Faculty Profiles
Below you will find profiles for each of the Counseling Program faculty. Feel free to contact them with any questions.
Patricia Arredondo, Ed.D.
Associate Vice Chancellor Office of Academic Affairs
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Current Rank: Professor, Educational Psychology
Courses Typically Taught: Multicultural Counseling, Latinas/os Organizational Development and Consultation, Practicum.
Research Areas: My scholarship has historically addressed issues or groups that are marginalized or under-discussed in the counseling and psychology literature. Thus, I began my career with a research focus on immigrant adolescents and their families, hoping to describe normal developmental life changes and identity challenges for adolescents from different Asian, Eastern European, Caribbean, and Latino cultural backgrounds. This broad lens with attention to educational, socioeconomic, and language factors illuminated for me the necessity to introduce cultural competency as a requisite domain in counselor education and training. Thus, I have developed theoretical models for cultural competency to guide teaching, research, clinical practice, including assessment, and organizational change. These multicultural competencies and guidelines have been adapted for application with multiple underrepresented populations in the literature (GLBTQ and multiracial/biracial, and so forth) and been tested for their efficacy as constructs with validity and reliability. A third area of research lies with the broad area of counseling with Latinos. With full recognition of the heterogeneity of contemporary Latinas/os, situational counseling approaches serve as the multidimensional lens to consider the “how tos” and “whys” for counseling. Again, education and training are the fundamental focus. My fourth major scholarship area is organizational climate and diversity initiatives in the workplace. With a methodology for climate assessment, I have conducted proprietary research with corporations, colleges, and universities, non-profits, and so forth. Thematic to these four broad research domains is my attention to issues of women, particularly women of color. A cross-cutting theme to all of my work is the woman factor. I am particularly attentive to the socialization of women cross culturally, the role of women in the workplace and factors that impact their advancement, and with Latinas, the multidimensionality of women in a “conservative” cultural context.
Current Research Projects: In 2007, a team of doctoral and masters students from Arizona State University worked with me to complete a three-year community-based research study in Phoenix. The purpose of the study was to examine goals, values, and lifestyles for first-time immigrant Latino homeowners in a Habitat for Humanity neighborhood of 194 homes. The areas of inquiry included: quality of life priorities, attitudes toward education, spirituality orientation, healthcare beliefs and practices, and couple decision-making practices. All instruments used in the study with adults and adolescents were translated and back translated (English/Spanish). We were respectful of community agencies and residents who were essential to the successful implementation of our project. Thus, the homeowners association and on-site director of the neighborhood management team were on-going collaborators.
Professional Service (Editorial Boards, Offices):
Current: Chair, American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education Outstanding Dissertation Competition, Executive Board, UWM Center for Urban Health Population, Advisor to the National Latina/o Psychological Association Executive Committee and the Latino Professional Network Executive Board of Boston; regular book reviewer for the American Counseling Association and the American Psychological Association.
Past service (sampling): President of the American Counseling Association, Society for the Study of Ethnic Minority Issues, Division 45 of the APA, Association of Multicultural Counseling and Development, a division of ACA, National Latina/o Psychological Association, and Chicano Faculty and Staff Association of Arizona State University; Chair for professional various committees and taskforces.
Non-profit board service (past): President of Boston Children and Families Services, Trustee for Freedom House, Inroads of New England, Sankaty Head Foundation People of Color Network.
Honors (sampling): Fellow of Division 17 Society of Counseling Psychology and Division 45, Society for the Study of Ethnic Minority Issues of the APA, Living Legend of the ACA, Honorary Doctorate from the University of San Diego, Business Woman award from the Boston Chamber of Commerce.
Patricia Arredondo, Ed.D.
Department of Educational Psychology
P.O. Box 413
University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201
E-mail: arredond@uwm.edu
Office: Chapman Hall Rm 209
Phone: 414-229-4503
Click here to view Dr. Arrendondo's vita.
Leah Arndt, Ph.D.
Current Rank: Clinical Assistant Professor, Director of Practicum Training, Coordinator-Green Bay Outreach Cooperative Counseling Program.
Courses Typically Taught: Multicultural Counseling, Counseling Appraisal, Practicum
Research Areas: Dr. Arndt's research interests include trauma and stress studies with forensic populations, emergency services and military personnel. She also consults with, and on behalf of, the American Indian community on issues of mental and behavioral health, including culturally competent research practices, intergenerational historical trauma, cross-cultural issues in service delivery. Dr. Arndt uses primarily qualitative research methods and focuses on matching population needs through specific research strategies based on cultural competence.
