December 2018 CECP doctoral graduates

2018 CECP doctoral graduates in cap and gown with degrees

December 2018 CECP doctoral graduates


Congratulations to Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology (CECP) graduate students recently completing their Ph.D. degrees. CECP doctoral graduates at the December 2018 commencement are pictured above from left to right: Shealyn Jenee' Blanchard, Melissa T. Heinrich, Pamela Joyce Jordan, Andrew D. Clay, Ricky J. Pope, Jennifer G. Hahm, Lindsay A. Okonowsky.

Congratulations to all!

Recent Ph.D. graduates, the title of their dissertations and doctoral advisors include:

Doctor of Philosophy

Cynthia A. Beevers
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Counseling Psychology 鈥淎 Qualitative Analogue Study on Student Therapists鈥 Reactions to Client Suicidality鈥
Chair of Doctoral Committee: Kelly McDonnell, Ph.D.

Shealyn Jenee' Blanchard
Glenn Allen, Virginia
Counseling Psychology 鈥淏lack Graduate Students鈥 Experiences of Stress and Coping鈥
Chair of Doctoral Committee: Mary Z. Anderson, Ph.D.

Andrew D. Clay
Grandville, Michigan
Counselor Education 鈥淭he Grief Experience of Spousal and Adult Child Caregivers of Individuals Diagnosed with Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease or Related Dementias Following Facility Placement鈥
Chair of Doctoral Committee: Jennifer Foster, Ph.D.

Jennifer G. Hahm
Lansing, Michigan
Counseling Psychology 鈥淐olor-Blind Racial Ideology, Social Justice Attitudes, and Cultural Competency in U.S. Medical Students and Resident Physicians鈥
Chair of Doctoral Committee: Joseph Morris, Ph.D.

Melissa T. Heinrich
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Counseling Psychology 鈥淪trongly Bonded Supervisory Relationships: Demystifying the Bond Aspect of the Supervisory Working Alliance鈥
Chair of Doctoral Committee: Mary Z. Anderson, Ph.D.

Pamela Joyce Jordan
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Counselor Education 鈥淐ounselor Educators鈥 Perceptions of Nontraditional Master鈥檚-Level Counseling Students and How Those Perceptions Shape Teaching Practices鈥
Chair of Doctoral Committee: Stephen Craig, Ph.D.

Lindsay A. Okonowsky
Tallahassee, Florida
Counseling Psychology 鈥淧erspective Taking, Multicultural Course Completion, and Political Ideology Affiliation Effects on Zero Sum Belief Endorsement by White Counseling Trainees鈥
Chair of Doctoral Committee: Joseph Morris, Ph.D.

Ricky J. Pope
Irvine, California
Counseling Psychology 鈥淭he Integration of Creative and Expressive Arts in a Young Adult Problem-Solving Court鈥
Chair of Doctoral Committee: Mary Z. Anderson, Ph.D.