Counseling Center Staff
DIRECTOR
L. Kenneth Chew, Jr., Psy.D., HSPP
Director, ISU Student Counseling Center
Dr. Chew has been the Director of the ISU Student Counseling Center since 2007. In addition to his administrative functions as Director of the SCC, his other responsibilities include management of Student Health Promotions, Coordination and facilitation of the Student Affairs Behavior Assessment Team (SABAT), campus and community liaisons, coordination of drug and alcohol programs, and the Performance Excellence Program. He also serves as Director of Training for the Counseling Center. Dr. Chew received his doctorate from the Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology in 2001 and completed his undergraduate work at Jamestown College, where he majored in Psychology with a minor in Fine Art. Dr. Chew’s training and professional experiences include: the Hampton Roads VA Hospital, where he worked with drug and alcohol patients; the College of William & Mary Student Counseling Center, where he did a concentration in the counseling of college students with a specific focus in the counseling of athletes; New Mexico State University Student Counseling Center for internship; and the Washington D.C. Public Schools, where he did clinical and psycho-educational assessments on children, adolescents, and young adults for over two years. His professional interests include the counseling of athletes, performance enhancement, drug and alcohol issues, multicultural counseling, facilitation of professional and personal development training, and outreach programming. He has been at ISU since January of 2002.
He also has a major “Superman” complex, even though his coworkers regularly act as Kryptonite.
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
TRISTA GIBBONS, LMFT
Associate Director
Trista Gibbons is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist; and she became Associate Director in the summer of 2011. She has a Masters degree in counseling psychology from the Alfred Adler Graduate School in Minnesota, and a Bachelors degree in psychology and family studies from St. Olaf College in Minnesota. She has experience and training in working with survivors of sexual violence, and issues related to drugs and alcohol and relationships. Her professional experience includes; coordinating and implementing direct services at the Sexual Violence Center in Minneapolis MN and working with children and families at Hamilton Center community mental health. Her professional interests include women’s issues, relationships and couples counseling, Christian counseling, and working with survivors of sexual violence.
STAFF PSYCHOLOGISTS/THERAPISTS
Suellyn Mahan, Ph.D., HSPP
Senior Staff Psychologist/Assistant Director
Dr. Mahan is currently the Assistant Director of the ISU Student Counseling Center. She is also a military psychologist. Her primary responsibilities include assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of college students with a variety of issues, individual counseling, outreach planning, and liaison for several programs on campus. Dr. Mahan earned her doctorate in psychology from ISU, with a specialty in school psychology and subspecialty in child clinical psychology. Her professional interests include assessment and treatment of children and adolescents, internalizing and externalizing disorders, and military issues. Dr Mahan has worked as a private practice psychologist, community mental health psychologist, staff psychologist for foster parents, and adjunct faculty at ISU. She also has over 25 years in the military and spent two yearlong tours in Iraq as a military psychologist from 2003-2004 and from 2009-2010. Dr Mahan enjoys reading, golfing, music, and traveling.
melissa grinslade, msw
Staff Counselor
Melissa Grinslade is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She received her Master's degree in social work from Indiana University and her Bachelor's degree in psychology from Indiana University. She has experience and training working with Autism Spectrum Disorders and early childhood trauma. Her professional experience includes working with children and families at Hamilton Center community mental health and Gibault residential treatment center. Her professional interests include Autism Spectrum Disorders, early childhood trauma, and multicultural counseling.
additional PART-TIME STAFF
SHAHZAD PARVAZ, MD
Michael Smith, Ph.D., HSPP
Kathy Ginter, Ph.D.
REBECCA MURRAY, PH.D., HSPP
KEVIN BOLINSKEY, PH.D.
CURRENT PRACTICUM STUDENTS
EKTA kUMAR, MA
Ekta is currently a 4th-year doctoral student in clinical psychology at the University of Indianapolis. She received her Masters degree in Clinical Psychology in May of 2010 from the University of Indianapolis and her Bachelors degree in Psychology and Sociology from Vanderbilt University. Her professional interests include working with the LGBTQ community, identity difficulties, ethnic minority concerns, and international students. She tends to utilize an integrative interpersonal approach in therapy, but draws upon other theoretical orientations as necessary. Ekta enjoys local coffee shops, jewelry, Zumba classes, and time with friends and family.
KRISTEN COLE, MA
ASHLEIGH YOUNG,
Ashleigh is currently a third-year doctoral student in the Clinical
Psychology program at Indiana State University. She has a Masters degree
in Clinical Psychology from Indiana State University, and a Bachelors
degree in Psychology from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Her
professional interests include assessment and treatment of college
students, LGBT issues, health psychology, and the psychology of
religion. Ashleigh also works with adults and adolescents at the ISU
Psychology Clinic.
JESSICA RICHERT
Jessica is a second-year Doctoral
student in the Clinical Psychology program at the
University of Indianapolis, and will be receiving a
Master's degree this May. In 2008, Jessica obtained a
Bachelor of Arts degree from Eastern Michigan
University. At EMU, she majored in Psychology and
minored in Sociology. Her professional interests
include the counseling of college students, mood and
anxiety disorders, self-esteem and interpersonal issues,
and substance abuse.
hANNAH SLOWIK
JORDAN SNODDY
Jordan will be finishing her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Indiana State University in August of this year. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in Psychology along with a minor in Human Development Family Studies at Indiana State University in 2010. Jordan practices from an Adlerian theoretical orientation when working with clients. She has been providing counseling in the University Hall Clinic since the fall of 2010. She has also been providing counseling services at the Student Counseling Center since August 2011. Jordan’s professional interests include Adlerian counseling, eating disorders, marriage and family issues, and working with survivors of sexual violence.
DANI HARRISON
Dani is a second-year student in the Clinical Health Counseling program at Indiana State University. Dani graduated with a B.A in Psychology from the University of Southern Indiana in 2009. She also obtained a minor in the study of Criminal Justice while at USI. Dani will complete her Master's degree in the summer of 2012. She has over one year of professional experience in the University Hall Counseling Clinic working with people of all ages and has been working with students at the Student Counseling Center since August of 2011. Dani's professional interests include the use of creativity and expressive arts in counseling. Personal interests include spending time with family, friends, and her dog, scrapbooking, listening to music, traveling, interior design, and planning her quickly approaching wedding.
MIKE MENDEZ
Michael Mendez is a Clinical Psychology Master’s Student at Eastern Illinois University and received his Bachelor’s in Psychology from McKendree University. He is currently an intern at Indiana State's Counseling Center as a mental health counselor. Also, Michael is a graduate assistant at the Student Success Center on Eastern Illinois' campus and he interacts daily with students regarding academic improvement through individual meetings and campus presentations. As an instructor, he teaches several sections of a class called “Strategies for Academic Success” for students on academic warning for Eastern.
SUPPORT STAFF
(FRONT OFFICE POSITION CURRENT OPEN)
Student Services Assistant III
Graduate Assistant
AMANDA FLEISCHER
Student Worker