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Counseling Psychology Faculty

There are 4 full-time Counseling Psychology faculty who are associated with the Counseling Psychology program. Students work on a core Counseling Psychology Faculty Member's research team. The core Psychology Faculty Member is the dissertation advisor.   

Core Counseling Psychology Faculty

The core faculty members have interesting and diverse research and applied interests. Even so, a common thread runs through the research programs, namely, "college students." College student development, adjustment, and well-being is a unifying theme and distinguishing focus of the CPSY program at Purdue. The faculty have active, programmatic lines of research in romantic attachment, grief and bereavement issues, multicultural issues, and career development.

Ayşe Çiftçi, Associate Professor ayse@purdue.edu Research Interests: Multicultural issues, cross cultural psychology, immigration (specifically Muslim immigrants), international students, and psychological well being. Research Team

Eric D. Deemer, Assistant Professor edeemer@purdue.edu Research Interests: STEM career development, achievement motivation, sterotype threat. Research

Mary Carole Pistole, Professor pistole@purdue.edu Research Interests: Adult attachment theory in counseling and in adults' romantic relationships. Research Team NOT ACCEPTING NEW STUDENTS

Heather Servaty-Seib, Associate Professor servaty@purdue.edu Research Interests: Adolescent/College Student Bereavement; Support and Communication in the Grieving Process; Loss/Gain Impacts of Life Events. Research Team