The Counselor Education Program at SUNY New Paltz trains highly skilled mental health and school counselors knowledgeable in both the practice and science of counseling. Degree and certificate programs are offered only at the graduate level and are described fully in the Graduate Catalog.

Please see the Faculty tab for a full list of Counselor Education faculty. 

Contact information:

Dr. Melanie Hill, Department Chair and Program Director
Phone: (845) 257-3475
Location: WH 304
Web Address: https://www.newpaltz.edu/counselor-education/

Faculty

Hill, Melanie
Associate Professor and Chair
Affiliated Faculty, Psychology
Ph.D., University of Akron
Office: WH 304
Phone: (845) 257-3475
E-mail: hillm@newpaltz.edu

Nitza, Amy
Affiliated Lecturer
Director, Institute for Disaster Mental Health (IDMH)
Ph.D., Indiana University
Office: SH 146
Phone: (845) 257-3479
E-mail: nitzaa@newpaltz.edu

O’Meara, Andrew
Lecturer
Project Coordinator, Institute for Disaster Mental Health (IDMH)
Office: SH 148
Phone: (845) 257-3455
E-mail: omearaa2@newpaltz.edu

Raskin, Jonathan
Affiliated Faculty; Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., University of Florida
Office: WH 362
Phone: (845) 257-3471
E-mail: raskinj@newpaltz.edu

Rust, Jonathan
Affiliated Faculty; Associate Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., Fordham University
Office: WH 345
Phone: (845) 257-2373
E-mail: rustj@newpaltz.edu

Stephens, Adam
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Office: WH 314
Phone: (845) 257-3177
E-mail: stephena@newpaltz.edu

Vermeulen, Karla
Affiliated Faculty; Associate Professor of Psychology
Deputy Director, Institute for Disaster Mental Health (IDMH)
Ph.D., Fordham University
Office: WH 316
Phone: (845) 257-2333
E-mail: vermeulk@newpaltz.edu