Publications

• Sturm, D. (Winter 2018). Serving Virginia’s rural children and families. Virginia Child Protection Newsletter. Virginia Department of Social Services, Richmond, Virginia. https://issuu.com/debbiecrawfordsturm/docs/vcpn_feb_2018
• Cowan, W.E. (2017). Ariadne's Thread: Case studies in the therapeutic relationship. 2ed edition, revised. Createspace.
• Echterling, L. G., Stewart, A., & Attia, M. (2017). Mentoring kids who are dealing with disasters and traumas: Tip sheet. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.
• Kielty, M. L., Staton, A. R., & Gilligan, T. D. (2017). Cultivating spiritual strength in children and adolescents through contemplative practices in K–12 school settings. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 1 – 11.
• Kielty, M. L., Gilligan, T. D., & Staton, A. R. (2017). Whole-school approaches to incorporating mindfulness-based interventions: Supporting the capacity for optimal functioning in school settings. Childhood Education, 93(2), 128-135.
• Staton, A. R. & Grande, S. E. (2017). Enhancing global community engagement through constructivist approaches to education. In R. D. Williams & A. Lee (Eds.), Engaging dissonance: Developing mindful global citizenship in higher education, (pp. 3-24).
• Stewart, A. L., & Echterling, L. G. (2017). The sound of silence in play therapy. In C. Malchiodi & D. Crenshaw (Eds.), What to do when children clam up in therapy. (pp. 69-86). New York, NY: Guilford.
• Sturm, D. (Fall 2017). Serving our military Families: Collaboration, communication, advocacy. Virginia Child Protection Newsletter. Virginia Department of Social Services, Richmond, Virginia. https://issuu.com/debbiecrawfordsturm/docs/vcpn_print_version_oct_2017_6b24f5362eece6
• Sturm, D., & Echterling, L. G. (2017). Preparing for the mental health impact of climate change. Counseling Today, 60-63.
• Stewart, A. L., & Echterling, L. G. (2017). The sound of silence in play therapy. In C. Malchiodi & D. Crenshaw (Eds.), What to do when children clam up in therapy. (pp. 69-86). New York, NY: Guilford.

Presentations

2018

• Brantmeier, E., Aleman, C., & Sturm, D. (February 2018). Doing sabbatical well: Lessons learned. James Madison University Center for Faculty Innovation.
• Echterling, L. G. (2018, February). Preventing suicide: Being a lifeline in crisis. An invited address sponsored by the Rockingham-Harrisonburg Regional Crisis Intervention Team Training, Harrisonburg, VA.
• Kielty, M.L., & Gilligan, T.D., (March, 2018). Teacher Perceptions of Mindfulness Efficacy and its Effects on Professional Stress, Contemplative Practices for the 21st Century Conference,  UNC-Chapel Hill.
• Kielty, M. L, Gilligan, T. D., (2018, April). Self-Care for Teachers, Invited presentation for Celebrating Teachers Conference, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
• Gilligan, T. D., and Kielty, M. L, (2018, April). Building Resiliency in Teachers.  Invited presentation for Celebrating Teachers Conference, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
• Kielty, M.L., Gilligan, T.D., & Staton, A.R.  (July, 2018). Student Outcomes, Teacher Feedback, and Best Practices for Implementation of Mindfulness Interventions in K-12 Settings, International Conference on Mindfulness, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Kielty, M. L., Gilligan, T. D., & Staton, A. R. (July, 2018). Multi-Level Integration of Mindfulness Teaching, Research, and Service in Training School-based Counselors and Educators. Poster presented at the International Conference on Mindfulness, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

