PhD

Teaching Professor

Educational background

• B.A., Psychology – University of Missouri-Columbia – 1989
• M.A., Clinical Psychology – Kent State University – 1993
• Ph.D., Clinical Psychology – Kent State University – 1998

Classes taught

• Health Care Management
• Holistic Health Systems
• Mental Health
• Health Care Organization and Leadership
• Clinical Ethics
• Health Care in the U.S.
• Internship in Health Science

Committees

• Faculty Search Committee
• Four Winds Stakeholder
• Co-facilitator for Freshman Interest Group (FIG) Seminar
• Online Course and Program Quality Task Team
• Core42/MOTR Courses Advisory Committee
• MU Connect Analytics
• Non-Tenure Track Faculty Committee
• Annual Summer Welcome Presenter
• SHP Advisory Committee

Publications

• Crowther, J.H., Kichler, J.C., Sherwood, N.E., & Kuhnert, M.E. (2002). The role of familial factors in bulimia nervosa. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment & Prevention, 10(1), 141-151.
• Thelen, M.H., Powell, A.L., Lawrence, C., & Kuhnert, M.E. (1992). Eating and body image concerns among children. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 21(1) 41-47.

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