E. Joan Looby

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E. Joan Looby

Professor, Program Coordinator, Graduate Coordinator, Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Email: jlooby@colled.msstate.edu

Phone: (662) 325-3426

Office: 508 H Allen Hall

EDUCATION 

B.A., University of the Virgin Islands, Psychology and English

M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Educational Psychology

Ph.D., University of Georgia, Counseling and Student Personnel Services

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Multicultural and Diversity Issues

Body Image Issues in Women of Color

Women and Trauma

Spirituality

Treating Sexual Trauma

COURSES TAUGHT

Advanced Counseling Theory

Advanced Legal and Ethical Issues in Counseling

Advanced Multicultural Counseling

Clinical Mental Health Practicum

Clinical Mental Health Internship

Counseling Clients with Personality Disorders

Counseling High Risk Adolescents

Counseling Sexually Abused Clients

Counseling Skills

Counseling Theory

 Crisis Response in Counseling

Cultural Foundations in Counseling

Developmental Counseling and Mental Health

Doctoral Seminar: Professional Orientation

Doctoral Seminar: Writing for Publication

Feminist Therapy and Counseling Women   

Leadership and Advocacy in Counseling      

Principles of Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Spirituality in Counseling

Teaching in Counselor Education

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Holmes, C., Jackson, A., Looby, J., Gallo, K., & Blakely, K. Breast cancer and body image:

therapy principles and interventions. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, 33 (1), 20-39. Published online: 21 January 2021. https://doi.org/10.1080/08952833.2021.1872266

 Jackson, A., Holmes, C, Looby, J., & Blakely, K. (2021). Therapeutic  interventions with

families of breast cancer survivors. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, 33 (1), 40-58. Published online: 21 January 2021. https://doi.org/10.1080/08952833.2021.1872268

 Holmes, C., Merideth, K., Looby, E.J., Jackson, A., Donald, L., Nozik, S., & Chapman, K.

(2021). Youth in foster care: Creating avenues for success. In L. Gallo & M. Rausch (Eds.), Counseling practices and navigating controversial issues in underserved school populations (pp.140-161). USA: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7319-8.

Blakely, K., Holmes, C., Looby, E. J., Merideth, K., Jackson, A., Donald, L., & Gray, K. (2021).Invisible

Borders: School counselors and mixed status children. In L. Gallo & M. Rausch (Eds.), Counseling practices and navigating controversial issues in underserved school populations (pp. 85-108). USA: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7319-8.

Looby, E.J. (2020, submitted for publication)). Colorblindness. In SAGE encyclopedia of

multicultural counseling, social justice and advocacy. Shannon Dermer and Jahaan  Abdullah (Eds.). USA: SAGE.

Looby, E.J. (2020, submitted for publication). Enculturation. In SAGE encyclopedia of

multicultural counseling, social justice and advocacy. Shannon Dermer and Jahaan Abdullah (Eds.). USA: SAGE.

Trusty, J., Looby, E. J., & Sandhu, D. (2002). Multicultural counseling: Context, theory and

             practice, and competence. Huntington, NY:   Nova Science Publishers.

Looby, E. J., Mason, K., & Hess, C.  (2016). Individual and family culture. In SAGE

encyclopedia of marriage, family and couples counseling (pp. 845-847). Jon Carlson & Shannon Dermer (Eds.). USA: SAGE.

Mason, K., Hess, C., & Looby, E. J. (2016). Power issues in couples. In SAGE encyclopedia

 of marriage, family and couples counseling (pp. 1286-1287).Jon Carlson & Shannon Dermer (Eds.). USA: SAGE.

Hess, C., Mason, K., & Looby, E. J.  (2016) Couples therapy research. In SAGE encyclopedia     

of marriage, family and couples counseling (pp.385-388). Jon Carlson & Shannon Dermer (Eds.). USA: SAGE.

Looby, E.J., Sandhu, D. Holmes, C., & Li, Tinmuk (in progress, 2022). Spirituality and aging

            clients: Counseling concerns and implications. In D. Sandhu & J. Crane (Eds.), Counseling aging clients: Some common challenges in gerontology. USA: Cognella.

SELECTED REFEREED PRESENTATIONS

Blakely, K., Gray, K., Kaur, H., Johnson, J., & Looby, E.J. (2021, November). Impact of

parental incarceration on school aged children. How counselors can help. Paper presented at the Mississippi Counseling association Conference, Biloxi, Mississippi.

Holmes, C., Looby, E.J., Li, T., & Blakely, K. (2021). Falling through the cracks:

Strategies to support transitioning foster care youth. Paper presented at the Mississippi Counseling Association Conference, Biloxi, Mississippi.

