Curriculum Vita, February 2016
Jeff D. Wolfgang
904-304-9662
conference.wolfgang@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Doctorate of Philosophy in Counselor Education & Supervision
Minor: Educational Research and Evaluation Methodology
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, CACREP Accredited
2013
Dissertation: Longitudinal Effects of Traumatic Stress and Attachment
Difficulties on Academic Achievement for Young Children.
Chair: Dr. Cirecie West-Olatunji
Masters & Education Specialist in Marriage & Family Counseling
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, CACREP Accredited
2008
Bachelor of Science in Zoology, Cum Laude
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2003
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor
Visiting Assistant Professor/School Counseling Program
School Counselor Program University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, 2014-2015
● I taught eight courses: three sections of a practicum course for first year
master’s students, three advanced courses in the school counseling track,
and three sections of online supervision. In all of the courses, I used a
blended design to facilitate critical engagement in class and online.
SDS 6831: Management of Resources, Spring 2015
● Community-Based Transformational Learning course that emphasized
using critical consciousness theory to better case conceptualize and
develop culturally sensitive interventions; integrate assessing and
responding to crises; improving counselor’s ability to refer students,
parents, and families to local resources; and manage resources within
schools.
SDS 6832: Internship: College and Career Readiness, Spring 2015
● Instructed culturally sensitive counseling skills to assess, case
conceptualize, and implement interventions to assist clients and their
families in the areas of social emotional development, academic success,
and college and career readiness.
SDS 6830: Internship in School Counseling, Fall 2014
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● Advanced experiences in integrative brief counseling skills to assess,
case conceptualize, and implement crisis interventions; develop effective
attending skills in the role of individual and small group counseling; assist
in collaboration skills with other educators in the school community.
SDS 6940: Practicum in School Counseling, Fall 2014
● Embedded within the educational setting an introductory counseling
experiences grounded in awareness, knowledge, and skill so students
might gain experiences in becoming effective and culturally competent
leaders.
EDF 6495: Research & Assessments in School Counseling, Fall 2014
● Presented a new combined course with emphasis on research,
assessment, and evaluation from a historical perspective; emphasising
an ecological, multicultural, and developmental perspective; helping
students create effective interventions for all areas of the school
counseling profession.
Visiting Assistant Professor/School Counseling Track Interim Program Coordinator
Counselor Education Program University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2013-2014
● I taught nine courses in mental health and school counseling: two core
courses for first year master’s students, two specialty courses in the school
counseling track, one advanced course at the master’s level, one master’s
thesis individual study, and two doctoral level courses. As an instructor, all
syllabi were updated to reflect the 2009 CACREP accreditation standards and
I used a blended design to facilitate critical engagement during online and
face-to-face teaching.
● As interim program track coordinator, I served as liaison between the
students and the Counseling Program coordinator to: create reports on
recruitment and retention efforts, develop orientation for new school
counseling students, co-vision Open House and Campus Interview Day for
applicants, sponsor social events with current school counseling students,
communicate with local educators, site supervisors, and alumni about current
program track developments, and design informational materials (print and
electronic) about the school counseling program track.
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CNSL 7025: Group Work in Ecological Counseling – Theory, Research, and
Practice, Spring 2014
● Facilitated experiential learning environment where students actively took
on role of group leader and group member in training groups. Supervised
critical learning experiences such as increased skills in self-reflection and
self-awareness, development of a group leadership style, difference
between types of groups, analysis of group process and dynamics, and
evaluation/implementation of interventions in group work.
CNSL-8014, Counseling Children & Adolescents, Spring 2014
● Advanced instruction in re-conceptualizing counseling theories,
processes, and techniques so they have the ability to work more
effectively from a culture-centered developmental and ecological
perspective with children and adolescents.
CNSL-9050, Doctoral Practicum & Counseling Interventions, Spring 2014
● Instructed doctoral-level students in critical conscious experiences in
order to further develop and/or refine advanced counseling theories and
practice, presentation and discussion of clinical work, and the use of
evidence-based practices.
CNSL 9040, Individual Study of Master’s Thesis, Spring 2014
● Supervised and facilitated a Master’s student in developing research skills
on topic refinement, annotated bibliography, literature review, and critical
analysis of articles so that the student developed a thesis: Military
Veterans & their Families: An Ecological & Resilience Perspective on
Positive Family Functioning.
