Alan M. Schwitzer, PhD, is a Licensed Psychologist and Professor of Counseling at OldDominion University (ODU) in Norfolk, Virginia. Dr. Schwitzer completed his graduatedegrees in Counseling Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University and interned atthe University of Texas at Austin Counseling and Mental Health Center. Prior to full-timefaculty work, he was the Clinical Director of the Tulane University Counseling and TestingCenter and then Assistant Professor and Training Director of the James Madison UniversityCounseling and Student Development Center. Dr. Schwitzer is past editor of the Journalof College Counseling and has chaired the Council of Journal of Editors of the AmericanCounseling Association (ACA). Currently he is a Consulting Editor of the Journal of AmericanCollege Health and Editorial Board Member of the Journal of College Student Development, andhe is on the Board of Contributors of About Campus Magazine, publications of the AmericanCollege Health Association and American College Personnel Association. Dr. Schwitzer haspublished over seventy journal, magazine, and newspaper articles primarily examining collegeand university student adjustment, development, learning, and counseling. He also specializesin teaching diagnosis, case conceptualization, and treatment planning. His previous booksinclude Skills and Tools for Today’s Counselors and Psychotherapists: From Natural Helping toProfessional Counseling and Promoting Student Learning and Student Development at a Distance.Among Dr. Schwitzer’s recent awards are the Ralph M. Berdie Memorial Award for Researchand Scholarship in the Field of College Student Affairs; the American College CounselingAssociation’s Meritorious Service Award, and Outstanding Contribution to ProfessionalKnowledge Award; and the American College Personnel Association’s Lifetime AchievementAward in College Counseling & Psychological Services, and Commission Research Award.Woody serves on the Virginia psychologists’ state legislative committee and maintains a privatepractice focusing on consultation, training, and continuing education. He lives on the LafayetteRiver with his wife, dog, and cat.Amber L. Pope, PhD, LPC, LMHC, CCTP is an Assistant Professor of Counselor Education atWilliam and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, where she leads the Couple, Marriage, and FamilyCounseling Area. She earned her graduate degrees in Counselor Education and Supervision atthe University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Currently, she serves on the editorial boardsfor the Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling and the Journal of Counseling Sexology and SexualWellness. Additionally, she is the Research and Scholarship Committee Chair for the Associationof Counseling Sexology and Sexual Wellness and the Supervision Representative for the VirginiaAssociation of Counselor Education and Supervision. The Southern Association for CounselorEducation recognized her as an Emerging Leader. Dr. Pope’s research interests focus on culturallyresponsive counselor education and supervision, primarily improving training in LGBTQ+affirmative counseling and sexuality counseling. Her books include Sexuality Counseling: Theory,Research, and Practice and the forthcoming coedited text, LGBTQ Affirmative Counseling: AnEvidence-Based Guide for Students and Practitioners. In addition to her own books, Dr. Pope hascontributed to chapters in multiple textbooks and has over twenty peer-reviewed counselingresearch and practice publications. Dr. Pope is a licensed professional counselor and licensedmental health counselor with certifications in clinical trauma work, telehealth, emotionallyfocused therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Her clinical expertise is in couplesand family counseling, sexuality counseling, and LGBTQ+ affirming counseling. She lives inWilliamsburg, Virginia, with her husband and dog.Lawrence C. Rubin, PhD, ABPP, RPT-S has been, throughout his career, a licensed mentalhealth counselor and registered play therapist and a Professor of Counselor Education atSt. Thomas University in Miami, Florida, where he directed the Mental Health CounselingProgram and was a private practice psychologist, professional counselor, and play therapist.Dr. Rubin is past president of the Florida Association for Play Therapy and chaired the Boardof Directors of the Association for Play Therapy. Dr. Rubin’s research interests and publicationslie at the intersection of psychology and popular culture. He has been a prolific writerand editor. His book, Psychotropic Drugs and Popular Culture: Medicine, Mental Health and theMedia, won the 2006 Ray and Pat Browne Award for Best Anthology. His other books includeFood for Thought: Essays on Eating and Culture, Popular Culture in Counseling, Psychotherapy andPlay-Based Intervention, Using Superheroes in Counseling and Play Therapy, Messages: Self-Help through Popular Culture, Mental Illness and Popular Media: Essays on the Representationof Psychiatric Disorders, and Play-Based Interventions for Children and Adolescents with AutismSpectrum Disorders. Dr. Rubin has blogged about popular culture and psychology for PsychologyToday magazine and was the Area Chair of the Division of Mental Health, Mental Illness andPopular Culture for the Popular Culture Association.Today, Larry is a retired Professor of Counselor Education from St. Thomas University, alicensed psychologist, and an adjunct professor at his alma mater, Nova Southeastern University.He remains a clinician, educator, and author at the intersection of psychology and popularculture—and is the Editor for Psychotherapy.net. Larry recently relocated to North Carolina.Refusing to go quietly into the night, he wanders the hills and woods of the North Carolinamountains and plays golf … or at least he plays at it!The authors would be glad to hear from you! They can be reached at aschwitz@odu.edu,alpope@wm.edu, and lrubin@stu.edu, respectively.
