Faculty

The dedicated faculty members in the Department of Rehabilitation Counseling engage in a broad spectrum of educational, scholarly, and service activities to enhance the educational and real-life experience of students.

Gerald Casenave, PhD, CRC
Associate Professor, Acting Chair, and Program Co-Director
Graduate School: PhD, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 1990
Interests: Economics of disability, philosophy of psychology, chronic pain, psychology and spirituality, clinical ethics

Cheryl H. Silver, PhD
Professor and Program Co-Director
Graduate School: PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1986
Interests: Pediatric neuropsychology, learning disability, and ADHD assessment

Karen Brewer, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Graduate School: PhD, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 1994
Interests: Acquired brain injury, aging/dementia, caregiving and chronic neurological illness, neuropsychology of psychiatric disorders

Chung-Yi Chiu, PhD, CRC
Assistant Professor
Graduate School: PhD, University of Wisconsin, 2009
Interests: Health promotion, psychosocial aspects of chronic illness and disability, health disparities, quality of life, and assistive technology

C. Munro Cullum, PhD
Professor
Graduate School: PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1986
Interests: Adult neuropsychology, aging and dementia, recovery from neurologic insult

Carlos W. Davis, Jr., PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Graduate School: PhD, University of Georgia, 1978
Interests: Chemical dependency treatment, psychotherapy research and supervision, psychology of religion

Mary B. Turner, PhD
Associate Professor
Graduate School: PhD, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 1991
Interests: Aging issues, medical and emotional disorders, economics of disability, ethics

Robert Drake, MS, CRC, LPC-S
Assistant Professor
Graduate School: MS, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2001
Interests: HIV/AIDS population in a rehabilitation setting

Pauline Weatherford, MS, CRC
Assistant Professor
Graduate School: MS, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Interests: Vocational rehabilitation, supported employment

Nicole Doyle, MRC, CRC, LPC-Intern
Faculty Associate
Graduate School:  MRC UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2011
Interests: Intellectual and developmental disabilities in rehabilitation counseling, supported employment

Lindsey C. Rose, MS, CRC, LPC
Faculty Associate
Graduate School: MS UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2010
Interests: Psychosocial adjustment to disability, supported employment

Jacqualene Stephens, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Graduate School: PhD, University of North Texas, 1983
Interests: Integrated health care (mental health in primary care), medical family therapy, organizational consulting

Jean‑Claude Wakim, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Graduate School: PhD, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 1993
Interests: Individual, marital, and family therapy, psychological assessment, consultation