Professional Service: Dr. Arndt serves as a clinical and mental health consultant to the Milwaukee Police Department and its Police Officer Support Team, provides curriculum consultation on multicultural issues in mental health, and works with the Crisis Intervention Team training serving Southeastern Wisconsin. She provides pro bono debriefing and counseling services to law enforcement personnel, with a focus on critical incident recovery and reintegration for law enforcement officers returning from active military service. Dr. Arndt also provides pro bono consultation and program evaluation services to the American Indian community.
Contact information:
Department of Educational Psychology
P.O. Box 413
University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201
E-mail: larndt@uwm.edu
Office: Enderis room 733
Phone: 414-229-5407
To view Dr. Arndt's vita, click here.
Thomas W. Baskin, Ph.D.
Current Rank: Assistant Professor, Counseling Psychology
Courses Typically Taught: Counseling in the Schools, School Counseling Practicum, and Family Systems.
Research Areas: My primary research interests include how belongingness relates to academic achievement for K-12 students in multi-cultural schools and how angry students can benefit from learning to forgive. In looking at how angry students can benefit from forgiving, I focus on the impact of forgiveness interventions with urban students. This includes how helping students reduce their anger also helps their mental health profile and their ability to perform academically.
Current Research Projects: My research team consists of both master's and doctoral students. We work in three areas. First, we are doing a Meta-Analysis of Mental Health interventions and their impact on Academic Achievement. Secondly, we collect data on the psychological foundations of Academic Achievement, and how this relates to students' multi-cultural identity. Thirdly, we work on implementing and studying forgiveness interventions with multi-ethnic urban students.
Contact Information:
Thomas W. Baskin, Ph.D.
Department of Educational Psychology
School of Education
P.O. Box 413
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee WI 53201
E-mail: Baskin@uwm.edu
Office: Enderis 771
Phone: 414-229-5155
Nadya Fouad, Ph.D.
Current Rank: Distinguished Professor and Training Director, Counseling Psychology
Courses Typically Taught: Vocational Psychology and Social Justice, Practicum, Multicultural Counseling
Research Areas: My primary areas of interest are cross-cultural vocational assessment, career development of women and racial/ethnic minorities, interest measurement, cross-cultural counseling and race and ethnicity. I have just completed a grant from the National Science Foundation to study barriers for women entering math/science and technical careers, and am continuing to work on barriers and supports for women in technical careers. The Powerpoint slides from a 2007 presentation regarding women and STEM careers can by found by clicking here. A full article on the project will be available on this site in October.
My research team has studied career counseling, needs for career services on a college campus, and contextual factors in career development.
Current Research Projects: My research team, consisting of 10 students ranging from 1st year to 5th year doctoral students, has four current projects, all focusing on career development and cultural competence. The first, contextual factors in the career decision making of Asian Americans was presented at the 2006 APA convention, and the 2007 Society of Vocational Psychology convention and is currently in press at Career Development Quareterly. The second is the construction of a family influence scale to assess the role that families play in career development across cultures. That study was submitted to the 2008 APA Convention program chairs. The third project is examining the relationships between self- perceptions of cultural competence of career counselors and their self-reported cultural skills (co-authored with Dr. Kris Vespia of UW Green Bay), and was presented at the 2007 APA Convention. Finally, the research team is examining the career decision making outcomes (decision-making self-efficacy and perceptions of difficulties) of a career intervention class for undergraduates. A proposal to present this study has been submitted to the 2008 International Counseling Psychology Conference.
Professional Service (Editorial Boards, Offices): Editor, The Counseling Psychologist, Editorial Boards: Journal of Vocational Behavior, Journal of Career Assessment. Past- Chair, Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs; Co-Executive Vice President for Communications, Division 17; Board of Educational Affairs (APA); Co-chair, Multicultural Guidelines Writing Team (Joint Divisions 17 & 45) (Culminated in Multicultural Guidelines adopted as APA Policy, August, 2002). Chair, Task Force on Women in Academe, American Psychological Association (1999-2000). Chair, Task Force on School to Work Transition, American Psychological Association (1999-2000).
Honors: Janet E. Helms Award for Mentoring & Scholarship, School of Education Faculty Research Award, 2007; APA Division 17 John Holland Award for Outstanding Achievement in Career and Personality Research, 2003; Distinguished Service Award, Academy of Counseling Psychology, 2001; APA Presidential Citation for leadership on APA School to Work Task Force, 2000; Professional Writing Award, Wisconsin Association for Counseling and Development, 1996; Ralph F. Berdie Research Award, American Association for Counseling and Development 1991.
