Faculty
Faculty
Michael Goh,
associate professor, Counseling and Student Personnel Psychology, Department
of Educational Psychology, College of Education and Human Development
Michael Goh received a Ph.D. in counseling and student personnel
psychology from the University of Minnesota as an international student
from Singapore and taught at the National Institute of Education in Singapore
before returning to Minnesota. He is coauthor of Psychology in Singapore
(2002) and received two president’s faculty multicultural research awards
for his research on multicultural counseling issues and cultural competence
in counseling.
Sunny Sundal Hansen, professor emerita, Counseling
and Student Personnel Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology,
College of Education and Human Development
Sunny Hansen completed a Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota
where she was a faculty member for 45 years. She was a Fulbright scholar
to Norway and has lectured in about 25 countries on such topics as BORN
FREE (gender issues), career development, and social change. She is past
president of the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the National
Career Development Association (NCDA) and is a fellow of both the American
Psychological Association (APA) and NCDA. Her holistic concept of career,
Integrative Life Planning, is now available in a distance learning class
at the University.
John L. Romano
, chair, Department of Educational Psychology, professor,
counseling and student
personnel psychology, College of Education and
Human Development
John Romano received a Ph.D. in counseling psychology
from Arizona State University. He has taught and consulted in several
countries including Malaysia, Nigeria, Singapore, Thailand, and Russia.
He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, and appointed
by the Minnesota governor to the Minnesota Board of Psychology. His
research interests are in the areas of science and practice of
prevention, international dimensions of counseling psychology, and
stress and coping.
Thomas Skovholt,
professor, Counseling and Student Personnel Psychology Program, Department
of Educational Psychology, College of Education and Human Development
Thomas Skovholt received a Ph.D. from the University of
Missouri. He is a licensed psychologist, a fellow of the American
Psychological Association, and Board Certified in counseling psychology.
His interests include counselor development, counseling theory and
practice, and burnout prevention. He is author/coauthor of The Evolving
Professional Self (1995), The Resilient Practitioner (2001),
Master
Therapists (2004), and Skills and Strategies for the Helping Professions
(2004) and has lectured in Turkey, Norway, Kuwait, Singapore, and Korea.
Kay Thomas, director of International Student and
Scholar Services, University of Minnesota
Kay Thomas received a Ph.D. in counseling and student
personnel psychology from the University of Minnesota and is adjunct
faculty in the College of Education and Human Development. She has
worked with international students and scholars as an adviser,
counselor, and administrator; is past national president of NAFSA:
Association of International Educators; and has had Fulbright awards to
Japan and Korea. She has lectured in Japan, China, Singapore, Korea,
Peru, and Germany. Her special interests are in cross-cultural
counseling, cultural adjustment stress, and multicultural teams.
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