Cory

Clark

Cory Clark

Cory Clark

Department Faculty
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Biography

Cory Clark is an Assistant Professor in the Counselor Education Department (Online) of TCSPP. He holds a PhD from North Carolina State University and he is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in North Carolina (LCMHC). Cory completed a Bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and after graduating from UNC, Cory spent several years in Asia as a behavior therapy consultant, working with children with externalizing behavior issues and associated diagnoses, such as ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorders. After living abroad, Cory went on to earn his Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from North Carolina State University. He finished his Counselor Education at North Carolina State University, with a dissertation study on developing a competency system for counseling children through the Delphi method. His research interests include child and adolescent counseling, child psychopathology, competency models and systems, online andragogy and mixed method designs.

Cory currently lives with his wonderful wife, two beautiful boys and three dogs in Apex, North Carolina. In his free time he enjoys runnings and training for races, hiking, improv comedy and going to the movies.

Education History
Degree Institution Year
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, NC 2009
Master of Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling North Carolina State University , Raleigh, NC 2016
PhD in Counseling and Counselor Education North Carolina State University , Raleigh, NC 2019
Professional Memberships
Presentations
Title Location Date
Clark, C. & Dunbar, A. (2021). Developing a Competency System for Counseling Children: Results from a Delphi Study. Presentation accepted for the American Counseling Association Conference, Online. Online April, 2021
Grimmett, M., & Clark, C. (2018). Educating High School Black Males from Within the #MeToo Movement. Presented at the International Colloquium on Black Males in Education, Dublin, Ireland. Dublin, Ireland July, 2018
Areas of Expertise
Area Expertise
Autism/Developmental Disorders Autism
Child & Adolescent Development Adolescence
Identity Development
Parenting Styles
Social Development
Diversity Social Justice and Advocacy
Marriage & Family Parenting
Research Design/Methodology Qualitative Inquiry
School Psychology Positive Behavior Supports
Developmental Psychology
Therapeutic/Theoretical Orientation Family Systems Theory
Group Counseling
Humanistic/Existential
Multicultural psychology
Solution-Focused Counseling Therapy
Licenses
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor , North Carolina
Nationally Certified Counselor , US
Board Certified Telemental Health Counselor , North Carolina