Masters Program in Counseling Psychology

Garcia, Ediza

Associate Professor
Director of the Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology
ediza.garcia@tamiu.edu

Research Interests: Prevention and intervention services that promote resilience among college students and at-risk communities; Mindfulness in college students; Intimate partner violence prevention among college students.

Teaching: Ethics and Legal Issues in Counseling, Counseling Children and Adolescents, Practicum and Internship in Counseling, Appraisal Techniques, Human Growth and Development.

Terrazas-Carrillo, Elizabeth

Associate Professor
elizabeth.terrazas@tamiu.edu 

Research Interests: Training bilingual counselors, place-making and well-being, intimate partner violence among ethnic minority women in the U.S. and Latin America.

Teaching: Personality, Counseling Interventions in Spanish.

Vásquez, Desi

Assistant Professor
desi.vasquez@tamiu.edu

Research Interests: Trauma; Masculinity; Sports; Culture

Teaching: Psychological Testing, Research Ethics and Methodology.

Blasco-Rubio, Adriana

Assistant Professional
adriana.blasco-rubio@tamiu.edu

Clinical Interests: Anxiety Disorders, Depressive Disorders and Grief/Loss in Adult Populations; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Readjustment in Combat Veteran Populations; Clinical Supervision and Consultation Services for LPC Associates and Counseling Graduate Students

Courses Taught: Appraisal Techniques, Crisis Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapies, Practicum, Psychopathology, Internship I and Internship II.