Phone: 309-677-3191

Email: jskaggs@bradley.edu

Dr. Jobie L. Skaggs is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Human Development. Dr. Skaggs teaches Research Methods, Theories, Group Counseling, Pre-Practicum, and Practicum/Internship among other Counseling and Human Development Courses. She is the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Coordinator, CACREP Liaison for Bradley's counseling programs, and co-editor for the Illinois Counseling Association Journal.

Dr. Skaggs assisted in the development of the 10th Judicial Circuit Court Visitation Center and served as the Executive Council Secretary for the Association for Multicultural Counseling & Development (2003). Her research interests include counselor impairment, issues related to counseling offenders, supervision multicultural counseling, and international study abroad. Dr. Skaggs authored a quantitative dissertation focused on counselor impairment predicted by their use of Machiavellianism. She has coauthored publications reviewing current research on families with a traumatic brain-injured member, a review of research methods regarding insight and schizophrenia, and homicidal risk and schizophrenia, among others. Dr. Skaggs has presented her research at local, state, regional, and international conferences. Dr. Skaggs has more than five years of general and forensic private-practice experience. During her tenure as a clinician she developed, and was the clinical supervisor, of Bannock Domestic Violence Center and a board member for the Idaho Women's Network. Dr. Skaggs previously served as the Valeska-Hinton Professional Development Coordinator.

Dr. Skaggs is a Nationally Certified Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor (Illinois). She received her PhD (1999) in Counseling and Counselor Education, a Master's (1993) in Counseling, and a B.S. (1991) in Psychology from Idaho State University.