Editors
E Mackenzie Shell, Ph.D., LPC, CPCS, CAADC
Assistant Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counselor Education
Department of Counselor Education
Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, GA
Crystal M. Giddings, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, NCSC
Department Chair
Department of Counselor Education
Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, GA
Associate Editors
J. Fidel Turner, Ph.D., NCC
Dean and Professor, School of Education
Clark Atlanta University
Jenny Jones, Ph.D., ACSW
Dean and Professor
Whitney M Young Jr School of Social Work
Clark Atlanta University
Board Members
Nadia Glover Barnett, Ph.D., LPC, NCC
Assistant Professor of Human Services
Coordinator for the Graduate Human Services Program
Mercer University
Jason Branch, Ph.D., LPC, ACS,NCC
Assistant Professor
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Monmouth University
Nathaniel O. Brown, MSW, Ph.D., CSW-A
Assistant Professor
Professional Mental Health Counseling
Lewis & Clark College
Graduate School of Education and Counseling
Shadonna Davis, LCSW, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Whitney M. Young, Jr., School of Social Work
Clark Atlanta University
David Julius Ford, Jr., Ph.D., LPC, ACS, NCC
Assistant Professor
President-Elect, New Jersey Counseling Association
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Monmouth University
Kim Lee Hughes, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
President-Elect, Association for Multicultural Counseling & Development (AMCD)
Clark Atlanta University
Leonissa V. Johnson, Ph.D., NCC
Assistant Professor
Director, HBCU C.A.R.E.S.
Clark Atlanta University
Kenya C. Jones, Ph.D., MSW
Associate Professor
Whitney M. Young, Jr. School of Social Work
Clark Atlanta University
Thommi Odom Lawson, Ph.D., LPC-S, NCC, ACS, BC-TMH
Career and Mental Health Counselor
Adjunct Professor
Yorkville University
LaTonya M. Summers, Ph.D., LPCS, LCAS, MAC, NCC
Assistant Professor
Founder, National Black Mental Health Symposium
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
School of Applied Health Sciences
Jacksonville University
Daniel Teodorescu, Ph.D.
Professor of Higher Education & Educational Leadership
Assessment Coordinator for School of Education
Clark Atlanta University
Malti Tuttle, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, NCSC
Assistant Professor
School Counseling Program Coordinator
Auburn University
Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, and Counseling
Graduate Intern
Brianna Berry, M.A. Student
School Counselor-in-Training
Clark Atlanta University