carol Cotter, Ph.D.
• Janessa Henninger, Ph.D.
• Mark Vander Ley, Ph.D.
• Steve Moody, Ph.D.
• Melissa O’Neil, Ph.D.
• Katrina Ruggles, Ph.D.
• Penny Sanders, Ed.D.
• Kelsey Scanlan, Ph.D.
• Julie Silipo, Ph.D.
• Colleen Stabolepszy, M.A.
• Madeleine Stevens, Ph.D.
• Jessica Stuart, Ph.D.
• Sonja Sutherland, Ph.D.
• Kirk Thiemann, Ph.D.
• Ben Wilson, Ph.D.
• Melissa O’Neill, Ph.D.

Unless specified otherwise, the rank of associate professor implies tenured status. “NTT” indicates “non-tenure track.”