EPC Directory

Administration

Casey A. Barrio Minton, PhD, NCC
Interim Department Head
Program Coordinator, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
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 (PhD)
865-974-8144 mccurdy2@utk.edu

Faculty Members

Sharon Bruner, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
– Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MS)
– Counselor Education (PhD)
– School Counseling (MS)
865-974-0734 sbruner1@vols.utk.edu

Jeff Cochran, PhD, NCC
Professor
– Counselor Education (PhD)
865-974-4178 jcochr11@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

Karee Dunn, PhD
Associate Professor
– Applied Educational Psychology (MS)
– School Psychology (PhD)
865-974-2410 kdunn15@utk.edu

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

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

Christopher R. LaFever, PhD
Assistant Professor of Practice
– Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MS)
– Counselor Education (PhD)
– School Counseling (MS)
865-974-5233 clafeve1@utk.edu

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

Laura S. Wheat, PhD, LPC(GA), NCC
Coordinator for CEHHS Grief Outreach Initiative
Graduate Certificate Coordinator for Grief, Loss & Trauma
Interim Program Coordinator for School Counseling
Assistant Professor
– Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MS)
– Counselor Education (PhD)
– School Counseling (MS)
865-974-3845 lwheat@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