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Student Portal
  • About
    • Meet our Staff
    • What to Expect
    • Location, Hours, & Contact Info
    • CAPS Service Model & Scope of Practice
    • CAPS’ Vision/Mission
  • Services
  • Outreach
  • Suicide Awareness & Prevention
  • Professional Training
    • Doctoral Internship
    • Doctoral Practicum
    • Master’s-Level Internship
    • Social Justice in College Counseling Conference
    • Texas Supervision Symposium
  • Resources
    • Concern About a Student
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • HelpLine
    • Response to University Tragedy
    • Self-Help
    • Distance Ed/Satellite Campuses
  • Emergency Resources

MEET OUR STAFF

We represent various identities and approaches to counseling to meet student needs.


Learn more about our staff through their individual bios and explore specific Professional Interest Areas.


 

Clinical Staff

Kari Becker, Assistant Director

Lanice Bennett, Director of Strategic Initiatives

Megan Bond, Case Management Referral Coordinator

Danielle Broxon, Licensed Psychologist

Iris Y. Carrillo, Licensed Psychologist

Yunling (Lina) Chang, Psychologist

Raquel J. Contreras, Licensed Psychologist

Megan Culpepper, Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor

James Deegear, Interim Senior Director of Counseling and Mental Health Care

Kristie De La Garza, Assistant Director

Sidai Dong, Psychologist

Nathan Ellison, Licensed Professional Counselor

Tara Emerson, Licensed Professional Counselor-Associate

Chanel Hicks, Licensed Professional Counselor

Jason Hindman, Assistant Director

Liana Howard, Licensed Professional Counselor

Jasmine Hussain, Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor

Ambika Kasbekar, Licensed Professional Counselor

Connie Langellier, Associate Director

Erica McGeisey-Welch, Licensed Professional Counselor

Kevin Menchaca, Licensed Professional Counselor

Michelle Morris, Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor

Luis Ponte, Psychologist

Santana Simple, Assistant Director

Bethany Smith, Assistant Director

Maegan Sosebee, Licensed Professional Counselor-Associate

Michelle Thomas, Licensed Professional Counselor

Austin Wilcox, Licensed Professional Counselor-Associate

Sandra Yan, Psychologist

Caroliina Yin(g), Psychologist

Embedded Counselors

Embedded counselors provide dedicated services to these student populations.

Engineering

Carmen Mota, Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor

Graduate/Professional

Esther Wright, Licensed Psychologist

Office of Student Success

Maame Esi Coleman, Licensed Psychologist

Veterinary Medicine

Tyler Baker-Wilkinson, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

Abbie Satterfield, Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor

Trainees

 

Franchesca N. Angelucci Martínez, Psychology Intern

Cassandra Lawson, Psychology Intern

Amber S. LeBlanc, Psychology Intern

Jeff Ruser, Psychology Intern

Yixing Song, Psychology Intern

Jacob Walla, Psychology Intern

Grace Anderson, Practicum Counselor

Anne-Stuart Bell, Practicum Counselor

Ann Bernhardt, Practicum Counselor

Alejandro Flores, Practicum Counselor

Amyia Harris, Practicum Counselor

Lisa Lozano, Practicum Counselor

Alexis Navarez-Cooper, Practicum Counselor

Sydney Stevens, Practicum Counselor

Melissa Tolentino, Practicum Counselor

Katie Walker, Practicum Counselor

Tyler Watson, Practicum Counselor

 

Support Staff

Travis Batson, Assistant Director

Monica Colson, Administrative Associate

Ciara Garcia, Administrative Associate 

GeNaé Guye, Senior Administrative Coordinator

Hannah Kovar, Administrative Associate

Sterling LaBoo, Health Educator

Jess Little, Customer Service Associate

Jerri McSloy, Senior Administrative Coordinator

Jan G. Padilla, Health Educator

Amy Rucker, Business Administrator

Miles Rucker, Clinical Informatics Analyst

Taylor Sutton, Administrative Associate

Laura Tolentino, Communications Specialist

Susan Vavra, Counseling & Development Specialist - HelpLine Director

Andrea Wiggins, Administrative Associate

Tammie Zavala, Customer Service Associate

 

Graduate Assistants

Taylor Johnson, Graduate Assistant - Diversity

Alejandra Moreno Arreola, Graduate Assistant - Wellness 

Sydney Stevens, Graduate Assistant - HelpLine

Saketh Subba, Graduate Assistant - Suicide Prevention

Madison Westbrook, Graduate Assistant - Suicide Prevention

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P: 979.845.4427
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