Academic Programs - Professional School Counseling
- Counseling Psychology
- Counseling and Student Personnel Services: Counselor Education and Supervision Focus
- Counseling and Student Personnel Services: College Student Affairs Focus
- College Student Affairs Administration
- Professional School Counseling
- Student Affairs Leadership
- Professional Counseling
- Recreation and Leisure Studies
Specialist in Education at UGA Gwinnett
Core Faculty
Dr. Deryl F. Bailey |
Associate Professor in the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services in the College of Education at The University of Georgia. Prior to earning his education specialist and doctorate degrees from the University of Virginia he worked as a secondary school counselor for ten years. Dr. Bailey is a member of several professional counseling and psychology associations including the American Counseling Association, Association of Specialists in Group Work, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, and Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development. He has served on and chaired several professional committees over the past few years. His areas of specialization include school counseling; group work; multicultural and diversity issues; mentoring; counseling professional development, issues regarding African American adolescent development, and development and implementation of enrichment and empowerment interventions for adolescents. He is the founder and director of Empowered Youth Programs, which include Project: Gentlemen on the Move, The Young Women Scholars Program, The Young Future Leaders Program and the Parents of Empowered Youth organization. |
Dr. Diane Cooper |
Professor of College Student Affairs Administration in the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services at The University of Georgia. Dr. Cooper received a B. A. degree in Marketing Management from Miami University in Oxford, OH in 1978, M.Ed. from the University of Missouri-St. Louis in Counseling in 1979 and Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in Counselor Education in 1985, with a concentration in post-secondary education and vocational development. She served for eight years as a student services practitioner in North Carolina before joining the faculty in Student Development at Appalachian State University from 1992-1995. For 6 years she was the Editor for the College Student Affairs Journal and on the editorial board for the Journal of College Student Development and the Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs. Her research interests are in program design and assessment, legal and ethical issues in student affairs practice, and in professional issues related to underrepresented groups in higher education. Her primary focus for research right now is on improving staff development practices for all student services professionals. |
Dr. Jolie Daigle |
Assistant Professor in the School Counseling Program / Department of Counseling and Human Development Services / College of Education. Dr. Daigle began teaching at The University of Georgia in the Fall of 2005. She graduated with a B.A. in Sociology from the University of South Florida in 1995. In 1997, Dr. Daigle graduated from Loyola University with a M.S. in School Counseling. She worked as a school counselor for eight years with New Orleans Public Schools. During that time, Dr. Daigle became a licensed professional counselor and worked part-time in a private practice. In 2005, she received a Ph.D. in Counselor Education from the University of New Orleans. Dr. Daigle is a member of several professional organizations including the American Counseling Association, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, American School Counselor Association, and the Association for Play Therapy. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Supervisor (LPC-S), Registered Play Therapist and Supervisor (RPT-S), and a National Certified School Counselor (NCSC). Dr. Daigle’s research interests include school counseling, play therapy, legal and ethical issues, and clinical supervision. |
Dr. Yvette Getch |
Associate Professor in the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services at the University of Georgia. Dr. Getch received her Ph.D. from The University of Arkansas in 1996 in Rehabilitation Education and Research and a M.Ed. in Independing Living Counseling specializing in the area of deafness in 1990. Dr. Getch received a B.S. degree in Social Work from the Florida State University in 1986. She is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and has previously worked as a program coordinator for the ARC, an interpreter, and a transition counselor for persons who are deaf. Dr. Getch conducts research in the areas of advocacy for persons with disabilities, sexuality and deafness, advocacy issues and accommodations for children with chronic illness in schools, and teacher education in asthma management. Dr. Getch served on a national expert panel for Caregiving and Individuals with Disabilities for the Rosalyn Carter Institute for Human Development. She frequently provides education for parents of children with chronic medical conditions through her work with the MAGIC Foundation and other organizations that support children with chronic illness and their families. Dr. Getch is committed to improving the lives of all children and is involved in advocacy initiatives that promote access, health, and educational opportunities for children with disabilities and/or chronic illness. |
Dr. Pamela Paisley |
Professor and the Coordinator of the School Counseling Ed.S. Program at the Gwinnett campus. Dr. Paisley also teaches on the Counseling Psychology Doctoral Faculty and in the School Counseling Master’s Program. Dr. Paisley has been at The University of Georgia since 1994. Previously, she lived in North Carolina and worked as a teacher and counselor in public schools for ten years and as a counselor educator at Appalachian State University for seven years. She has won teaching awards at both Appalachian State University and The University of Georgia, has been principal investigator on a national grant to transform school counseling preparation and practice, and has been President of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. Her research interests are in school counseling program development, issues related to children and adolescents, and promoting development for the adults in children’s lives. Dr. Paisley is committed to principles of social justice and is active in related initiatives at the local, state, and national levels |
Dr. Linda Campbell |
Linda F. Campbell, Ph. D., Professor and Director of Center for Counseling and Personal Evaluation (Ph.D., Georgia State University); Research interests in Psychotherapy process/outcome studies, cognitive behavioral therapies, counseling supervision, and psychology of exercise. CP, CC |
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Staff
Applicants will interact most directly with Nikki Williams, the Academic Advisor for the department.
