Faculty Profile

Richard Hooker

Professor

Behavioral Sciences

ED.D.; LMHC; LCAC

Dr. Richard Hooker is a clinical counselor with over 30 years of clinical experience. He has served as a faculty member in Addictions Counseling at Indiana Wesleyan University since 2010. Dr. Hooker served as a clinical supervisor overseas for 7½ years supporting the Army family.

INTERESTS

Dr. Hooker and his students are involved in applied research studies designed to assist organizations to improve clinical performance and outcomes. These include:

  • Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation of Programs to Address Substance Abuse Prevention and Mental Health Promotion at Indiana’s Institutions of Higher Education ($191,525). State of Indiana, Department of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA) grant (July 1, 2023-June 30, 2025).
  • Indiana Collegiate Action Network grant with funding from Indiana Department of Mental Health and Addiction Mini-Grant: Evaluation and Assessment of Student Wellness (October 1, 2021-June 30, 2022).
  • Indiana Recovery Network Research Incentives Grant (September 30, 2021-January 31, 2022)
  • Indiana Recovery Hubs: Proof of Concept (2021-2022)
  • Best Practices in Teaching College Students with a Mental Health Disorder (2021)
  • In Their Own Words: An Examination of Adolescent Relapse Experiences (2017-2020).
  • Life Skills Training for College Students (2018-2019). Consultant Investigator Indiana Wesleyan University site. National Health Promotion Associates, Inc., funding by the National Institute of Health (NIH).
  • Behavioral Couples Therapy (BCT): A Study of Effectiveness (2016-2017).
EdD
Counselor Education and Supervision

University of Cincinnati, 2001

Nationally honored with the Robert Frank Outstanding Program Award in 2001 by the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision; CACREP

CERT
Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies

University of Cincinnati, 1995

MA
Counseling

Cincinnati Christian University, 1994

MA
Practical Ministries

Cincinnati Christian University, 1993

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richard.hooker@indwes.edu