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2007 Students
Alana Biggs2007 Students
University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
Practicum: ASU Counseling Center
Cameron Massey
UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Practicum: NC Dept. of Corrections
Holly Miskey
Allegheny College, Meadville, PA
California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA
Practicum: ASU Psychology Clinic
Kathrin Ritter
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Practicum: ASU Pschology Clinic
Lindsey Tabor
Furman University, Greenville, SC
Practicum: ASU Counseling Center
Akiko Tamamura
Eastern Michigan, Ypsilanti, MI
Practicum: NC Dept. of Corrections
Kara Visser
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
Practicum: ASU Counseling Center
Simon Wullimann
Queens University of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Practicum: ASU Psychology Clinic
2006 Students
Jennifer Andrus2006 Students
Brock University, Ontario, Canada
Practicum: New River Behavioral HealthCare; Broughton Hospital
Kirsten Barnard
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
Practicum: ASU Counseling Center; Broughton Hospital
RoseMary Beitia
University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
Practicum: ASU Psychology Clinic; ASU Counseling Center/Wellness Center
Greg Horn
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Practicum: ASU Counseling Center; ASU Psychology Clinic
Steve Malcolm
Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
Practicum: ASU Counseling Center; Dept. Corrections
Lauren Penwell
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Practicum: ASU Psychology Clinic; Quillen Rehab Hospital
Next: Clinical Ph.D. Program, Virginia Tech
Brooke Tompkins
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Practicum: ASU Psychology Clinic; Broughton Hospital

2005 Students
Damon Clark
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Practicum: ASU Counseling Center; Broughton Hospital
Internship: ASU Psychology Clinic
Jennifer DeStefano
Westfield State College, Westfield, MA
Practicum: ASU Counseling Center; ASU Psychology Clinic
Internship: Hartford Hospital, CT
2005 StudentsKatie Greenfield
Elon University, Elon, NC
Practicum: New River Behavioral HealthCare; ASU Counseling Center
Internship: Duke Medical Center Pediatric Neuropsychology Service and Family Studies Program
Meredith Haley
University of North Carolina - Greensboro
Practicum: ASU Psychology Clinic; ASU Counseling Center
Christina Holley
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Practicum: New River Behavioral HealthCare; Warren &
Associates, Winston-Salem, NC
Internship: ASU Psychology Clinic
Marty Martin
University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN
Practicum: ASU Counseling Center; Broughton Hospital
Internship: ASU Health and Human Services Institute and Watauga High School
Matt Meier
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Practicum: ASU Psychology Clinic; New River Behavioral HealthCare
Internship: ASU Psychology Clinic
Next: Ph.D. Program (Cognitive) Psychology, UNC-Greensboro

Ashley Smith
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Practicum: ASU Counseling Center; ASU Psychology Clinic
Internship: ASU Counseling Center
Next: Ph.D. Counseling Psychology, Un. Memphis
2004 Students
Aaron Baker
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Practicum: ASU Counseling Center; Psychology Clinic
Darrus Ferguson
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
Practicum: Psychology Clinic; Family Net (Hickory)
Jonathan Lucia
Spring Hill College, Mobile, AL
Practicum: New River Behavioral HealthCare (Avery); ASU Counseling Center
Internship: ASU Counseling Center
2004 StudentsMegan Occhio
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Practicum: ASU Counseling Center, Broughton Hospital
Internship: Swannanoah Youth Development Center,
Asheville, NC
Tom Peterson
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Practicum: New River Behavioral HealthCare; ASU
Psychology Clinic
Internship: Swannanoah Youth Development Center,
Asheville, NC
Crystal Primeau
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Practicum: New River Behavioral HealthCare;
Broughton Hospital
Internship: ASU Psychology Clinic
Employment: Mentor Behavioral Healthcare, Boone
Carol Pulley
Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL
Practicum: ASU Counseling Center: New River Behavioral HealthCare
Internship: ASU Counseling Center
Patrik Stridh
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Practicum: ASU Counseling Center; Dept. Corrections
Internship: Warren & Associates, Winston-Salem, NC
Kimberly Pratt -Health Psychology
Internship: Duke Medical Center Pediatric Neuropsychology Service and Family Studies Program
Currently: Early Intervention Services Coordinator at Raleigh Children's Developmental Services Center for the NC Department of Health and Human Services
Fall 2007: Combined Ph.D. program in Clinical, Counseling, and School psychology at Utah State University
2003 Students
Kelly Bolger
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Practicum: Broughton Hospital; ASU Counseling Center
Next: Ph.D. Clinical Psychology Program, New School, NY

