Counseling Department Chair
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Thelma Duffey, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Chair
Counseling Faculty
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Dr. Claudia G. Interiano-Shiverdecker is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Antonio. She received her master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from the University of Wisconsin-Stout and a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (supervised by Scott Peters, Ph.D., LPC-S) specialized in providing bilingual counseling services to Spanish-speaking populations. Previously, she was a licensed psychologist in Honduras and worked with Spanish-speaking adolescents. Her research primarily focuses on (a) social justice and multicultural considerations for marginalized communities, particularly the Latinx community; (b) counseling competencies to work with trauma and specific populations vulnerable to trauma; (c) advocating for underrepresented populations in higher education and (d) bilingual counseling and supervision. Since 2015, she has been involved in some capacity with both large externally funded or institutionally funded projects focused on advocating for refugees, sex trafficking victims, and bilingual counselors. She has been published in several peer-reviewed professional journals, has co-authored several book chapters, and has presented numerous presentations at international, national, regional, state, and local conferences.
Claudia Interiano-Shiverdecker, Ph.D.Assistant Professor
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Dr. John J. S. Harrichand, LPC-S, LMHC, NCC, CCMHC, ACS is a Canadian of Chinese and East Indian ancestry, who was born and raised in Guyana, South America. He joined the Department of Counseling faculty in Fall 2021. Prior to coming to UTSA, he served as an assistant professor at SUNY Brockport. Dr. Harrichand is actively involved in several professional counseling organizations including ACA, ACES, ASERVIC, AMCD, NBCC, CACREP, and Chi Sigma Iota. He was recognized with the AMCD Young Emerging Leader Award and the AADA President’s Outstanding Service Award. Dr. Harrichand’s scholarship centers on counselor education leadership, development, and burnout; cross-cultural counseling and minority populations (i.e., LGBTQ+, immigrants, refugees, international students); clinical supervision and gatekeeping; and ethical, professional, and social justice advocacy using qualitative and quantitative methodologies. His clinical experience as a mental health counselor and supervisor involves working with community and college student populations.
John Harrichand, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
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Clinical Assistant Professor
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Jessica Lloyd-Hazlett, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

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Dr. Priscilla Rose Prasath (Ph.D., LPC., MBA) joined the Department of Counseling Faculty in Fall 2019. Previously, she served at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene and Trinity International University in Illinois. She graduated with her doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision from Ohio University. Dr. Prasath holds a double Master's in Clinical and Organizational Psychology as well as a Master's in Business Administration (with a specialization in Human Resources Management). She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Texas. As a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, she engages in providing coaching sessions to individuals, groups, and employees. Her research focuses on promoting well-being through the development of various positive psychological strengths factors, such as psychological capital, talents, character strengths, mindfulness, and gratitude, among diverse populations, including international college students and faculty, Asian Indian immigrants, and trauma clients. She is passionate about incorporating creativity into her counseling and teaching, particularly in courses like career development, group counseling, counseling theories, and different clinical courses. She also serves as a training consultant in research grants given her expertise in the areas of curriculum and program development, and training and development. Dr. Prasath particularly engages in scholarship and advocacy efforts around the development of leadership competencies among counseling graduates to enable them to be successful in securing diverse employment and career opportunities.
Priscilla Prasath, Ph.D.
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