Our Faculty

The Counseling & Testing Center Faculty

The faculty at the Counseling & Testing Center consists of seven full-time psychologists. CTC faculty are tenure track with academic rank at the assistant, associate or full professor level. Additional staff includes one counseling assistant, four doctoral interns, seven practicum students and two administrative assistants. The CTC facultysupervisors practice from a variety of theoretical orientations including psychodynamic, interpersonal, humanistic-existential, feminist, and cognitive-behavioral. Multicultural and developmental theory is interwoven into all of these orientations.

Sharon Fritz, Ph.D., University of Idaho
Title: Licensed Psychologist/Professor, Coordinator of Outreach, Consultation & Substance Abuse Services
Theorectical Orientation:
Integrative (Humanistic; CBT; Motivational Interviewing; Feminist)
Clinical & Scholarly Interests: Substance Abuse, Suicidal Behavior, Career Counseling, Couples Counseling, Disabilities, Outreach, Women’s Issues
At UI Counseling Center since 1996

Brian Hopper, Psy.D., George Fox University
Title: Licensed Psychologist/Associate Professor, Coordinator of Practicum Training
Theoretical Orientation:
Integrative (Interpersonal & CBT).
Clinical & Scholarly Interests: Gender Issues; Men & Masculinity; LGBT Issues; Relationship Counseling.
At UI Counseling Center since 2003

Martha Kitzrow, Ph.D., Oregon State University
Title: Licensed Psychologist/Professor, Training Director of the Doctoral Internship
Theoretical Orietnation:
Integrative (Humanistic-Existential; Feminist. Also trained in Adlerian, & CBT approaches)
Clinical & Scholarly Interests: Training & Supervision, Spirituality, Women's Issues, Sexual Abuse, Trauma & Dissociative Disorders, Life Transitions, Adult Learners (Nontraditional Students).
At UI Counseling Center since 1989

Charles Morrison, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Title: Licensed Psychologist/Professor, Coordinator of Biofeedback, Stress & Anxiety Management Training
Theoretical Orientation:
Integrative (Cognitive-Behavioral; Humanistic-Existential; Mind-Body Approaches)
Clinical & Scholarly Interests: Cognitive Therapy, Anxiety Disorders, Stress Management, Biofeedback, Mindfulness, Military Veterans.
At UI Counseling Center since 1987

Joan Pulakos, Ph.D., Washington State University
Title: Licensed Psychologist/Professor, Director of the UI Counseling & Testing Center
Theoretical Orientation: Integrative and collaborative (Interpersonal, Cognitive-Behavioral and Humanistic).
Clinical & Scholarly Interests: Administration, Ethics, Consultation, Depression, Suicide, LGBT Issues.
At UI Counseling Center since 1983

Steve A. Saladin, Ph.D., University of Idaho
Title: Licensed Psychologist/Professor, Director of Testing
Clinical & Scholarly Interests: Testing, Psychological Assessment, Learning Disabilities, AD/HD, Intelligence & Cognitive Processing, Computer Technology.
At UI Counseling Center since 1985

Radhika Sehgal, Ph.D. - Eastern Michigan University
Title: Licensed Psychologist/Assistant Professor; Coordinator of Outreach & Diversity Training
Theoretical Orientation:
Integrative (Object Relations; Multicultural; CBT)
Clinical & Scholarly Interests: Development and evaluation of multicultural counseling, traumatic effects of racism and other discrimination, identity development, stress management, depression and anxiety, eating disorders, international students.
At UI Counseling Center since 2007


Doctoral Psychology Interns
Chad Houchin, M.A., M. Phil.
Dan O’Donnell, M.Ed.
Nikki Stypa, M.A., M.S.
Chris Ward, M.A.

Graduate Practicum Students
Juan Alvarez, B.A., Counseling Asst.
Karla Blanco, B.A., Counseling Asst.
Michelle Bettin, MSW
Paige Burnham, B.S.
Matthew Ching, M.S., Assessment Asst.
Melissa Falkenstern, M.S.
Vanessa Martinez, M.S.
Nicole Olson, B.A., Assessment Asst.
Simone Young, M.S.
Natalie Wyatt, B.A

Psychiatry Services at Student Health Center
William A. Cone, M.D., University Psychiatrist

Administrative Staff
Candi Bailey, Administrative Asst.
Jenn Urhausen, B.S., Administrative Asst.
Angela Pawlak, M.S., Testing Asst.

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