Erin Mason
Associate Professor - School Counseling, Counselor Education & Practice Co-Program Coordinator Counseling and Psychological Services- Education
Ph.D., Counselor Education and Practice, Georgia State University, 2008
Ed.S., School Counseling, Georgia State University, 2006
M.Ed., School Counseling, Georgia State University, 1995
B.A., Psychology, Queens College, 1993
- Specializations
Counseling:
- Children and adolescents
- Middle school
- Antiracism and anti-oppressive practicesCounselor Education:
- Advocacy and leadership
- Innovation and technology
- Professional counselor identity development
- Biography
Erin Mason is an Atlanta native and a proud Georgia State University graduate. She practiced as a school counselor for 13 years in the metro-Atlanta area. After earning her Ph.D., she spent nine years as a faculty member in the counseling program in the College of Education at DePaul University in Chicago.
Mason is an associate professor in the school counseling program in the Department of Counseling and Psychological Services. She is also the program coordinator for the counselor education and practice doctoral program. She has presented at state, national and international conferences, and published numerous research articles and book chapters. She is the co-author of “101 Solutions for School Counselors in Challenging Times” and is currently co-authoring a book on school counselor leadership to be published in 2026.
Her volunteer service includes the Georgia and Illinois School Counselor Associations, the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision and the American School Counselor Association, and spans more than 20 years. Dr. Mason’s research has focused primarily on school counselors’ professional identities. Her scholarship has resulted in a body of work on topics including leadership, advocacy, antiracism, anti-oppression, outcome research and the use of technology in counseling. Of all the work she does, Dr. Mason’s favorite activities include those that involve mentoring, working with and learning from students.
- Publications
Robertson, A., Mason, E. C. M., Placeres, V., & Carter, H. (2023). “Investigating a deep breathing intervention to promote mental health in P-12 schools.” Psychology in the Schools, 1– 17. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22908
Mason, E. C. M., Dispenza, F., Placeres, V. Grad, R., Ray, M., Robertson, A., Dosal-Terminel, D. & Metzler, M. (2022). “Student engagement and counseling self-efficacy: Comparing flipped and lecture formats.” Counselor Education and Supervision, 00, 1-12 https://doi.org/10.1002/ceas.12243.
Mason, E. C. M., Robertson, Gay, J., Clarke, N., & Holcomb-McCoy, C. (2021). “Antiracist school counselor preparation: expanding on the five tenets of the transforming school counseling initiative.” Teaching and Supervision in Counseling, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.7290/tsc030202
Cheatham, C. B., & Mason, E. C. M. (2021). “Using the ACA advocacy competencies as a guide to group work for supporting the career development of school-aged African American males.” The Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 46(1), 62–74. https://doi.org/10.1080/01933922.2020.1856253
Mason, E. C. M., & Trezek, B. J. (2020). “Using the CSCORE protocol to identify evidence-based practices in school counseling intervention research.” Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation.12(2), 91-104. https://doi.org/10.1080/21501378.2020.1796480
Springer, S. I., Mason, E. C. M., Moss, L. J., Pugliese, A., & Colucci, J. (2020). “An intervention to support elementary school faculty in meeting the needs of transgender and gender non-conforming students.” Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/23727810.2019.1689765
Mason, E. C. M., Griffith, C., & Belser, C. T. (2019). “School counselors’ use of technology for program management.” Professional School Counseling, 22(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X19870794
Mason, E. C. M., Land, C. Brodie, I., Collins, K., Pennington, C., Sands, K. and Sierra, M. (2017) “Data and Research that Matter: Mentoring School Counselors to Publish Action Research.” Professional School Counseling, 20(1), pp. 184–193. https://doi.org/10.5330/1096-2409-20.1.184.
Mason, E. C. M., Kelly, M. M., Buford-Howell, T. and Whitnell, V. M. (2016). “Strengths-based approaches and strategies in school counseling.” In J. K. Edwards, A. Young and H. J. Nikels (Eds.), Handbook of strengths-based counseling: Finding common factors. New York, NY: Routledge.
Mason, E. C. M., Eberts, S. E., Wynne, L. S. (2015). “Outcome research and future directions of school counseling.” In J. Daigle (Ed.), School counseling classroom guidance: Prevention, accountability and outcomes. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
McMahon, H. G., Mason, E. C. M. Daluga-Guenther, N. and Ruiz, A. (2014). “An ecological model of school counseling.” Journal of Counseling and Development, 92(4), 459-471.
Chen-Hayes, S. F., Ockerman, M. S. and Mason, E. C. M. (2013). “101 solutions for school counselors and leaders in challenging times.” Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.