Dr. Leach's CV [PDF]

Educational Background

• PhD, Counseling Psychology, University of Oklahoma, 1991.
• Staff Counselor on Predoctoral Internship, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1990-91
• Psychology Predoctoral Intern, University of Utah Counseling Center, 1989-90
• One year of Master's Program, 1986
• B.A., Psychology, University of Cincinnati, 1985

Research Interests

Multicultural and international issues within forgiveness, suicide, religion and spirituality, comparative ethics, and professional issues.

Teaching Areas

• 2009-pres Director of Training and Professor. Counseling Psychology Program, University of Louisville
• 2008-2009 Professor. Department of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi.
• 2005-2008 Director of Training. Counseling Psychology Program, Department of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi.
• 2004-2005 Co-Director of Training. Counseling Psychology Program, Department of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi.

Honors & Awards

• Nominated for President, Division of Psychology of Religion, American Psychological Association, 2009
• Nominated for President, Society of Counseling Psychology, American Psychological Association, 2008
• Research Fellow. Michigan State University Center for Multicultural Psychology Research, 2008
• Nominated for Committee for International Relations in Psychology, American Psychological Association, 2008
• Keynote Speaker. Culture and suicide: What are we missing? American Association of Suicidology conference, Boston, MA, 2008
• Keynote Speaker. Diversity issues and adolescent suicide. 1st Annual Conference on Suicide and Adolescents. Mississippi Department of Mental Health, Jackson, MS, 2008
• Invited Speaker. Suicide among racial and ethnic minority groups. Texas Behavioral Health Institute Annual Conference, Dallas, TX, 2008
• Invited Speaker. Cultural considerations in preventing youth suicide. Memorial Behavioral Health for Kids, Hattiesburg, MS, 2008

Professional Memberships

• American Psychological Association, Divisions 17, 36, 52
• American Counseling Association
• International Association of Applied Psychology

Publications

• Leach, M.M., & Aten, J. (Eds.) (in press). Culture and the therapeutic process: A guide for therapists. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Expected publication date 2009.
• Leong, F.T.L., Marsella, A.J., Leach, M.M., & Pickren, W. (in press). Internationalizing psychology’s curriculum in the United States: Meeting the challenges of globalization. Springer. Expected publication date 2009.
• Aten, J., & Leach, M.M. (Eds.) (2009). Spirituality and the therapeutic process: A comprehensive resource from intake to termination. American Psychological Association
• Leong, F.T.L., & Leach, M.M. (Eds.) (2008). Counseling Psychology. Ashgate Publishing.
• Leong, F.T.L., & Leach, M.M. (Eds.) (2008). Suicide among racial and ethnic groups: Theory, research, and practice. Brunner/Routledge Publications.
• Leach, M.M., Berman, M., & Eubanks, L. (2008). Religious activities, religious orientation, and aggressive behavior. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 47, 311–319.
• Ferguson, T., Leach, M.M., Levy, J.J., Nicholson, B.C., & Johnson, J.D. (2008). Influences on counselor race preferences: Distinguishing Black racial attitudes from Black racial identity. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 36, 66-76.