Rehabilitation and Health Services Faculty and Staff
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Rachita Sharma, Ph.D., LPC-S, CRCInterim Chair of Rehabilitation & Health Services Clinical Associate Professor and UNT Well Clinic Director Rehabilitation and Health Services My research interests lie primarily in Resilience and Positive Psychology in provision of Mental Health Counseling. I am also interested in Mindfulness, provider self-care, and multicultural competencies in counseling. As a counseling supervisor I am also interested in looking at the impact of pedagogy on educational effectiveness as it pertains to self-efficacy and competency among counselors in training. Additionally, I have looked at cultural attitudes and barriers that impact help seeking behaviors in minority communities, receptiveness of veterans towards complementary and alternate medicine (CAM), and the role of culture on the experience of mental health symptoms among military personnel. |
Rachita.Sharma@unt.edu 940-565-2795 Chilton 218K Faculty Profile |
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Azzama AliaGraduate Services Coordinator Rehabilitation and Health Services |
azzama.alia@unt.edu 940-565-4054 Chilton 218E |
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Chandra Donnell Carey, Ph.D., CRC, FNAMRCAssociate Professor Rehabilitation and Health ServicesHealthy Community Collaborative Program My primary research interests focus on access and utilization of mental health services for underserved populations. My research examines multicultural responsiveness in rehabilitation counselor education, supervision and practice; integrated care for medically underserved populations and investigating severe mental illnesses and rehabilitation outcomes. My most recent research projects have utilized multivariate data analyses and grounded theory to explore mental health utilization and access for underserved populations and in the cultural competency of community-based providers. |
Chandra.Carey@unt.edu 940-369-7267 Chilton 218N Faculty Profile |
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Denise Catalano, Ph.D., CRCAssociate Professor Doctoral Program Coordinator Rehabilitation and Health Services factors that impact individual resilience, factors that impact ecological resilience, community participation among individuals with chronic illness and disability, quality of life issues among individuals with chronic illness and disability |
Denise.Catalano@unt.edu 940-891-6893 Chilton 218F Faculty Profile |
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Dalia Chowdhury, Ph.D., CRC, CADC, LPCAssistant Professor Rehabilitation and Health ServicesHealthy Community Collaborative Program Mental and Physical Disability, Gender, and Violence; Trauma and addiction; Suicide and Trauma informed Healthcare; Gender and Pedagogy; Psychometry. |
Dalia.Chowdhury@unt.edu 940-369-5001 Chilton 218P Faculty Profile |
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Jill Denniston, M.S.RHS Internship Coordinator Adjunct Instructor Rehabilitation and Health Services |
Jill.Denniston@unt.edu 940-369-5343 Chilton Hall 218 |
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Paula Heller Garland, M.S., LCDCSenior Lecturer & Addiction Studies Coordinator Rehabilitation and Health Services |
Paula.Heller-Garland@unt.edu 940-369-5186 Chilton 218L Faculty Profile |
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Julia Heck, PhD, MPHAssociate Dean for Research Dean's OfficeRehabilitation and Health Services |
julia.heck@unt.edu 940-565-5061 Chilton 289A Faculty Profile |
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Chisom Iwundu, Ph.D.Assistant Professor Rehabilitation and Health Services My primary research interest is focused on better understanding the social and environmental contexts that affect health, and health behaviors especially among marginalized groups. |
chisom.odoh@unt.edu Chilton 238L Faculty Profile |
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Benedict Jikong (DHA)Lecturer Rehabilitation and Health Services |
Benedict.Jikong@unt.edu Chilton 218N |
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Brandi Darensbourg Levingston, Ph.D., CRCPrincipal Lecturer Rehabilitation and Health Services |
Brandi.Levingston@unt.edu (940) 565-2234 Chilton Hall 218 Faculty Profile |
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Bradley McDaniels, PhD, CRCAssistant Professor Coordinator of Rehabilitation Studies Program Rehabilitation and Health Services Well-being, quality of life issues, meaning and purpose, positive psychology, apathy, and psychosocial adaptation among individuals with chronic illness and disability with a particular interest in Parkinson’s disease. |
bradley.mcdaniels@unt.edu 940-565-4938 Chilton 238J Faculty Profile |
