Bill DuVall, Ph.D.
Executive Director of Blair Center for Training and Pastor Health, Associate Professor
of Psychology
(417) 328-1726
Office: Gott 206
Education
- Ph.D. in Psychology and Counseling, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
- Dissertation: "Faith from our Fathers? A Study of the Relationship between Childhood Father Involvement and Adult Faith Maturity"
- Th.M., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
- M.A. in Christian Counseling, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
- B.S. in Mathematics, Frostburg State University
Selected Publications
- “Beyond the Faith: Counseling Clients Who Don’t Know Jesus” in Soul & Spirit, Society for Christian Psychology, AACC, 11(1), pp. 6-7.
- “A Reconsideration of Faith Development: Faith Identity” in Soul & Spirit, Society for Christian Psychology, AACC, 10(3), pp. 4-5.
- "A Biblical Perspective on Coping with Anxiety" in Transformation, AACC, 2013, 5(4), pp. 1-3
Selected Presentations
- Quantifying Faith Identity Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS) International Conference, Virtual, March 2022
- Sufficiency of Scripture as Applied to Counseling Poster Presentation with C. Dinwiddie, Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS) International Conference, Atlanta, GA, March 2020
- "Faith States: A Dynamic Theory of Faith Development" - American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) World Conference, Nashville, TN, September 2015
- "Dealing with Crisis in Resort Ministry" - Association of Resort and Leisure Ministers (ARLM) Biennial Conference, Orlando, FL, April 2015
- “Faith from Our Fathers? A Study of the Relationship between Childhood Father Involvement and Adult Faith Maturity” – Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS) International Conference, Atlanta, GA, April 2014
Related Experience
- Professional Counselor, Trinity Family Counseling Services, 2008-2015
- Deep Creek Lake Resort Ministries, North American Mission Board, MSC Missionary, 2007-2015
- Deep Creek Baptist Church, Oakland, MD, member, Worship Leader, 2007-2015
- Teaching Fellow, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2005-2007
- Rock Creek Road Baptist Church, Mineral Wells, TX, Associate Pastor, 2000-2005
Professional Organizations
- American Association of Christian Counselors
- Christian Association for Psychological Studies
- Assistant Track Coordinator, 2014 International Conference
- Psi Chi: International Honor Society for Psychology
- Co-Advisor for SBU Chapter, 2015-present
- National Board for Certified Counselors
- Society for Christian Psychology
Honors and Awards
- Faculty Life Beautiful Award, SBU, 2021
- Orien B. Hendrex Distinguished Teacher Award, SBU, 2020
Church/Community Service
- Attends First Baptist Church, Bolivar
- Student Ministry Leadership Team member
- Personnel Committee member
- Teacher at the Marriage Weekend (2017, 2020)
- Board of Directors for Exodus Ministry of Missouri (2017-present)