College of Education
David Fenell
Professor
Counseling and Human Services
College of Education
1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
(719) 262-4096
Dr. Fenell is Professor of Counselor Education in the Department of Counseling and Human Services. His research interests are in marriage and family therapy. His most recent publications have focused on providing support to military families who have experienced frequent family separations in response to the Global War on Terrorism. He has also published extensively in the areas of rural family therapy and the effective preparation of family therapists.
Dr. Fenell teaches a range of courses including counseling theories and techniques, group counseling theory and techniques, and marriage and family therapy. His introductory textbook, Counseling Families: An Introduction to Marriage and Family Therapy is used in his course and has been adopted by a number of institutions throughout the United States.
Dr. Fenell is Chair of the Department of Counseling and Human Services and is a current member and past chair of the University Budget Advisory Committee. He provides service to the nation as a Colonel in the US Army Medical Service Corps delivering psychological support to military personnel and their families. He was mobilized for two years immediately after the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, returning to his work as a University professor in 2003. He is a Clinical Member, Approved Supervisor, and Fellow of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and a member of The American Counseling Association, American Psychological Association, the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors, the Division of Family Psychology, and the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. Dr. Fenell is a licensed psychologist, and a Nationally Certified Counselor.
Education
Ph.D., Counselor Education & Family Therapy
Purdue University - 1979
M.A., Education
Emphasis in Counseling
University of Southern California - 1976
B.A., Physiology
Oklahoma State University - 1968
Teaching
Scholarship