Faculty Investigators
The ACCEPT Program is coordinated by five faculty investigators:
Dr. Cynthia Osborn, Principal Investigator (PI) and Project Director
Professor, Counselor Education and Supervision
cosborn@kent.edu
Dr. Joel Hughes, Co-PI
Professor, Psychological Sciences
jhughes1@kent.edu
Dr. Cassie Storlie, Co-Investigator
Associate Professor, Counselor Education and Supervision
cstorlie@kent.edu
Dr. Kelly Cichy, Co-Investigator
Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
kcichy@kent.edu
Dr. William (Bill) Lechner, Co-Investigator -
Associate Professor, Psychological Sciences
wlechner@kent.edu
Drugs and Behavior: How Societal Trends Impact Addiction
The ACCEPT Program has two graduate Research Assistants (RAs) for 2023-24: Sam Windler, a student in the master’s degree program in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC), and Colleen Trhlik, a second-year student in the PhD degree program in Counselor Education and Supervision (CES).
Sam Windler earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from 91²Ö¿â. He is currently in his second year in the CMHC master’s degree program at KSU, and is also enrolled in the graduate Addictions Counseling Certificate Program (ACCP).
Sam Windler (he/him)
Research Assistant - ACCEPT
Master's Student, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Graduate Addictions Counseling Certificate Program
91²Ö¿â
swindler_stu@kent.edu
Colleen Trhlik received her bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in clinical mental health counseling, both from 91²Ö¿â. She is a licensed independent chemical dependency counselor (LICDC) and a licensed professional clinical counselor with supervisory endorsement (LPCC-S). She worked as a dual diagnosis intensive outpatient counselor for 8 years in hospital and corrections environments, and is currently a full-time student in 91²Ö¿â's counselor education and supervision doctoral program. She enjoys teaching and mentoring counselors-in-training. In her spare time, she likes spending time with family, playing video games, learning about the lives of people from other cultures, and going for walks.
Colleen Trhlik
ctrhlik@kent.edu