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Directors:
Nicholas Colangelo, Ph.D.
Director, Belin-Blank Center
Myron & Jacqueline Blank Professor of Gifted Education; Professor of Counselor Education, Department of Counseling, Rehabilitation and Student Development

(1988)

Susan Assouline, Ph.D.

Associate Director, Belin-Blank Center
Professor of School Psychology, Department of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations

(1990)

David Lohman, Ph.D.

Research Director, Institute for Research and Policy on Acceleration
Professor of Educational Psychology, Department of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations

(2006)

Administrative Staff:

Clar M. Baldus, Ph.D.

Administrator, Inventiveness, Rural Schools and Visual Arts Programs;
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations

(2000)

Catherine Blando, Ed.S.

Administrator, Curriculum Development;
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Educational Policy and Leadership Studies

(2003)

Pamela Bullers

Administrative Assistant

(1988)

Laurie Croft, Ph.D.

Administrator, Professional Development;
Adjunct Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning

(1998)

Brian Douglas, B.S.

Administrator, Finance and Technology

(1995)

Jerilyn Fisher, B.A.

Administrator, Conferences and Publications

(1995)

Megan Foley Nicpon, Ph.D.

Supervisor of Psychological Services, Assessment and Counseling Clinic;
Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology Program, Department of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations

(2004)

Malik Henfield, Ph.D.

Administrator, Diversity Initiatives
Assistant Professor of Counselor Education, Department of Counseling, Rehabilitation and Student Development

(2005)

Joshua Jacobs, A.A.S.

Administrator, Technology

(2006)

Jaye Kennedy, B.S.

Administrator, Development (UI Foundation)

(2005)

Maureen Marron, Ph.D.
Associate Research Scientist, Institute for Research and Policy on Acceleration
(2006)
Jan Warren, M.A.

Administrator, Student Programs;
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of College Success Initiatives

(1995)

Claire Whiteman, Ph.D.

Senior Staff Psychologist, Assessment and Counseling Clinic

(2005)

Secretaries:

Rachelle Rich Hansen

Secretary; Institute for Research and Policy on Acceleration, and Conferences and Events

(1998)

Lori Hudson

Secretary; Inventiveness, Rural Schools, and Visual Arts Programs

(2002)

Bridget Pauley

Secretary; Student Programs and Curriculum Development

(1997)

Melissa Prybil

Secretary; Talent Search

(2004)

Mary Ann Spilger

Secretary; Receptionist

(2004)

Nancy Whetstine

Secretary; Assessment and Counseling Clinic

(2004)

Faculty Partners:

David Duys David Duys, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, School Counseling Program, Department of Counseling, Rehabilitation and Student Development

Tarrell Awe Agahe Portman, Ph.D., N.C.C., L.M.H.C.

Coordinator, School Counseling and Counselor Education & Supervision; Associate Professor, Department of Counseling, Rehabilitation and Student Development

Coordinator, School Counseling Program; Associate Professor, Department of Counseling, Rehabilitation and Student Development

Carol Smith Carol Smith, Ph.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor, School Counseling Program, The Department of Counseling, Rehabilitation and Student Development

Susannah Wood, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, School Counseling Program, Department of Counseling, Rehabilitation and Student Development

Resource Specialists:

Lynn Albinson

Florida Talent Searches, Stetson University

(2007)

Lois Gray Lois Gray, M.A.

Assistant Director of University News Services;
Belin-Blank Center and College of Education communications specialist/news liaison

(2006)

Lois Roets Lois Roets, Ed.D.

Curriculum and Professional Development

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