M.S. Counseling: Faculty
Full-Time Faculty
Gabriel S. Dy-Liacco, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Ph.D. Loyola University (Pastoral Counseling), M.S. Loyola University, A.B. Ateneo de Manila University
Kathie Erwin, Ed.D
Associate Professor, Ed.D, Argosy University (Counseling Psychology), M.A. Liberty University, B.A. Eckerd College
Benjamin Keyes, Ph.D., Ed.D.
Director of Training and Internships – Eastern States, Professor, Ph.D. International College (Rehabilitative Counseling), Ed.D. University of Sarasota (Counseling Psychology) M.A. University of South Florida, B.A. University of South Florida
Leah Herod, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Ph.D., Auburn University (Clinical Psychology), M.S. Auburn University, B.A. University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa
Camille Humes, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor, Ed.D. Governors State University (Counselor Education and Supervision), M.A. Governors State University, B.A. Chicago State University.
Matthew McWhorter, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor; Ph.D. Ave Maria University (Theology/Religious Studies), M.A. Georgia State University, B.A. University of Georgia
Harvey Payne, Psy.D.
Academic Dean, School of Counseling, Associate Professor, Psy.D. William James College (formerly Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology) (Clinical Psychology), M.A. Denver Seminary (Counseling), B.S. Lancaster Bible College
Stephen Sharp, Ph.D., NCC, ACS, LCPC, LCMHC
Director of Training and Internships – Western States, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Capella University (Human Services; Professional Counseling Specialization), M.S. Capella University, B.S. Utah State University
Fredericka Vyvlecka, Ph.D., LPC-S
Assistant Professor; Ph.D. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Counselor Education), M.S. Our Lady of the Lake University, M.A. Saint Mary’s University, B.A. Saint Mary’s University
Cathy Warn, M.A., LMFT-S, LPC-S
Associate Director of Training & Internship, Associate Professor, M.A Gordon-Conwell Seminary (Christian Counseling), B.A. Montreat College.
John West, LPC, NCC
Program Director of the CMHC Program, Associate Professor, Ph.D. University of Colorado (Educational Leadership, Research, and Policy), M.S. University of Phoenix, B.S. Baptist Bible College
Mallory Wines, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Ph.D. Duquesne University (Counselor Education and Supervision), M.S. Youngstown State University, B.A. Kent State University
Adjunct Faculty
Fr. Steven Costello, LC, S.T.D.
Adjunct Professor, STD, Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family (Specialization in the Person, Marriage and Family), STL Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family, STB, Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum, B.A. Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum.
Kathleen Dudemaine, Ph.D.
Dr. Dudemaine earned her Ph.D. in developmental psychology at Boston University.
Lynn K. Hall, Ed.D.
Lynn K. Hall, Ed.D. has been a counselor educator for 16 years and a counselor for over 30 years.
Eric J. Perry, PhD, NCC, ACS
Dr. Eric Perry earned an MA in Community Counseling from Slippery Rock University and a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from Duquesne University.
Jessie Tappel, LPC, ACS
Faculty Jessie Tappel, LPC, ACS Clinical Faculty, CMHC Program Assistant Education M.S., Institute for the Psychological SciencesB.A., Franciscan University of Steubenville Contact jtappel@divinemercy.edu Biography Jessie Tappel, LPC, ACS is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the states of Virginia and Maryland and holds the credential of Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS). She received her M.S. in Clinical…