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

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

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

Chung-Yi Chiu, Ph.D., CRC
Assistant Professor
Graduate School: Ph.D., 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, Ph.D.
Professor
Graduate School: Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1986
Interests: Adult neuropsychology, aging and dementia, recovery from neurologic insult

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

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

Charles McConnel, Ph.D.
Professor
Graduate School: Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1970
Interests: Health Care Sciences – Education and Research

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

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

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

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

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