Lorraine Dinkel

Teaching Associate Professor

Department of Special Education, Counseling and Student Affairs

  • Teaching Associate Professor
    Department of Special Education, Counseling and Student Affairs

SERVICE & ENGAGEMENT

  • PROJECT MANAGEMENT
    Program Coordinator
    1 May 2024 - 31 May 2026
  • SPONSOR (STUDENT ORGANIZATION)
    Kappa Alpha Tau, Chi Sigma Iota counseling honor society
    1 Apr 2024
    Faculty Advisor
  • SERVICE - DISCIPLINE / NATIONAL
    KACES
    1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2024
    President
  • REVIEW / REFEREEING
    Kura Publishing
    1 Jan 2021
    Journal
  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    Ethics in a "Virtual" Minefield
    1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2020
  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    Mental Health/Suicidal Ideation Awareness for KINE Students
    1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2020
    Texas A&M International University
  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    Awareness of the Mental Health of LGBTQA... Is there a stigma?
    1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2019
    Texas A&M International University
  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    Recognizing the Impact of Media on Bullies and Bullying
    1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2019
  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    The Evolution of Pink and Blue into a Rainbow: Understanding Gender and Attraction
    1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2019
  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    Crisis in Schools
    1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2018
  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    School Violence: Sources, Statistics, and Solutions
    1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2018
  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    What Should We See? Understanding Conditions That Might Lead to a School Crisis
    1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2018
  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    Instilling Value in Children: A Look Into Children’s Development Under the Surface, and How to Address What’s Really Going on in a Child’s Mind and Building Relationships Through Effective Communication
    1 Jul 2017 - 31 Jul 2017
  • SERVICE - COMMUNITY
    Texas A&M International University (TAMIU)
    20 Feb 2017 - 20 Feb 2017
    Program coordinator
  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    Mental Illness and Interventions
    1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2017
    TAMIU, Laredo, TX
  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    Self-Injury and Interventions: Overview and Experiential Processing
    1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2017
    Texas A&M International University
  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    Application, ethics, and implications of research in practice in counselor education and supervision: A panel discussion
    1 Jan 2016 - 31 Jan 2016
  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    Senate Bill 460: Mental health and education
    1 Feb 2014 - 30 Sep 2017
    Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX
  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    Violence in schools
    1 Oct 2013 - 31 Oct 2013
    Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX
  • SERVICE - COMMUNITY
    Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra
    1 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2021
    Member
  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    Practicum and internship panel discussion
    1 Oct 2009 - 31 Oct 2009
    University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    Child adolescent crisis response team (CART): School and home visits
    1 May 2009 - 31 May 2009
  • SERVICE - DISCIPLINE / NATIONAL
    American College Counseling Association
    1 Aug 2008 - 30 Jun 2010
    Co-chair
  • SERVICE - DISCIPLINE / NATIONAL
    Chi Sigma Iota
    1 Apr 2008 - 31 May 2010
    Member
  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    Via Link Crisis Center Group Supervision Training and Facilitation
    1 Jan 2008 - 31 Dec 2008
    Via Link Crisis Center, New Orleans, LA