Psychology, Counseling, & Special Education Doctoral Degree Program Counseling

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Texas A&M University-Commerce 18 Characteristics of Texas Public Doctoral Programs

Department

Psychology, Counseling, & Special Education

Doctoral Degree Program Counseling

Contact Name

Dr. Chris Simpson

Contact Phone Number

903-886-5783

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Number of Degrees Per Year

Rolling three-year average of the number of degrees awarded per academic year

2011-2012 4

2012-2013 4

2013-2014 3

3 Year Average 3.67

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Graduation Rates

Rolling three-year average of the percent of first-year doctoral students who graduated within ten years.

% Graduating within

10 years 63.89%

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Average Time to Degree

Rolling three-year average of the registered time to degree of first-year doctoral students within a ten year period.

Average Years to

Degree 5.33

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Employment Profile

Percentage of the last three years of graduates employed in academia, industry/professional, government, and those still seeking employment (in Texas and outside Texas).

Area of Employment Percentage

Academia 25%

Industry/Professional 55%

Government 20%

Seeking Employment -

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Admission Criteria

http://www.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/programs/education/counselingPhdDome

sticStudents.aspx

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Percentage of Full-time Students with

Financial Support

Any student who takes ≤ 9 SCH is considered to be part time and ≥ 9 SCH is considered to be full time.

2013-2014

Full Time Students 15

Students with support 10

Percentage of students with support 67%

Amount of Support $69,696.44

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Average Financial Support Provided

Any student who takes ≤ 9 SCH is considered to be part time and ≥ 9 SCH is considered to be full time.

For those receiving financial support, the average financial support provided per full-time graduate student (including tuition rebate) for the prior year, including research assistantships, teaching assistantships, fellowships, tuition, benefits, etc. that is “out-of-pocket”.

2013-2014 Research Assistantships $9,166 Teaching Assistantships 0 Non-Teaching Assistantships 0 Other $60,530.44 Total $69,696.44

Total number of Full Time Students with

Financial Support 10

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Student Core Faculty Ratio

Rolling three-year average of full-time student equivalent (FTSE) /rolling three-year average of full-time faculty equivalent (FTFE) of core faculty.

10:1

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Core Faculty Publications

20.67

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Core Faculty External Grants

Rolling three-year average of the number of core faculty receiving external funds, average external grant $ per faculty, and total external grant $ per program per academic year.

Average of the Number of Core

Faculty Receiving External Funds 0.67 Average External Grant $ per Faculty $23,750

Total External Grant $ $47,500

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Percentage of Full-time Students

Fall 2011 13.04%

Fall 2012 21.28%

Fall 2013 10%

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Number of Core Faculty

Core faculty: Full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty who teach fifty percent or more in the graduate program or other individuals integral to the graduate program who can direct research.

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Faculty Teaching Load

core faculty divided by the number of core faculty in the prior year.

2011 41.5

2012 51.2

2013 35.3

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Faculty Diversity

Core faculty by ethnicity and gender.

Total Headcount by

Ethnicity 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014

Asian or Pacific Islander 1 1 1

Black Non-Hispanic 1 1 2 Hispanic 1 0 1 International 0 0 0 White Non-Hispanic 5 6 5 Total 8 8 9 Gender 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 Female 3 2 4 Male 5 6 5 Total 8 8 9

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Student Diversity

Enrollment headcount by ethnicity and gender in the program in the prior year.

Total Headcount by

Ethnicity 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014

American Indian/Alaskan 1 0 1

Asian/Pacific Islander 1 2 2

Black Non Hispanic 13 14 11

Hispanic American 0 3 3

White Non Hispanic 31 28 32

N/A - - 1 Total 46 47 50 Gender 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 Female 35 38 37 Male 11 9 13 Total 46 47 50

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Date of Last External Review

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External Program Accreditation

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Student Publications/Presentations

Rolling three-year average of the number of discipline-related refereed papers/publications, juried creative/performance accomplishments, book chapters, books, and external presentations per year per student. SEE Page 7.

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Faculty Publications 2011

Freeman, S. (2011) Ethical principles revisited. Journal of Professional Counseling: Practice, Theory & Research, 38, 3 40-61 Hendricks, M. L. (2011) History of Crack Cocaine. Euless, TX: Whirlwind Communications

Becerra, M. D., Robinson, C. R., & Balkin, R. S. (2011). Exploring relationships of masculinity and ethnicity as at-risk markers for online sexual addiction in men. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, 18(4), 243-260.

