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Thomas Foster
Associate Professor
School of Allied Health
RMOT
318-342-1298
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Thomas Foster, PhD
Associate Professor, Counseling
Counseling Program Director

Education

Ph D

2008, Counselor Education and Supervision
Kent State University

MEd

2005, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Kent State University

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Thomas Foster is an associate professor and serves as the Program Director for the Counseling Program. He teaches courses such as Clinical Assessment and Psychometrics, Diagnostics in Counseling, Research in Counseling, Lifespan Development, Psychopharmacology in Counseling, and Trauma Counseling. He identifies himself as a trauma therapist and is trained in EMDR. During his clinical practice, he primarily worked with trauma cases and utilized EMDR. Dr. Foster identifies himself as a quantitative methodologist and some of his writing interests center on trauma, loss and grief, and lifespan development.

Recent Publications

Smith, L., Mathews, L., Gros, K., Foster, T. (2022). Conceptualizing loss and trauma during the COVID-9 pandemic (pp. 42-59). Journal of Counselor Practice.
Foster, T., Dupuis, E. (2020). Understanding holistic wellness from a midlife perspective: A factor analytic study. (pp. 105-116). Journal of Positive Psychology and Well Being.
Robino, A., Foster, T. (2018). Psychosocial predictors of wellness in college students (pp. 3-13). ADULTSPAN.

Awards & Honors

2019 Outstanding ADULTSPAN Journal Award.

Courses Taught

COUN 5001INTRODUCTION TO COUNSELING, 6 course(s)

COUN 5002THEORIES OF SCHOOL COUNSELING, 1 course(s)

COUN 5005THEORIES OF COUNSELING, 2 course(s)

COUN 5021MALADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR, 10 course(s)

COUN 5022HUMAN GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT, 8 course(s)

COUN 5026ADV ADDICTION COUNSELING, 1 course(s)

COUN 5055PSYCHOPHARM IN COUNSELING, 4 course(s)

COUN 5062ASSESS METHODS & MEASURES, 10 course(s)

COUN 5065PRACTICUM IN COUNSELING, 2 course(s)

COUN 5081RESEARCH, 6 course(s)

COUN 5091DIRECTED STUDY, 4 course(s)

COUN 6040TREATING PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA, 9 course(s)

COUN 6060INTRO TO MARR/COUPLES/FAM COUN, 2 course(s)

COUN 6070INTERNSHIP, 4 course(s)

COUN 6071INTERN SCHOOL SETTING, 1 course(s)