Contact Information:
Nadya A. Fouad
Department of Educational Psychology
P.O. Box 413
University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201
E-mail: nadya@uwm.edu
Office: Enderis 773
Phone: 414-229-6830
To view Dr. Fouad's Vita click here.
Anthony Hains, Ph.D.
Current Rank: Associate Professor, Counseling Psychology; Department Chair of Educational Psychology
Courses Typically Taught: Counseling Children and Adolescents, Clinical Studies in Counseling, Essentials of Counseling Practice, Practicum
Research Areas: My research focus is pediatric psychology. My specific interests with that concentration include cognitive behavioral interventions for youths with chronic illness and interventions to improve adherence in adolescents with complex medical regimens. In addition, my research team is examining adolescent appraisals of peer reactions to medical adherence in social situations and this impact on self-care efforts around friends.
Current Research Projects: My research team, in collaboration with students and faculty in clinical psychology, are currently investigating factors related to adherence behavior in adolescents with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. The research topics include social information processing of adolescents with poor metabolic control while they are in social situations requiring self-care, a pilot intervention to improve adherence while around friends, the experiences of adolescents while they cope with diabetes and navigate pediatric medical settings, and the experiences of adolescents with diabetes as they transition to 9th grade.
Professional Service (Editorial Boards, Offices): Journal of Adolescence (Editorial Board)
Contact Information:
Anthony A. Hains
Department of Educational Psychology
P.O. Box 413
University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201
Phone: 414-229-4590
Office: Enderis 719
E-mail: aahains@uwm.edu
To view Dr. Hains' Vita click here.
Shannon Chavez Korell, Ph.D.
Current Rank: Assistant Professor, Counseling Psychology
Courses Typically Taught: Group Counseling (COUNS 800, Fall 2007, Masters level), Multicultural Counseling (COUNS 715, Spring 2008, Masters level).
Research Areas: My main research interests include racial identity attitudes, transgender identity and transgender issues in counseling, treatment compliance, health disparities and help seeking behaviors for socially marginalized and underrepresented groups.
Current Research Projects: I am currently preparing three manuscripts for publication related to my research on the racial identity attitudes of Black college students. I am also working on a manuscript regarding a novel retention project I co-created for a university as a means of improving the retention rates of college students who are at high risk of withdrawing early from college. I am currently working on a research team examining ethnic identity, help seeking behaviors, and health beliefs of Latino college students. I am also preparing (organizing, starting a research team, establishing community contacts, grant writing, etc.) to begin my research on racial identity, treatment compliance, health disparities and transgender issues in the Milwaukee area.
Contact Information:
Shannon Chavez Korell, Ph.D., N.C.C.
Department of Educational Psychology
P.O. Box 413
University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201
E-mail: korell@uwm.edu
Office: Enderis Hall 785
Phone: 414-229-4639
To view Dr. Chavez Korell's Vita click here.
Azara Santiago-Rivera, Ph.D. 
Current Rank: Associate Professor, Counseling Psychology
Courses Typically Taught: Group counseling, counseling theories, practicum and internship supervision, multicultural counseling, Proseminar I and II.
Research Areas: Research interests include multicultural issues in the counseling profession, Latino mental health, bilingual therapy, and the impact of environmental contamination on the biopsychosocial well-being of Native Americans. I have presented on these topics at major conferences and have published in journals such as the Journal of Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, the Journal of Counseling and Development, the Journal of Community Psychology, and the Journal of College Student Development.
Professional Service:
Offices: President of the National Latina/o Psychological Association, January 2005-January 2007; Past-President:January 2007-2009. Council Member of the Council of National Psychological Associations for the Advancement of Ethnic Minority Interests, American Psychological Association (APA), January 2005-2007; National Latina/o Psychological Association Representative on the Council of Representatives of APA, 2006-2008; President, Counselors for Social Justice, American Counseling Association (ACA), July 1, 2001-June 30, 2002; President-Elect: July 1, 2000-June 30, 2001; Past-President: 2002-2003.
Editorial Boards: Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Counseling Psychology; Ad Hoc Reviewer, The Counseling Psychologist, Member, Editorial Board, Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology (Joint publication: Psychologists for Social Responsibility of APA and Counselors and Counselors for Social Justice of ACA.
Honors: 2006 Standing Ovation Award, VISIT Milwaukee; Recognition for outstanding leadership as NLPA President (2004-2006)
Contact Information:
Azara Santiago-Rivera, Ph.D.