CNSL 7021: Counseling Techniques, Fall 2013
● Experiential learning environment so students could develop a strong
counselor identity in order to gain multicultural competence, begin to think
ecosytemically, and work on counseling microskills from a developmental
wellness perspective with the goal of assisting clients in creating praxis.
CNSL 7031: Assessment in Counseling, Fall 2013
● Understand how to use assessment and evaluation to create effective
interventions for all areas of the counseling profession. This course
emphasised cultural-sensitivity, incorporating historical contexts, and
developmental perspectives.
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CNSL 8010: Introduction to Professional School Counseling, Fall 2013
● Introduced knowledge and skills necessary for the design and delivery of
a comprehensive developmental school counseling program while
encouraging students to develop an identity as a trained mental health
professional specializing in working with children and adolescents in
schools.
CNSL 9003: Ecological Counseling Seminar I, Fall 2013
● Seminar course developing doctoral-level students critical analysis of the
ecological perspective and augmenting skills in the writing of research,
reviewing research, and critiquing research around the diverse ecological
models of growth and change.
Instructor
SDS 3482 Stress & Anxiety Management, Spring 2013
● Adopted a text with prevention and wellness perspective and upgraded
curriculum to incorporate experiential learning opportunities that focused
on interactive large and small group activities, individual activities, and
class projects; additionally I used a blended design to facilitate critical
engagement in class and online.
Co-Instructor
SDS 3340 Career & Lifespan Development, Spring 2011
● Co-Instructed course using experiential learning opportunities that
focused on interactive small group activities, individual activities, and
class projects; additionally included guest speakers and informational
interviewing with professionals.
Teaching Assistant
MHS 6500 Group Counseling: Theories and Procedures, Fall 2010
Co-facilitated experiential learning environment where students actively
participated in training groups in order to gain understanding of group process
and dynamics; instructor provided advanced group training as he supervised
my group notes and group process outcome measures.
Instructor: Dr. Edil Torres Rivera
MHS 6071 Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders, Spring 2010
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Assisted instructor in cultivating culture-centered knowledge and skills in
diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders for students; while gaining
advanced training from the instructor on course instruction, etiological factors
and sustaining factors in case conceptualization, treatment planning, and
outcome measures; and managed the blended online course management
system (Moodle).
Instructor: Dr. Cirecie West-Olatunji
MHS 6020 Counseling in Community Settings, Summer 2012, Summer 2011,
Summer 2010, Fall 2010, Fall 2009
Co-facilitated the instructor in encouraging students to adopt a liberatory
stance toward service provision and focus on facilitating empowerment when
interacting with community stakeholders; assisted in supervising service
learning activities, student training on action research design, foster critical
thinking, dialogue with work groups, and managed the blended online course
management system (Moodle).
Instructor: Dr. Cirecie West-Olatunji
MHS 6421 Play Counseling & Play Process with Children, Spring 2010
Co-facilitated play instruction for on-site clinic, provided supervision for
students around case conceptualization and application of play theory,
facilitated group process, and assisted in managing course website on
Moodle.
Instructor: Dr. Sondra Adcock-Smith
MHS 6401 Counseling Theories and Applications, Spring 2007
Supported instructor with group process with first semester counseling
students and provided consultation and reflective discussion of taped
sessions.
Instructor: Dr. James Archer
RESEARCH
Publications
West-Olatunji, C., Yang, M. J., Wolfgang, J. D., Henesy, R., & Yoon, E. H. (under
review). Cross-cultural comparisons: Multicultural counseling competence in
research. Journal of Counseling & Development.
West-Olatunji, C., Yang, M. J., Wolfgang, J. D., Yoon, E. H., Henesy, R.,
Montgomery, M., & Swank, J. (under review). Exploring counselor burnout
among professional counselors in two southern states. Measurement and
Evaluation in Counseling and Development.
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West-Olatunji, C., Wolfgang, J., Kim, H. D., & Zheng, K. (2015). School counseling
in the United States: A theory-building case study. The Online Journal of
Counseling and Education, 4(4), 63-85. Retrieved from
http://www.tojce.com/article.php?volume=4&issue=4&article=172&vid=78
Wolfgang, J. D., West-Olatunji, C. A., Overton, J., Shah, B., & Coral, C. (2015).
Stress and coping in higher education: A case study of a Haitian American
woman administrator (Report No. 201). New Orleans, LA: The Center for
Traumatic Stress Research.
