Distinctive Research

Meet the Team

Dr. Jinnelle V. Powell, PhD, LPC-S

LEAD RESEARCHER

  • Serena Grant, B.S.

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT

  • Jessica Blakeslee, MS, LPC-Associate, EMDR Trained

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT

    (Associate License Supervised by V. Fawn Colbourn & Dr. Powell)

  • Raygan Ransom

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT

University Research Partners

  • Wheaton College

    Working alongside Dr. Mandy Baraka, our research team is evaluating the use of Sandtray and Six Hats Thinking in supervision.

  • Stephen F. Austin

    Working alongside Dr. Jose Carbajal, our team of counselors is engaging in a study evaluating the efficacy of the Negative Affect protocol, a modification of the EMDR Standard protocol.

  • Texas A&M University - Kingsville

    Dr. Jinnelle V. Powell serves as an Assistant Professor of Counselor Education - Rural Emphasis at TAMUK where she engages in ongoing research including partnering with Distinctive to conduct research.

Distinctive Affiliated Research

  • Research team: Dr. Mandy Baraka, Dr. Jinnelle V. Powell, and V. Fawn Colbourn

  • Research team: Dr. Jose Carbajal, Dr. Warren Ponder, and Dr. Jinnelle V. Powell

  • Research Team: Dr. Jinnelle V Powell, Dr. Warren Ponder, Dr. Jose Carbajal, Serena Grant and Raygan Ransom