EPC Directory

Administration

Casey A. Barrio Minton, PhD, NCC
Department Head
Professor
– Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MS)
– Counselor Education (PhD)
– School Counseling (MS)
865-974-8382 cbarrio@utk.edu

Merilee McCurdy, PhD
Associate Department Head
Director of Graduate Studies
Professor
– School Psychology (EdS)
– School Psychology (PhD)
865-974-8144 mccurdy2@utk.edu

Faculty Members

Jeff Cochran, PhD, NCC
Professor
– Counselor Education (PhD)
– Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MS)
– School Counseling (MS)
865-974-4178 jcochr11@utk.edu

Jamian Coleman, PhD*
Assistant Professor
– Counselor Education (PhD)
– Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MS)
– School Counseling (MS)
865-974-0734 jcolem73@utk.edu

Joel F. Diambra, EdD, LPC-MHSP-S, NCC
Associate Professor
– Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MS)
– Counselor Education (PhD)
– School Counseling (MS)
865-974-8774 jdiambra@utk.edu

Melinda Gibbons, PhD, NCC
Co-Primary Investigator for PIPES
Unit Coordinator for Counselor Education
Professor
– Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MS)
– Counselor Education (PhD)
– School Counseling (MS)
865-974-4477 mgibbon2@utk.edu

Headshot photo of Dr. Patricia Higgins, Ed Psych Online

Patricia Higgins, PhD
Program Coordinator for Ed Psych Online (Master’s in Educational Psychology)
Clinical Assistant Professor
865-974-8642 phiggin5@vols.utk.edu

Hyunhee Kim, PhD
Assistant Professor
– Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MS)
– Counselor Education (PhD)
– School Counseling (MS)
865-974-5487 hkim103@utk.edu

Kai Zhuang Shum, PhD
Assistant Professor
– School Psychology (PhD, EdS)
865-974-5405 kshum1@utk.edu

Christopher H. Skinner, PhD
Professor
– School Psychology (EdS)
– School Psychology (PhD)
865-974-8403 cskinne1@utk.edu

Jordan Westcott, PhD
Assistant Professor
– Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MS)
– Counselor Education (PhD)
– School Counseling (MS)
865-974-3845 jwestco1@utk.edu

Brian Wilhoit, PhD
Director of Korn Learning, Assessment & Social Skills
(KLASS) Center
Clinical Professor
– School Psychology (PhD)
865-974-6395 bwilhoit@utk.edu