Holly Boyle
Millersville College, Millersville, PA
Practicum: ASU Counseling Center; Broughton Hospital 
Thesis: Inattention and Impulsivity: Social Functioning in Young Adults.
Thesis Chair: Dr. Hank Schneider
Internship: ASU Psychology Clinic
Employment: Mentor Behavioral Healthcare, Boone
Kimberly Carter
Villanova University, Philadelphia, PA
Practicum: Broughton Hospital; ASU Counseling Center
Internship and Employment: New River Behavioral HealthCare
Lisha Clark2003 Students
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Practicum: ASU Psychology Clinic; Broughton
Hospital 
Internship and Employment: Family Net, Hickory, NC
 Next: Ph.D. Clinical Program, Wichita State Un.
Serena Joslin
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Practicum: Grandfather Home for Children; ASU
Psychology Clinic
Internship: ASU Psychology Clinic
Megan MacNamara
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Practicum: ASU Counseling Center; Grandfather Home
for Children
Internship: ASU Psychology Clinic
Next: Ph.D. Program, Counseling Psychology, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Alida Novarese Gage
The University of the South, Sewanee, TN
Practicum: ASU Counseling Center; ASU Psychology Clinic
Thesis: Exercise, immune functioning, and mood:  an investigation of the cytokine theory of depression in elite cyclists
Thesis Chair:  Dr. Tim Huelsman
Internship and Employment: Daybreak Treatment Center http://www.daybreaktreatment.com/  Memphis, TN
Kate Tucker
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Practicum: ASU Psychology Clinic; ASU Counseling Center
Internship: UNC-G AD/HD Clinic
Employment: Carolinas Medical Center, Behavioral Health Unit, Charlotte, NC
2002 Students

Suzanne Adams
University of North Carolina - Greensboro
Practicum: Foothills Mental Health Center, ASU Counseling Center
Thesis: Is defining yourself differently from the group associated with increased psychopathology or distress?
Thesis chair: Dr. Joan Woodworth
Internship and Employment: Department of Corrections, Lumberton, NC
Ashley Angliss
Furman University, Greenville, SC
Practicum: New River Behavioral HealthCare, ASU Counseling Center
Thesis: Impulsivity and Inattention as Predictors of Personality and Clinical Syndromes
Thesis chair: Dr. Hank Schneider
Internship and Employment: New River Behavioral HealthCare, Boone, NC
Gustavo Araujo2002 Students
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Practicum: ASU Psychology Clinic, ASU Counseling
Center
Thesis: Perfectionism, Psychological Well Being and Life
Satisfaction: A Curvilinear Analysis
Thesis chair: Dr. Bob Hill
Internship: ASU Counseling Center
Employment: Durham VA Hospital, Durham, NC
Meghan Campbell
University of North Carolina - Wilmington
Practicum: ASU Counseling Center, Grandfather Home for
Children
Thesis: Maternal depression and child behavior
Thesis chair: Dr. Verne Bacharach
Internship: Durham VA Hospital, Durham, NC
Employment: Chrysalis Center for Counseling and
Eating Disorder Treatment, Wilmington, NC
Claudia Gerard
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Practicum: New River Behavioral HealthCare, ASU Counseling center
Thesis: Examining Practice Patterns of Emergency Physicians Through the Use of Simulated Patient Vignettes
Thesis chair: Dr. Kurt Michael
Internship : Duke Addiction Program, Duke University
Currently: Ph.D. program at Virginia Commonwealth University
Contact at: gerardcm@aol.com
Anne-Marie Suddreth
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Practicum: ASU Counseling Center, New River Behavioral HealthCare
Thesis: Associations between social skills, interpersonal problems, and relationship functioning
Thesis chair: Dr. Bob Hill
Internship and Employment: New River Behavioral HealthCare, Boone, NC
Lynne Zoerb
Practicum: ASU Counseling Center, ASU Psychology Clinic
Thesis: Perceptions of personality disorders as related to certain ethnicities
Thesis chair: Dr. Shilpa Pai
Internship and Employment: Gateway Behavioral Health Services, Savannah, GA

