Part-Time Faculty Members
Matt Brown
Contact: brownmd@etsu.edu
More Info - Matt received his Bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Learning with a minor in Social Work at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) in 2013. Matt continued his education at ETSU until 2015 with the completion of his Master’s degree in Counseling. During his time at ETSU Matt was an active advocate for students with disabilities, sexual orientation minorities, and gender minorities. Simultaneously, Matt advised multiple student organizations for the purpose of improving student leadership and developing resources for both LGBT students and students with disabilities.
Matt currently holds the position of Access Coordinator of Eligibility and Accommodations at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Disability Resource Center, with the goal of ensuring equal accessibility for all students enrolled at UTC. Matt also works with UTC’s Mosaic program, a program that specializes in working to support individuals with autism while they pursue their college degrees. A population that Matt has quickly developed a passion for.
Michelle Hurley
Contact: hurleyml@etsu.edu
More Info - Education: Ed.D., Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, East Tennessee State University
Current job: Assistant Director of the McNair Program (TRiO) and Associate Director of the Applied Psychology Lab at ETSU
schweitz Trigger Warnings, Vicarious Trauma, Childhood Trauma and Creativity and Childhood Trauma and Spirituality. A personal note – I welcome student interaction! Feel free to contact me!
Stacy Onks
Contact: onkss@etsu.edu
More Info - Education: PhD, University of TN, Child and Family Studies; M.A. ETSU, Counseling; B.A., ETSU, Psychology
Current job: Director, University Advisement Center
A personal note: The skills I gained in the Counseling program have served me well in a variety of settings, jobs and situation
Carla Warner
Contact: warnerc@etsu.edu
More Info - Education: Ed.D. Higher Education Administration, East Tennessee State University, 1992 Concentration: Counseling, Dissertation: Analysis of the Relationship between Power Style and Locus of Control for Selected Academic Deans; M.A. in Adult and Continuing Education: University of Nebraska-Lincoln; 1980.; B.A. in English; Western Illinois University; 1976, Minor: Psychology; Certification: Secondary Teaching
Current job: Director of Adult, Commuter & Transfer Services within the Division of Student Affairs at ETSU.
Special interests: Student Development Theory and Student Services Practice, Trends and Issues in Higher Education, Learning in Adulthood and Best Practices for the Adult Learner, Research Methods
A personal note: The opportunity to teach enhances my day to day work life and practice in the field of Higher Education. My work experience, in turn, benefits my teaching through the connection between theory and practice:
Ray White
Contact: zrww20@etsu.edu
More Info - Education: I have a Masters degree in Police & Correctional Psychology from MTSU, and an Ed.S. degree in Counselor Leadership from ETSU.
Current job: I am currently employed full time as a clinical counselor with Walters State Community
College in Greeneville TN. Previously I worked with Frontier Health in Greeneville
as the Director of Crisis Services, and a Juvenile Sex Offender therapist, among other
things.
Special interests: I maintain a private practice, Whitewood Counseling & Consultation,
and specialize in clinical supervision and working with the Veterans and LGBT+ populations.
As part of this practice I maintain a web page at www.whitewoodcounseling.org. I am licensed by the state of Tennessee as a Licensed Professional Counselor/Mental
Health Service Provider/Approved Supervisor (LPC/MHSP/AS) and am certified as an NBCC
National Counselor (NCC) and a CEC Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS).
A personal note: I have just started a new hobby of Geocaching!