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Naomi Meier, DrPH, MSClinical Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Public Health Program Rehabilitation and Health Services |
naomi.meier@unt.edu 940-369-8096 Chilton 218H Faculty Profile |
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Ami Moore, Ph.D., MPH, CPHProfessor Rehabilitation and Health Services |
ami.moore@unt.edu Chilton 218G Faculty Profile |
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Elias Mpofu, Ph.D., CRCProfessor Rehabilitation and Health Services My research interests coalesce around sustainable community-oriented health services; - their design, implementation and evaluation for health promotive supports across the lifespan, with an increasing emphasis on community living and participation outcomes for health older adults aging with or into disability |
Elias.Mpofu@unt.edu 940-565-4829 Chilton 302A Faculty Profile |
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Liam O'Neill Ph.D.Associate Professor Coordinator of Health Services Administration Program Rehabilitation and Health Services Efficiency measurement in health care, data envelopment analysis, health information systems, electronic health records, big data, and Covid-19. His most recent article on risk factors among children with Covid-19 was published in Health Services Research and Managerial Epidemiology. |
liam.o'neill@unt.edu 940-369-7568 Chilton 238M Faculty Profile |
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Gayle Prybutok, BSN, MBA, Ph.D.Associate Professor Rehabilitation and Health Services Health communication/education; health care quality improvement, health education, Internet based health communication, health care service quality, mobile health, health disparities |
Gayle.Prybutok@unt.edu 940-369-7820 Chilton 238P Faculty Profile |
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Justin Watts, Ph.D., NCCAssistant Professor Coordinator of Rehabilitation Counseling Program Rehabilitation and Health ServicesHealthy Community Collaborative Program The impact of child-maltreatment among young/emerging adults, trauma, post-traumatic stress, childhood psychological maltreatment. |
Justin.Watts@unt.edu 940-369-8947 Chilton 238p Faculty Profile |
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Ryan Appleton, M.S., CRCAssociate Director of Transition Programs Rehabilitation and Health Services |
ryan.appleton@unt.edu 940-369-5497 Chilton 122 |
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Justin Boulay, M.S.UNT WISE Instructional Designer/Program Manager Rehabilitation and Health Services |
justin.boulay@unt.edu 940-369-8620 Chilton 122 |
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Becky Cagle, M.S., ATHSSenior Trainer for UNTWISE Rehabilitation and Health Services |
Rebecca.Cagle@unt.edu 940-565-4000 |
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Ticcara N. CassellSWTCIE Senior Program Project Coordinator Rehabilitation and Health Services |
ticcara.cassell@unt.edu 940-369-7515 Chilton 126 |
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Ryan Cole, M.S. CRCSWTCIE Program Director Rehabilitation and Health Services |
ryan.cole@unt.edu 940-565-4422 Chilton 122 |
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Lucy Gafford M.S., CRCDirector, UNT WISE Rehabilitation and Health Services |
lucy.gafford@unt.edu 940-891-6769 Chilton 122 Faculty Profile |
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Shay GregoryProgram Project Coordinator Rehabilitation and Health Services |
shabnam.khorramshahi@unt.edu 940-369-7503 Chilton 122 |
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Christa LimAdministrative Coordinator, UNT WISE Rehabilitation and Health Services |
Christa.Lim@unt.edu 940-565-4000 Chilton 122 |
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Jade MarthUNT ENGAGE Senior Program Coordinator Rehabilitation and Health Services |
jade.marth@unt.edu Chilton 130D |
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Kellie Nix M.S., CRCSr. Program Project Coordinator UNT WISE ENGAGE Rehabilitation and Health Services |
kellie.nix@unt.edu 940-565-4000 Chilton 122 |
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Eralda ShyleUNT WISE Program Project Specialist Rehabilitation and Health Services |
Eralda.Shyle@unt.edu 940-565-4000 Chilton 122 |
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Lauren Taylor, MS, CRC, LPC-ASenior Program Project Coordinator for ENGAGE Rehabilitation and Health Services |
Lauren.Taylor@unt.ede 940-369-5392 Chilton 122 |
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Jasmin VissageSenior Administrative Coordinator, UNT WISE Rehabilitation and Health Services |
jasmin.vissage@unt.edu 940-565-4000 Chilton 122 |
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Monesha HaynesSenior Administrative Specialist Rehabilitation and Health Services |
monesha.haynes@unt.edu 940-565-3400 Chilton 218B |