Robinson, C. R. (2011). Planning your career path. In T. Fitch & J. Marshall, Group Work and Outreach Plans for College

Counselors, pp. 229-236. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.

Singh, A. A., & Salazar, C. F. (2011). Introduction: Process and action in social justice group work. In A. A. Singh & C. F. Salazar. Social justice in group work: Practical interventions for change (pp. 1-5). Oxford, England, Routledge.

Singh, A. A., & Salazar, C. F. (2011). The roots of social justice in group work. In A. A. Singh & C. F. Salazar. Social justice in

group work: Practical interventions for change (pp. 7-14). Oxford, England, Routledge.

Singh, A. & Salazar, C. F. (2011). Conclusion: Six considerations for social justice group work. In A. A. Singh & C. F. Salazar.

Social justice in group work: Practical interventions for change (pp. 213-222). Oxford, England, Routledge.

Singh, A. A., & Salazar, C. F. (Eds.). (2011). Social justice in group work: Practical interventions for change. Oxford, England: Routledge.

Aslinia, S. D., Rasheed, M. & Simpson, C. (2011). Individual Psychology (Adlerian) applied to international collectivist cultures: Compatibility, effectiveness, and impact. Journal for International Counselor Education, 3(1). Retrieved from

http://digitalcommons.library.unlv.edu/jice/vol3/iss1/1

2012

Gilliam, T. H., & Armstrong, S. A. (2012). Spirituality and counseling supervision: Current practices of board approved supervisors. The Clinical Supervisor, 31, 25-41.

Freeman, S. (2012). Choosing Death and Taking Life: The Issues and Ethics of End-of-Life Decision Making, Philadelphia:

Smarter Learning LLC

Hendricks, L., Borgemenke, A., & Hinojosa, M. (2012). Beyond alcohol and nicotine: Raising awareness levels of school

administrators to synthetic drugs. National Forum of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal, 30(1).

Bore, S. & Hendricks, M. L. (2012). Impact of HIV/AIDS on children: Counseling and play therapy as interventions for

coping, National Forum Journal of Counseling and Addiction, 1(1).

Robinson, C. R. (2012). Emerging counselor identity through the American Counseling Association and the Texas Counseling

Association: An historical perspective. The Journal of Professional Counseling: Practice, Theory, and Research, 39(2).

Hendricks, L. Marijuana Vaporization,” Recovery Today, Volume 17, May 2012.

Hendricks, L. “PTSD and Substance Abuse Disorders,” Recovery Today, Volume 17, March 2012 Hendricks, L., Lumadue, R., Waller, L. (2012). The Evolution of Bullying to

Cyber Bullying: An Overview of the Best Methods for Implementing a Cyber Bullying Prevention Program. National Forum Journal of Counseling and Addiction, Volume 1, (4).

Hendricks, L., Wickersham, L., & Lumadue, R. (2012). The iPad in a freshman success seminar: A pilot study. Global

eLearning, 1(3).

Hendricks, L., (2012). Male Sexual Addiction. National Forum Journal of Counseling and Addiction, Volume 1 (1).

Hendricks, L., Dang, Q. (2012) K2: Synthetic Marijuana---A NEW Dangerous Drug. National Forum Journal of Counseling

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Lumadue, R. T., Waller, L., Lumadue, R. S. & Hendricks, L. (2012). The mobile classroom at cross purposes with higher education: Pros and cons; Do’s and don’ts. Focus on Colleges, Universities, and Schools, 6(1).

Clark, T., Waller, L., Lumadue, R., & Hendricks, L. (2012). A comparison of retention rates among America’s 2-year institutions of higher education. Focus on Colleges, Universities, and Schools, 6(1).

Hendricks, L., Waller, L., & Bore, S. “An Examination of Spirituality in the African American Church,” Journal of

Multicultural National Forum, Volume 9, Number 1, 2012.

Limberg, D., Bell, H., & Lambie, G. W. (2012) Developmental, solution-focused supervision for counselors-in-training. The Wisconsin Counseling Journal, 26, 3-13.

Matthews, C. & Salazar, C. F. (2012). An integrative, empowerment model for helping lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth negotiate the coming-out process. Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling, 6, 96-117.

