Degrees Earned: Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from The University of South Dakota, Conferred May, 2012 M.S.Ed. in Community Counseling from University of Nebraska at Kearney, Conferred July, 2006 B.S. in Psychology from University of Nebraska at Kearney, Conferred May, 2004

Research Interests:

• Professional Identity Development
• Research Identity Conceptualization and Development
• Scale Development
• Research self-efficacy
• Program evaluation
• Psychology of Sport

Classes Taught:

• Clinical Mental Health Practicum
• School Counseling Practicum
• Group Counseling
• Law and Ethics in Counseling
• Counseling and Mental Disorders
• Psychology of Sport
• Human Relations

Recent Publications:

Chasek, C., Jorgensen, M., & Maxson, T. (In press). Assessing counseling student’s attitudes regarding substance abuse and treatment. Journal of Addictions and Offender Counseling.

Flynn, S., Duncan, K., & Jorgensen, M. (In press). An emergent phenomenon of American Indian post-secondary transition and retention. Journal of Counseling and Development.

Contact Information:

• Office: 452
• Email: JorgensenM@cwu.EDU
• Phone: 509-963-2328