Phone: 309-677-3197
Email: nes@bradley.edu

Among the human development counseling courses Nancy Sherman teaches are Appraisal of the Individual, Pre-practicum, and Practicum/Internship. She was the found director and is the current director of the Counseling Research and Training Clinic and her research interests include microcounseling supervision, caregiving and the elderly, and counselor burnout.

Background
Prior to joining the Department of Educational Leadership and Human Development in 1992, Dr. Sherman held positions as a professional counselor at Denison University; at The Women’s Tri-County Help Center, Inc., CompDrug, Inc., and in private practice. Her APA-approved doctoral internship in psychology was completed at the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. Dr. Sherman was recently awarded a Fulbright Lecturing Award to teach social work courses at the Higher School of Social Work and Social Pedagogy “Attistiba” in Riga, Latvia. Her most recent articles appear in Dzîves jautâjumi and The British Journal of Counseling and Development. Dr. Sherman and Dr. Russell-Chapin coauthored a videotape and CDOM for Microtraining Associates, Inc. on microcounseling supervision.

Since 1995, Dr. Sherman has served as Faculty Advisor to the Beta Phi Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota, International Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society. The Beta Phi Chapter has received two international awards of excellence and Dr. Sherman is currently President-elect of the organization.

Dr. Sherman is a National Certified Counselor, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (Illinois), and an Approved Clinical Supervisor.  She received a B.A. in English from the State University of New York at Oswego; a M.A. in College Student Personnel from Bowling Green State University; and a Ph.D. in Counselor Education from the Ohio State University.