About the Author

Lorraine M. Dinkel is a licensed professional counselor and assistant professor of school counseling at Texas A&M International University, where she teaches courses in school counseling, crisis intervention in the school setting, and counseling diverse populations. Dr. Dinkel holds a Ph.D. in counselor education from the University of New Orleans. Her current scholarship focuses on understanding how meaning in life can be derived from crisis experiences for counseling graduate students as well as the impact of crisis on training school counselors. She has published her work in numerous peer-reviewed journals and is a regular conference presenter.