• Forgiveness & Spirituality, Family Coping & Adaptation to Disability, Psychosocial Adjustment to Disability, Resiliency & Positive Psychology, Social Justice & Mentoring of Professionals with Disability, Technology Use & Counseling Profession

Dr. Stuntzner is an Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator of the Rehabilitation & Community Counseling Program at University of Idaho – Coeur d’Alene.  She graduated from University of Wisconsin – Madison, August 2007 with a PhD in Rehabilitation Psychology. She is also a Licensed Professional Counselor for the State of Idaho, a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, and a Nationally Certified Counselor.

Dr. Stuntzner has experience working with a number of different populations in the counseling and mental health profession. Prior to obtaining her PhD, she worked as a public rehabilitation counselor and for a non-profit organization in the Northwest.  Dr. Stuntzner’s research interests focus primarily on coping and adaptation to disability related to the individual and the family.

• Stuntzner, S. (Accepted, 2013). Reflections from the past: Lessons learned for better living. Counseling Association of India.

• Dalton, J. & Stuntzner, S. (2013, April). Balancing Compassion with the Art of Advocacy – Changing the Societal Paradigm of Westernized Thinking. National Council on Rehabilitation Education Conference, Manhattan Beach, CA.
  
  
• Stuntzner, S. & Dalton, J. (2013, April). Inclusion of Forgiveness as a Necessary Component of Resiliency: Incorporating Forgiveness & Resiliency into the Rehabilitation Curriculum. National Council on Rehabilitation Education Conference, Manhattan Beach, CA.
  
  
• Stuntzner, S. (2013, January). An Inside Look at the World of Disability: Enhancing Counselors' Skills in Addressing Pertinent Issues of Persons with Disabilities. Idaho Counseling Association Conference (2013), Coeur d’Alene, ID.
  
  
• Jain, S., Rishi, N., Cardona, B., Stuntzner, S. & Joshi, D. (Under Revision, 2012). Family therapy for children with a disability.

• Stuntzner, S. (Submitted, 2012). Reflections from the past: Lessons learned for better living (pp. 238). Counseling Association of India.

• Stuntzner, S., & Dalton, J. (Submitted, 2012). Inclusion of forgiveness & resiliency as necessary components of the rehabilitation counselor education curriculum. Rehabilitation Research, Policy, & Education.

• Stuntzner. S., Enright, R., Lynch, R., & Jain, S. (Submitted, 2012). Comparison between two on-line interventions promoting psychological well-being: An experimental study. Journal of Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin.

• Stuntzner, S., Lynch, R., Enright, R., & Jain, S. (Submitted, 2012). Forgiveness and adjustment to disability: Exploring the connection through on-line interventions. Journal of Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin.

•  Stuntzner, S. & Dalton, J. (2012, October). A Recruitment & Training Model for Academia: Considerations for New Professionals. National Council on Rehabilitation Education, Arlington, VA.

• Stuntzner, S. (2012, October). Counseling Women with Disabilities for Education and Leadership Positions: An Under Addressed Phenomena. Research on Women and Education 2012 Conference. Coeur d’Alene, ID.

• Stuntzner, S. (2012, October). Living with a Disability: Finding Peace Amidst the Storm. Presentation for Human Rights Education Institute. Coeur d’Alene, ID.

• Stuntzner, S. (2012, October). Meeting a need: Expanding the rehabilitation counseling program. Envision.

• Stuntzner, S. (2012, September). Living with disability: Finding peace amidst the storm (pp. 221). Counseling Association of India.

• Stuntzner, S. (2012, June). Use of Assessment in Counseling. Professional Presentation for the Tibetan Educational Administration. Darmasahla, India.
  
  
• Stuntzner, S., Dalton, J., & Jain, S. (2012, March). Recruitment & Training for Academia: A Model for Improving Access for Professionals with Disabilities. American Counseling Association Conference. San Francisco, CA.

• Stuntzner, S., Jain, S., & Dalton, J. (2012, March). Forgiveness & Resiliency: Is There a Connection in Coping with Disability? American Counseling Association Conference. San Francisco, CA.

• Stuntzner, S., & Dalton, J., (2011, October). Psychosocial Rehabilitation & Employment Outcomes: An Inside View of the Vocational Rehabilitation System. National Council on Rehabilitation Education, Arlington, VA.

• Stuntzner, S. & Dalton, J.(2011, October). Training in Technology for Counseling Professionals: Are They Trained Well Enough? National Council on Rehabilitation Education Conference, Arlington, VA

• Stuntzner, S. & Jain, S. (2011, April). Technology & Ethical Practice: Where is the Profession Today? National Council on Rehabilitation Education Conference, Manhattan Beach, CA.

• Stuntzner, S. & Jain, S. (2011, April). Forgiveness, Emotional Coping & Adjustment to Disability: What is the Connection? National Council on Rehabilitation Education Conference, Manhattan Beach, CA.

•  Stuntzner, S. (Submitted, 2013). Resiliency & coping with disability: The family after (pp. 636). Counseling Association of India.

• Stuntzner, S. & Dalton, J. (Submitted, 2013). Forgiveness & adjustment to disability: Helping counselors understand the need for both constructs as a part of the coping process. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling.

• Stuntzner, S. (Submitted, 2013). Forgiveness & resiliency: A rationale for forgiveness as a vital element of teaching persons with disabilities skills for enhancing their resiliency. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling.