Our Team

Dr. Maguire Jackson (she/her/hers) is a licensed psychologist in the State of Indiana with more than twenty years of clinical experience. She earned her master's and doctoral degrees in counseling psychology from the APA-accredited program at The University of Akron and completed both her APA-accredited internship and psychology residency at Purdue University. Throughout her career, Dr. Maguire Jackson has provided counseling, education, and clinical training to Purdue students, including previously serving as director of the university's accredited doctoral internship training program at Counseling and Psychological Services. She helps students take purposeful action toward personal and professional goals through a collaborative, compassionate, and intentional approach. Her work is grounded in strengths-based and trauma-informed principles, honoring diverse identities and life experiences. She integrates cognitive-behavioral, solution-focused, mindfulness-based, and motivational strategies to help students unlock their potential. Her areas of expertise include work-life integration, depression and anxiety, cultural humility, first-generation and non-traditional student concerns, compassion fatigue, grief, substance abuse, clinical training, and holistic health. Dr. Maguire Jackson is committed to lifelong learning in service of inclusive counseling practices. Outside of work, she recharges by spending time outdoors—especially near water—and enjoying adventures with her family and her dogs. Her office is located in LYNN 1265.

Stafka Poweleit (she/her/hers) is a licensed clinical social worker in the State of Indiana with more than 10 years of clinical experience. She earned her master’s degree in social work from the Indiana University School of Social Work, IUPUI campus. Stafka’s experience in helping others started in her first career as an Airline pilot. Through that experience she learned how to work within a peer-based model by providing ongoing support, allowing pilots to continue in their career while experiencing challenges related to their psychological, social and emotional wellbeing. This experience grew her passion for working with highly driven, motivated and intelligent people to help them achieve and maintain their best life within a career that demands attention to detail and performance under pressure. Her work is grounded in social work principles of service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person and the importance of human relationships. She uses a systems approach in understanding challenges experienced by her clients, viewing the individual within the context of the larger systems that influence them, such as family, community and culture. She integrates concepts of dialectical behavioral therapy, solution focused and mindfulness practices to assist clients in building a foundation they can use to navigate current and future challenges. Her areas of expertise include work-life balance, managing transitions, substance use, anxiety and depression, self-advocacy, compassion fatigue and addressing dysfunctional patterns of interaction within a system. Stafka believes personal growth is life long and consistently seeks opportunities to increase her understanding of the different environments she serves in. When she is not at work, she grounds herself by spending time with her family and nature. Anytime an opportunity presents itself to connect with water, you’ll find her there. Her office is located in LYNN 1245.