Professor and Chair of Counseling and Addiction Studies Nancy G. Calleja, Ph.D., LPC, has co-authored a new graduate-level textbook and accompanying clinical workbook published by Cognella in September 2025. The publications β Fundamentals of Addiction Counseling: An Introduction to Clinical Practice and Fundamentals of Addiction Counseling: Clinical Practice Manual β …
Interested in pursuing a post-graduate certificate in Addiction Studies? Join University of Detroit Mercyβs Addiction Studies Graduate Program for online information sessions to learn more about this 100% virtual program designed for professionals in the field of addiction and behavioral health. π Information Session Dates: β Monday, February …
The University is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Detroit Mercy Photography Contest, with a big congratulations to Prof. Varinder Kaur, Department of Counseling and Addiction Studies, for winning the Best of Show award for her photo, βMars Saturn Jupiter Milky Way.βΒ The contest is a great way …
Nancy Calleja, professor and chair, Department of Counseling and Addiction Studies, is the principal investigator and project director of an $862,000 grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) awarded in September. The project is designed to expand the behavioral health workforce, providing enhanced specialized training to masterβs level …
The Counseling Program hosted its annual Trailblazing Titan Counselor Panel Discussion, featuring Adam Harris, M.A., LPC, director of Upward Bound, Grand Valley State University, author and motivational speaker, Kori Lowe, M.A., LPC, owner and counselor, Center for Establishing Recovery, and Amanda Gohl, M.A., LPC, school counselor, Birmingham Groves High School, …
In September, Assistant Professor of Counseling Kelli Anderson, Ph.D., presented Participant Selection in Research with Children and Families at the annual meeting of the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling in Nashville.
Assistant Professor of Counseling Tahani Dari and graduate Counseling students, Christian Green and April Lark, co-presented Synergies of Community-Based Participatory Research Methods: Scoping Review at the annual meeting of the Association for Assessment and Research conference in Nashville, Tennessee in September. Earlier this year, Dari was recognized by the Association …
Assistant Professor of Addiction Studies, Varinder Kaur, and graduate Counseling student, Timothy Martin, co-presented The Role of Civil Disobedience in Competencies for Ethics, Multiculturalism and Social Justice at the annual conference of the Association for Counselor Educators and Supervisors in Denver, Colorado in October.
