Academic Background

 1991    Ph.D.    Counseling and Counselor Education
                                 The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

 1975     MA.Ed    Counseling and Development
                                  Appalachian State University

 1974     B.A.        Psychology with minor in Physical Education and Health
                                  Appalachian State University

Research Interests

Clinical Supervision
Counseling Adolescents
Counselor Trainee Self-Talk
Group Counseling Dynamics and Processes
Invitational Education and Invitational Counseling
Self Concept and Psychotherapy

Recent Publications

               Purkey, W. W., & Stanley, P. H. (2001).  The self in psychotherapy.  In D. Cain and J. Seeman (Ed). Humanistic Psychotherapies.
                        Washington, DC:  The American Psychological Association.