Dr. Ron Howard is an assistant professor in the Counseling Department. He has served as is an administrator and instructor in Indiana University-Purdue University, Old Dominion University, and Florida State University.  He has also served as a psychologist to a major school district in Texas and Texas A & M University.  His background also reflects extensive work in mental health and state agencies. Further, he has served as a quality management consultant (ISO 9000) to corporations in the United States and as a configuration management analyst with Dow Chemical Company in the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

Dr. Howard received his Ph.D. from Florida State University and received his bachelors and masters degrees from Florida A & M University. His instructional approach is highly focused on community, family and school counseling/intervention. He has trained extensively in education, health, social services and corporations. He has also conducted research in issues effecting graduate students retention, graduate counseling student's theoretical orientation development, and counseling intervention in Afro-American families.

Dr. Howard teaches courses in abnormal psychology, counseling process, group dynamics and theories and practices in counseling.