Degree:
Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology

Sponsoring Institution:
The Pennsylvania State University

Major Advisor:
Edwin L. Herr

(Expected) Graduation Date:
May 1998

Office Address:
Pennsylvania State University, College of Education, 275 Chambers Building, University Park, PA 16802

Permanent Address:
3111 Hawthorne Drive, NE, Washington, DC 20017

Race/Ethnicity/Gender:
African-American/Female

Title of Major Research/Research Interest:
My research interests include: multicultural training, research, supervision and counseling; group psychotherapy and counseling; African American career development; bereavement, loss and grief issues; environmental violence and African American families; HIV/AIDS education and counseling and minority underutilization of counseling services. My dissertation research will examine the relationship between an experimental group experience and perceived levels of multicultural competency among graduatuate counseling students. The project seeks to move beyond cognitively training all counselors to be multicultural trough an experimental group modality.

Career Goal:
To conduct research related to group and multicultural counseling as a faculty member at a research institution where my clinical experience and educational training will augment my organizacional skills and teaching interests. I would additionally like to be affiliated with a University Counseling Center to maintain my interest in counseling practice.

Degrees Earned:
M.A. in Community Counseling, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 1994; B.S. in Psychology, Howard University, Washington, DC, 1991

Professional Affiliations:
American College Student Personnel Association (ACSPA); American Counseling Association (ACA); Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW); Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD); American Psychological Association (APA); Chi Sigma Iota; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; Phi Delta Kappa (PDK)