Dr. Zubernis is a licensed clinical psychologist who teaches courses in Counseling, Human Development and Group Dynamics. She has published four books on fandom and the psychology of being a fan (Fangasm, Fan Phenomena Supernatural, Fandom At The Crossroads, Fan Culture: Theory/Practice), as well as research in the areas of counseling college students, substance abuse, motivational interviewing, and working with children from divorced families. Dr. Zubernis and a colleague have a textbook coming out this spring on Case Conceptualization and Effective Interventions from Sage, and she is working on a new book about Supernatural and the ways in which the television show has changed the lives of both fans and the series stars. She is an unrepentant fangirl.
Experience
–present
Associate Professor of Psychology, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Publications
2014
Fan Phenomena: Supernatural, Intellect
2013
Supernatural Fangirls, Slate Magazine
2013
Fangasm! Supernatural Fangirls, University of Iowa Press
2012
Working Through Ambivalence, Counseling Today
2012
Fandom At The Crossroads, Cambridge Scholars
2011
Fan Culture: Theory/Practice, Cambridge Scholars
2011
Counseling Lesbian and Gay College Students, Journal of LGBT Issues In Counseling
2011
Counseling Considerations for Transfer Students, Vistas
2010
Counseling as Critical Component in Alcohol Poisoning, Virgina Counselors Journal
2009
Hot Properties, Supernatural Magazine
Professional Memberships
American Counseling Association
Popular Culture Association
Southwest Popular and American Culture Association, area chair Stardom & Fandom
Pennsylvania Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology