Dr. Kathleen Palmer is an Assistant Professor, core faculty member, and clinical faculty supervisor in the Counseling Department at UC. Dr. Palmer is a licensed counselor in Michigan (LPC) and Florida (LMHC) and Limited-License Psychologist (LLP) in Michigan and has worked in the mental health and addiction fields for 20 years. In addition to her role at UC, Dr. Palmer maintains a small private practice serving adult clients of all ages in Michigan and Florida via telemental health and specializes in comorbidity, chronic illness, geriatric counseling, codependency, personal empowerment, psychospiritual counseling and transpersonal psychology, and holistic counseling. Dr. Palmer has presented at both the state and national level, and her research interests include the integration of technology in mental health, ethical and safety issues related to mental health-related mobile phone apps, generational cohorts’ influence on the mental health field, and holistic assessment and treatment mental health issues.

Dr. Palmer has taught in higher education and researched generational cohorts for over 10 years. Dr. Palmer's research regarding the integration of technology in mental health counseling provided a unique glimpse into the attitudes of millennial college students, and her committee work provided insight into professional dispositional and gatekeeping issues among Gen Z higher education students.