NCACES

2006 - 2007 Elections

Thomas Scofield,  Ph.D.  is an associate professor of Counseling and School Psychology at the University of Nebraska – Kearney.  He is a member of the American Counseling Association,  Association for Counselor Education and Supervision,  International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors, Member, Association for Specialists in Group Work, and Associate Member, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.  Tom states, "My teaching style is experiential with a focus on the students’ cognitive and professional development as well as personal growth. My courses tend to be highly interactive and. In-class efforts are aimed at creating an artful balance between the rigor of graduate level study and relevant application of the students’ education. My areas of interest include but are not limited to the study of marriage and family therapy, counselor training and outcome research, posttraumatic stress and accreditation. I desire strong collaborative relationships with my students and departmental peers".

Jeri L. Goodman is a Doctoral Candidate (expected EdD in June 2005), at the University of Cincinnati.  Jeri states, "I am currently coordinating a grant the Counseling program has with Cincinnati Public Schools.  We have counselors and interns in three schools that were identified by CPS as being schools at risk with poor performance on state proficiency scores and in difficult urban settings.  I have performed there as a mental health counselor in a school setting, while obtaining internship hours towards my school license.  My dissertation is about an ecological counseling exploration of urban teachers and what makes them able to perform in such challenging settings.  My intention is to inform career counselors and school counselors about teaching careers and what is necessary to support teachers in urban settings.  My graduate work has included extensive work in group specializations, including research with a Biology professor who likes to use small group work in his Honors classes.  I am currently writing a book with Dr. Robert Conyne and Mark Newmeyer, another doctoral candidate, on Group Techniques using a new model.  I intend to pursue a career as a Counselor Educator and would be happy and honored to serve  NCACES in some capacity." 

Jennifer B. Smirnoff, Ph.D., LPCC  is currently a full-time therapist at the River Centre Clinic in Sylvania Ohio, which specializes in the treatment of eating disorders.  She holds the following licenses/certificates: Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with Supervising Counselor Designation in the State of Ohio; Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Michigan; National Board Certified Counselor.  Member of ACA (ACES), MCA (MACES), OCA, NCACES, and the Stepfamily Association of America.  She received a PhD in Counselor Education from the University of Toledo in 2002, MA in Counseling from Eastern Michigan University in 1998, and BA in Psychology from Ohio University.  Jennifer previously worked as an assistant professor of Counseling at Western Michigan University (one-year appointment) and as Visiting Assistant Professor of Counseling at the University of Toledo.