Georgia College, dean of undergraduate and university studies at Kennesaw State University, department head of psychology and sociology at North Georgia College and State University, head of the eating disorders treatment program at Arizona State University, and cofounder of the consulting group Transforming Mediation. Her book, The Mind of a Peacemaker: The Psychology of Mediation, is in its second edition. She has published in national and international journals on peacemaking, compassion, eating disorders, existentialism, and diversity. She served as the president of the International Academy of Dispute Resolution, president of Georgia Association for Women in Higher Education, and currently serves on the International Association of Dispute Resolution board of directors, the International Women’s Think Tank, and several international research counsels. She received the Distinguished Provider Award in Counseling and has been the recipient of grants, national leadership awards, teaching awards, diversity leadership awards, and awards for community service.
Judy W. Green, PhD, LPCC, NCC, NCSC, is a core faculty member in the clinical mental health master’s degree program at Walden University. Prior to joining Walden in 2008, Dr. Green was a tenured associate professor in counseling and human development at Walsh University, North Canton, Ohio, where she was also the school counseling coordinator. She is a licensed professional clinical counselor with supervisory status. She earned a PhD in counseling and human development services from Kent State University as well as two master’s degrees, one in early childhood development and the other in school counseling. Dr. Green has extensive experience working as a teacher, school counselor, and private mental health counselor. She has been serving as a counselor educator since 1995. Her specialty interests include group counseling, grief and trauma counseling, women’s issues, and child and adolescent counseling. She has worked as a volunteer mental health counselor for the Red Cross and trained both school and mental health counselors. She has presented widely at local, state, national, and international conferences. Her current research has taken her to Tanzania, one of the poorest countries in the world, every summer since 2009. Because counseling is not yet a profession there, Dr. Green conducts training seminars for local professional people to become mental health facilitators and is conducting research regarding the perceived self-efficacy of those who have received the training and are currently using their newly acquired skills.
Grace Greenan, MA, LPC, has been a counselor for 22 years. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Massachusetts and her master’s in professional counseling from Liberty University. She currently works as an associate vice president for people and experience in a hospital setting and maintains a private counseling practice. She is a student in the PhD program in counselor education and supervision with a concentration on leadership and program development at Walden University. Ms. Greenan’s research interests include the counselor-supervisor relationship, existential and positive psychology, and using mental health principles to improve work environments. She is a member of ACA, the American Psychological Association, and ACES.
Shane Haberstroh, EdD, is a professor of counseling in the Department of Educational Psychology at Northern Arizona University. Prior to that, he served as an associate professor, assistant department chair, founding codirector of the Academy for Crisis and Trauma Counseling, and doctoral program chair in counselor education and supervision at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Dr. Haberstroh completed two 3-year terms on the ACA Governing Council and chaired the 2018–2019 national ACA taskforce on licensure portability. He served on the 2020 national interstate compact advisory board for counselor licensure that developed the national interstate compact for professional counselors.
Laura R. Haddock, PhD, has been a counseling professional for over 25 years in both clinical and academic settings. She received her PhD in counselor education and supervision from the University of Mississippi and currently serves as a clinical faculty member at Southern New Hampshire University. Her clinical practice includes work with a variety of populations, with focus on identity issues and women experiencing significant life transitions. She is a licensed professional counselor-supervisor, national certified counselor, and approved clinical supervisor. Dr. Haddock is an active counseling professional and has served on the Mississippi Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners and the executive boards for Mississippi Counseling Association and Mississippi Licensed Professional Counselors Association. She maintains an active research agenda and was the 2017 recipient of the ACES Distinguished Service Award–Counselor Educator. Her research interests include counselor wellness and secondary trauma, spirituality, sexuality, cultural diversity, and supervision.
Melinda Haley, PhD, received her master’s in counselor education at Portland State University and her doctorate in counseling psychology from New Mexico State University and was an assistant professor at the University of Texas at El Paso in the counseling and guidance program for 5 years. Dr. Haley currently works as a core faculty member in the counselor education and supervision doctoral program at Walden University. She has written numerous book chapters and journal articles on diverse topics related to counseling. She has extensive applied experience working with adults, adolescents, children, inmates, domestic violence offenders, and culturally diverse populations in the areas of assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, crisis management, and intervention. Dr. Haley’s research interests include multicultural issues in teaching and counseling, personality development over the life span, personality disorders, the psychology of criminal and serial offenders, trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder, bias and racism, and social justice issues.
Richard J. Hazler, PhD, LPC, is professor of counselor education at The Pennsylvania State University. He is known for work in the areas of peer-on-peer abuse, youth violence, humanistic approaches to counseling, and counselor education. Professional work with youth began as an elementary school teacher and later as a school counselor and counselor in a university, the Army, a prison, and private practice. During 34 years as a counselor educator, Dr. Hazler’s research and experience have resulted in a wealth of journal articles, book chapters, and books. Some recent books on counseling youth include Breaking the Cycle of Violence: Interventions for Bullying and Victimization and Helping in the Hallways: Expanding Your Influence Potential (2nd ed.). A sample of books for counseling students and professionals includes The Therapeutic Environment, The Emerging Professional Counselor: Student Dreams to Professional Realities (2nd ed.), and Everything You Never Learned in Graduate School: A Survival Guide for Therapists. Dr. Hazler has a long history of serving the profession as president of state and national and professional organizations, including Chi Sigma Iota, the Association for Humanistic Education and Development, the Kentucky Counseling Association, and the Ohio Counseling Association.
Barbara Herlihy, PhD, NCC, is professor in practice and counselor education and supervision doctoral program director at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She is also professor emeritus in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of New Orleans. She is an ACA Fellow. A prolific writer, she is coauthor (with Gerald Corey and with Theodore Remley) of three current books on counselor ethics and coeditor (with Cassie Storlie) of a fourth book. She has authored or coauthored approximately 100 journal articles and book chapters, primarily on ethics, social justice, and feminist therapy. She currently serves as associate editor for ethics for the journal Counseling and Values. She has served twice as chair of the ACA Ethics Committee. She is a past recipient of the Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Courtland Lee Social Justice Award and the ACES Distinguished Mentor Award. In recent years, she has become passionate about furthering the globalization of the counseling profession and has presented seminars and workshops across the United States and in other countries.
Adrianne L. Johnson, PhD, is an associate professor in the clinical mental health counseling program at Wright State University. Dr. Johnson is the executive editor for the Journal of Counseling Practice and has served as the president of the Ohio Counseling Association. She was awarded the National Advocacy Award by ACA in 2019 for her work with mental health legislation and counselor parity.
Kirsten W. Murray, PhD, is professor and chair of the Department of Counseling at the University of Montana. Her areas of interest and specialty include couple and family counseling,