Staff


Monica Kersting, Psy.S., NCSP
Director of the Counseling Center and Disability Services


Monica Kersting received her B.A. from the College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN and her M.S. and Specialist in School Psychology from Minnesota State University Moorhead. She has been on staff at the Counseling Center since 1984. She is licensed in Minnesota and North Dakota as a School Psychologist and is also nationally certified. Her special areas of interest include disability issues and services, learning/academic difficulties, learning/cognitive styles and psycho-educational testing.


Wanda McSparron, Ph.D., LP
Counseling Psychologist


Wanda McSparron received her B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from the University of North Dakota. She completed her pre-doctoral psychology internship at the Hamilton Center, Inc., a regional mental health center in southwestern Indiana. She has experience working with a wide variety of psychological/personal problems, with special interests in depression, anxiety, rural issues, working with victims of sexual assault and domestic violence, and psychological testing. Regarding research, her areas of interests include (1) depression and help-seeking behavior in the rural/farm population and (2) gender and career issues. Wanda is a licensed psychologist in the State of Minnesota.


Juihsien Kao, Ph.D.
Counselor

Juihsien Kao received her B.A. in psychology from National Taiwan University. She received her M.A. from the University of Maryland, College Park and her Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. She completed her pre-doctoral psychology internship at the University Counseling and Consulting Services at the University of Minnesota. Juihsien has previous clinical experience with a variety of psychological issues, with special interests in depression, anxiety, perfectionism, early childhood trauma, and identity development. Her research interests include the use of empathy in clinical practice and multicultural counseling.



Lisa Blosser
Counseling Intern

Lisa Blosser is the counseling intern for the academic year 2011-2012. She received her Bachelor of Science in social sciences from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ. In the spring of 2012 she will be graduating with her M.Ed in community counseling from Minnesota State University Moorhead. Lisa has lived on both the East and West coast, North Dakota, and now resides in Moorhead. Lisa's interests of study are grief and loss, depression, domestic abuse and the arts impact on healing and hope.


Barb Peach
Administrative Assistant

Barb Peach, Administrative Assistant, began work in the Counseling Center in September of 1997. She brought to us over 15 years of professional secretarial experience. A native of Hannaford, ND, Barb is married and she and her husband Al live in Fargo.


Jordan Elton
Student Office Assistant

Jordan began working in the Counseling Center in September of 2011. She is a Pre-Med student, deciding between a Biology and Psychology major, and plans to graduate in the spring of 2015. In the future, Jordan hopes to go on to medical school and eventually work overseas in countries with limited medical resources. She is from Apple Valley, MN.

 

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