Behar-Horenstein, L., Isaac, N., Hudso aqan-Vassell, C., Hudson-Vassell, M., Niu,
L., Roberts, K., Wingfield, R., Wolfgang, J., & Zafar, M. (in press). Promoting
academic socialization through service learning experiences. International
Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
Ojeda, K., West-Olatunji, C., Wolfgang, J., & Varney, M. (2014). Parenting practices
articulated by a Latina parent that relate to her children’s academic success.
Journal of Undergraduate Research, 15(2), 1-5.
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00091523/00694
Wolfgang, J. D., Frazier, K., West-Olatunji, C., & Barrett, J. (2012). Developing cross
cultural competence: Applying development and prevention Ideals to counseling
young children. Educational Resources Information Clearinghouse - ERIC No:
ED528898, pp. 1-16.
Wolfgang, J. D., West-Olatunji, C., Frazier, K., & Barrett, J. (2012). Culture-centered
pediatric counseling interventions for young children. In G. R. Walz, J. C. Bleuer,
& R. K. Yep (Eds.), Ideas and research you can use: VISTAS 2012. Retrieved
from http://www.counseling.org/Resources
Wolfgang, J. D. (2011). International adoption in the U.S.: Traumatic stress and
normal development. Educational Resources Information Clearinghouse – ERIC
No: ED521515, pp.1-15.
Manuscripts in Progress
Wolfgang, J.D., & West-Olatunji, C. Traumatic stress and attachment difficulties
effects on academic achievement growth trajectories for young children.
Wolfgang, J. D. & West-Olatunji, C. Implications for practice with young children:
longitudinal effects of traumatic stress and attachment difficulties on academic
achievement; Invited paper for practitioners in early childhood education.
Wolfgang, J. D., & West-Olatunji, C. An exploration of a counselor education
program’s Sense of Community
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Wolfgang, J. D., & West-Olatunji, C. Parenting Practices of a Latina Parent – A case
study.
West-Olatunji, C., Wolfgang, J., Frazier, K. N., & Barrett, J. Pediatric counseling:
Cross-culturally and developmentally responsive.
West-Olatunji, C., Frazier, K. N., & Wolfgang, J., Pediatric counseling: The case for
working with young children, 0-5 years.
West-Olatunji, C., Kim, H. D., Wolfgang, J. D., & Zheng, K. F. Cross-national School
Counseling Comparative Study: S. Korea & the United States.
West-Olatunji, C., Kim, H. D., Wolfgang, J. D., & Zheng, K. F. School counseling in
the South Korea: development of a national model.
Presentations
Wolfgang, J., & West-Olatunji, C. (March 31-April 3, 2016). 10 Evidence-based
Tools for Traumatic Stress & Attachment Issues in Early Childhood. 60 minute
clinician education session at the annual American Counseling Association
(ACA) Conference & Expo in Montréal, QC, Canada.
Wolfgang, J., & West-Olatunji, C. (April 8-12, 2016).Multicultural Methodological
Competence Issues When Conducting Cross-national Studies: A Case
Illustration. Poster presentation at the annual convention of the American
Educational Research Association (AERA) in Washington, D.C.
Wolfgang, J., & West-Olatunji, C. (May 20-21, 2016). Multicultural Competence in
Cross-national Research. 30 minute methodological innovation paper session at
the annual British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
research conference in Brighton, U.K.
West-Olatunji, C., Wolfgang, J., Miranti, J., Breaux, W., & Mitchell, A. (March 10-12,
2016). Black Families Matter: 10 Years Post-Katrina. 50 minute education
session at the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors and
Counselors for Social Justice (IAMFC/CSJ) World Conference in New Orleans,
LA.
Wolfgang, J., & West-Olatunji, C. (Under review for July 14-17, 2016). Exploring
counselor burnout among professional counselors. 60 minute oral presentation
at the annual convention of the American Mental Health Counselors Association
(AMHCA) conference in New Orleans, LA.
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Wolfgang, J., & West-Olatunji, C. (Under review for July 7-11, 2016). School
counseling from a global perspective: Building a cross-national theory. 90
minute working group presentation at the annual convention of the International
Association for Counselling (IAC) conference in Malta, Italy.
Wolfgang, J., & West-Olatunji, C. (Under review for Oct 6-8, 2016). Stress & Coping
in Higher Education: Resilience Strategies for Black Women In Counselor
Education. Presented at the annual convention of the Southern Association of
Counselor Educators (SACES) conference in New Orleans, LA.
