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Melissa Gaa

Title: Clinical Assistant Professor

Department: Rehabilitation and Health Services

College: College of Health and Public Service

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

  • PhD, Texas Tech University, 2014
    Major: Counselor Education

Current Scheduled Teaching

RHAB 4300.400Introduction to Psychiatric RehabilitationSpring 2025
RHAB 5721.001Rehabilitation Counseling ApplicationsSpring 2025
RHAB 5722.400Advanced Counseling Techniques in Rehabilitation CounselingFall 2024
RHAB 5721.400Rehabilitation Counseling ApplicationsFall 2024
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

RHAB 5812.901Internship in RehabilitationSummer 10W 2024 SPOT
RHAB 5811.001Practicum in RehabilitationSummer 10W 2024
RHAB 5811.900Practicum in RehabilitationSummer 10W 2024 SPOT
RHAB 5721.001Rehabilitation Counseling ApplicationsSpring 2024 SPOT
RHAB 5722.900Advanced Counseling Techniques in Rehabilitation CounselingFall 2023 SPOT
RHAB 5723.900Group Work and the Rehabilitation ProcessFall 2023 SPOT
RHAB 5732.610Principles of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and RecoveryFall 2023
RHAB 5732.900Principles of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and RecoveryFall 2023 SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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