Alumna named full-time director of Counseling and Psychological Services at Clemson University

June 21, 2022 | Anika Chaturvedi | Permalink | Alumni, Kudos

Birma Gainor (Ph.D. ’10), alumna of the Mary Frances Early College of Education’s counseling psychology program, was recently appointed full-time director of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at Clemson University’s Redfern Health Center.

Gainor has served as interim director of CAPS since March 2021 and held several roles in the organization, including:

Intern: 2002-2003
Staff counselor: 2003-2006
Staff psychologist: 2013-2015
Assistant director: 2015-2021

Before coming to UGA for her doctoral program, she earned a bachelor’s degree in English and master’s degrees in professional communication and counselor education from Clemson.