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Dr. Michele Rivas
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Bio
Education
MS, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Long Island University, NY, 2013
CAS, Disability Studies, Syracuse University, NY, 2017
PhD, Counseling and Counselor Education, Syracuse University, NY, 2017
Research Interests / Areas of Focus
Selected Publications
Peters, H. C., & Rivas, M. (2018). Affirmative Client Care: Reconciling Evidence-Based Practices within Humanistic Engagement. The Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 10(1). Retrieved from https://repository.wcsu.edu/jcps/vol10/iss1/11
Rivas, M. & Hill, N. R (2018). Counseling Clients with Disabilities: A Phenomenological Study of Trainees’ Experiences. Counselor Education and Supervision, 57(2), 116-131
Vereen, L., Hill, N. R., & Lopez (Rivas), M. (2015). African American Athletes and Higher Education. In M. A. Shillingford-Butler & J. Curry (Eds.), The Journey Unraveled: College & Career Readiness of African American Students. NY: Lexington Books
Selected Presentations
Rivas, M., & Hill, N. R. (2018). Innovating in Disability Cultural Competence Pedagogy: Implications from Licensed Professional Counselors. (Roundtable) North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference. Burlington, VT
del Rosario, P., Rivas, M., & Killian, T. (2018). Multicultural and Social Justice Frameworks in Counselor Supervision: A 10 year review. (Roundtable) North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference. Burlington, VT
Hiscox, M., & Rivas, M. (2018). Innovative Conversations Around Ethics: A Review of Literature on Recommendations for Professional Counselors Working with Child Custody Cases. (Poster Session) New York Mental Health Counseling Association. Albany, NY
Rivas, M., Hill, N. R., & Seward, D. (October, 2017). The Development of Disability Cultural Competence: A Grounded Theory. (Education session) Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. Chicago, \ Illinois
Awards and Honors
Outstanding Graduate Student Award, NARACES (2016)
Emerging Leader, ACES (2015)