Description: Donald Bubenzer earned his doctorate in counselor education from Ohio University in 1976 and joined the Kent faculty in 1984. For him the draw to being a faculty member was that he could work with others in a place that valued thought, reflection, learning and service in relation to the well-being of society and the world. Don has found Kent State to be a place where faculty, students, staff, and administrators come to make a contribution, and not just to further their careers. With these colleagues he came to believe that education is as much about valuing as it is about knowledge and skills; that building the capacity for leadership is critical to our future; and that there is a need to assume responsibility for how we describe our lives, i.e. the stories we tell ourselves, each other, and the world in which we live—for it is in these descriptions that we draw forth life’s possibilities. Currently much of his scholarly, instructional, and administrative work is given to the exploration of the above ideas.

E-Mail: dbubenze@kent.edu

Phone: (330) 672-1345

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Description: Jane Cox completed both her master’s degree in Community Counseling and doctoral degree in Counseling and Human Development Services at Kent State University. Prior to coming to KSU, Dr. Cox was an Associate Professor and department chair in the Counselor Education and School Psychology department at the University of Toledo. Dr. Cox also worked as a faculty member and part time staff clinician in a counseling center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Her areas of scholarly interest include the use of: social construction concepts to counseling practice and the training of counselors; narrative and solution-focused therapies with individuals, couples, and families; and collaborative methods for supervision.

E-Mail: jcox8@kent.edu

Phone: (330) 672-0698

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Description: Before joining Kent State University, Ms. Creamer worked as an executive secretary at Ernst & Young, LLP and as the assistant to the director of curriculum at the Cleveland Hts-University Hts. Board of Education. She earned her associate’s degree in secretarial science from Trumbull Business College and has begun the trek of acquiring a bachelor’s degree since arriving at Kent State University. Ms. Creamer  began her employment with Kent State University in November 1997 in the College of Business.  She joined the College and Graduate School of Education, Health, and Human Services in January 2001 to assume the position of Senior Secretary in the Counseling and Human Development Center (CHDC).

E-Mail: jcreamer@kent.edu

Phone: (330) 672-0719

Description: Marty Jencius earned his Ph.D. in Counselor Education from the University of South Carolina. He is founder and list manager for CESNET-L, a professional listserv for counselor educators and co-founding editor of The Journal of Technology in Counseling, a web-based, peer reviewed journal. He is on the editorial board of The Journal for Specialists in Group Work and acts as co-editor of the interview section of The Family Journal. His scholarly interests include multicultural counseling training, counselor education pedagogy, and the use of technology in counseling.

E-Mail: mjencius@kent.edu

Phone: (330) 672-0699     Dr. Jencius' Website: httP://chdsw.educ.kent.edu/jencius

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Description: Jason McGlothlin earned his Ph.D. in Counselor Education from Ohio University and is currently a Professional Clinical Counselor with Supervisory endorsement (PCC-S) in Ohio. Prior to joining the KSU faculty (in 2001), he practiced in community mental health, private practice, and suicide prevention/hostage negotiation facilities. Dr. McGlothlin has had a variety of local, state, and national leadership positions in the counseling profession. His current areas of teaching, publication, and research include the assessment, prevention, and treatment of suicide; and counselor education accreditation. Dr. McGlothlin also serves as the coordinator of the Community Counseling and School Counseling programs.

E-Mail: jmcgloth@kent.edu

Phone: (330)-672-0716     Dr. McGlothlin's Website: http://chdsw.educ.kent.edu/mcglothlin

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Description: Jason Miller earned his Ph.D. in Counselor Education from the University of New Orleans. Before becoming Director of the CHDC at Kent State, he taught at Mississippi State University. He has counseling experience in various mental health agencies, schools, and assisted living facilities as well as administrative and counseling experience in university-based counseling clinics. His current research interests include specialized accreditation and professional identity of counselors.

E-Mail: jmille4@kent.edu

Phone: (330) 672-0720

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Description: Lynne Guillot Miller earned her Ph. D in Counselor Education from the University of New Orleans. Her teaching and research interests include school counseling, career counseling, multicultural issues in school counseling, counselor professional identity, and counselor preparation. She has experience as a counselor in college, agency, and school settings.

E-Mail: lguillot@kent.edu

Phone: (330) 672-0697

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Description: Cynthia Osborn earned her Ph.D. in Counselor Education from Ohio University in 1996. She is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Ohio and a certified chemical dependency counselor. Her clinical experience is with persons with co-occuring (mental illness and substance use) disorders. Publications and research interests are in the areas of substance abuse, solution-focused counseling, motivational interviewing, and counselor supervision.

E-Mail: cosborn@kent.edu

Phone: (330) 672-0695

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Description: Betsy Page earned her doctoral degree from the University of Maine in 1996. Her teaching and research interests include group work, clinical supervision, assessment, and diagnosis. She has experience as a counselor and supervisor in community and school settings. Dr. Page is licensed in Ohio as a clinical counselor and as a supervising counselor.

E-Mail: bpage@kent.edu

Phone: (330) 672-0696

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Description: John S. (Steve) Rainey earned his Ph.D. in Counseling from Texas A&M University-Commerce, in Commerce, Texas in 2001. Following six years as a school counselor in the Dallas, Texas area, he was an Assistant Professor (Ad Interim) at Texas A&M University-Commerce. He is now an Assistant Professor in the CHDS program at Kent State University. His research interests are in the School Counseling areas of ethics, supervision, and program development and implementation.

E-Mail: jrainey@kent.edu

Phone: (330) 672-0694

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Description: Mark Savickas earned his Ph.D. in Counseling and Personnel Services from Kent State University in 1975. He is Chairperson of the Department of Behavioral Sciences at the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. He is a fellow of the American Counseling Association and since 1999 has served as editor for the Journal of Vocational Behavior. He is an adjunct professor in the department and has been making a primary contribution for over two decades in the area of career development and career education.

E-Mail: ms@neoucom.edu

Phone: (330) 325-6111

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Description: Candy Toth began working at Kent State University in 1970 as a stenographer in the Audio Visual department. After eleven years of service to the faculty and staff in the Audio Visual department, she began working as a secretary in the Vocational Education department in the College and Graduate School of Education. Since 1982, Mrs. Toth has been a secretary in the ACHVE department and since 2004 has served as the primary secretary of the Counseling and Human Development Services Program.

E-Mail: cdtoth@kent.edu

Phone: (330) 672-2662

Description: John West earned his Ed.D. in counseling and guidance from Idaho State University. Prior to joining the faculty at Kent State, he taught at Louisiana State University and at the West Virginia College of Graduate Studies. His current scholarly interests include the study of social construction theory and its application to practice. He also holds an LPCC license in Ohio.

E-Mail: jwest@kent.edu

Phone: (330) 672-0713

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