Rick A. Myer, PhD, licensed psychologist, is a full professor and chair of the Department of Educational Psychology and Special Services of the University of Texas El Paso. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in sociology from Union University in Jackson, Tennessee; a master’s of divinity degree from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky; and a PhD in counseling psychology from Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis). He has taught at Northern Illinois and Duquesne universities and has 34 years of experience as a counselor educator.