Nathaniel Hosley
Coordinator
Master of Alternative Education


Office :    Courthouse Annex 315
Lock Haven, PA 17745
   
Telephone :    570-893-6240
   
E-mail :    nhosley@lhup.edu

 

Counseling:

As a counselor he has worked in mental health, crisis intervention, child and family counseling and education settings. Several formative years in his career were devoted to group therapy work and crisis intervention under the guidance and supervision of well-known psychiatrist Dr. P.K. Pandelidis and psychologist Joe Kochansky. Under Joe Kochansky's supervision he also worked in child and family counseling for five years. Much of the rest of his counseling experience took place working with at-risk, academically marginal college students.

Education:

Nate has served as a faculty member at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania for eleven years. In addition to teaching, he has served as the chairperson for the Academic Development and Counseling Department and Director of Student Support Services. He provided support services to students with disabilities and was an advisor for many undeclared freshmen and sophomore students. In May 2001, he joined the Physician Assistant and Graduate Studies in Education Department.

Management:

Nate provides management consulting services to human service and education agencies. Areas of expertise include program development, program evaluation, supervision and grant writing. He served as a Director for American Health Management, Children's Aid Society (child abuse prevention program), Infant Development Program, and the Student Support Services project at LHUP.

Professional Interests:

  • Education and counseling issues for high risk children, youth and families.

  • Organizational development