Counseling program. She is a licensed psychologist and spent 10 years in private practice prior to coming to Stephens. She is heavily involved in the clinical preparation of students in the M.Ed. Counseling program and is working to prepare the M.Ed. Counseling program to become CACREP-accredited. Sanders received her masters and doctoral training at Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Springfield, Mo. Before that, Sanders graduated from the University of Missouri School of Nursing and worked for five years as a registered nurse. Her research interests lie in the area of the scholarship of teaching and learning. Sanders is a member of the American Counseling Association, American College Counseling Association and Missouri School Counseling Association.