JUDITH A. McCONNELL, PH.D. Counseling and Testing Services University of North Texas P.O. Box 310968 Denton, Texas 76203-0968 (940) 565-2741 judym@dsa.adminunt.edu EDUCATION Ph.D. M.Ed. B.A. December 1978 Counseling Psychology May 1973 Guidance and Counseling May 1972 Major: Secondary Education Teaching Fields: Biology and French LICENSURE September 1980 July 1990 Licensed as Psychologist by Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. License number 2-2138. Licensed as Psychologist by State of Tennessee Board of Examiners in Psychology. License number P-1524. Status Inactive. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE April 2000 - present Director: Counseling and Testing Services, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. Duties: Responsible for administering and managing the overall operations of the Counseling and Testing Services including short and long term planning, evaluation, and budgetary functions. Formulate, organize and administer policy for all phases of the operation of the center including delivery of counseling, outreach and consultation, training, supervision, and staff and program development. Serve as Chief Testing Administrator and oversee testing operations that include national and computer based testing as well as psychological and career assessments. Supervise a staff of 7 doctoral level psychologists and five support staff, as well as several part-time workers and graduate practicum students. Serve on advisory boards for Discovery and McNair Programs.
September 1998 April 2000 August 1991 Present August 1991 - September 1998 Sept. 1992 2002 October 1990 August 1991 September 1980 October 1990 Interim Director: Counseling and Testing Services, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. See description above. Assistant Professor: Psychology Department, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. Duties: Quarter-time appointment in APA accredited counseling psychology program. Teach vocational practicum. Advise and supervise doctoral and masters students, serve on dissertation and orals committees. Assistant Director: Counseling and Testing Services, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. Duties: Coordinated service delivery, delivered personal, relationship, and career counseling. Provided crisis intervention, psychiatric referral, diagnostic assessment, outreach and consultation. Supervised doctoral and master s students in Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education. Psychologist: Part-time private practice. Counseling and assessment with persons with the following concerns: management of anxiety and depression, marital problems, eating disorders, and adult victims of childhood abuse. Psychologist: Area Counseling Associates, Millington, Tennessee. Full-time private practice. Counseling and assessment with adolescents and adults. Individual, couples, family, and group counseling both outpatient and inpatient. Provided therapy for adolescents and adults. Individual, couples, family, and group counseling for the following concerns: management of anxiety and depression, marital problems, eating disorders, and adult victims of child abuse. Counseling Psychologist: Student Counseling Service, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Duties: Delivered personal, relationship, career, academic, and group counseling. Provided crisis intervention, psychiatric referral, diagnostic assessment, consultation, and outreach programming. Served on the training committee that selected interns and coordinated continuing education programs. Served on university committees. Supervised and trained doctoral level interns in an APA accredited internship. Coordinator of Practicum Training: Selected students, assigned supervisors, and conducted training of masters and doctoral level educational psychology and psychology students. September 1983 October 1990 September 1987 September 1990 Psychologist: Part-time private practice. Counseling and assessment with persons with the following concerns: management of anxiety and depression, marital problems, eating disorders, and adult victims of childhood abuse. Adjunct Assistant Professor: Department of Educational Psychology,.
June August Visiting Assistant Professor: Department of Educational Psychology, 1985. Duties: Taught Counseling Practicum I to masters level students. September 1979 August 1980 Psychologist: Counseling and Testing Services, North Texas State University, Denton, Texas. Duties: Delivered personal, relationship, career, academic, and group counseling. Provided psychiatric referral, crisis intervention, outreach programming and consultation with the faculty and staff. Supervised doctoral level practicum students in APA accredited program. Assistant Professor: Psychology Department, North Texas State University, Denton, Texas. Duties: Quarter-time teaching appointment in APA accredited counseling psychology program. Taught undergraduate courses in psychology of Adjustment and Developmental Psychology. Served on several doctoral orals committees. February 1979- July 1979 August 1977- July 1978 Counseling Psychologist: Personal Counseling Service, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Duties: Delivered personal, marriage, career, and group counseling. Provided psychiatric referral, crisis intervention, and consultation with faculty and staff. Six-month interim position. Professional Internship: University Counseling and Testing Center, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas. Duties: Provided personal, marriage, career, and academic counseling. Programmed and lead groups in relaxation training, weight control, assertiveness, decisionmaking, and female awareness. Co-lead treatment group for potentially abusive parents. Lead groups in communication skills, relaxation training, and assertiveness for students in the College of Allied Health. Administered national testing program. PRESENTATIONS McConnell, Judith A. & Settle, Karen. Testing Services in a Counseling Center: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Association of University and College Counseling Center Directors Annual Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, November 5, 2002. McConnell, Judith A., Busby, Ralph, & Reynolds, Joleen. Consumer of online testing: Its advantages and challenges. Preconference Workshop, combined Texas Assessment Conference and Texas Association of Collegiate Testing Personnel Conference, Austin, Texas, February 14, 2000. McConnell, Judith A. Using the FIRO-B in counseling. Department of Educational Psychology Lecture Series,, October 24, 1989. McConnell, Judith A. Using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator in counseling. Department of Educational Psychology Lecture Series,, October 10, 1988.
McConnell, J. A., & Nolte, V. B. Counseling for the non-counselor: Helping skills. Second Annual Student Services Summer Conference, College Station, Texas, June 12, 1985. McConnell, J. A. & Nolte, V. B. Counseling for the non-counselor: Helping skills. Student Services Summer Conference, College Station, Texas, July 10-11, 1984. McConnell, J. A., Roe, L. G., Dobrovolsky, N. W., & Warren J. A. Counseling the violent/abusive couple workshop. Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Annual Conference, Dallas, Texas, January 26-27, 1984. McConnell, J. A., Roe, L. G., Hope, K., Droessler, V. J., & Birch, W. G. Peer review as staff development: A conceptualization for university counseling centers. Texas Psychological Association Annual Convention, Dallas, Texas, November 3-6, 1982. McConnell, J. A., Roe, L. G., Dobrovolsky, N. W., & Brunson, B. I. Counseling the violent/abusive couple in a university counseling center. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists Annual Conference, Dallas, Texas, October 28-31, 1982. Dever, E. (moderator), McConnell, J. A., et al., Special issues, concerns and strategies for counseling women. Second National Women s Studies Association Convention, Bloomington, Indiana, May 16-20, 1980. Clack, J. R. (moderator), McConnell, J. A., et. Al., Changing jobs please help me if you can. American College Personnel Association National Convention, Boston, Massachusetts, April 27-30, 1980. McConnell, Judith A. Mirror, mirror on the wall. Expanding skills for Professionals Workshop, Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Brownwood, Texas, April 16-20, 1979. PUBLICATIONS Conoley, C. W., Conoley, J. C., McConnell, J. A., & Kimzey, C. The effects of the ABC s of RET and the empty chair technique of Gestalt therapy on anger reduction. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 1983, 20, 112-117. Borman, C., Colson, S., McConnell, J. A., et al. Career education for student teachers, a training model (3 guides, multimedia materials including 4 videotapes). Center for Career Development and Occupation Preparation, Texas A&M University, May 1976. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS American Psychological Association Division of Counseling Psychology (17) Association of University and College Counseling Center Directors Texas University and College Counseling Directors Association Treasurer 2001-2003 President-Elect 2004-2005 President 2005-2006 Texas Association of Collegiate Testing Personnel