Adler School of Professional Psychology Catalog 2008 – 2009

include working with children, adolescents and families, and has specialized
experience in child maltreatment and abuse. Dr. Kenefick has administrative,
teaching, and clinical experience, and is dedicated to issues of social justice
and diversity.
J. Mark Killmer, Psy.D., Core Faculty
Dr. Killmer is a core faculty member in the marriage and family therapy
program. He received his MFT post-master’s degree training at Penn (U. Pa.)
Council for Relationships (formerly The Marriage Council) and doctorate in MFT
at the Graduate Theological Foundation (Oxford University). He earned a B.A.
in Religion at Duke University and a M. Div. in Pastoral Counseling from
Vanderbilt Divinity School. An ordained Presbyterian clergyperson, Dr. Killmer
has thirty years of experience as a mental health chaplain, marriage and family
therapist, clinical supervisor, and not-for-profit administrator. Primary areas of
expertise include Transgenerational Family Therapy, recovery from affairs,
integration of religion and spirituality in therapy, forgiveness, the transformative
process, therapist development as well as stress, coping, and resiliency.
Peter Liu, Ph.D., Core Faculty and Program Director of the Counseling and
Organizational Psychology Program
Dr. Liu completed his B.Sc. (Hon.) and Ph.D. degrees at the University of
Toronto and also holds a Certificate in Management (C.M.) from Harvard
University. His academic training in Cross-Cultural Educational Psychology is
complemented with clinical training at CHEO (Children's Hospital of Eastern
Ontario) in Ottawa, Canada and a post-doctoral clinical internship at The
University of Zurich, Switzerland. He has taught Psychology and Management
courses for international college students, adult learners and corporate
executives. In addition, he has been active in conducting organizational
projects, talent assessment and leadership development initiatives for major
global corporations. He is a licensed industrial psychologist and specializes in
executive coaching, organizational change, outplacement, and career
counseling.
Erik Mansager, Ph.D., Core Faculty
Dr. Erik Mansager is a member of the Core Faculty. Dr. Mansager earned his B.A.
in humanities from St. Thomas Seminary College in Denver, his M.A. in
counseling and guidance specializing in marriage and family counseling at the
University of Arizona, and his Ph.D. in depth psychology at the Catholic
University of Leuven in Belgium. Previously he was the Director of the
Counseling Center at the University of North Dakota and Interim Vice President
and Academic Dean at St. John's Seminary College in Camarillo, CA. Dr.
Mansager is a licensed clinical professional counselor and he has more than 25
years experience providing therapy and education to abused children,
adolescent substance abusers and their parents, as well as mediating
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