2013

Hendricks, L., Abassi, A., & Aslinia, D. (2013). The Pros and Cons of Marjuana. National Forum Journal of Counseling and

Addiction, 2 (1).

Hendricks, L., Bore, S., Aslinia, D., & Morriss, G. (2013) The Effects of Anger on The Brain and Body. National Forum

Journal of Counseling and Addiction, 2 (1).

Hendricks, L. & Powell, J. (2013). The Impact of Pathological Gambling. National Forum Journal of Counseling and

Addiction, 2 (1).

Hendricks, L., Wilson, A., & Chapple, J. (2013). Crystal Methamphetamine in Society Today. National Forum Journal of

Counseling and Addiction, 2 (1).

Hendricks, L., Ball, L., & Ball, S. (2013). Description of Drug Schedules. National Forum Journal of Counseling and Addiction,

2 (1).

Hendricks, L., Abassi, A., & McGill, A. (2013). Counseling Domestic Abuse Survivors within the African American

Community. National Forum Journal of Counseling and Addiction, 2 (1).

Hendricks, L. & Wilson, A. (2013). The Impact of Crack Cocaine on Black America. National Forum Journal of Counseling

and Addiction, 2 (1).

Hendricks, L. & Ivery T. (2013). Substance Abuse and Hepatitis C Virus. National Forum Journal of Counseling and Addiction,

2 (1).

Bore, S., Hendricks, L., & Womack, A. (2013). Psycho-Educational Groups in Schools: The Intervention of Choice. National Forum Journal of Counseling and Addiction, 2 (1).

Hendricks, L. & Graham, K. (2013). For Educators A-B-C’s are The Fundamentals: Drugs are now the Challenges in the

Classroom. National Forum of Teacher Education Journal, 23 (1 & 2).

Ohrt, J. H., Limberg, D., & Ware, J. N. (2013). Integrating play techniques with students experiencing academic challenges. In J. R. Curry & L. Fazio-Griffith (Eds.). Integrating play techniques in comprehensive school counseling programs (pp.125-148). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishers.

Ohrt, J. H., Ware, J. N., & Limberg, D. (2013). Using play techniques for family

substance abuse concerns. In J. R. Curry & L. Fazio-Griffith (Eds.). Integrating play techniques in comprehensive school counseling programs (pp. 43-65). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishers.

Lambie, G. W., Hayes, B. G., Griffith, C., Limberg, D., & Mullen, P. R. (2013). Doctoral

education students’ levels of research knowledge, research self-efficacy, and interest in research: A cross-sectional investigation. Journal of Innovative Higher Education, 39(2) DOI 10.1007/s10755-013-9264-1.

Limberg, D….Lambie, G. W. (2013). Professional identity development of counselor

education doctoral students: A qualitative investigation. The Professional Counselor: Research and Practice, 3(1), 40-53.

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Bell, H., Limberg, D., & Robinson, E. H. (2013). Recognizing trauma in the classroom: A practical guide for educators. Childhood Education, 89(3), 129-145. Price, E., & Limberg, D. (2013). Addressing the mental health needs of gay veterans: A

group counseling approach. Journal of Military and Government Counseling,1(1), 26-39.

Salazar, C. F. (2013, January). In memoriam: Richard E. Lampe. Counseling Today,

55(7).

Guidry, K., Simpson, C., Test, T., & Bloomfield, C. (2013). Ambiguous loss and its effects on children: Implications and interventions for school counselors.

Journal of School Counseling, 11(15). Retrieved from http://www.jsc.montana.edu/articles/v11n15.pdf

Jabrah, A., Hendricks, L. & Simpson, C. (2013). The effects of energy drinks on college students. National Forum Journal of

Counseling and Addiction, 2 (1).

Almendarez, R., & Wilson, A. D. (2013). The effect of gender and ethnicity on the

sexual behaviors of adolescents. The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 21(1), 104-111. doi:10.1177/1066480712456831

Wilson, A. & Johnson, P. (2013). Counselors and process addiction: The blind spot in

our field. The Professional Counselor, 2(1), 16-22.

Wilson, A. D. & Taylor, L.K. (2013). An international study abroad experience in a

counselor education doctoral cohort. Journal for International Counselor Education, 5(1), 14-31.