2001 Students

Fran Bellis
Lander University, Greenwood, SC 
Internship and Employment: Solutions, Inc. (private practice group), Hickory, NC
Amanda Church
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Internship: New River Behavioral HealthCare, Wilkes Co.
Marc Davis
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Internship: ASU Counseling Center
Diana Fehr
University of Tampa, Tampa, FL 
Holly Haulter
Kentucky Christian University, Grayson, KY
Internship: UNC-Greensboro AD/HD Clinic
Employment: Sloan Psychological Associates, Winston-Salem, NC
Sarah Hoadley
University of North Carolina - Wilmington
Thesis: Relationship between internalizing disorders and self-concept in adolescents
Thesis Chair: Dr. Kurt Michael
Internship: UNC-Greensboro AD/HD Clinic
Employment: Children's Development Services Agency, Winston-Salem, NC
Jennifer Kelly
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Internship: ASU Counseling Center
Employment: Murdoch Center, Butner, NC
Hayley Shilling
Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Internship: University of Wisconsin-Madison Hospital
Currently: Ph.D. program in Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Julie Zimmerman
University of North Carolina - Greensboro
Internship: Department of Corrections, Morganton, NC
Cassie Rutherford Campbell -Health Psychology
Internship: Cancer Patient Support Program, Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Currently: Oncology Counselor and Study Coordinator for Cancer Patient Support Program
Contact at: cascampb@wfubmc.edu

2000 Students

Jennifer Smith Adams
Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory, NC
Practicum: Foothills Correctional Institution, Morganton NC; Foothills Mental Heath Center, Morganton NC
Thesis: Influences of Emotional Intelligence on Relationship Functioning of College Students
Thesis Chair: Dr. Hank Schneider
Internship: UNC-Greensboro AD/HD Clinic
Currently: Ph.D. candidate UNC-Greensboro, Clinical Psychology
Mirela Adina Aldea
University, Romania
Practicum: New River Behavioral HealthCare; Broughton Hospital
Thesis: Attention Deficit Disorder: Fluid and Crystallized Intelligence
Thesis Chair: Dr. Hank Schneider
Internship: ASU Counseling Center
Currently: Ph.D. Candidate, August 2007, University of Florida Counseling Psychology
Contact at: adina_ald@yahoo.com
Kelly Broadwater
Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Practicum: Broughton Hospital; New River Behavioral HealthCare
Thesis: College student drinking: Perception of the norm and behavioral intentions
Thesis Chair: Dr. Lisa Curtin
Internship: UNC-Wilmington Counseling Center
Currently: Co-owner and psychologist at Chrysalis Center for Counseling and Eating Disorder Treatment,Wilmington, NC
Website: chrysaliscenter-nc.com
Melanie Hudson
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Practicum: ASU Counseling Center; New River Behavioral HealthCare
Thesis: Group treatment for children with history of sexual abuse trauma
Thesis Chair: Dr. Bob Hill
Internship: New River Behavioral HealthCare (Avery Co.)
Sally Manner
Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC
Practicum: Broughton Hospital; New River Behavioral HealthCare
Thesis: Assessing validity in personality questionnaires
Thesis Chair: Dr. Bob Hill
Internship: Veteran's Administration Hospital, Winston-Salem, NC
Currently: Forensic Psychology private practice, Warren and Associates, Winston-Salem, NC
Rosemary Mclean
Northern Arizona University , Yuma, AZ
Practicum: Foothills Mental Health Center-Child Services; Foothills Mental Health Center- Adult Services
Thesis: Parental factors and emotional intelligence
Thesis Chair: Dr. Hank Schneider
Internship and Employment: Foothills Correctional Institute; Catawba Valley Behavioral Healthcare
Jennifer Robinson
College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
Practicum: Foothills Correctional Institution; Broughton Hospital
Internship: ASU Counseling Center
Kate Woods
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Practicum: Broughton Hospital; New River Behavioral HealthCare, Avery Co.
Internship and Employment : Mental Health Professional at Washtenaw County Community Support and Treatment Services, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Contact at: woodsk@ewashtenaw.org
Kiley Costner Thiel -Health Psychology
Internship: Carolinas Medical Center - Randolph
Contact at: kileythiel@yahoo.com

