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Health Education and Rural Empowerment Lab Faculty

Dr. Douglas Knuston

Director
Assistant Professor 
Counseling & Counseling Psychology

Team Members

Brandie Brazell

Counseling Psychology, PhD Student
Oklahoma State University

Research/Advocacy Interests: BIPOC & LGBTQ+ populations and diagnosis, protective factors, justice-involved individuals.

Caroline Broughton

LMSW, RYT

Research/Advocacy Interests: Queer embodiment, recovery from trauma/CSA, LGBTQ+ resiliency and affirming care

Minji Cho

Counseling Psychology, PhD Student
Oklahoma State University

Research/Advocacy Interests: Career development and trauma in LGBTQ+ populations.

Savannah Fissenden

Counseling Psychology, PhD Student
Oklahoma State University

Research/Advocacy Interests: Disordered eating in LGBTQ+ populations.

Dannie Klooster

Counseling Psychology, PhD Student
Oklahoma State University

Research/Advocacy Interests: Queer and trans masculinity, whiteness, polyamory, community engagement and evaluating the efficacy of therapeutic interventions.

Wilson Lazo-Salmeron

Counseling Psychology PhD Student
Oklahoma State University

Research/Advocacy Interests: Intersectional health care access and experiences among BIPOC LGBTQ+.

Kacey Monagas

Counseling Psychology, PhD Student
Oklahoma State University

Research/Advocacy Interests: LGBTQ+ Wellness.

Laina Nelson

Counseling Psychology, Phd Student
Oklahoma State University

Research/Advocacy Interests
: LGBTQ+ inclusive efforts within and outside of sport, athletic communities creating inclusive communities within sport culture, active allyship, and disordered eating.

Mattie Reinhardt

Counseling Psychology, PhD Student
Oklahoma State University

Research/Advocacy Interests: Disordered eating in LGBTQ+ populations.

Jules Soper

Counseling Psychology, PhD Student
Oklahoma State University

Research/Advocacy Interests: LGBTQ+ resilience and empowerment in education, sport, and broader society.

Bek Urban

Counseling Psychology, PhD Student
Oklahoma State University

Research/Advocacy Interests: Disordered eating and body image in LGBTQ+ populations.

Ling Xu

Counseling Psychology, PhD Student
Oklahoma State University

Research/Advocacy Interests: Bisexual and Gay People.

Beck Basden

Community Mental Health, Master's Student
Oklahoma State University

Research/Advocacy Interests:
Non-binary/gender expansive people's experiences in the workplace, as well as trauma informed care for transgender, non-binary and gender expansive people.

Angel Huerta

Community Mental Health, Master's Student
Oklahoma State University

Research/Advocacy Interests:
Community-building and increasing knowledge of the intersectionality between identities. I am especially interested in combing art and advocacy as both a community-building tool and as a way for people to communicate their world.

Sam Jensen

Community Mental Health, Master's Student
Oklahoma State University

Research/Advocacy Interests: Community-building, family dynamics, disordered eating, LGBTQ+ affirming care.

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