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Irvin G. Esters   Irvin G. Esters, PhD, LPC

Director of Counselor Education, Educational Foundations & Leadership

Licensed Professional Counselor; National Certified Counselor

Joan D. and Alexander S. Haig/BORSF Professorship in Education III

PHD, Counseling and Educational Psychology; The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), 1995

Dissertation:   "The Effects of a Psychoeducational Intervention on Rural Adolescents’Concepts of Mental Illness and Attitudes About Seeking Professional Help"
 

 
Publications
 
  • Esters, I. G. (2003). Salient worries of at-risk youth: Needs assessment using the Things I Worry About Scale. Adolescence, 38(150), 279-286.
  • Esters, I. G., & Lyman, S. (2003).The development of online counseling courses (abstract in refereed proceedings). The Hawaii International Conference on Education: Proceedings. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii.
  • Esters, I. G. (2003).Salient worries of at-risk youth (abstract in refereed proceedings). The Hawaii International Conference on Education: Proceedings. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii.
  • Esters, I. G., & Castellanos, E. F. (2002). Time management behavior as a predictor of role-related stress: Implications for school counselors.   Journal of the Mississippi Counseling Association, 7, 28-34.
  • Esters, I. G., & Douet, K. P.   (2001). Influencing student achievement through counseling: The story of a commonsense professional development school.   NASSP Bulletin, 85(624), 38-45.
  • Esters, I. G., & LeDoux, C. L.   (2001). At-risk high school students’preferences for counselor characteristics.   Professional School Counseling, 4, 165-170.
  • Begnaud, L., Beasley, H., Esters, I., Chance, L., & Lemoine, B.   (2000). Professional development          schools, school reform, and Title I: A new model. PDS Partnerships: The Promise for Quality Education: Proceedings. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina.
  • Esters, I. G., & Ledoux, C. L. (2000).   At-risk high school students’preferences for counselor characteristics. Greensboro, NC: ERIC Counseling and Student Services Clearinghouse. (ERIC Document Reproduction No. ED 436 696).
  • Esters, I. G., & Castellanos, E. F. (1999). Time management behavior as a predictor of role-related stress: Implications for school counselors. Greensboro, NC: ERIC Counseling and Student Services Clearinghouse.   (ERIC Document Reproduction Services No. ED428302)
  • Esters, I. G., & Ittenbach, R. F.   (1999).   Contemporary theories and assessments of intelligence: A primer.   Professional School Counseling, 2, 373-376.
  • Esters, I. G., & Billingsley, C.   (1998).   Multicultural counseling from a postmodern perspective.   Journal of the Mississippi Counseling Association, 6, 2-11.
  • Esters, I. G., Cooker, P. G., & Ittenbach, R. F.   (1998).   Effects of a unit in mental health on rural adolescents’attitudes about seeking psychological help and concepts of mental illness. Adolescence, 33, 469-476
  • Esters, I. G., Ittenbach, R. F., & Han, K.   (1997).   Today’s IQ tests: Are they really better than their historical predecessors?   School Psychology Review, 26, 211-223.
  • Ittenbach, R. F., Esters, I. G., & Wainer, H.   (1997).   The history of test development.   In D. P. Flanagan, J. L. Genshaft, and P. L. Harrison (Eds.), Beyond Traditional Intellectual Assessment: Contemporary and Emerging Theories, Tests, and Issues.   New York: Guilford.
  • Esters, I. G.,   Cooker, P. G., & Ittenbach, R. F.   (1996).  Effects of a mental health unit on rural adolescents’concepts of   mental illness and attitudes about seeking professional help.   Greensboro, NC: ERIC Counseling and Student Services Clearinghouse.   (ERIC Document Reproduction Services No. ED395 250)
  • Ittenbach, R. F., & Esters, I. G.   (1995).   The utility of team indices for predicting end of season rankings in two national polls.   The Journal of Sport Behavior,   18 (4).
 
 
Grants And Contracts
 
  • Esters, I. G. (2003). Effectiveness of TestEdge TM with rural students. Institute of HeartMath; $11,036.
  • Esters, I. G. (2003). LA GEAR UP Professional Development in School Counseling. Louisiana Board of Regents LA GEAR UP Initiative; $147,000.
  • Esters, I. G., Lyman, S., & Williams, D. (2002). Online Courses in Guidance and Counseling. Louisiana Board of Regents Support Fund Distance Learning Initiative; $36,000.
  • Esters, I. G., & Douet, K. (1999).   Counseling center development grant. Cajun Heartland School-to-Work; $2,500.
  • Esters, I. G. (1999).   Career and lifestyle development for school counseling students. Governor’s Office for Workforce Development; $3,045.
 

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