Faculty

Susan Powell, PhD

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Susan Powell, Ph.D. is a core faculty member in and Associate Program Director of the Counseling Psychology Program at The Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology.  Dr. Powell earned her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. She has taught extensively at both the graduate and undergraduate levels and has considerable experience in senior administrative leadership in professional psychology programs.  Her teaching interests include diversity and difference, counseling theory, and clinical skill development.  Dr. Powell’s research and scholarly interests also focus on difference and diversity, including the impact of diversity-related courses on students' personal and professional development, as well as the subjective experience of faculty who teach such courses.  Dr. Powell has more than 15 years of clinical experience with individuals and couples, and has managed a private practice for several years.  Dr. Powell has consulted to a wide range of organizations throughout the U.S. on issues of diversity and difference, particularly as related to enhancing cultural competence.

Dr. Susan Powell's proposal on "Using the Social Model to Integrate Disability and Physical Difference into Diversity Training" has been accepted at the Columbia University Teacher's College's 27th Annual Winter Roundtable on Cultural Psychology and Education. The theme of the conference is "Act Together: The Hope of Community." Dr. Powell will be presenting her work during the conference to be held on February 19th and 20th, 2010.

The Winter Roundtable is the longest running continuing professional education program in the United States devoted solely to cultural issues in psychology and education. The Winter Roundtable continues its tradition of bringing together scholars, practitioners, researchers, social change agents and students interested in the intersections between race, ethnicity, social class, gender, sexual orientation, and religious affiliation in psychology and education. The theme of the 2010 conference, "Act Together: The Hope of Community" underscores the Roundtable's commitment to recognizing the multiple and complex effects of culture and social location in psychological and educational matters.

Dr. Powell's research and scholarly interests focus on difference and diversity, including the impact of diversity-related courses on students' personal and professional development, as well as the subjective experience of faculty who teach such courses.

Updated 12/18/09