Marsha Boveja Riggio, Ph.D.

• Power, Diversity, and Equity
• Interrogating Systems of Inequity in Professional Practice
• Research Methods and Data Analysis
• Legal and Ethical Issues in Counseling
• Theories in Counseling Psychology
• Counseling Practicum
• Counseling Fieldwork
• School Counseling Portfolio
• Directed Research 

• University of Southern California School Counseling Program Lead and Associate Professor of Teaching, August 2018-Present
• Argosy University, Washington, DC: Chairperson
• Johns Hopkins University, MD: Assistant Professor
• Strayer University, Washington, DC: Dean
• University of South Carolina:  Instructor
• Bowie State University, MD:  Instructor
• United States Army Reserves

Completed Dissertations - Chairperson

• TREATMENT OF ALCOHOL USE DISORDER UNDER THE LUHYA MUREMBE TREE IN KENYA
• BLACK PARENTS DISCUSSIONS ABOUT SEXUAL CONSEQUENCES WITH THEIR PRE-ADOLESCENT CHILD 
• LEADING THE DREAM: UNDERSTANDING THE RESILIENCY OF UNAUTHORIZED LATINA HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION
• SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION OF PREVIOUSLY INCARCERATED AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN
• SELF-PERCEPTIONS OF WOMEN VETERANS SEEKING MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
• ASSESSING TREATMENT CRITERIA FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
• A COMPARISON OF THE WELLNESS LEVELS AMONG ENTRY-LEVEL, MID-LEVEL, AND LICENSED SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELORS
• THE ACCULTURATION PROCESS AMONG FIRST GENERATION LATINA/O PARENTS: A MIXED METHODS EXPLANATORY SEQUENTIAL DESIGN STUDY
• MEASURING PERCEPTIONS OF MASCULINITY AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTION BEHAVIORS IN ADOLESCENT AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES
• PREDICTING ATTITUDES TOWARDS MENTAL HEALTH HELP-SEEKING, AMONG THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH COMMUNITY
• PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE HIV NEGATIVE AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN COMMUNICATION PATTERNS WITH THEIR SEXUAL MALE PARTNERS ABOUT HIV  
• RESILIENCE TO PAST TRAUMAS AND SUBSEQUENT EFFECT ON COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS
• PREVALENCE OF POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER SYMPTOMS AMONG PUBLIC SAFETY PROFESSIONALS IN VIRGINIA
• HOW IS SPIRITUAL COUNSELING PERCEIVED IN PRACTICE BY COUNSELORS AND CLIENTS? 
• ARE LICENSED PRACTICING COUNSELORS SPIRITUALLY COMPETENT IN THEIR PRACTICE

Completed Dissertations - Committee

• THE RESILIENCY OF BLACK MARRIAGE: AN EXAMINATION OF LONG-TERM AFRICAN AMERICAN MARRIAGES
• THE WELLNESS OF ADULT FEMALE CAREGIVERS OF SIBLINGS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
• TEACHER, SCHOOL COUNSELOR, AND PRINCIPAL PERCEPTIONS ON GRADE RETENTION AND THEIR DECISION TO RETAIN STUDENTS: A MIXED METHOD STUDY
• INHIBITORS THAT AFFECT ARMY VETERANS SEEKING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY
• THE ROLE OF NARCISSISTIC TRAITS IN INTIMATE PARTNER ABUSE: A CASE STUDY ANALYSIS 
• EXAMINING THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF RESILIENCY LEVELS ON  BURNOUT LEVELS OF SCHOOL COUNSELORS
• WORKPLACE BULLYING AND PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT AMONG WOMEN
• IMPLICATIONS OF CHILD MALTREATMENT IN MILITARY FAMILIES
• A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF SALVADORAN IMMIGRANT PARENTS AND REUNIFICATION                               
• EXPANDING AVAILABILITY OF OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THE MILITARY COMMUNITY
• FINDING MEANING, PURPOSE, SELF-FULFILLMENT, AND HAPPINESS AFTER MILITARY SERVICE
• USING RESTORATIVE PRACTICE COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIESE TO MEET THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF STUDENTS 
• HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS’ SUPPORT OF FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS’ POSTSECONDARY PLANNING: AN EVALUATIVE STUDY  

• Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Maryland 
• Approved Clinical Supervisor in Maryland 
• Licensed Professional Counselor in Washington, DC 
• Approved Clinical Supervisor in Washington, DC
• National Certified Counselor