Clinical Services

Advisory Committee Members

Jim Atkinson, MSW
Director, Watauga County DSS

Dawn Botts, EdD, CCC-SLP
Communication Disorders Program
Language, Reading, and Exceptionalities

Louise Cone, MA, CAS, NCSP
School Psychologist, Avery County Schools

Lisa Forster, MA, CCC/SLP
Clinical Associate Professor
Communication Disorder Clinic

Douglas Galke, MPA, PT
Director, Children's Developmental Services of the Blue Ridge

Missy Harrill
President, Watauga Education Foundation

Gail Hawkinson, MA
Director, Service Management
New River Behavioral Healthcare

Murray Hawkinson, PhD
Senior Psychologist and Clinical Supervisor
New River Behavioral Healthcare

Dan Jones, PhD
Director, ASU Counseling Center
Student Health Services

Susan E. Keefe, PhD
Professor
Department of Anthropology

Robert Lonas, MD
Pediatrician, Blue Ridge Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine

Cathy McKinney, PhD
Director, Music Therapy Program
School of Music , Broyhill Music Center

Kurt Michael, PhD, Ex-Officio
Associate Director for Clinical Services, IHHS

Geri Miller, PhD
Professor
Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling

Robin Paige
New River Behavioral Healthcare

Elizabeth Phillips
Director of Exceptional Children's Services, Watauga County Schools

Lauren Renkert, PhD, LCSW, Chair
Social Work

Hank Schneider, PhD
Professor and Co-Director, Psychology Clinic

Mary Ruth Sizer, MA, CCC-A, FAAA
Director, Communications Disorders Clinic, IHHS

Autumn Taylor, MA, CAS, NCSP
School Psychologist, Ashe County Schools

Laureen Vilas, MD
Psychiatrist, New River Behavioral Healthcare

Jon Winek, PhD
Director, Marriage and Family Therapy, Human Development and Psychological Counseling