Counseling and
Educational Development
Dr. L. DiAnne Borders
phone: 336-334-3425
email: borders@uncg.edu
office: 211 Ferguson Building
Title: Burlington Industries Excellence Professor
Education:
- PhD, Counselor Education, University of Florida
- MAEd, Counseling, Wake Forest University
- BA, English (education), University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Faculty member at UNCG since: 1987
Scholarly Achievements and Awards (selected):
- Villalba, J. A., Gonzalez, L. M., Borders, L. D., Hines, E. M. (co-Principal Investigators). (2011, Summer). “Who are our children and where are they going? A career and post-secondary planning guide for parents and family members.” (Funded by College Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC) as part of UNC College Access Challenge Grant). $43, 978.
- Mentoring Award, School of Education, UNCG
- ACA Fellow, American Counseling Association
- One of four women featured in Models for Women in Counselor Education (DVD, ACES/ACA)
- ACA Research Award, American Counseling Association
- Past Editor and Research Editor, Journal of Counseling and Development
- Author of more than 100 publications, including the New Handbook of Counseling Supervision and Evaluation of School Counseling Programs
- Distinguished Mentor Award, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
- Women of Distinction Award, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Research in Counselor Education and Supervision Award, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
- Excellence in Publication in Counselor Education and Supervision, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
- Professional Writing and Research Award, North Carolina Association for Counseling and Development
- Chair of several award winning dissertations
- Cited as one of the top 2%-5% contributors to Journal of Counseling and Development, 1978-1993
- Cited as one of the top 5 contributors to Journal of Counseling and Development, 1988-1996
Research Interests (selected):
- Counseling supervision
- Mentoring new and future counselor educators
- Adopted children and their families, including single adoptive parents and transcultural adoptive families
- Ethics
- School counseling
Professional Service (selected):
- Senior Associate Editor, Journal of Counseling and Development
- Member, Editorial Board, Counselor Education and Supervision
- Member, Editorial Board, The Clinical Supervisor
- Member, Executive Committee, International Interdisciplinary Clinical Supervision Conferences
- Chair, ACES Taskforce on Best Practices in Counseling Supervision
- Member, ACES/NBCC task force that created a national credential for counseling supervisors (Approved Clinical Supervisor, ACS)
- Co-Chair, Ethics Committee of the American Counseling Association
- Chair, Supervision Interest Network, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
- Secretary, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
Teaching Responsibilities:
- Counseling Supervision
- Professional Seminar for doctoral students
- Professional Orientation/Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling
- Supervises counseling interns and doctoral supervision interns
- Chairs dissertation committees
Counseling Experience (selected):
- School counselor, public and private schools
- Counselor, college counseling centers
- Counselor, crisis intervention/suicide prevention center
- Counselor, private practice
Clinical Experience and Interests:
- Counseling issues of women and girls, college students, and persons at mid-life
- Existential issues
- Career counseling
- Family counseling, particularly adopted children and their families
Other:
- National Certified Counselor (NCC)
- Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
- Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS)
Personal:
- Single adoptive mom of one son, Jacob
- Enjoys sports (especially Jacob's teams), Southern women writers, and music
Recent Publications (Selected)
Borders, L. D., Young, J. S., Wester, K. L., Murray, C. E., Villalba, J. A., Lewis, T. L., & Mobley, A. K. (2011). Mentoring promotion/tenure seeking faculty: Principles of good practice within a counselor education program. Counselor Education and Supervision, 50, 171-188.
Welfare, L. E., & Borders, L. D. (2010). Counselor cognitions: General and domain-specific complexity. Counselor Education and Supervision, 49, 162-178.
Gibbons, M. M., & Borders, L. D. (2010). A measure of college-going self-efficacy for middle school students. Professional School Counseling, 13, 234-243.
Gibbons, M. M., & Borders, L. D. (2010). Prospective first-generation college students: A social-cognitive perspective. Career Development Quarterly, 58, 194-208.
Borders, L. D. (2009). Subtle messages in clinical supervision. The Clinical Supervisor, 28, 200-209.
Borders, L. D., & Murray, C. E. (2009). What's in a name? An international adoption case study. In R. C. Henriksen & D. A. Paladino (Eds.), Counseling individuals, couples, and families with multiple heritages. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.
Penny, J. M., Borders, L. D., & Portnoy, F. (2007). Reconstruction of adoption issues: Delineation of five phases among adult adoptees. Journal of Counseling and Development, 85, 30-41.
Borders, L. D., Eubanks, S., & Callanan, N. (2006). Supervision of psychosocial skills in genetic counseling. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 15, 211-223.
Gibbons, M. M., Borders, L. D., Wiles, M. E., Stephan, J. B., & Davis, P. E. (2006). Career and college planning needs of ninth graders - as reported by ninth graders. Professional School Counseling, 10, 168-178.
Dodson, T. A., & Borders, L. D. (2006). Men in traditional and nontraditional careers: Gender role attitudes, gender role conflict, and job satisfaction. Career Development Quarterly, 54, 283-296.
Borders, L. D. (2005). Snapshot of clinical supervision in counseling and counselor education: A five-year review. The Clinical Supervisor, 24(1-2), 69-113.
Watts, R. H., Jr., & Borders, L. D. (2005). Boys' preceptions of the male role: Understanding gender role conflict in adolescent males. Journal of Men's Studies, 13, 267-280.
Borders, L. D., & Brown, L. L. (2005).The New handbook of counseling supervision. Mahwah, NJ: Lahaska/Lawrence Erlbaum.
Borders, L. D. (2002). School counseling in the 21st century: Personal and professional reflections on the four focus articles. Professional School Counseling, 5, 180-185.
Borders, L. D. (2001). Counselor supervision: A deliberate educational process. In D. C. Locke, J. E. Myers, & E. L. Herr (Eds.), The handbook of counseling (pp. 417-432). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Hoffman, R. M., & Borders, L. D. (2001). Twenty-five years after the Bem Sex-Role Inventory: A reassessment and new issues regarding classification variability. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling, 34, 39-55.
Coker, J. K., & Borders, L. D. (2001). An analysis of environmental and social factors impacting adolescent problem drinking. Journal of Counseling and Development, 79, 200-208.
Borders, L. D., Penny, J. M., & Portnoy, F. (2000). Adult adoptees and their friends: Current functioning and psychosocial wellbeing. Family Relations, 49, 407-418.
email: borders@uncg.edu