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
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–presentAssociate Professor of Psychology, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Publications
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2014Fan Phenomena: Supernatural, Intellect
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2013Supernatural Fangirls, Slate Magazine
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2013Fangasm! Supernatural Fangirls, University of Iowa Press
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2012Working Through Ambivalence, Counseling Today
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2012Fandom At The Crossroads, Cambridge Scholars
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2011Fan Culture: Theory/Practice, Cambridge Scholars
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2011Counseling Lesbian and Gay College Students, Journal of LGBT Issues In Counseling
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2011Counseling Considerations for Transfer Students, Vistas
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2010Counseling as Critical Component in Alcohol Poisoning, Virgina Counselors Journal
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2009Hot 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
- West Chester, PA, USA
- Website
- @FangasmSPN
- Article Feed
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For media enquiries,
lynn.zubernis@gmail.com - Joined
