Counseling Faculty

	Pamela A. Cogdal Chair and Clinical Professor Ball Hall 100A Email \| 901.678.4931 Research: Career and work-life balance, practice outcomes, assessment, suicide prevention, and couples/relationship issues.
	Michelle Brasfield Associate Professor Ball Hall 105D Email \| 901.678.2841 Research: Burnout and vicarious traumatization, wellness intervention, college and career readiness, and creative counseling for youth. Dr. Brasfield is Coordinator of the School Counseling program.
	Kola Brown Assistant Professor Ball Hall 101A Email \| 901.678.2841 Research: Intimate partner violence within communities of color, identities of masculinity within Black men, and accommodation implementation of students with disabilities in higher education.
	Melanie Burgess Assistant Professor Ball Hall 101C Email \| 901.678.2841 Research: School counselor preparation and clinical supervision, evidence-based practices in PK-12 settings, and assessment. Dr. Burgess is Co-Coordinator of the Ph.D. program in Counselor Education and Supervision.
	Claire Dempsey Clinical Associate Professor Ball Hall 100B Email \| 901.678.2841 Research: Child sexual abuse prevention, coping skills of child sexual abuse survivors, women with fertility roadblocks, and collaboration between school and clinical mental health counseling. Dr. Dempsey is the Counseling Practicum and Internship Coordinator.
	Frances Ellmo Assistant Professor Ball Hall 304D Email \| 901.678.2841 Research: Stigma related to addiction and justice-involved client populations, as well as counselor training in this area. Additional research interests include trauma-informed care and creative therapeutic interventions.
	Allyson Graham Clinical Assistant Professor Email
	Taneshia Greenidge Assistant Professor Ball Hall Email \| 901.678.2841 Dr. Greenidge is the Co-Coordinator of the Ph.D. program in Counselor Education and Supervision.
	Patrick D. Murphy Assistant Professor Ball Hall 105E Email \| 901.678.3164 Research: Counselor training and supervision, especially around multicultural competencies with a focus on intersections of identities. Additional research interests include engaging with veterans/military personnel with counseling and crisis intervention.
	Eraina Schauss Associate Professor Ball Hall 304D Email \| 901.678.3347 Research: Child cognitive, behavioral, emotional and neurodevelopment, family systems therapy, career development and coaching. Dr. Schauss is the Coordinator of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. The BRAIN Center
	Steven L. West Professor Patterson 113C Email \| 901.678.2841 Research: Access to care, substance misuse and addiction, military and veteran health, moral injuries, and disability science. Dr. West is the Coordinator of the Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling program, Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling program, and Coordinator of the Disability Support Services certificate program.
	Stephen Zanskas Associate Dean and Professor Ball Hall 215J Email \| 901.678.3663 Research: Development of consultation skills in graduate rehabilitation counseling education programs, psychosocial aspects of disability, and professional issues. Dr. Zanskas is the Associate Dean for the College of Education.

	Pamela A. Cogdal Chair and Clinical Professor Ball Hall 100A Email \| 901.678.4931 Research: Career and work-life balance, practice outcomes, assessment, suicide prevention, and couples/relationship issues.
	Michelle Brasfield Associate Professor Ball Hall 105D Email \| 901.678.2841 Research: Burnout and vicarious traumatization, wellness intervention, college and career readiness, and creative counseling for youth. Dr. Brasfield is Coordinator of the School Counseling program.
	Kola Brown Assistant Professor Ball Hall 101A Email \| 901.678.2841 Research: Intimate partner violence within communities of color, identities of masculinity within Black men, and accommodation implementation of students with disabilities in higher education.
	Melanie Burgess Assistant Professor Ball Hall 101C Email \| 901.678.2841 Research: School counselor preparation and clinical supervision, evidence-based practices in PK-12 settings, and assessment. Dr. Burgess is Co-Coordinator of the Ph.D. program in Counselor Education and Supervision.
	Claire Dempsey Clinical Associate Professor Ball Hall 100B Email \| 901.678.2841 Research: Child sexual abuse prevention, coping skills of child sexual abuse survivors, women with fertility roadblocks, and collaboration between school and clinical mental health counseling. Dr. Dempsey is the Counseling Practicum and Internship Coordinator.
	Frances Ellmo Assistant Professor Ball Hall 304D Email \| 901.678.2841 Research: Stigma related to addiction and justice-involved client populations, as well as counselor training in this area. Additional research interests include trauma-informed care and creative therapeutic interventions.
	Allyson Graham Clinical Assistant Professor Email
	Taneshia Greenidge Assistant Professor Ball Hall Email \| 901.678.2841 Dr. Greenidge is the Co-Coordinator of the Ph.D. program in Counselor Education and Supervision.
	Patrick D. Murphy Assistant Professor Ball Hall 105E Email \| 901.678.3164 Research: Counselor training and supervision, especially around multicultural competencies with a focus on intersections of identities. Additional research interests include engaging with veterans/military personnel with counseling and crisis intervention.
	Eraina Schauss Associate Professor Ball Hall 304D Email \| 901.678.3347 Research: Child cognitive, behavioral, emotional and neurodevelopment, family systems therapy, career development and coaching. Dr. Schauss is the Coordinator of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. The BRAIN Center
	Steven L. West Professor Patterson 113C Email \| 901.678.2841 Research: Access to care, substance misuse and addiction, military and veteran health, moral injuries, and disability science. Dr. West is the Coordinator of the Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling program, Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling program, and Coordinator of the Disability Support Services certificate program.
	Stephen Zanskas Associate Dean and Professor Ball Hall 215J Email \| 901.678.3663 Research: Development of consultation skills in graduate rehabilitation counseling education programs, psychosocial aspects of disability, and professional issues. Dr. Zanskas is the Associate Dean for the College of Education.