Caren Trowbridge

Academic Credentials

BA Art History, Portland State University
BA French Literature, l’Université de Poitiers, France
MA French Language and Literatures, Portland State University

Bio

Caren Trowbridge is a professor of French with nearly 20 years experience teaching at the university, corporate and government levels.  She has taught in both American and European schools and received the GWATFL (Greater Washington Association of Teachers of Foreign Language) award for best presentation of classroom pedagogy (2009).  Ms. Trowbridge has also collaborated on several academic translations, namely of the life and works of St. Vincent de Paul with the Société de St. Vincent de Paul in Paris (2007).  Her academic interests include Emile Zola and social (in)justice of the late 19th-century, as well as works written under the German occupation of France from 1941-1944.

Professor Colley-Trowbridge was awarded the 2020 School of Design, Arts, and Humanities prize for excellence in Non-Tenure Teaching.

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Chanel S. Rodriguez

Academic Credentials

B.S. in Psychology, University of Central Florida M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Georgia State University PhD in Counseling & Counselor Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro LCMHCA (NC) National Certified Counselor (NCC)

Bio

Chanel S. Rodriguez (she/her/hers), PhD, LCMHCA, NCC, is an Assistant Professor in the School of Counseling at Marymount University.

As a Cuban-Iranian woman & a child of immigrants, much of her own & her family’s experiences & culture have led her to the work she does currently. She is a counselor educator of color that works predominantly with children, adolescents, & their families that are asylum seekers, refugees, immigrants, & first-generation born in the United States (providing English & Spanish services). As a scholar, her interests involve multiculturalism in counseling, intersectionality, complex trauma, acculturation, and the mental health of immigrants, refugees, and asylum-seeking youth & their families.

Cultural humility, equity, diversity, inclusion, empowerment, and a multicultural lens are essential to positive and effective learning through her strong commitment to teaching. Her pedagogy is engaged, adapted, and intersectional to meet the needs of all students. Dr. Rodriguez also enjoys being a mentor to her students inside & outside the classroom.

Teaching Areas

Multicultural Counseling, Children & Adolescents, Ethics, Diagnosis

Research Interests

complex trauma, multiculturalism, acculturation, activism & social justice, mental health of asylum seekers, immigrants, & refugee youth & their families, & Intersectionality Theory

Publications

Rodriguez, C. S., & Smith, A. D. (2021). Terapia Filial: Filial Therapy with Hispanic and Latinx Clients. The Family Journal. […]

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Amel Logan

Academic Credentials

Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D); License Professional Counselor (Virginia and Maryland)

Bio

Dr. Logan has 23 years in the mental health field holding a variety of positions to include therapist (within public and private sectors), clinical director, resource supervisor, rehabilitation specialist, home-based counselor, and social worker. I also own/operate a private mental health practice for the last 14 years. These varied positions have allowed me to treat and encounter an array of mental health disorders and situations. My professional journey over the years has shown me that regardless of the psychological symptoms that a person may present with, everyone wants to be genuinely listened to and acknowledged, helping them become more comfortable embarking on this personal journey.

Teaching Areas

Counseling/Psychology

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Brandon Keene-Orton

Academic Credentials

B.S. in Psychology (Central Michigan University); M.A. in Counseling (Central Michigan University); Ph.D. Counselor Education and Supervision (Wayne State University, Candidate)

Bio

Mr. Brandon Keene-Orton received his Bachelor of Science in Psychology, as well as his Master of Arts in Counseling, from Central Michigan University. He is currently a Ph.D. Candidate at Wayne State University, completing his dissertation on distance-learning instructional modalities in counseling.

Brandon is a Michigan native, where he continues to serve Flint, MI., as a counselor and consultant and brings several years of clinical mental health and supervision experience to Marymount University. His clinical experience consists of serving kids, teens, adults, and couples in community mental health and private practice settings. Brandon has served as an Interim Clinical Supervisor and Adjunct Instructor since 2018. He continues to stay involved in the counseling profession through membership and service through ACA; ACES; NCACES; ACSSW; AMCD; AARC; CSI, MCA; and MACES.

Teaching Areas

Career Development Counseling; Theories in Counseling; Crisis and Trauma; Counseling Skills; Practicum; Internship; Consultation in Counseling; Advanced Diagnosis; Psychopathology

Research Interests

Mentorship; Instructional modalities; Counseling student development; Cultural competence; Game-based learning

Publications

Pietrantoni, Z., Hennig, J., Schindelar, L., Totten, J., & Keene-Orton, B. R. (2019). Game-based learning in counselor education: Strategies for counselor training. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 12(2). […]

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Erik Alda

Before joining Marymount, I received my PhD in Criminology and Public Policy from
the School of Public Affairs at American University. My research interests lay at the intersection of performance measurement of criminal justice institutions and comparative criminology, with a focus on developing countries. One strand of my research explores how criminal justice institutions and, particularly, law enforcement, perform and how efficiently they utilize their resources as well as the factors that affect their performance. In particular, I have conducted comparative research on this topic in various countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, and Sub-Saharan Africa. I am also working with governments to design and evaluate the performance of their criminal justice sector to inform policy and program design that can lead to a more efficient use of public resources. Another strand of my research studies focuses on evaluating public policies in developing countries by analyzing large administrative datasets. Research areas include policing, youths, and justice system. In addition to my research interests, I have collaborative research projects in Spain, Mexico, Chile, El Salvador, Honduras, Bulgaria, and the US. […]

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Colleen Ryan

Director, Administrative Information Services Administrative Information Services, Information Technology Services […]

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