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PROFESSIONAL STAFF

Statement About Ourselves: We value diversity among our staff and clients and endeavor to be a positive force on campus as students, staff, and faculty explore their own identities and beliefs about diversity.  As a staff, we strive to recognize when our own diversity affects how we may relate to or work with our colleagues and the individuals we serve.  We view this commitment as an ongoing learning journey, never assuming we have quite arrived.  Consequently, we continue to seek opportunities to learn about other cultures, diverse worldviews, and to examine our own beliefs and attitudes in light of our respective socio-cultural backgrounds.  We recognize that all individuals exist in social, political, historical, and economic contexts, and we seek to understand the influence of these contexts on our own behavior and work. These efforts include our weekly culturally-aware case conference, monthly staff professional development seminars focused on multiculturalism, and other activities that are woven into our professional lives both inside and outside the Center.  Such examination can be at times challenging, so we continue to be mindful about building an open and trusting environment in which we feel free to explore and discuss our attitudes, beliefs, values, and behaviors in relation to others who are similar to and different from ourselves.

Who We Are:

Donelda A. Cook, Ph.D., Director. In addition to directing the Counseling Center, Dr. Cook serves as Assistant Vice President for Student Development, overseeing the Student Health Services, the Alcohol and Drug Education and Support Services, Sophomore Initiatives, and the Women's Center. She received her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Southern Illinois University. Previously, she has held faculty appointments as well as clinical and administrative positions at university counseling centers. A licensed psychologist, Dr. Cook's research publications are in the areas of cross-cultural therapy and supervision. She is co-author with Janet Helms of the book, Using Race and Culture in Counseling and Psychotherapy: Theory and Process. She is an active member of Divisions 17 and 45 of the American Psychological Association and the Association of University and College Counseling Center Directors.

Pamela P. Griffin-Smith, Psy.D., Associate Director for Clinical Services. Dr. Griffin-Smith received her Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from George Mason University and completed her internship at Yale School of Medicine. She is a licensed psychologist and has a background working with children, adolescents, and adults. She has trained and worked in college counseling centers, mental health centers and substance abuse treatment programs. She has done psycho-diagnostic testing with children and adults, and completed an additional externship at Georgetown Hospital's outpatient eating disorders program. She is a former President of the Baltimore Society for Psychoanalytic Studies (BSPS), a local chapter of Division 39 of APA, and a member of the Association for the Coordination of Counseling Center Clinical Services.

Kimberly M. Ewing, Ph.D., Associate Director for Training. Dr. Ewing received her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from The Ohio State University . She did her doctoral internship at the University of Delaware's Center for Counseling and Student Development, then joined the senior staff for five years. Dr. Ewing has taught at the graduate level. She has served as a consultant to agencies working with adolescents, people with HIV, and female inmates. She has worked in community mental health centers and private practice. She is a National Coalition Building Institute Trainer for Welcoming Diversity Workshops and a member of the Loyola College in Maryland NCBI Campus Affiliates.  Dr. Ewing is a licensed psychologist with special interests and experience in multicultural and women's issues, empowerment and therapy groups, supervision and teaching.

Jason A. Parcover, Ph.D., Associate Director for Research, Technology, and Outreach. Dr. Parcover completed his doctorate in Counseling Psychology at Southern Illinois University and his internship at the Center for Counseling and Student Development at the University of Delaware. Dr. Parcover maintains interests in areas of men's issues and women's issues, and has specialized training and experience working with self-esteem and relationship issues, therapy groups, outreach, supervision, and teaching. He has taught courses in Introductory Psychology, Helping Skills, Psychopathology, Counseling Theories, Career Counseling, and Marriage & Family Therapy. Dr. Parcover has experience working in community mental health and a marriage and family clinic. He is a licensed psychologist and maintains professional memberships in the American Psychological Association (Division of Counseling Psychology and Division of Teaching Psychology) and the American College Personnel Association.

Chanda Corbett, Ph.D., Assistant Director for Preventive Programs. Chanda completed her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at Temple University and her clinical internship at the University of Memphis’ Center for Student Development.  Dr. Corbett served as a Senior Staff Psychologist at the University of New Hampshire from 1999-2007, and volunteered as an Oral Examiner for the New Hampshire Board of Psychology and Mental Health and a Member for the New Hampshire Disaster Behavioral Health Response Team.  She joined the staff at Loyola College in August of 2007.  She has taught at the undergraduate and graduate level and also worked in community mental health agencies with children, youth, and families.  She enjoys and has received training in providing individual, couples, and group therapy, supervision, teaching, diversity training, and outreach and consultation services in college environments. Dr. Corbett has particular interests with international, multicultural, and study abroad issues and the integration of religion and spirituality in counseling.  She is engaged in research and has presented at the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) conventions.  In addition, she is a member of the Community Engagement Committee of Division 17 of the APA and serves as the Chair of the Directorate of the Commission on Psychological and Counseling Services (CCAPS) of ACPA.

Thomas J. Fillion, Ph.D., Senior Psychologist and Professional Development Coordinator. Dr. Fillion is a part-time staff member. He received his Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins University, where he externed in the Counseling Center, and did his internship in the Medical Psychology Department of The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He did a postdoctoral fellowship at Yale University, and served on the staff at Sheppard Pratt Hospital for seven years before coming to Loyola. He has special expertise working with students experiencing anxiety and depression, and also with issues of self-esteem and relationships. He is a former Membership Chair of the Baltimore Society for Psychoanalytic Studies and has a private practice in Towson.

Martha H. Haile, M.D., Psychiatrist. Dr. Haile is a Board Certified Psychiatrist, having completed medical school and residency in psychiatry at UCLA. She has worked in community mental health and outpatient clinics as well as in private practice, with special interests in women's issues, anxiety disorders, and mood disorders.