Dr. Melanie B. Roudkovski

Personal Statement:

I am passionate about family and how to help families become and stay healthy.

Speaking of family, the Department of Psychology is like a small family within the extended family system of LeTourneau University.

I love that our students know one another and have strong Christian relationships, and I appreciate that the LeTourneau family emphasizes the need to invest in one another.

Background:

I grew up in the small town of Springhill, Louisiana, with my mom and two sisters. I graduated from high school in Springhill and attended Louisiana State University (GEAUX TIGERS!) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I met my husband, Viktor, while at seminary. We have been married for seven years and have one son, Nikolas. Viktor currently pastors a church in Longview and is an adjunct instructor for LeTourneau’s Department of Biblical Studies and Christian Ministries.

Research Interests:

• Healthy Family Functioning
• Multicultural Issues in Family Functioning
• Family of Origin Issues in College and Graduate Students
• Diagnostic & Assessment Issues in Family Counseling
• Effects of Interracial/Cross-Cultural Identity in Children & Adolescents

Education

• Ph.D., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 2003
• Th.M., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 2003
• M.A.M.F.C., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1999
• B.G.S., Louisiana State University, 1997

Publications

• Dissertation: An Analysis of Factors Indicative of Healthy Family
• Functioning in a Multicultural Population
• Authored Book: Healthy Family Functioning in a Multicultural
• Population
• Published by University Press of America, Inc., October 2006
• Co-Authored Book: Healthy Family Functioning
• Publication date: Fall 2007
• Articles: “Healthy Family Functioning: What Does It Take?”
• Publication date: Fall 2006
• “The Family Health Inventory: Reliability & Validity”
• Publication date: Winter 2007
• Presentations: “Prediction and Assessment of Healthy Family Functioning”
• Co-presenter at the Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS) Southeast Regional Conference in September, 2003
• “Prediction and Assessment of Healthy Family Functioning”
• Presented at the fall conference of the Alabama Counseling Association in Birmingham, AL in November, 2003
• “Healthy Family Functioning”
• Presented as pre-conference workshop at the CAPS 2004 International Convention in St. Petersburg, FL, March, 2004

Awards, Grants, and Certifications

• Member, American Counseling Association
• Member, Christian Association for Psychological Studies
• Member, American Association of College Counselors
• Counseling license in the state of Texas, Pending, October 2006

Professional Activities

• Counselor, State of Louisiana, Disciple Now Team, 1997
• Minister to Children & Youth, Olive Baptist Church, Lumberton, MS, 1998-2000
• Chemical Dependency Group Facilitator, Southeast Louisiana State Hospital, Mandeville, LA, 1998
• Child & Adolescent Therapist, Practicum, Southeast Louisiana State Hospital, Mandeville, LA, 1998
• Professional Counselor, Internship, Nancy Murphy Toerner & Associates,
• Baton Rouge, LA, 1998-1999
• Adjunct Faculty, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA, 2000-2001
• Group Supervisor, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary,
• New Orleans, LA, 2000-2001
• Individual Supervisor, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary,
• New Orleans, LA, 2000-2002
• Clinical Assessor, Nursing Home Psychological Services, Inc., Mandeville, LA, 2001-2002
• Professional Counselor and Marriage & Family Therapist, Counseling Services of New Orleans, Inc., Albany, LA, 2000-2002
• Assistant Professor of Psychology & Director of Counseling, University of West Alabama, Livingston, AL, 2002-present
• Professional Counselor, Private Practice, Livingston, AL, September 2003-2005
• Associate Professor of Psychology, LeTourneau University, Longview, TX, August 2005-present

Community Involvement:

• Church
• Nursery coordinator and pre-K & Kindergarten Sunday school teacher