ZAC IMELProfile page
Professor
Educational Psychology
Orcid identifier0000-0001-9645-7184
- ProfessorEducational Psychology
- Adjunct ProfessorPsychiatry
BIO
Dr. Imel is an Assistant Professor with Counseling Psychology Program in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Utah and also holds an Adjunct Assistant Professor appointment in the Department of Psychiatry. He received his Ph.D. in August 2009 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Counseling Psychology doctoral program (APA-Accredited). He completed his pre-doctoral intern at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System (VAPSHCS) in Seattle. From 2009-2011, he was a clinical research post-doctoral fellow with the Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC) at VAPSHCS (APA-Accredited). As a faculty member, his primary interests involve research, teaching, and service related to the promotion and understanding of quality mental health treatment -with a specific focus on psychotherapy.
INSTITUTIONAL APPOINTMENTS
- ProfessorEducational Psychology1 Jul 2020 - present
- Adjunct ProfessorPsychiatry1 Jul 2020 - present
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Utah, Educational Psychology1 Jul 2011 - 30 Jun 2016
- Adjunct Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Utah, Psychiatry13 Mar 2012 - 30 Jun 2016
- Adjunct Associate ProfessorUniversity of Utah, Psychiatry1 Jul 2016 - 30 Jun 2020
- Associate ProfessorUniversity of Utah, Educational Psychology1 Jul 2016 - 30 Jun 2020
DEGREES
- BA, Psychology and Religious StudiesWestminster College, Fulton, MO2001
- MA, Counseling PsychologyUniversity of Missouri-Columbia2003
- PhD, Counseling PsychologyUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison2009