Accomplishments: Department of Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services
Madeline Clark (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) published "A Pedagogy of Belonging: Strategies and Practices for Building Beloved Community in Counselor Education" in the Journal of Humanistic Counseling with a colleague from Bowling Green State University.
Sam Leif, Michael McCreery, P.G. Schrader (all Teaching and Learning), Kathleen Krach (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services), and Brett Abarbanel (International Gaming Institute) published an open-access research article, "Differentiating Video Game Expertise Using the Model of Domain Learning," in Frontiers in Education. The…
Ching-Chen Chen (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) co-authored a research article with faculty colleagues from four other universities titled "Is Supervisee Disclosure in Supervision Universal? Preliminary Cross-Cultural Evidence From US and Turkish Supervisee Samples" published in the Counselor Education and…
The Council of Standards in Human Service Education, the national accrediting body for human services degree programs, recently approved the accreditation of UNLV’s bachelor’s degree in the field. According to the council, the program, housed within the College of Education features a well-aligned, practice-focused curriculum, highly…
Madeline Clark (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) published Counselors Providing Care to Clients Who Self-Diagnose via the Internet and Social Media: A Grounded Theory in the Journal of Counseling and Development with colleagues from various other institutions.
Ching-Chen Chen (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) co-authored a research article with faculty colleagues from three other universities titled "Closing the gap in career counselor development with inclusive teaching strategies," published in the Journal of Employment Counseling. This article examines…
Veronica Mullins, Katherine Feather, and Madeline Clark (all Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) published "Autistic students in higher education: a conceptual support group framework" in International Journal of Inclusive Education.
Chia-Liang (Leo) Dai (Teaching and Learning) co-authored an article with colleagues Ching-Chen Chen (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services), and Dr. Yin Guo, Dr. Sharma, and student Jacquelyn Rodriguez (all Public Health). The article, "Evidence-based Review of Yoga Interventions for Adolescent Health and Well-being in US…
S. Kathleen Krach (School Psychology) presented at the Arizona Association of School Psychologists (AASP) in Phoenix on Nov. 7-8, 2025. The presentation title was,"Yes, but did they improve? Intervention response data analysis."
Master's students Adrian Amezcua, Donavan Ross, and Ishan Balaji (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) have received a $3,000 grant from the Nevada Problem Gambling Project at UNLV's International Gaming Institute for their project titled, "An Examination of Adults’ Exposure to Online Gambling and the Impact of…
S. Kathleen Krach (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) presented "Ethics in Use of Technology" at the Washington State Association of School Psychologists (WSASP) on October 18. This presentation included specific scenarios related to the ethics of the use of everyday technology as well as the use of artificial intelligence…
Katherine Feather, Heather Dahl-Jacinto, and Madeline Clark (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) published, "Humanizing the treatment of Autism: Experiences of mental health professionals working alongside children with ASD and their families," in the Journal of Humanistic Counseling.