2017

• Alexander, R., Hartman-Black, C, & Sturm, D. Development of a Sustainability Culture Assessment as a Planning Tool. Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education Conference, October 2017.
• Echterling, L. G. (2017, May). Pathways to resilience. An invited address sponsored by Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA.
• Echterling, L. G. (2017, November). The vital roles of counselors in times of disaster. A presentation at the annual conference of the Virginia Counselors Association, Hot Springs, VA.
• Echterling, L. G. (2017, November). Food for the soul: Enhancing positive emotions in crisis counseling. A presentation at the annual conference of the Arkansas Counselors Association, Hot Springs, AR.
• Echterling, L. G. (2017, November). Play-based disaster intervention for children and families. A presentation at the annual conference of the Arkansas Counselors Association, Hot Springs, AR.
• Echterling, L. G. (2017, November). The vital roles of counselors in times of disaster. An invited keynote address at the annual conference of the Arkansas Counselors Association, Hot Springs, AR.
• Echterling, L. G., Williams, B., & Ningabire, P. (2017, November). Tools for helping students thrive in their counselor education. A presentation at the annual conference of the Virginia Counselors Association, Hot Springs, VA.
• Martin, M., & Cowan, W.E. (2017, Fall). The healing dialogue in counseling and psychotherapy: An exploration of Marin Buber's "I and thou." Virginia Counselor's Association.
• Shealy, C. N., Handford, C., Kenny, A. C., Kenny, P., Staton, A. R., Sternberger, L. (2017, August). Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Self: Why We Won't Have One Without the Other. Panel presented at the American Psychological Association Convention, Washington, D. C.
• Staton, A. R., Brewster, L., Grande, S., Leuty, M., Nakamura, Y., Shealy, C., & Sternberger, L. (2017, January). The Cultivating the Globally Sustainable Self Summit Series: Implications for Leaders and Leadership. Symposium presented at the National Multicultural Conference and Summit, Portland, OR.
  Staton, A. R., Grande, S. E., Sternberger, L., & Wang, F., (2017, October). Preparing International Leadership for Turbulent Times: Best Practices for Educators. Workshop presented at the International Leadership Association Global Conference, Brussels, Belgium.
• Staton, A. R., Wang, F., Grande, S. E., Sternberger, L., & Shealy, C. N. (October, 2017). Leadership Education and Global Studies: An International Leadership Initiative. Workshop presented at the International Leadership Association Global Conference, Brussels, Belgium.
• Sturm, D. Social Emotional Reading Circles: Using school gardens, green space, and bibliotherapy to grow the whole child. Virginia Association for Environmental Educator’s Conference, October 2017.
• Sturm, D. Growing the whole child: How nature connectedness, outdoor learning, and environmental education foster the social emotional development of children. Virginia Association for Environmental Educators Conference, October 2017.
• Sturm, D. Campus and Community Partnership: The Results of a Feasibility Study on a Nature Prescription Network. Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education Conference, October 2017.
• Sturm, D. The Psychology of Sustainability and Social Movement: Student Ecological Citizenship Through a Study Abroad to Malta. Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education Conference, October 2017.
• Echterling, L. G., Presbury, J., Cowan, E., Stewart, A., & Foster, H. (2013, November).Pathways to thriving! Enhancing your counselor education and professional development.  A presentation at the annual conference of the Virginia Counselors Association, Hot Springs, VA.
• Presbury, J., Echterling, L. G., Field, T., & Cowan, E. (2013, November). Helping counselors work with shame.  A presentation at the annual conference of the Virginia Counselors Association, Hot Springs, VA.
• Dupre, M., & Echterling, L. G. (2013, October). Toward a broader conceptualization of crisis.  A presentation at the conference of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Denver, CO.
• Dupre, M., & Echterling, L. G. (2013, October). Supervision experiences of professional counselors providing crisis counseling.  A presentation at the conference of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Denver, CO.
• Echterling, L. G., & Presbury, J. (2013, March).  Neuroscience, magic, and counseling. A presentation at the annual conference of the American Counseling Association, Cincinnati, OH.
