Suzanne Degges-White, Ph.D., LCPC, NCC is a licensed counselor whose focus includes working with individuals and families facing transitions. Her academic research explores development over the lifespan with a strong focus on women's relationships and women's developmental transitions. She is a past president of the Association for Adult Development and Aging, a division of the American Counseling Association (ACA), and a former member of the ACA Governing Council.
Education
Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Counseling and Counselor Education
Dissertation: The Relationships among Chronological Age, Subjective Age, Transitions, Wellness, and Life Satisfaction in Women at Midlife
Graduate Certificate, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Women's Studies
M.S., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Counseling, 2000
B.A., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Psychology
Recent Publications
Refereed Journals
Woodruff, E., Degges-White, S., & Carter, A. (in press). The multidimensional nature of asexual identities: An exploration of wellness, social support, and experiences of microaggressions. Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling. http://doi.org/ )_1IZp4x76
Gibson, D. M., Pence Wolf, C., Kennedy, S. D., Gerlach, J., Degges-White, S., & Watson, J., (2021). Development of the counselor wellness competencies. Journal of Counselor Leadership and Advocacy. DOI: 10.1080/2326716X.2021.1925997
Degges‐White, S., & Kepic, M. (2020). Friendships, subjective age, and life satisfaction of women in midlife. Adultspan Journal, 19(1), 39-53.
Glick, B., & Degges-White, S. (2019). Student conduct administrative professionals: relationships between professional identity, training, skills, and experience. College Student Affairs Journal, 37, 170-183.
Books
Degges-White, S., Kepic, M., & Killam, W. (2020). Counseling the contemporary woman. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Killam, W., Carter, A., & Degges-White, S. (2020). Group development and group leadership in student affairs. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Degges-White, S., & Davis, N. L. (Eds.) (2017). Integrating the expressive arts into the science of counseling (2nd). New York: Springer.
Degges-White, S., & Van Tieghem, J. P. (2015). Toxic friendships: Knowing the rules and dealing with the friends who break them. New York: Rowman & Littlefield.
Book Chapters
Degges-White, S. (2020). Expressive arts in schools: Visual and performing arts and sandtray interventions to promote self-discovery. In C. Maykel & S. Bray (Eds.), Promoting Mind–Body Health in Schools: Interventions for Mental Health Professionals (p. 217-232). Washington, DC: APA.
Degges-White, S., & Killam, W. (2020). Team and committee work. In W. Killam, A. Carter, & S. Degges-White (Eds.), Group development and group leadership in student affairs. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Killam, W., & Degges-White, S. (2020). Groups to support student veterans. In W. Killam, A. Carter, & S. Degges-White (Eds.), Group development and group leadership in student affairs. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Degges-White, S. (2020). Counseling midlife women. In S. Degges-White, M. Kepic, & W. Killam (Eds.), Counseling the contemporary woman. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.