Name: Christy Beck
Title: Assistant Teaching Professor and Dr. Edwin L. Herr Clinic Supervisor
Department: Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education
Phone: 814-867-4856
Email: cub24@psu.edu
Office address: 329 CEDAR Building
Directory entry: https://ed.psu.edu/directory/cub24
Beck teaches rehabilitation and human services (RHS) courses with a structure that includes lecturing, classroom discussion, experiential activities and group work. She adapts the curriculum to create the optimum classroom learning experience, congruent with her teaching style and the needs of her students. In addition, she is a faculty supervisor for the Dr. Edwin L. Herr Clinic, which is run by the Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education (EPCSE). The Herr Clinic serves two purposes: The Counselor Education master's and doctoral programs use the Herr Clinic for clinical practicum in which they serve the University student population. The School Psychology doctoral program uses the clinic to provide services to children, adolescent and young adult referrals from the community. In addition, Beck has a private psychotherapy practice in State College. She received her doctorate in higher education with a minor in women’s studies in 2018 from Penn State.