Tamara Knapp-Grosz, Ph.D., R.N.

Dr. Knapp-Grosz  is honored to serve as a Visiting Lecturer for Rehabilitation and Health Services for 2025-2026. Most recently  she retired as the Senior Director of the Counseling and Testing Center (CTS) at the University of North Texas in 2023 and has been teaching classes as Adjunct Faculty since 2016. 
Dr. Knapp-Grosz received her Master’s in Psychology from Long Island University and her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology with a specialization in Marriage and Family Counseling from Seton Hall University. She has undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Nursing and completed her doctoral internship in Clinical Psychology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Her clinical interests include Anxiety Disorders, Animal Assisted Therapy, Autism Spectrum Disorders and Positive Psychology. A former corporate Psychologist, she has opened over 100 treatment programs across the United States. Active in numerous professional organizations, Dr. Knapp-Grosz is a Past President of the Georgia College Counseling Association and the American College Counseling Association.  Previously Dr. Knapp-Grosz was Director of Counseling and Student Accommodations at the Savannah College of Art and Design for 15 years.

In her free time, Dr. Knapp-Grosz enjoys cooking and traveling with her husband of 35 years and two children. She currently resides in Florida where she is an avid sunrise enthusiast that practices gratitude and awe daily!