Wilson, A. D., & Henriksen, R. C. Jr. (2013). Moral development and the phenomenon

of absent fathers. In B. J. Irby, G. Brown, R. Lara-Alecio, & S. Jackson (Eds.), Handbook of educational theories. Charlotte, NC: Information Age.

2014

Ray, D., Armstrong, S., Balkin, R., & Jayne, K. (in press). Child centered play therapy in the schools: Review and meta-analysis. Psychology in the Schools.

Freeman, S. (2014). Review of Surgical Weight Loss Psychological Screening. In J.

Carlson, K. Geisinger, & J. Jonson (Eds.), The Nineteenth Mental Measurements Yearbook. Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.

Freeman, S. (2014). Review of Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust Memory and

Information Processing Battery. In J. Carlson, K. Geisinger, & J. Jonson (Eds.),

The Nineteenth Mental Measurements Yearbook. Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements. Balkin, R., Harris, N., Freeman, S., & Huntington, S. (2014) The Forgiveness

Reconciliation Inventory: An Instrument to Process Through Issues of Forgiveness and Conflict. Journal of Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 47, 1 3-13.

Singh, A. A. & Salazar, C. F. (2014). Using groups to facilitate social justice change: Addressing issues of privilege and oppression. In J. L.

DeLucia-Waack, C. Kalodner, & M. Riva (Eds.). Handbook of group counseling and psychotherapy (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Simpson, C.S. Balkin, R.S. Armstrong, S.A. & Brownrigg, T. (In Press). A grief camp

experience for children: Parental perceptions of outcomes. The Journal of

Counseling Research and Practice.

Nelson, J., Wilson, A., Holman, L. (in press). Training students in counselor education programs in process addictions: A pilot

study. Annual Review of Addictions and Offender Counselors: Best Practices.

Wilson, A. D. (in press). The lived experiences of resilient single mothers who raised successful Black males. Adultspan

Journal.

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Student Publications/Presentations PUBLICATIONS

Balkin, R. S., Leicht, D. J., Sartor, T., & Powell, J. (2011). Assessing the relationship between therapeutic goal attainment and psychosocial characteristics for adolescents in crisis residence. Journal of Mental Health, 20, 32-42.

Bore, S., Hendricks, L., & Womack, A. (2013). Psycho-Educational Groups in Schools: The Intervention of Choice. National Forum Journal of Counseling and Addiction, 2 (1).

Guidry, K., Simpson, C., Test, T., & Bloomfield, C. (2013). Ambiguous loss and its effects on children: Implications and

interventions for school counselors. Journal of School Counseling, 11(15). Retrieved from

http://www.jsc.montana.edu/articles/v11n15.pdf

PRESENTATIONS

Elder, J., Ball, L. H., & Lewis, J. (2011). Children caught in the middle. Sectional program presented at Texas Counseling

Association, Annual Conference, Fort Worth, Texas.

Matthews, C., & Salazar, C. F. (2012). An integrative, empowerment model for helping lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth

negotiate the coming-out process. Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling, 6, 96-117.

Matthews, C. (2012, July). Second generation cult recovery: Implications for counselors. Presentation at the annual International

Cultic Studies Association. Montreal, Canada.

Matthews, C. (2012, July). Second generation cult recovery: Implications for counselors. Presentation at the International Centre

for Comparative Criminology (ICCC) of the Université de Montréal, and l’Association Québécoise Plaidoyer-Victimes. Montreal, Canada.

Duncan, D., Duncan, W., Koshatka, M., & Matthews, C. (2012, July). Spiritual manipulation in pseudo-Christian cults: A panel discussion with former members. Presentation at the annual International Cultic Studies Association. Montreal, Canada.

Elder, J., & Matthews, C., (2011, November). Stronger for longer: Promoting family resilience. Presentation at the annual

conference of the Texas Counseling Association. Fort Worth, TX.

Armstrong, S. A., Jacobs, R., & Couch, L. (November 13, 2012). Basic play therapy skills for school counselors. Texas Counseling Association Professional Growth Conference, Galveston, TX.

Vivona, G., & Armstrong, S. A. (November 22, 2013). Children transforming grief

through sandtray. Texas Counseling Association Professional Growth Conference, San Antonio, TX. Simpson, C.S., Quast, H. & Robinson, A. (January, 2014). Supervising and non-

suicidal self-injury (NSSI): Supervising a counselor intern working with a self- injuring client. Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision

Midwinter Conference 2014, Austin, TX.

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