Bio
Dr. Rothermel Branhams clinical background is in community mental health (CMH) in
urban, suburban, and rural areas. While working in CMH, she worked with populations
such as children and families that have behavioral disorders, at-risk juveniles on
probation through Drug Court, families involved with CPS, female batterers intervention,
and severely mentally ill adults. Dr. Rothermel Branham was a volunteer crisis counselor
for Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Ike victims. Dr. Rothermel Branham has worked
in higher education for over 10 years. She enjoys various modalities of teaching in
person and online, and enjoys bringing her experience and expertise into the classroom
to help fuel student growth. Dr. Rothermel Branham is a core faculty member in our
CACREP accredited M.S. program.
Education:
- PhD, Family Therapy, Texas Woman's University, 2011
- MS, Mental Health Counseling, Texas Wesleyan University, 2006
- BA, Psychology, University of Texas Arlington, 2003
Dr. Rothermel Branhams research interests include topics related to human sexuality
and the family, effective counseling supervision and supervisor training, and qualitative
research methodology. Dr. Rothermel Branham also enjoys mentoring students in their
own research.
Dr. Rothermel Branham's teaching interest include topics related to human sexuality,
human growth and development, effective counseling and supervision, addictions treatment,
and diversity issues in counseling.
Intellectual Content:
- Stressors and supports for Hispanic military children. (Conference Proceeding), Application, Published, March, 2018
Presentations:
- What Parents Need to Know to Educate Pre-Adolescent Children About Human Sexuality - International Family Therapy Association Conference - Orlando, FL - February 2013
- Building CACREP Friendly Syllabi - Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference - Denver, CO - October
2013
- Substance abuse and employment. - - Garland, TX - June 2015
- From the outside Looking in: Perceptions of couples therapy in undergraduate students - International Family Therapy Association Congress - Kona, HI - April 2016
- Human sexuality and family communication in Hispanic families. - National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies National Conference - Baton
Rouge, LA - February 2016
- Solution focused therapy in the school. - Oklahoma School Counselor Association Conference - Broken Arrow - November 2016
- Gender 101 - - Tahlequah, OK - March 2017
- How to teach about immigration - ACES - Chicago, IL - October 2017
- Stressors and supports for Hispanic military children - National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies National Conference - Dallas,
TX - February 2017
- Psychiatric risk factors in marines sent to war: An external perspective. - Southwestern Psychological Association Annual Convention - Houston, TX - April
2018
Courses Taught:
- ADDICTED FAMILY ASSESS/INTERV - COUN 5583 - Summer 2020
- ADDICTION COUNSELING THEORIES - COUN 5183 - Summer 2020
- FAMILY ADDICTION THEORY - COUN 5573 - Spring 2020
- PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMAN SEXUALITY - PSYC 4343 - Spring 2020
- PRACTICUM II - COUN 5733 - Spring 2020
- METHODS & TECHN OF COUNSELING - COUN 5413 - Spring 2020
- ADVANCED LIFESPAN - COUN 5653 - Fall 2019
- PRACTICUM I - COUN 5603 - Fall 2019
- MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPY - COUN 5473 - Fall 2019
- ADVANCED LIFESPAN - COUN 5653 - Fall 2019
- ADDICTED FAMILY ASSESS/INTERV - COUN 5583 - Summer 2019
- ADDICTION COUNSELING THEORIES - COUN 5183 - Summer 2019
- CHILD & ADOLESCENT COUNSELING - COUN 5513 - Spring 2019
- PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMAN SEXUALITY - PSYC 4343 - Spring 2019
- PRACTICUM II ADDICTION COUN - COUN 5673 - Spring 2019
- FAMILY ADDICTION THEORY - COUN 5573 - Spring 2019
- ADVANCED LIFESPAN - COUN 5653 - Fall 2018
- THESIS - COUN 5923 - Fall 2018
- PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMAN SEXUALITY - PSYC 4343 - Fall 2018
- PRACTICUM I - COUN 5603 - Fall 2018
- MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPY - COUN 5473 - Fall 2018
- ADDICTED FAMILY ASSESS/INTERV - COUN 5583 - Summer 2018
- ADDICTION COUNSELING THEORIES - COUN 5183 - Summer 2018
- DIVERSITY ISSUES IN COUNSELING - COUN 5443 - Spring 2018
- FAMILY ADDICTION THEORY - COUN 5573 - Spring 2018
- PRACTICUM II - COUN 5733 - Spring 2018
