Graduate Counseling Faculty

• Full-Time Faculty
• Adjunct Faculty

FULL-TIME FACULTY

Jose M. Maldonado, PhD, LPC
School Counseling, Student Affairs, and College Counseling Programs
Program Coordinator
Associate Professor
McAllan Hall, Office 106
732-263-5492
jmaldona@monmouth.edu

Dr. Maldonado teaches courses in counseling theories, multicultural counseling, counseling at-risk children and families, practicum, and internship. He has training and experience across the core CACREP areas. For example, Dr. Maldonado's professional experiences include counseling individuals, groups, and families from diverse cultural backgrounds. His research areas include clinical supervision, multicultural counseling, and ethnic identity. He has presented at the state, regional, and national levels on topics related to multicultural counseling, as well as school counseling. Dr. Maldonado has valid licenses and endorsements as a nationally certified counselor (NCC), a certified school counselor (K-12) in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and a certified director of school counseling services (K-12) in New Jersey. In addition, he is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of New Jersey. He is a member of ACA, ACES, AMCD, ASCA, NJCA, and NJSCA.

Cindy O'Connell, MEd
Clinical Coordinator of Field Placement
Instructor
McAllan Hall, Office 3
732-263-5765
coconnel@monmouth.edu

Professor Cynthia O'Connell teaches Practicum, School Counseling Program Planning and Practice, and Career Development and Counseling for the School Environment. She also supervises school counseling interns at their sites and is the field pacement coordinator. Professor O'Connell has worked as a teacher in health and physical education, as a school counselor in New Jersey, and as a director of guidance in New Jersey. She earned a Master of Education from The College of New Jersey and has SAC certification. She is also a member of ASCA, ACA, NJSCA, and NJPSA.

Tina Paone, PhD, NCC, NCSC, LPC
Associate Professor and Chair
McAllan Hall, Office 107
732-263-5291
tpaone@monmouth.edu

Dr. Paone teaches courses in group counseling, group experience, and internship. She has training and experiences across the CACREP core areas. Dr. Paone's professional experience includes counseling individuals, groups, and families from diverse cultural backgrounds. She has counseled children, adolescents, and adults in a variety of settings, including K-12 schools, community agencies, and private practice. Her research areas include play therapy, group counseling, multicultural counseling, and school counseling. She has presented at state, regional, and national levels on topics related to school counseling, play therapy, and multicultural counseling. Dr. Paone is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and a certified school counselor (K-12) in Pennsylvania, as well as a nationally certified counselor (NCC), a nationally certified school counselor (NCSC), and a registered play therapist supervisor (RPT-S). She is a member of ACA, ACES, APT, ASCA, NJCA, NJSCA, and PAPT.

Terri Peters, PhD
Associate Professor
McAllan Hall, Office 103
732-571-7507
trothman@monmouth.edu

Dr. Peters teaches courses in human development and research and statistical methods. Dr. Peters has a PhD in educational psychology, with a concentration in children's learning and development. Dr. Rothman's experiences focus on programs and factors that promote success for at-risk individuals. She recently conducted a statewide evaluation of the impact of transition programs on students' career aspirations and long-term success. She is currently researching the counselor's role in the provision of transition services for high school students with disabilities. Dr. Peters has presented and/or published on topics related to school violence, motivating at-risk youth, childhood cancer, transition services, and promoting success for minority students. Dr. Peters is a member of the editorial board for NACADA journal, a reviewer for the Journal of Teaching and Teacher Development, a reviewer for Teachers and Teaching journal, and a reviewer for the NACADA journal. She is a member of AACTE, AERA, NAAC, and SRCD.

Pietro Sasso, PhD
Assistant Professor
McAllan Hall
psasso@monmouth.edu

Dr. Sasso teaches courses in college counseling, student affairs, and internship. He has significant professional and teaching experience in postsecondary education. As an administrator, his experience is exceptionally diverse, spanning several educational administrative functional areas. As an educator, he is an emerging research-scholar with significant experiences in student affairs as an academic success counselor, alcohol educator, and student activities coordinator. His research interests include identity construction of traditional undergraduates (college student development), alcohol misuse in higher education (student health outcomes), the impact of the college fraternity experience, and masculinity in higher education. He is currently authoring several articles addressing alcohol misuse and masculinity issues among undergraduate college students to appear in national, peer-reviewed journals, as well as a textbook to be entitled The Contemporary College Student: A Reader. Dr. Sasso is also a certified college instructor, alcohol educator (ASTP, TIPS), and academic advisor (Master Advisor Certification). He is a member of ACA, NACADA, NASPA, ACPA, and AFA.

Jason Barr, PhD
Associate Professor and Associate Dean
McAllan Hall, Office 129
732-263-5238
jbarr@monmouth.edu

Dr. Barr teaches courses in human development, risk and resiliency, and research and statistical methods. His experiences focus on evaluation of school programs that attempt to promote positive developmental outcomes in children and adolescents. He has been involved as a member of a research team investigating the effectiveness of a multilevel intervention in public schools that dealt with children at risk for behavior problems and promoted resiliency against future behavior problems. He has also managed a nationwide evaluation of a character education program and its effects on positive academic and developmental outcomes in children and adolescents. He was a research associate for the Police Athletic League of New York City, where he helped develop and evaluate programming for inner-city children and adolescents. Dr. Barr is a developmental psychologist and a member of AERA, NERA, and AME.

ADJUNCT FACULTY

• Thomas Cusick: tcusick@monmouth.edu
• Sandra Griffin: sgriffin@monmouth.edu
• Sherritta Hughes: shughes@monmouth.edu
• Deborah Kavourias: dkavouri@monmouth.edu
• Kathryn Misa: kmisa@monmouth.edu
• Maureen Stout: mstout@monmouth.edu
• Lori Todd: ltodd@monmouth.edu
• Kenneth Zelinski: kzelinsk@monmouth.edu