Phone:

812.348.7295

Email:

brruss@iupuc.edu

Campus:

IUPUC

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Biographical Statement

Brian Russ, PhD DCMHS is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Mental Health Counseling.. A licensed professional counselor in the state of Michigan, Russ earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Counselor Education and Supervision from Western Michigan University. He earned his Master of Arts in Community Counseling from Indiana Wesleyan University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Spring Arbor University. He has also been named a Diplomate and Clinical Mental Health Specialist in Child and Adolescent Counseling by the American Mental Health Counselors Association. Dr. Russ brings extensive clinical and administrative experience having served as a community mental health counselor and administrator in White Cloud, Michigan for over a decade. In his most recent position, as director for community support services at Newaygo County Mental Health, Dr. Russ managed a team of 15 masters’ level clinicians providing outpatient, crisis, and integrated behavioral healthcare services. He also led the development of a medication assisted treatment program for individuals with opioid dependence