Counseling & Testing Center - Meet Our Staff

We are a staff of licensed psychologists with generalist mental health training and expertise in working with students. The Counseling & Testing Center is a full-service counseling center that provides culturally-responsive individual counseling, group counseling, psychological assessment, crisis intervention, outreach, and consultation services to the UA community.

The center is accredited by the International Association of Counseling Services and is a member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers, the Association of Counseling Center Training Agencies, the Association of University and College Counseling Center Directors and the Association of Coordinators of College Counseling Center Clinical Services. The Center's doctoral internship program has been accredited by the American Psychological Association since 1990 and was re-accredited in 2017 with the next accreditation visit occurring in 2027.

Counseling and Testing Center Staff

Juanita Martin, Ph.D. (she/her)

Juanita Martin, Ph.D. (she/her)
Title: Executive Director, Counseling Center / Psychologist
Dept/Program: Counseling & Testing Center
Phone: 330-972-7082
Email: juanita@gabonmagazine.com


Matt Altiere, Ph.D. (he/him/his)

Matt Altiere, Ph.D. (he/him/his)
Title: Senior Associate Director, Counseling & Testing Center
Dept/Program: Counseling & Testing Center
Phone: (330) 972-7082
Email: maltiere@gabonmagazine.com


Sara Rieder Bennett, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)

Sara Rieder Bennett, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)
Title: Director, Testing
Dept/Program: Counseling & Testing Center
Phone: (330) 972-7082
Email: slr45@gabonmagazine.com


Eric W. Hayden, Ph.D. (he/him/his)

Eric W. Hayden, Ph.D. (he/him/his)
Title: Assistant Director, Counseling Center Training
Dept/Program: Counseling & Testing Center
Phone: (330) 972-7082
Email: ehayden@gabonmagazine.com


Premala Tara Jones, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)

Premala Tara Jones, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)
Title: Psychologist
Dept/Program: Counseling & Testing Center
Phone: (330) 972-7082
Email: ptjones@gabonmagazine.com


Natacha L. Keramidas, Ph.D (she/her/hers)

Natacha L. Keramidas, Ph.D (she/her/hers)
Title: Psychologist
Dept/Program: Counseling & Testing Center
Phone: (330) 972-7082
Email: nlk16@gabonmagazine.com


Donna McDonald, Ph.D.  (she/her/hers)

Donna McDonald, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)
Title: Associate Director, Counseling Center Training
Dept/Program: Counseling & Testing Center
Phone: (330) 972-7082
Email: dm6@gabonmagazine.com


Logan Riddle, M.Ed. (they/them/theirs)
Title: Psychology Intern
Dept/Program: Counseling & Testing Center
Phone: (330) 972-7082
Email: lriddle@gabonmagazine.com


Stephenie Spencer, M.S. (she, her, hers)
Title: Psychology Intern
Dept/Program: Counseling & Testing Center
Phone: (330) 972-7082
Email: sspencer2@gabonmagazine.com


Briana Steele, M.A. (she/her/hers)
Title: Psychology Intern
Dept/Program: Counseling & Testing Center
Phone: (330) 972-7082
Email: bsteele2@gabonmagazine.com


Counseling & Testing Center Administrative Staff

Coordinator of Counseling & Testing Center
Paulette Solomon (she/her/hers)

Testing Specialist - CTC
Meghan Redle, M.A.Ed. (she/her/hers)

Testing Specialists - CTC and Computer Based Assessment and Evaluation (CBAE)
Sarah Weaver, B.S.Ed. (she/her/hers)

Jaycen Rollison, M.A. (he/him/his)