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Mary Olufunmilayo Adekson, Ph.D.
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Academic School: |
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School of Education
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Academic Department: |
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Counselor Education
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Titles/Responsibilities: |
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Contact Information: |
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Office Location/Hours: |
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Plassmann Hall, B53
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Courses Taught: |
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Academic Degrees: |
- Ph.D., Counselor Education, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
- M.Ed., Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
- B.A., English and American Literature, Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass.
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Other Education: |
- WIEN fellow at Brandeis University (scholarship to finish undergraduate degree)
- Graduate Assistant at Ohio University
- PEIO scholarship recipient (to finish doctorate degree)
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Teaching Philosophy: |
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I teach to get students to retain the best of the information presented and use it to become better professionals in the field of counseling. My teaching is student centered. I bring in my experience in the field of counseling to help my students gain understanding of their future work as mental health, college and school counselors.
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Current Research Interests/Projects: |
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I have finished a book on Native American and Candadian medicine men, healers and helpers. I utilized the questionnaire that I used for Yoruba healers in my previous study to solicit information from these Native American and Candadian medicine men, healers and helpers.
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Other Interests/Community Involvement: |
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I am a board member for National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) for Cattaraugus County. I like to work out at the Richter Center on the St. Bonaventure campus.
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