Wolfgang. J. D., & West-Olatunji, C. A. (2014, April). Traumatic stress and
attachment difficulties effects on academic achievement growth trajectories for
young children. Presidential session at the annual convention of the American
Educational Research Association (AERA) in Philadelphia, PA.
Wolfgang. J. D., & West-Olatunji, C. A. (2013, April). Family and community as
moderators for traumatic stress: Ecosystemic processes involved in overcoming
academic underachievement. Poster presented at the annual convention of the
American Educational Research Association (AERA) in San Francisco, CA.
Wolfgang. J. D., & West-Olatunji, C. A. (2013, March). Developing a sense of care,
prepare, and prevention for children: Supportable community during crisis and
trauma. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Counseling
Association (ACA) in Cincinnati, OH.
Wolfgang, J. D., West-Olatunji, C., Ojeda, K., & Varney, M. (2012). Parenting
practices articulated by Latino American parents that relate to their children’s
academic success. Poster presentation at the Florida Educational Research
Association (FERA) annual convention, Gainesville, FL.
Wolfgang. J. D., & West-Olatunji, C. A. (2012, November). Ecosystemic resilience
factors: Processes involved in overcoming traumatic stress and academic
underachievement. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Florida
Educational Research Association (FERA) in Gainesville, FL.
Wolfgang, J. D., Frazier, K. N., West-Olatunji, C. A. (2011, October). Pediatric
counseling: Developing a cross cultural competence. Roundtable paper
presented at the annual convention of the Association of Counselor Educators
(ACES) in Nashville, TN.
Chen, P. & Wolfgang, J.D. (2010, October). Training international doctoral students
to conduct supervision: An integrated model. 60 minute oral presentation at the
annual convention of the Southern Association of Counselor Educators
(SACES) in Williamsburg, VA.
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Research Activity
Project: School Counseling Cross-National Comparative Study (cross-national
investigation between Korea and the U.S.)
Co-Principal Investigators: Drs. Cirecie West-Olatunji, Jeff D. Wolfgang, & Hee
Dae Kim
August 2013 – Current
Role/Researcher: Develop the U.S. literature review, data collection, data analysis,
and data management.
Project: Military Veterans & their Families: An Ecological & Resilience Perspective
on Positive Family Functioning
Principal Investigator: Marilyn Rush-Ossenbeck (master’s student thesis proposal)
August 2012– May, 2013
Role/Research Coordinator: Assisted student with development of topic and
literature review.
Project: Emancipatory Educational Research Study (funded)
Co-Principal Investigators: Drs. Cirecie West-Olatunji & Linda Behar-Horenstein
March 2011 – August 2013
Role/Graduate Research Assistant: Aided with the writing of the grant proposal,
working with a research team to develop a comprehensive literature review of
educational research that the team considered emancipatory, and assist in the
facilitation of the research conference.
Project: An Exploration of a Counselor Education Program’s Sense of Community
Co-Principal Investigators: Jeff D. Wolfgang & Dr. Cirecie West-Olatunji
March 2010 – May 2011
Role/Researcher: Planned, developed, and implemented a qualitative research
project investigating how a community of counselor education faculty, students, and
staff collectively perceived their sense of community. This project involved an action
component where the information was disseminated to the program in order to assist
with improvements to policy and curriculum.
Project: Parenting Practices of a Latina Parent.
Principal Investigator: Karen Ojeda (undergraduate McNair Scholar-senior thesis)
2011- 2013
Role/Research Coordinator: Assisted student with methodology including:
development of qualitative research methods, assisted in interpretation of results,
and assisted in the write up for the results of the study.
Project: Compassion Fatigue and Mental Health Disaster Response Education
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Principal Investigator: Steve Vutsinas (master’s student thesis)
January 2011– July, 2011
Role/Research Coordinator: Assisted student with methodology including:
electronic survey development and collection, MANOVA analysis, multipleimputation techniques, and assisted in the write up for the results of the study.