• Sturm, D. C., Staton, A. R., Presbury, J., & Echterling, L. G. (2013, March).  Gender and empathy:  The paradoxical power and influence of women counselors.  A presentation at the annual conference of the American Counseling Association, Cincinnati, OH.
• Echterling, L. G., Presbury, J., & Cowan, E. (2012, November). Performing slights of mind: Magicians, counselors, and neuroscience.  A presentation at the annual conference of the Virginia Counselors Association, Fredericksburg, VA.
• Presbury, J., Cowan, E., & Echterling, L. G. (2012, November). Counseling is more than talk: The new theory of affect regulation.  A presentation at the annual conference of the Virginia Counselors Association, Fredericksburg, VA.
• Shealy, C., Brearly, T., Giesing, W., Sternberger, L., & Staton, A. R. Journey Like No Other: Walking the Talk of Cross Cultural Research and Mapping Your Path to Publication (2014, February). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, Charleston, SC. 
• Staton, A. R., & Lucey, C. F. (2013, October). Mental Health Professionals and GLBTQ Youth: Experiences and Best Practices. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Denver, CO.
• Hill, C., Shealy, C., Johnson, M., Brinton, C., Staton, A. R., & Sternberge, L. G. (2013, August). The Etiology of Economic Beliefs and Values: Implications and Applications from the Forum BEVI Project. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii.
• Kielty, M. L., & Gilligan, T. D. (May, 2013). Exploring points of entry for clinical applications of mindfulness with children and adolescents in primary and secondary education settings, paper presented at First International Conference on Mindfulness, Rome, Italy.
• Kielty, M. L., & Gilligan, T. D (March, 2013). Mindfulness and K-12 Settings Panel,Contemplative Practices for a Technological Society, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.
• Staton, A. R. & Briggs, M. K. (September, 2012). Modeling Mindfulness: Teaching  Counseling Students to be Mindful Practitioners. Southern Association for  Counselor Education and Supervision, Savannah, GA.
• Sturm, D., & Gibson, D., (November 2013). Class matters: Understanding social class, classism and internalized classism on a personal and professional level. Virginia Counselors Association Conference.
• Sturm, D., Metz, A., & Hoffman, J. (November 2013). Counseling theories and the human brain: The magic of connections. Virginia Counselors Association Conference.
• Neukrug, E., Sturm, D., Gleason, B. & Freeman, K. (October 2013) Great therapists of the twentieth century: The unveiling of an animated website. Association for Counselor Education and Supervision in Denver, CO.
• Sturm, D. (October 2013). Sustainability, Nature, and Assessment? An Interesting and Effective Course Redesign. Association for Counselor Education and Supervision in Denver, CO.
• Sturm, D., Gibson, D., & Staton, R. (October 2013). Practical Tools and Reflections on Social Class, Classism, and Internalized Social Class. Association for Counselor Education and Supervision in Denver, CO.
• Sturm, D., Derrick, K., & Smith, H. (October 2013). Human sexuality and the role of the counselor. Central Valley Counselor’s Association Fall Workshop.
• Brantmeier, E., Featherstone, J., & Sturm, D. (May 2013). Re-envisioning higher education.James Madison University Center for Faculty Innovation (CFI) May Symposium.
• Loveless, D. J., Sturm, D. C., Guo, C., Tanaka, K., Zha, S., & Berkeley, E. V. (May 2013).Cross-disciplinary collaboration to engage diverse researchers. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference in San Francisco. [Presentation via video created in partnership with the JMU Center for Faculty Innovation and the Center for Instructional Technology].
• Sturm, D., & Staton, R. (March 2013). Gender and empathy: The paradoxical power and influence of women counselors. American Counseling Association Conference in Cincinnati, OH.
• Ford, D. (2013, March). Success 101: Strategies for counselors and educators to improve the success rates of African American male students. American Counseling Association, Cincinnati, OH.
• Ford, D. & Johnson-Parries, M. (2013, September). When it won’t just blow over: How to work with resident assistants to recognize, respond to, and refer students who are in need of counseling services. American College Counseling Association, New Orleans, LA.
• Bonner, M., Ford, D., Hatton, C., Johnson-Parries, M., & Tang, H. (2013, October). Microaggressions in the supervisory relationship. Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Denver, CO.
• Crowell, H., Ford, D., & Oh, D. (2014, February). Emotional impact of HIV/AIDS infection: Effective strategies for counselors, educators, and supervisors. Cross-Cultural Issues in Counseling and Education, Savannah, GA.