Department / Division
- Clinical Mental Health Faculty
Title
- Assistant Teaching Professor
Contact
Email: mjv1@msstate.edu
Address
- 508 Allen Hall
Education
- B.S., Grand Valley State University, General Psychology
- M.S., Mississippi State University, Clinical Psychology
- M.S., Mississippi State University, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Ph.D., Mississippi State University, Student Counseling and Personnel
Courses Taught
- General Psychology
- Theories of Personality
- Human Sexual Behavior
- Social Psychology
- Motivation
- Drug Use & Abuse
- Psychology and the Law
- Principles of Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Research Techniques for Counselors
- Counseling Theory
- Family Counseling Theory
- Developmental Counseling & Mental Health
Research Interests
- Caregiver Burden in families with medically fragile children
- Prolonged Grief
- Substance Use Treatment
- University Student Wellness and Mental Health
Clinical Experience
- Staff Counselor/Embedded Counselor, Student Counseling Services/College of Education, Mississippi State University, 2019-2023
- Doctoral Intern, Student Counseling Service/Athletics, Mississippi State University, 2017
- Executive Director, Golden Triangle Recovery Center, Inc., Starkville, MS, 2007-2014
- Head Alcohol and Drug Counselor, The Pines and Cady Hill, Columbus, MS, 2006-2007
- Intensive Outpatient Coordinator, The STRAP Center, Starkville, MS, 2005
- Alcohol and Drug Counselor, The Pines and Cady Hill, Columbus, MS, 2003-2004
- Substance Abuse Counselor, The Athens Clinic, Athens, GA, 2000-2001
- Mental Health Associate, Charter Behavioral Health, Athens, GA, 1999-2000
- Intern, Student Counseling Services, Mississippi State University, 1998-1999
- Intern, East Mississippi State Hospital, Meridian, MS, 1998
Selected Professional Activities and Memberships
- American Counseling Association (ACA), 2017-present
- Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES), 2017-present
- Association for Humanistic Counseling (AHC), 2017-present
- Mississippi Association of Addiction Professionals (MAAP), 2003-2014
- National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC), 2003-2014
- International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC), 2003-2014
- Psi Chi, 1998-present
Certifications and Licensures
- Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC), National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
- Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Mississippi State Board for Licensed Professional
- Counselors
- Board Certified Telemental Health Provider (BC-TMH), National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)