Clare Merlin-Knoblich, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Department of Counseling at UNC Charlotte. She currently serves as Director of the Master’s in Counseling Program, as well as Director of the Post-Master’s Certificate in School Counseling. A former high school counselor, Dr. Merlin researches topics in school counseling and counselor education. Merlin has published more than 25 peer-reviewed journal articles in counseling and education journals, as well as obtained more than $80,000 in funding to support her research.
Merlin joined UNC Charlotte in 2015 and teaches courses in the Masters and Ph.D. programs in the Department of Counseling. In 2021, Merlin received the Cato Early Career Award, an annual award honoring the extraordinary work of a junior faculty member in the Cato College of Education. She currently serves as co-editor of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Teaching Practice Briefs and co-facilitator of the Charlotte Holmes Scholars program.
