Clinical Mental Health Counseling

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Dan Li

Dan Li

Assistant Professor

Counseling and Higher Education
Ph.D. 2018, The University of Iowa

Welch Street Complex 2 - 112

940-565-2918

Dan.Li@unt.edu

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Dan Li is an assistant professor of counseling at the University of North Texas. She received her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision (and a Minor in Applied Statistics) from the University of Iowa in 2018. She received her master’s in Professional School Counseling from Appalachian State University in 2014. Li is a National Certified Counselor and a Licensed School Counselor (K-12) in North Carolina.

Li is an interdisciplinary scholar who adopts a variety of research methods to study counseling and supervision related phenomena, including quantitative (Markov chain analysis, sequential analysis, structural equation modeling, mediation analysis, moderation analysis, and hierarchical regression), qualitative (phenomenology, thematic analysis), and mixed methods (case study, content analysis). Li’s overarching research agenda centers on counselor training, and it covers three lines of inquiry: (a) relational dynamics of clinical supervision; (b) minoritized students and faculty in counseling; and (c) online/remote teaching and learning in counseling. These research endeavors led to more than 20 indexed, peer-reviewed publications, the 2022 Publication in Counselor Education and Supervision Award (which honors a significant publishing effort by an Association for Counselor Education and Supervision [ACES] member focusing on the education and supervision of counselors within the last 2 years), the 2020 ACES Research Grant Award, the 2018 ACES Research Grant Award, the 2021 UNT College of Education Junior Faculty Research Award, and the 2021 UNT Faculty Summer Grant.

As a student-centered educator, Li is dedicated to building a culturally sensitive, inclusive, interactional, and thought-provoking learning environment. At the doctoral level, she teaches Quantitative Research in Counseling; at the master’s level, she teaches School Counseling, Counseling Theories, and Career Counseling. Li also actively provides service to the counseling profession. She serves on the editorial review board for the Journal of Counseling and Development (the flagship journal for the American Counseling Association), the ACES Teaching Practice Briefs, and the Journal of International Students.

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Dee C. Ray

Dee C. Ray

Regents Professor and Elaine Millikan Mathes Professor in Early Childhood Education

Director of the Center For Play Therapy

Welch Street Complex-2 147

940-565-2063

dee.ray@unt.edu

Center for Play Therapy

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Texas is that state I call home. I’ve spent most of my life in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area with brief stints in Nashville, TN & San Diego, CA. I was fortunate to gain my master’s degree in counseling at the very young age of 21 from Vanderbilt University. But it took many more years to actually figure out what counseling is really about. Although I originally specialized in adolescents in the school setting, I was introduced to play therapy as a doctoral student at the University of North Texas. My training and experience in play therapy has been the guiding force for my professional growth and focus. I believe that the Child-Centered approach to working with children is aligned with my humanistic beliefs that all people are working toward self-actualization. My research agenda focuses on the quantitative effectiveness of play therapy, with a specific interest in school settings. I am an active member of the Association for Play Therapy and focus my work on demonstrating efficacy and disseminating information on play therapy. As part of my role in the UNT Counseling Program, I am honored to direct the Center for Play Therapy on campus. On a personal note, I have been married for 18 years to my college sweetheart. We are busy raising two boys, Elijah & Noah, who take up any free time that we might spend developing hobbies. I actively volunteer in both of our elementary and middle schools.

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