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Senior Staff Clinician Ann Marie DelSignore and colleagues recently co-authored "Critical Incidents and Assistance-Seeking Behaviors of White Mental Health Practitioners: A Transtheoretical Framework for Understanding Multicultural Counseling Competency." The article was published in Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, Vol 16(3), Jul, 2010. pp. 352-361.

Dr. Doug Hankes, Director of Student Counseling Services, has been elected to the Executive Committee of APA's (American Psychological Association) Division 47 (Exercise and Sport Psychology). Division 47 seeks to further the clinical, educational, and scientific foundations of exercise and sport psychology. He will serve a 3-year term as Secretary-Treasurer.

Dr. Hankes recently coauthored with Dr. Trent Petrie the 3rd Edition of "A Student-Athlete's Guide to College Success: Peak Performance in Class and Life." Published by Wadsworth, the 2010 release focuses on the unique challenges that student-athletes face in college and assists them in achieving success in the classroom, field, and life.

He had chapters in two books published: "Adolescent Performers and the Family System" in Kate Hay's (Ed.) (2009) Performance Psychology in Action: A Casebook for Working With Athletes and Performing Artists, Business Leaders, and Professionals in High-Risk Occupations and "Consultation in Intercollegiate Athletics" in Ed Etzel's (Ed.) (2009) Counseling and Psychological Services for College Student-Athletes.

Dr. Hankes made a presentation at the 117th Annual 2009 Convention of the American Psychological Association in Toronto, Ontario. Dr. Hankes' presentation titled "Consultant and System: A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery….." was part of a workshop chaired by Kate Hays, "Performance Psychology in Action: Working with Athletes, Performing Artists, and Business Leaders."

Last Updated: Aug. 22, 2010