1999 Students

Joel A. Dillon
University of North Carolina - Charlotte  
Practicum Placement: Broughton Hospital; New River Behavioral HealthCare
Thesis: Social competence and anti-social behavior: The role of psychopathic traits
Thesis Chair: Dr. Kurt Michael
Internship: New River Behavioral HealthCare
Jamie Hawkins
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Practicum Placement: Catawba County Counseling Services; Broughton Hospital
Thesis: Executive functioning in adults with AD/HD
Thesis Chair: Dr. Natalie Oransky
Internship: Western Carolina Center; Employment: Research Lab Director, Neurodevelopmental Disorders Program, Iverson Riddle Developmental Center, Morganton, NC
Jen Keizer
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Practicum Placement: ASU Counseling Center; Broughton Hospital
Thesis: Early maladaptive schema amd symptoms of depression
Thesis Chair: Dr. Lisa Curtin
Internship: ASU Counseling Center
Jason Kibler
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Practicum: Foothills Correctional Institution; New River Behavioral HealthCare
Thesis: Revision of the comprehensive perfectionism scale (CPS)
Thesis Chair: Dr. Bob Hill
Internship: Foothills Correctional Institution
Anna Mullally
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Practicum: Foothills Mental Health
Thesis: Exposure to parental alcohol problems, alexithymia, and somatic complaints
Thesis Chair: Dr. Lisa Curtin 
Internship: Foothills Mental Health Center
Molly Orndorff
Elon University, Elon, NC
Practicum: Foothills Correctional Institution; Broughton Hospital
Thesis: Comparison of personality characteristics of ROTC and non-ROTC freshman and underclassmen undergraduates
Thesis Chair: Dr. Paul Fox
Internship: Women's Prison, Raleigh NC
Erica Snider
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Practicum: Broughton Hospital; ASU Counseling Center
Thesis: Sensation seeking, aggression, and physiological correlates of listening to preferred and non-preferred music
Thesis Chair: Dr. Mary Ballard
Barbara Vicente
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Practicum: Broughton Hospital; New River Behavioral HealthCare, Wilkes Co.
Thesis: Evidence for the validity of the comprehensive perfectionism scale
Thesis Chair: Dr. Bob Hill
Internship: Dept. of Psychiatry, Bowman Gray Medical School, Winston-Salem, NC

