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 | Dr. Jill Weidknecht Van Horne | - (828) 262-2590
- 336B, College of Education
- vanhornejw@appstate.edu
- PhD, LCMHCS, NCC, RPT, EAGALA Certified
- Jill W. Van Horne PhD, (LCMHCS, NCPSC, NCC, RPTS, EAGALA certified)- is Director of the Professional School Counseling Program and Assistant Professor at Appalachian State University. She has over 20 years of school counseling and clinical mental health experience. She works primarily with children and adolescents. Her professional interests include incorporating sensory and experiential approaches in her work and extending dialogue between professional school counseling and clinical mental health disciplines. She is a board member of the North Carolina Association for Play Therapy as well as a member of the Board of Governors for the European Branch of the American Counseling Association.
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 | Dr. Patrick Cunningham | - (828) 262-8376
- 314B, College of Education
- cunninghampd@appstate.edu
- PhD., LPSC
- Patrick D. Cunningham is an Assistant Professor in the Professional School Counseling program at Appalachian State University. He earned his PhD in Counselor Education from The Ohio State University and his Master of Science in School Counseling from the University of North Carolina Greensboro. He has worked as a school counselor in several different settings including a large public high school in Raleigh, North Carolina as well as private, international schools in Dubai and South Korea. His research interests include school counseling intervention research, understanding and promoting the role of school counselors as family engagement leaders in schools, and antiracist school counseling practices.
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 | Dr. Dejanell Mittman | - (828) 262-6051
- 336E, College of Education
- mittmandc@appstate.edu
- PhD.
- Dr. Mittman is a licensed school counselor in North Carolina and a National Board Certified School Counselor. She has worked as a professional school counselor in Title I elementary schools for nine years and served on her district's school counseling leadership team. She earned her Ph.D. in counselor education from North Carolina State University and her Masters of Science and Education Specialist degree in school counseling from the University of North Carolina Greensboro. Dejanell has a keen interest in school-family partnerships and has done much work in her most recent role as district Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Specialist to collaborate with families in support of student wellbeing. Her research interests include school counselor turnover and retention, effective field placement experiences for school counselors in training, and school counselor wellness.
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 | Dr. Amy Milsom | - 828-262-3133
- 426E, Reich College of Education
- milsomas@appstate.edu
- DEd., LPC-S, NCC
- Dr. Amy Milsom joined App State in 2019. She previously held faculty positions at the University of Iowa, University of North Carolina-Greensboro, and Clemson University. She received her bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees from The Pennsylvania State University and has experience as a middle and high school counselor in Pennsylvania. Dr. Milsom possesses credentials as a licensed professional counselor supervisor and a K-12 school counselor. In 2017 she received the American Counseling Association Fellow award, recognizing her leadership and service in counseling. Her research focuses on career and college readiness and postsecondary transitions, with an emphasis on students with disabilities. Secondary research interests include school counselor preparation and professionalism in counseling. She is a past editor of Professional School Counseling and has served on numerous editorial boards, including Counseling Scholarship & Practice In Educational Settings, Counselor Education and Supervision, and the Journal of Counseling & Development. In 2023 she wrapped up a 5-year term on the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) Board of Directors, for which she served as Chair from 2020-2023. Dr. Milsom also chaired the 2016 CACREP Standards Revision Committee and has conducted CACREP site visits since 2002.
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