Education:
Undergraduate: Cedarville College
Master's: Central Michigan University
Doctorate: Ohio University
Accomplishments:
- Producer and writer, documentary I Do Exist (www.idoexist.com)
- Producer, CD, Truth Comes Out
- Chair, Ethics Committee, American Mental Health Counselors
Association
- President, American Mental Health Counselors Association (1996-98)
- Expert witness, April 13-15, 2003 Denver, CO family court
- Serve as an Ad Hoc reviewer for Psychological Reports, January
2001-Present
- Principle investigator, Factor
analytic study of the Index of Homophobia, Grove City College, 1998-2003
- Consultation with the US Navy Bureau of Personnel concerning mental
health provider credentialing, occupational licensing and managed care,
May 1995 - June 2002
- Principle investigator, Pre-therapy change research project, Grove
City College, 1998 - 2001
- Testimony concerning administrative rules in South Carolina
Administrative Court, Columbia, SC, January 18, 1999
- Member, AMHCA mediation team. Organizational mediation with American
Counseling Association, January - March, 1996
- Ad Hoc Task Force on Confidentiality Amicus Brief, American Counseling
Association, 1996
- Testimony concerning Senate Bill 1129 (Mental health professionals
licensing act) presented before the Senate Consumer Protection and
Professional Licensure Committee of the Pennsylvania Senate, Harrisburg,
PA, August 9, 1995
- Testimony concerning House Bill 523 presented before the Insurance
Committee of the Ohio House of Representatives, Columbus, OH, January
26, 1994
- Assisted in drafting the counselor licensing laws in Pennsylvania,
Indiana, Georgia and New Jersey
- Provided consultation to counseling associations in 20 states
concerning licensing regulations and/or reimbursement policy
Awards/Recognition:
- Professional Service Award - American Mental Health Counselors
Association - March, 1992
- Donald A. Green Memorial Award, recognizing the outstanding graduate
student from Ohio University's Counselor Education Program - May, 1992
- Counselor of the Year Award - 1991, given annually by Ohio Mental
Health Counselor's Association - June, 1992
- Certificate of special recognition from the 119th Ohio General
Assembly, Sponsored by Speaker of the House, Vern Riffe - August, 1992
- Special Award of Merit, given annually by Scioto County Children's
Services Board in recognition of services to children and families -
November, 1992
- Research Grant, Ohio Association for Counselor Education and
Supervision - February, 1993
- George E. Hill Distinguished Alumni Award, given annually by the Ohio
University's Department of Counselor Education recognizing an alumni
demonstrating "outstanding scholarship, service and leadership in the
profession of counseling." - March 30, 1998
- Sigmund Freud Award given by the National Association for Research and
Therapy of Homosexuality - November, 2002
Sound
Recordings:
Something Different, December, 2001 |