Education

PhD, Counselor Education and Supervision, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
MSEd, Community/College Counseling, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio
MEd, Health Education, Pennsylvania State University, Penn State Harrisburg, Middletown, Pa.
BS, Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pa.

Publications 

• Kautzman-East, M., Simpson, S., Kress, V.E., “Marriage, divorce, and mental health,” book chapter in “Mental health issues in America: An Encyclopedia,” ed. M. Shally-Jensen, Santa Barbara, Calif., ABC-CLIO/Greenwood, 2013
• Kautzman-East, M., et al., “A proposed definition and structure of counselor dispositions,” Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2020
• Schwartz, R.C., Kautzman-East, M., Macey, P., Chopko, B.A., “Psychosocial predictors of legal problems among psychotic persons: Implications for law enforcement and criminal justice,” Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice, 2015
• Headley, J.A., Kautzman-East, M., Kress, V.E., Pusateri, C.G., “Making the intangible tangible: Using expressive rock art during termination to co-construct meaning,” Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 2014

Awards & Recognition

• The University of Akron Outstanding Research/Writing Award, Chi Sigma Iota, Upsilon Chapter, 2015
• Youngstown State University Outstanding Alumni Practitioner Award, Chi Sigma Iota, Eta Chapter, 2015
• Feminist Mentor Award, Committee for Research on Women and Gender, 2013

Professional Memberships 

• American Counseling Association, ACES and NCDA divisions
• Pennsylvania Counseling Association, PACES and GPCA divisions
• Chi Sigma Iota