Meet our new faculty
This year, the Lynch School of Education and Human Development welcomes five exceptional faculty who bring more than two decades of professional experience in the fields of counseling psychology and educational leadership.
Lynch School faculty members are united by their shared mission to enhance the human condition through just, equitable, and culturally informed solutions. With four professors of the practice among them, these new faculty members stand out in particular for their wealth of experience in the hands-on application of their expertise. They demonstrate a common commitment to Lynch School values through their impressive and varied research and practice, which serves diverse international populations, children on the autism spectrum, families in crisis, and transgender youth. We welcome them, and know their unique contributions will help to enrich the student experience at our school.
Alex L. Pieterse, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology
Institute Director
Alex L. Pieterse, Ph.D., studies and teaches about the health-related outcomes associated with the experience of racism as well as methods for addressing racial trauma in clinical supervision.
Chris R. Glass, Ph.D.
Professor of the Practice
Educational Leadership and Higher Education
Program Director
Executive Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Higher Education
Chris R. Glass, Ph.D., brings with him a deep commitment to international education bolstered by years of research around issues of equity, sustainability, and belonging in global student mobility.
Treniece Lewis Harris, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of the Practice
Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology
Program Director
Master’s Program in Mental Health Counseling
Treniece Lewis Harris, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist who provides training to graduate students and mental health professionals around multicultural issues in psychotherapy.
Vanessa Prosper, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of the Practice
Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology
Vanessa Prosper, Ph.D., brings more than a decade of hands-on experience counseling children and adolescents in crisis and a commitment to empowering the next generation of mental health professionals.
Sidney Trantham, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of the Practice
Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology
Sidney Trantham, Ph.D., examines how individuals’ lived experiences, including trauma related to sexuality, gender, and race, impact identity development through the lens of his work as a clinical psychologist with clients of color and LGBTQ youth and adults.
Pieterse photo courtesy of University at Albany, all other photos by Lee Pellegrini.