Department of Educational Psychology
PO Box 413
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI 53201
Phone : 414-229-4795
Office: Enderis 791
E-mail: azara@uwm.edu
Additional links related to Azara's work: www.nlpa.ws
To view Dr. Santiago Rivera's Vita click here.
Marty Sapp, Ed.D.
Current Rank: Professor, Counseling Psychology
Courses Typically Taught: Practicum, Research in Counseling Psychology
Research Areas: My primary areas of interest are cognitive-behavioral theories of counseling, multicultural counseling, psychological hypnosis, and research methods. I just completed a study that standardized several hypnotizability measures with African American college students. In terms of research methods, I have an interest in psychological measurement, effect sizes, confidence intervals and research designs.
Current Research Projects: My research team, consisting of 10 students ranging from first year through 4th year doctoral students, has two projects. First, three treatments for reducing irrational beliefs consists of supportive counseling, rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), and REBT hypnosis and their effects in reducing irrational beliefs in college students. In 2005, my research team won the best applied paper award from Division 30 of the American Psychological Association. Second, my research team is evaluating the effectiveness of supportive counseling, cognitive therapy, and REBT in reducing irrational beliefs and cognitive distortions in college students. During the 115th Convention (2007) of the American Psychological Association, my research team presented 3 papers. Several of the students on my research team have published in professional journals. For example, a group of students have an article in press that looks at confidence intervals and hypnosis in the treatment of obesity that will be published in The Australian Journal of Clinical Hypnotherapy and Hypnosis. Moreover, a student and I published an article that reviewed understanding test anxiety and the multicultural learner in the journal Multicultural Learning and Teaching. In addition, a student and I published an article entitled, "Hypnosis and diabetes: Applications for children, adolescents, and adults" in The Australian Journal of Clinical Hypnotherapy and Hypnosis. One of my third year students published an article entitled "Applying Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy to Multicultural Classrooms" in the journal Multicultural Learning and Teaching.
Professional Service: Editorial Consultant-The Australian Journal of Clinical Hypnotherapy and Hypnosis. Executive Associate Editor-Multicultural Learning and Teaching. Editorial Boards-The Counseling Psychologist, Journal of Counseling and Development, The International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, and Journal of Rational Emotive and Cognitive Behavior Therapy. I am also an Ad Hoc Reviewer for the following journals - Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, and The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning.
Honors: School of Education Faculty Research Award, 2005. Best Applied Paper. Division 30 of the American Psychological Association, 2005. Distinguished Alumnus, University of Cincinnati, College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services, 2004.
Contact Information:
Marty Sapp
Department of Educational Psychology
PO Box 413
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI 53201
Phone: 414-229-6347
Office: Enderis 793
E-mail: sapp@uwm.edu
To view Dr. Sapp's Vita click here.
Stephen R. Wester, Ph.D., L.P.
Current Rank: Associate Professor and Area Chair, Counseling Psychology
Courses Typically Taught: Practicum, Psychological Assessment
Research Areas: My area of research involves the psychology of men and masculinity, specifically the degree to which society socializes men into gender roles that, while appropriate in one setting, may be inappropriate in another setting. Most recently this has involved exploring how men of color navigate their gender roles, as well as for all men the degree to which specific variables may either mediate or moderate any predictive relationship between male gender role subscription and outcomes.
Current Research Projects: My research team is currently working on three lines of inquiry, in addition to several smaller projects. First, we are working to overcome men's socialized reluctance to seek counseling through the use of role induction techniques. We began, and are continuing with, the use of role induction in career counseling, and are in the process of designing role inductions to be used in psychotherapy. Second, we are working to understand how male gender role socialization affects the choices made by specific groups of men to seek (or not seek) psychological help. Specifically, we are looking at the role played by stigma, and its impact on help-seeking behaviors of male police officers and college students. Third, the exploration of multicultural masculinity continues, this time with data from both female-to-male and male-to-female transgendered individuals - data which attempts to articulate how these individuals navigate (or do not navigate) society's gender role mandate. Smaller projects include a short form of the Gender Role Conflict Scale, as well as an overall psychometric exploration of the Gender Role Conflict Scale with populations of color.
Professional Service: Editorial Board Member, The Counseling Psychologist, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, and Training and Education in Professional Psychology.
Honors: The American Psychological Association's Division 51 (Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity) Researcher of the Year (2006).
Contact Information:
Stephen R. Wester, Ph.D., L.P.
Department of Educational Psychology
P.O. Box 413
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0413
Phone: 414-229-4774
Office: Enderis 753
E-mail: SRWester@uwm.edu
Additional links related to Stephen's Work: http://www.uwm.edu/~srwester
To view Dr. Wester's Vita click here.