Johnson, J., Gray, K., Barnes, D., Alexander, R, Kaur, H., & Looby, E.J. (2021). The eight

            dimensions of wellness; Resetting for the new normal. Paper presented at the Mississippi Counseling Association Conference, Biloxi, Mississippi.

Looby, E.J., Holmes, C., Li, T., Barnes, D., & Alexander, R. (2021, November).Life in

limbo: School counselors and children from mixed status families. Paper presented at the Mississippi Counseling Association Conference, Biloxi, Mississippi.

Looby, E.J., Holmes, C., Li, T., Blakely, K., Kaur, H., & Almutairi, A. (2021, October).

Cultural code switching among underrepresented groups: Implications for counseling and supervision. Paper presented at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision National Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.

Holmes, C., Looby, E. J., Merideth, K., Gray, K., & Donald, L. (2021, October). Moral

Disengagement: Implications of violence and bullying in higher education. Paper presented at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision National Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.

Donald, L., Jackson, A., & Looby, E.J. (2020, January). Utilizing TFCBT in group

format with Latin X populations. Poster presented at the Association for Specialists in Group Work Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Holmes, C., & Looby, E. J. (2020, January). A shared journey: Celebrating the power of

resilience and hope. Paper presented at the Association for Specialists in Group Work Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Jackson, A., Looby, E. J., & Donald, L. (2020, January). Using wilderness therapy and exposure

based CBT with adolescent trauma survivors. Paper presented at the Association for Specialists in Group Work Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Looby, E.J., & Holmes, C. (2020, January).Living in Limbo: Social justice, human rights and

mixed status families. Paper presented at the Association for Specialists in Group Work Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Looby, E. J., & Justice, C. (2020, January). Help for the helper: A trauma informed care

support group for first responders. Paper presented at the Association for Specialists in Group Work Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Holmes, C., Blakely, K., & Looby, E.J. (2019, July). Creating a multidisciplinary team for

psychiatrically disabled elderly mentally ill clients. Paper presented at the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development Summit, Orlando, Florida.

Holmes, C., Blakely, K., & Looby, E.J. (2019, California). Advocacy and collaboration: Tools to

 address the mental health needs of elderly clients.  Paper accepted for presentation at the annual conference of the American Counseling Association, San Diego, California.

Peeples, K., Looby, E.J. (2018, January).From cliques to groups: Adolescent group                                       

therapy with Black females. Paper presented at the Association for Specialists in Group Work Conference, Savannah, Georgia.

Looby, E.J., & Peeples, K. (2017, California). Counselor religiosity, competence, and readiness

to work with sexual minority clients: Counseling implications. Paper presented at the American Counseling Association International Conference, San Francisco, California.

Looby, E.J., & Peeples, K. (2017, June). But my religion says I cannot: Counselor trainee

competence and preparedness to work with sexual minority clients. Paper presented at the Illuminate Conference, sponsored by the American Counseling Association, Washington, DC.

 Peeples, K., & Looby, E. J. (2017, October). Clinical supervision: Who does it best- doctoral

students or faculty? Paper presented at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Chicago, Illinois.

Looby, E.J., Mazahreh, L., Justice, C., & Mason. K. (2016, March). Surviving Supervision:

            Counselor trainees talk back. Paper presented at the American Counseling Association International Conference, Montreal, Canada.

Mazahreh, L., Looby, E.J., Justice, C., & Mason. K. (2015, October). Surviving Supervision:

 Counselor trainees talk back. Paper presented at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision National Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Mason, K., Looby, E. J., Justice, C., & Mazahreh, L.  (2015, October). Words hurt:

Micro-aggressions in clinical supervision. Paper presented at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision National Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Looby, E.J., Mason, K., Justice C., & Mazahreh, L. (2015, March). Words hurt:

Micro-aggressions in clinical supervision. Paper presented at the American Counseling Association International Conference, Montreal, Canada.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERHIPS

Editorial Board, Counselor Education and Supervision

American Counseling Association

Counselors for Social Justice

Association for Counselor Education and Supervision

Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision

Association for Specialists in Group Work

Mississippi Counseling Association

Chi Sigma Iota

SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS

Outstanding African American Faculty in the Workplace

MSU Faculty Legend

AMCD, ASERVIC, ACES Service Awards

MSU Presidents Commission on the Status of Women Honoree

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSURE

National Certified Counselor

Licensed Professional Counselor

Board Approved Clinical Supervisor

Safe Zone Ally

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Reading Psychological Thrillers

Travelling