William Sterner

Academic Credentials

B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University

Biography

Dr. William R. Sterner is an Associate Professor of Counseling at Marymount University. He teaches in the master’s and doctoral programs and served as the Ed.D. program coordinator from January 2014 to August 2015. He is currently serving as the Assessment and Accreditation Coordinator

 He received a Ph.D. in Counselor Education (2007) and an M.Ed. in Rehabilitation Counselor Education (1994) from The Pennsylvania State University. He is a licensed clinical professional counselor and supervisor in Maryland and a licensed professional counselor in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. He has been an Approved Clinical Supervisor since 2012.

 Prior to enrolling in the doctoral program, he worked for nearly six years as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Drug and Alcohol Clinical Supervisor in Central Pennsylvania. He also worked for two years as a TASC Coordinator for the Centre County Pennsylvania MH/MR- D&A Office conducting substance abuse assessments with clients in the criminal justice system. In addition to his faculty responsibilities, he maintains a small private practice.

 His scholarly activities include numerous publications and presentations focusing on counseling supervision, career development, methodological issues in research, spiritual/religious issues, and mental health and substance abuse.

Teaching Area

Master’s Program

  • Bases of Psychopathology
  • Foundations in Counseling
  • Counseling for Individuals (Skills)
  • Research & Evaluation
  • Multicultural Counseling
  • Counseling Theories
  • Substance Abuse Assessment & Intervention

Doctoral Program

  • Clinical Skills Assessment Lab
  • Multivariate Analysis and Advanced Research Design
  • Dissertation

Research Interests

  • Counseling supervision
  • Mental health and substance abuse issues
  • Spirituality and religious issues
  • Career issues across the lifespan
  • Counselor competencies
  • Counselor educator competencies
  • Military and mental health

 

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Kathleen Murphy Nee

Academic Credentials

B.S. from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and a Master’s degree from Yale Divinity School

Biography

Kathleen Murphy is the inaugural Journalist in Residence in the Department of Communication at Marymount for the 2019-2020 academic year. She is a journalist and has worked as a reporter and editor for Bloomberg Government, CQ Roll Call, MLex Market Insight, Stateline.org and Internet World. She also served as writer and content manager for StayArlington.com. Early in her career, she was Marco Island bureau chief and columnist for the Naples (Fla.) Daily News. 

Other Information

Teaching Area

  • Broadcast Writing & Delivery
  • Advanced Reporting
  • Writing for Digital Media

Research Interests

Publications

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Larisa Epatko

Academic Credentials

B.A., Villanova University

Biography

Larisa Epatko joined the Marymount faculty as an adjunct professor in 2020. She has more than two decades of experience as a reporter, producer and digital news editor at the PBS NewsHour, in addition to covering Congress and the administration for the nonpartisan Environment & Energy Daily. Larisa has reported in places such as Haiti, Iraq, Pakistan and South Sudan.

Other Information

Teaching Area

  • Broadcast Writing and Delivery
  • Career and Professional Communication
  • Writing for Digital Media

Research Interests

Publications

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Mirian Campos

Academic Credentials

Ed.D, LPC, NCC, CN-BA

Bio

Dr. Mirian Campos is a Virginia native who received her Bachelor’s in Psychology from George Mason University. Dr. Campos is also an alum of Marymount University receiving her MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Ed.D in Counselor Education and Supervision. As a multilingual therapist, Dr.Campos has a passion for providing mental health support to Spanish-speaking communities who are often underserved due to language barriers. Dr. Campos currently works at Virginia Hospital Center as a Patient Navigator/Oncology Counselor and provides supportive services to cancer patients and their families.

Teaching Areas

Foundations, Ethics, and Professional Issues in Counseling, Advanced Human Growth and Development, Counseling for Individuals, Practicum, and Counseling Supervision

Research Interests

Compassion Fatigue in Oncology Staff, and Mental Health concerns affecting the Latinx Community,

Publications

  • 2017 “Ecos medievales: transformaciones y orígenes del tópico de la translatio imperii en dos textos de la literatura guadalupana novohispana”, Prolija Memoria 1 (2017), pp.99-115.
  • 2014 “El nacimiento de la nación criolla: mito, historia e identidad en la narrativa de Miguel Sánchez”, Revista Destiempos 37, México, 2014, pp. 58-75.
  • 2013 “La invasión napoleónica a través de la escritura oracular novohispana: el caso de La transmigración de la iglesia de Guadalupe, Revista Aequitas, España, 2013.
  • 2012 “Las herejías místicas de Ana Rodríguez de Castro y Agustina Josefa de Jesús Vera Villavicencio Palacios: prácticas, motivos y orígenes”, Revista de la Inquisición (numero 16), España, 2012.
  • 2011 “Muertos y Maltratados: Los personajes infantiles de Nájera y la crítica social”, Decires, México, 2011.

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Michele Garofalo

Academic Credentials

B.A., West Virginia University
M.A., Ed.D., The George Washington University

Biography

Other Information

Teaching Area

  • Counseling Skills
  • Practices of School Counseling
  • Internship-School Counseling
  • Practicum-School Counseling

Research Interests

  • Counselor Training and Supervision
  • Character Education
  • Bullying
  • Adolescent Stress
  • Ethical and legal issues in counseling

Michele C. Garofalo, Ed.D., LPC, NCC is the Chair in the Department of 
Counseling and School Counseling Program Director at Marymount University in 
Arlington, Virginia.  She has worked as a school counselor at the elementary and middle school levels in both independent and public schools. She consults with area schools on a variety of school-related topics and mental health issues.  Dr. Garofalo is a Licensed Professional Counselor and has maintained a private practice where she worked with adolescents and parents. Dr. Garofalo was named the Outstanding Counselor Educator for 2012-2013 by the Virginia School Counselor Association. She teaches school counseling courses and provides supervision for school counseling internship students. Dr. Garofalo also teaches courses in the Ed.D. program in Counselor Education and Supervision. Her research interests include character education, bullying, school climate, crisis planning and response in schools, counselor training and supervision, adolescent stress, and ethical and legal issues. 

Dr. Garofalo founded the Mu Upsilon Gamma chapter of the Chi Sigma Iota Honor Society at Marymount University and served as its faculty advisor for eleven years.

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