Carlton E. Green is the Director of Diversity Training and Education in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. For more than 20 years, he has held various roles in higher education settings. More specifically, he has worked in student activities, multicultural services, residence life, academic affairs, athletics, and counseling services in both public and private institutions. While building collaborative and empowering relationships with students, faculty, and staff, he has always sought to advocate for institutional policies and programs that promote access and equity for underserved populations.

Dr. Green earned his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, and received masters-level training in Mental Health Counseling and Pastoral Ministry, from Boston College. Dr. Green's dedication to diversity and inclusion facilitated his appointment as the Multicultural Post-doctoral Fellow in Counseling and Psychological Services at the University of Houston, the second most racially and ethnically diverse institution in the country.

While serving as a staff psychologist at the University of Maryland Counseling Center, his work was acknowledged at the both the local and national level. On campus, he was honored with the Division of Student Affairs Outstanding Service Award, as well as the Champion of Our Community Award by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Staff and Faculty Association. At the national level, he was recognized as a 2016 Diversity Scholar by the Association of Counseling Center Training Agencies, and he served as an invited keynote panelist for the 10th Biennial National Multicultural Conference and Summit.

 

Dennis M. Kivlighan, Jr. is a Professor and the Interim Chair of the Department of Counseling, Higher Education and Special Education at the University of Maryland. He received his B.S. in Psychology from the College of William and Mary and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University. Dennis is the In-Coming editor (2017) of the Journal of Counseling Psychology and former editor of Group Dynamics: Theory, Research and Practice. He is a Fellow in Division 17 (Society of Counseling Psychology), Division 49 (Society of Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy) and Division 29 (Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy) of the American Psychological Association. Dennis is a recipient of the Arthur Teicher Group Psychologist of the Year (2013) award from Division 49 (Society of Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy), the Lifetime Achievement Award (2012) from the Society of Counseling Psychology, Section for the Promotion of Psychotherapy Science and the Lifetime Mentoring Award (2009) from the Society of Counseling Psychology. He has published over 125 articles in referred journals. Dennis' research interests are: Process and outcome in counseling and psychotherapy groups; The therapy relationship: Working alliance, Real Relationship and Transference-Countertransference; Actor-Partner Interdependence Model applied to groups; Dyadic methods for analyzing the therapeutic relationship; Longitudinal analyses.