1997 Students

Jake Bonenberger
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Practicum: ASU Counseling Center; New River Behavioral HealthCare
Thesis: Relational Aggression in College: Gender Differences and Social Maladjustment
Thesis chair: Dr. Mary Ballard
Internship: Whitaker School (John Umstead Hospital); Durham, NC
Further school : MBA program at UNC-Chapel Hill, 2006.
Other news: Summer 2005 internship with Bristol Myers Squibb (Princeton, NJ)
Contact at: jacob_bonenberger@unc.edu
Will Dalton
Mississippi State University
Practicum: Broughton Hospital; New River Behavioral HealthCare (Ashe Co.)
Thesis: Childhood attachment patterns and the effects on adult intimacy
Internship: Child and Family Services, Blue Ridge Center, Asheville, NC
Graduate School: Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, University of Memphis
Other news: Predoctoral Internship at Baylor College of Medicine, 2005-2006. Married June 26th 04 to Ashleigh Wilson
Dissertation: "Family functioning and children's progress in outpatient treatment for overweight."
Currently
: Faculty, Dept. of Psychology, East Tennessee State University
Contact: daltonw@etsu.edu 

Chris Dula, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
Practicum: Broughton Hospital (2 semesters)
Thesis: Analysis of general aggression and anger as elements of driver aggression
Internship: ASU Counseling Center
Graduate School: PhD in Clinical Psychology from Virginia Tech in 2003
Currently: Faculty, Dept. of Psychology, East Tennessee State University
Contact: dulac@etsu.edu 
Website: http://faculty.etsu.edu/dulac/
Other news: Founded the Applied Psychology Laboratory of East Tennessee State University in Fall, 2004
( http://www.etsu.edu/apl/)
Nestor Lopez
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Practicum: New River Behavioral HealthCare; ASU Counseling Center
Thesis: Parental use of corporal punishment: A risk factor in the development of aggression and psychological
maladjustment
Graduate School: Ph.D. program at University of Michigan; post-doc at University of Michigan School of Medicine
Contact: nestorl@umich.edu
Other news: Marriage, June 18, 2005
Nicole Prior
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Practicum: ASU Counseling Center; Foothills Correctional Facility
Thesis:  Offense Specific Profiles for Violent Crimes in the State of North Carolina
Thesis Chair: Dr. Paul Fox
Graduate School: Ph.D. Program at Florida State University (Criminology and Criminal Justice)
Other news: Dissertation is "Effective Alternative Education as Juvenile Crime Prevention"

1995 Students
Melissa R. Williams -Health Psychology
Internship: Lexington County Community Mental Health Center, Lexington, SC
Currently: Program Supervisor at SC Mentor, Columbia, SC http://www.thementornetwork.com/
1994 Students
Erica Freas Brewer
Internship: Syracuse VA Hospital
Currently: New York State Police Investigator
Contact at: freasea@aol.com
1992 Students
Elizabeth Ray Stack
Internship: New River Behavioral HealthCare
Contact at: elizabeth.stack@sas.com
Linda McNamara
Internship: Cleveland Center, Cleveland County, Shelby, NC
Currently: Social Services Counselor at Hope of Southwest Florida
Contact at: mrssanders@aol.com
1991 Students
Diane Taylor Ryder
Internship: New River Behavioral HealthCare (Wilkes Co.)
Currently: Therapist/staff psychologist at New River Behavioral HealthCare
Contact at: ryderd@newriver.org
Belinda Post McFerren
Internship: Watauga County Mental Health
Currently: Mental health consultant, contract work for Johnston-Lee Head Start
Contact at: bmcferren@nc.rr.com
1986 Students
Elaine T. Wolf
1982 Students

Radhika Krishnamurthy, Ph.D
Internship: New River Behavioral HealthCare
Currently: Professor of Psychology at Florida Institute of Technology
Contact at: rkrishna@fit.edu

1980 Students
Richard Helms
1979 Students
Sheila Rodenhizer Black
Internship: Central Prison, Raleigh, NC
Contact at: sheilarblack@cox.net
1975 Students
Margaret Thomas Hartzler (Wentworth)
Internship: Asheville Community Health Center
Currently: President of Type Makes a Difference, Inc., Palmetto, FL
Contact at: margaret@8functions.com
Joel "David" Effler, Ph.D
Internship: Ashe County Mental Health Center
Contact at: deffler@bellsouth.net
Frank Ballard

Bob Hill, Ph. D, Clinical Health Program Director,hillrw@appstate.edu, (828)262-2723