Agatha Parks-Savage
WAITZER HALL SUITE 1017C 735 FAIRFAX AVE
NORFOLK,
NORFOLK, VA 23507
Dr. Agatha Parks-Savage serves as the Associate Dean & Associate Designated Institutional Official of Graduate Medical Education, and Professor of Family and Community Medicine, EVMS@ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½. She earned both her Doctor of Education (EdD) and Education Specialist (EdS) degrees in Counseling from the College of William and Mary. She is licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Registered Nurse (RN). She holds certifications as an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS), Executive Coach, Life Coach and Physician Coach. She also completed her certification as a trainer in Crucial Conversations. Dr. Parks-Savage brings more than 37 years of combined clinical experience as a psychiatric nurse, professional counselor, and teaching master’s and doctoral levels students. In addition to several peer-reviewed publications, she has delivered numerous invited and accepted presentations at international, national, regional, state, and local levels. In 2016, she was awarded the EVMS President’s Faculty Award of Excellence and in 2024 earned the Faculty Award for Mentoring. She has been elected to serve on the AAMC Graduate Medical Education Steering Committee (2024-2028), AAMC GME Leadership Committee (Appointed 2024-2027), AAMC Student Survey Advisory Committee (2025-2027), and ACGME National Wellbeing Committee (since 2020).
Ed.D. in Counseling, College of William & Mary, (1999)
Ed.S. in Counseling, College of William & Mary, (1996)
M.A. in Clinical/Community Psychology, Norfolk State University, (1991)
Book Chapters
- Rehfuss, M. C. and Parks-Savage, A. (2011). Different Religious/Spiritual Cultural Experience. Experiential Activities for Teaching Multicultural Counseling Classes and Infusing Cultural Diversity into Core Classes American Counseling Association.
Presentations
- Rehfuss, M. C., Parks-Savage, A., Beliele, L., Cook, J., Lelek, J. and James, K. (October , 2008). Human Sexuality: Experiences in the field. Southern Association of Counselor Education and Supervision Houston, TX..
- Baker, J., Parks-Savage, A. and Rehfuss, M. C. (October , 2008). Teaching Elementary Children Social Skills in a Virtual Environment. Southern Association of Counselor Education and Supervision Houston, TX..
- Rehfuss, M. C., Parks-Savage, A., Tan, G. and Wagner, J. (March , 2008). The strengths and challenges of online learning for domestic and international counseling students and their professors. International Conference of the American Counseling Association Honolulu, HI..
- Parks-Savage, A. and Rehfuss, M. C. (October , 2007). Immersion into faith and culture: A means of developing multicultural competencies. National Conference of the Association of Counselor Education and Supervision, Columbus, OH.
- Sells, J., Parks-Savage, A., Rehfuss, M. C. and Underwood, L. (October , 2007). The efficacy of online counselor education training: A comparative study. National Conference of the Association of Counselor Education and Supervision, Columbus, OH.
- Rehfuss, M. C. and Parks-Savage, A. (November , 2006). Developing multicultural competence through immersion into faith and culture. Annual Conference of the Virginia Counselors Association Williamsburg, VA.
- Rehfuss, M. C. and Parks-Savage, A. (October , 2005). Jumping over the great divide: Converting traditional masters and doctoral level courses to online. National Conference of the Association of Counselor Education and Supervision, Pittsburgh, PA..