Education

Ph.D., Counselor Education and Supervision, University of Virginia
M.A., Community Counseling, Slippery Rock University
B.S., Communications/Business, Grove City College

Title

Assistant Professor
Student Affairs and College Counseling Program Coordinator
Faculty Member at Youngstown State University since 2009

Scholarly Achievements and Awards (selected)

Outstanding Teaching Assistant, University of Virginia, 2007
Curry Trustee Fellowship Award, University of Virginia, 2005

Research Interests (selected)

Child and Adolescent Treatments
Quantitative Research in Counseling
Residential & Prison Mental Health Treatment
Advocacy and Social Justice
Clinical Supervision

Professional Service (selected)

President, Jefferson Counselors Association - Virginia, (2005-2006).
Membership Director, Virginia Clinical Counselors Association, (2004-2005).

Teaching Responsibilities

Counseling Theory
Diagnosis of Mental Disorders
Counseling Children & Adolescents
Counseling Theory
Research in Counseling

Counseling Experience (selected)

Counselor, Forensic
Counselor, Clinical Mental Health
Counselor, Residential

License

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor-Supervising (LPCC-S) - Ohio
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) - Virginia

Recent Publications (Selected)

Paylo, M. (2009). Research and sampling section. In American Counseling Association's Encyclopedia of Counseling. ACA. Alexandra, VA.

Lopez-Baez, S. I., & Paylo, M. (2009). Social justice advocacy: Community collaboration and systems advocacy. Journal of Counseling and Development, 87, 276-283.

Manis, A., Brown, S., & Paylo, M. (2008). The helping professional as an advocate (pp. 23-44). In J. Carlson and C. M. Ellis (Eds.). Cross cultural awareness and social justice in counseling. New York: Routledge Press. 

Paylo, M. (2007). Characteristics of counselors that advocate for clients. (Doctoral Dissertation. University of Virginia. 2007). AAT 3260661. 172. 

Paylo, M. (2005). Helping families search for solution: Working with adolescents. Family Journal, 13, 456-458.