Shondale Deloach, Ph.d - Counseling Psychology Alumni Spotlight

Shondale DeLoach, Ph.D

Dr. DeLoach completed his doctoral degree in counseling psychology in August, 2012 immediately after completing his APA accredited pre-doctoral internship at the Counseling Center at Michigan State University.

He has accepted a position as a staff psychologist at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Prior to his entry into the doctoral program Dr. DeLoach earned a Masters degree in clinical psychology at Cleveland State and a Bachelors in psychology and religious studies so he qualifies as a triple Viking, earning all of his degrees at CSU.

His doctoral dissertation, completed under the direction of Dr. Donna Schultheiss, was entitled, "Same Race Regulatory Resource Depletion: Obstacles of Black High Achievers". He tested the hypothesis that there is a temporary depletion of mental resources after high achieving Black students interact with Black low achieving students, causing temporary executive function depletion.

His doctoral practica were completed at the Case Western University Counseling Center and the Cleveland State University Counseling Center. He also spent several years prior to doctoral study working as a psychology technician at the Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Cleveland.

We are proud to count Shondale as one of our graduates. The attached photo shows Shondale with his poster presentation at APA in San Diego in 2010

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