A. Stephen Lenz, PhD30912958 BCX0">, LPC, is an associate professor and clinical mental health counseling program coordinator at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. His counseling background has been working with children, adolescents, and families in community-based, university, and private counseling settings. His research interests include community-based program evaluation, counseling outcome research, single-case research, instrument development, and holistic approaches to counseling, counselor education, and supervision.  

Dr. Lenz is the past president of the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC). He is also an associate editor for research with the Journal of College Counseling, and he served as the editor for the special issue Single-Case Research Design for the Journal of Counseling & Development. He currently serves as an editorial board member for Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation and is a past editorial board member for the Journal of Professional Counseling and Journal for Creativity in Mental Health. Dr. Lenz has authored several peer-review publications and has served on dissertation committees for a number of counseling and counselor education students. He is a recipient of the AARC’s 2013 Exemplary Practices Award and ACA’s 2014 Best Practice Award for his program evaluation activities within community-based counseling settings.