Student Counseling Services

Dr. Lowell G. Roddy, LMFT
Director

Dr. Lowell G. Roddy, Director of Student Counseling Services, has been with Austin Peay State University since December 2001.  Prior to his employment with Austin Peay, Dr. Roddy was an active duty Army chaplain for almost 26 years.  A qualified pastoral counselor, he was selected by the Army for additional graduate training in marriage and family therapy in 1985.  He served as director of several family counseling programs in subsequent years.  He was on the faculty and staff of the Army Chaplain Center & School for five years prior to coming to Fort Campbell for his retirement.

Dr. Roddy’s degrees include a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Bethel College, a Master of Divinity degree in Pastoral Care & Counseling from Memphis Theological Seminary, a Master of Theology degree in Theology and Personality from Princeton Seminary, a Master of Education degree in Family Therapy from the University of Louisville, and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Memphis Theological Seminary.  He is a licensed marital and family therapist.  Professional memberships include the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, the Association of University and College Counseling Center Directors, and the Southeastern College Counseling Center Personnel.

Ms. Kim Clarke, LPC-MHSP
Counselor  

Kim Clarke is a counselor in Student Counseling Services.  She received a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Master of Arts in Guidance and Counseling from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio.  Prior to coming to Austin Peay, she provided therapy for adolescent girls and their families in a residential treatment facility in Nashville.  She has also worked in a community mental health setting providing individual, group and family therapy.  She has been with Austin Peay State University since June 2004.  

In addition to counseling, Kim teaches an undergraduate course in African American psychology.  Currently she is working to develop this course into an online format.  She recently completed requirements for state licensure as a counselor and is a Licensed Professional Counselor with Mental Health Service Provider designation.

Dr. Berrylin Martin
Post Doctoral Fellow

Dr. Berrylin Martin joined us in August of 2008 and is the Post Doctoral Fellow.  She received her Masters and Psychology Doctorate (Psy.D.) from Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia.  Prior to joining our staff, she was living in Grand Forks, North Dakota in order to complete her training through an internship at the University of North Dakota Counseling Center.  Dr. Martin also has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Advertising from Florida State University as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of North Florida.

Dr. Martin was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida.  She enjoys coffee, road trips, live music, laughing until you cry and coke in the glass bottle.  She has many favorite quotes, but one of the all time favs is from Auntie Mame:  "Life is a banquet and some poor suckers are starving to death.  You must live! live! live!"

 Mr. John Edmondson, LADAC                                                Substance Abuse Counselor

John Edmondson is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug of Abuse Counselor (LADAC), and is a Board Certified, Qualified Clinical Supervisor.  John is a familiar face at APSU, starting in 1994 with The Student Development Center, and has worked with the Counseling Center and Testing Center.  Mr. Edmondson has been in the Substance Abuse Counseling field since 1987 and brings a unique perspective to the Counseling Office.

Ms. Lindsey Johnson, M.S.
Graduate Assistant Counselor                                                                     

Lindsey Johnson is the graduate assistant in Counseling Services. She received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Social Work in 2003 and her Master of Science in Counseling in 2005 from Freed-Hardeman University. She is currently working on her Ed.S. in School Counseling and is expected to graduate in December 2010.

 After graduating with her master’s, Lindsey worked as a Crisis Counselor for the West Tennessee Healthcare System in Jackson, TN. In 2006, she moved to Nashville, TN and joined the Vanderbilt University Medical Center staff as a Research Analyst II. She spent a little over 3 years at Vanderbilt working on a breast cancer research study. Lindsey joined the Austin Peay Counseling Center in August 2009.

 Ms. Priscilla Dale
Administrative Assistant 2

Priscilla Dale is the administrative assistant for Student Counseling Services and has been with Austin Peay State University since August 2007.  She received her Bachelor of Social Work degree with minors in psychology and sociology from Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro Tennessee.  Prior to her employment with Austin Peay, she worked 15 years in residential treatment providing case management to at risk adolescents.  Other work experiences include case management and supervision in foster care/adoption and work with developmentally disabled adults.