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Faculty Research

Dr. Allison Stewart is conducting outcome based research testing the treatment model at Brookhaven Youth Ranch, a non-profit residential treatment center located near West, Texas that serves up to 61 children from the ages of 13 to 17 referred by The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services or the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. 

Dr. David Weissenburger and Dr. Robert Newby are currently working on a manuscript entitled "The Relationship Between Religious Orientation and Political Conservatism".

Dr. Linda Duncan is preparing a text entitled, The Phases and Basic Skills of a Counseling Session for publication by Amazon.

Dr. Linda Duncan will present research at the Eleventh International Congress on Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and Psychotherapy in Phoenix in December.

Dr. Julie Merriman will present on compassion fatigue and implications for counselor supervisors at the Texas Counseling Association Professional Growth Conference in November. She is also conducting research on Compassion Fatigue in counselors in training, Methods supervisors can use to help prevent compassion fatigue in counseling in training, Compassion Fatigue in school counselors, Experiential Play Therapy, and Equine Therapy.

Dr. Merriman is serving as President-Elect, Conference Chair for the Texas Association of Play Therapy and is on the waiting list to deploy to Japan to help with compassion fatigue issues.

Dr. Thomas Burdenski is working on several journal articles:

Burdenski, Jr., T.K. & Wubbolding, R.E. (in press).  Extending reality therapy with focusing:  A humanistic road for the total behavior car.  International Journal of Choice Theory and Reality Therapy, 31(1).

Parish, T.S. & Burdenski, Jr., T.K. (in press).  Pathways to employment and personal happiness can be found by attending to employers' and our own "quality worlds."  International Journal of Choice Theory and Reality Therapy, 31(1).

Robey, P.A., Burdenski, Jr., T.K., Britzman, J.J., Cisse, G.S., & Crowell, J. (2011). Systemic applications of choice theory and reality therapy: An interview with Glasser Scholars, Family Journal, 19(4).

Dr. Burdenski is writing a book chapter -- Burdenski, Jr., T.K. (2012). Recovering from substance misuse. In P.A. Robey, R.E. Wubbolding, and J. Carlson (Eds.), Contemporary issues in couples counseling: A choice theory and reality therapy approach. New York: Routledge.

Dr. Thomas Burdenski and Ms. Brenda Faulkner will present on Reality therapy techniques that work! Empowering students to meet love, power, freedom, and fun needs.  The workshop will be presented at the Texas Counseling Association Professional Growth Conference in Fort Worth, Texas, in November.

Ms. Jamie Borchardt, Graduate Advisor, is conducting research on Impulsivity and the effects of combining alcohol and energy drinks.

Student Research

There are no student research projects.