SERVICE
Supervision
University of North Florida
12 Master’s level School Counseling students using triadic
supervision (6 groups of 2 supervisees)
Spring 2015
University of Cincinnati
2 Master’s level School Counseling students using triadic
supervision
Spring 2014
University of Florida
1 Master’s level Marriage & Family Counseling student
2 Master’s level Marriage & Family Counseling students using
triadic supervision
Fall 2011
Summer 2011
2 Master’s level students using triadic supervision with 1 dual
track School Counseling/Mental Health Counseling student and
1 Mental Health Counseling student
Spring 2011
2 Master’s level students using triadic supervision with 1 dual
track School Counseling/Mental Health Counseling student and
1 Mental Health Counseling student
Fall 2010
1 Master’s level Mental Health Counseling student
Summer 2010
2 Master’s level students using triadic supervision with 1 School
Counseling student and 1 Marriage & Family Counseling student
Spring 2010
2 Master’s level students using individual supervision with 1
School Counseling student and 1 Marriage & Family Counseling
student
Fall 2009
ACA Task Force, Seasoned Leadership, 2013-current
Creation of service positions for seasoned leaders in ACA who want to transition into
positions such as mentors for future ACA leaders.
Chair: Dr. M. Ann Shillingford
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ACA Conference Booth Coordinator, March 2014
Represent the University of Cincinnati at ACA Conference 2014 in Hawaii;
responsibilities include upgrading the counselor education program track brochures,
recruitment and scheduling of volunteers to help run the booth, provide materials that
represented faculty and program achievements, and recruitment of prospective
masters and doctoral applicants.
Editorial Board, Florida Journal of Educational Administration and Policy 2010-2013
As a member of the editorial board, review of peer submissions for approval, assist in
development of journal issue topics, and aid in preparing journal for publication.
Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Linda Behar-Horenstein
Memberships
American Counseling Association
Association for Specialists in Group Work
Association for Multicultural Counseling & Development
International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors
Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
American Educational Research Association
Florida American Educational Research Association
Association for Child & Adolescent Counseling
Association for Humanistic Counseling
Counselors for Social Justice
Ohio Counseling Association
American School Counseling Association
Ohio School Counseling Association
Florida School Counseling Association
2005-current
2008-current
2009-current
2009-2014
2010-current
2010-current
2012-current
2012-current
2013-current
2015-current
2012-current
2013-2014
2013-2015
2013-2014
2014-2015
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Registered Mental Health Counseling Intern: IMH 13765
Florida Counseling and Evaluation Services
Jacksonville, FL 2015-current
● Providing a range of mental health services such as evidence-based mental
health and substance abuse intensive outpatient services for adults and
adolescents, individual counseling services to judicially monitored adults and
adolescents (Drug Court and DJJ), family and couples counseling, and a
complex array of psychological and vocational assessments.
Supervisor: Andy Gauler LMHC, CRC; Lisa Hubbard LMHC
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Mental Health Counselor in a school setting (doctoral intern)
PK Young Developmental Laboratory School
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2012-2013
● Provided developmentally and culture-centered individual, group, and family
counseling interventions, treatment plans, peer mediation, and conflict resolution
for elementary students (K-6 grade); additionally provided school-wide trauma
and crisis response.
Supervisors: Drs. Edil Torres, Tina Tannen, and Jacqueline Swank
Mental Health Counselor (master’s intern)
Shands Vista Adolescent Unit
Gainesville, FL, 2006-2008
● Provided culture-centered brief crisis counseling in a psychiatric hospital for
young children and adolescents (ages 5 to 18) using individual, group, and family
therapy modalities; additionally as part of a multi-disciplined team that included
counselors, social workers, nurses, and psychiatrists, I assisted in case
management and referrals to community resources.
Supervisors: Drs. Lucy Marrero and Leslie Hull
Upward Bound at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 2008
● Co-counseled high school students in individual and group counseling to address
social emotional concerns, development of coping skills, and college preparation.
Supervisor: Barbara McDade and Montia Morris
Advanced Family Counseling Lab, Gainesville, FL, Fall 2006
● Participated in couples and family counseling using live supervision via two-way
mirror and microphone earpiece system.
Supervisor: Dr. Silvia Echevarria-Doan
Gainesville Wilderness Institute, Micanopy, FL Spring 2006
● Provided culture-centered mental health counseling in a Department of Juvenile
Justice setting for adolescents (ages 12 to 18) using individual, group, and family
therapy modalities to address social-emotional needs and cultural identity
development.
Supervisor: Dr. Leslie Hull
HONORS & AWARDS
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Grinter Fellowship: 2009-2013
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Deans List: Fall 2003
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Deans List: Fall 2002
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REFERENCES
Dr. Cirecie West-Olatunji (westolce@ucmail.uc.edu)
Dr. Walter Leite (walter.leite@coe.ufl.edu)
Dr. Lucy Marrero (marrel@shands.ufl.edu)
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