Psychology : Counseling Programs Faculty

Faculty in the CWU Department of Psychology are committed to both graduate and undergraduate teaching. The faculty listed below are those who serve as members of the Counseling Programs Committee and have significant teaching and supervision responsibilities in the Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling programs.

Robert Brammer , Associate Professor
Director, Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling Programs

• Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, University of Southern California, 1996
• Research and Clinical Interests: Multicultural Issues, Supervision of Counseling , Adolescent Interventions, Statistics, Assessment, Psychology of Religion
• Graduate Teaching Areas: Group Counseling, Mental Health Counseling Internship, School Counseling Internship, Counseling Practicum Series

Jennifer T. Cates, Assistant Professor

• Ph.D. Counselor Education and Supervision, University of Nevada - Reno,  2006.
• Research and Clinical Interests: Multicultural Counseling, Family Systems, Drug and Alcohol Counseling, Play Therapy, Infusing Multicultural Training into Counseling Practicum, Qualitative Assessment of Counselor Training, Program Evaluation of Multicultural Counseling Competency
• Graduate Teaching Areas: Multicultural Counseling, Professional and Ethical Issues, Counseling Practicum Series
• Undergraduate Teaching Areas: Human Development and the Learner

Jeffrey Penick, Associate Professor
Co-Director, Community Counseling and Psychological Assessment Center

• Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, Georgia State University, 1997.
• Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Washington, 2003
• Research and Clinical Interests: Gerontology; stress management; health psychology; research methods and statistics; survey development and evaluation
• Graduate Teaching Areas: Group Counseling; Counseling Practicum
• Undergraduate Teaching Areas: Theories of Personality; Adult Development and Aging; Developmental Psychology; Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology

Scott Schaefle, Assistant Professor

• Ph.D. Counselor Education and Supervision, University of Nevada - Reno,  2006.
• Research and Clinical Interests: School Counseling, Child and Adolescent Counseling, Effects of Counseling Theory on Process and Outcome, Infusing Multicultural Training into Counseling Practicum
• Graduate Teaching Areas: Introduction to Counseling, Proseminar in School Counseling, Administering School Counseling Programs, Counseling Practicum Series
• Undergraduate Teaching Areas: Abnormal Psychology