Angelle Elaine Richardson
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Angelle Elaine Richardson
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Dr. Angelle E. Richardson is an Associate Professor and the Program Director for the Mental Health Counseling Program. She holds a BA in Professional Writing/Journalism from The College of New Jersey, MA and EdS in Counseling from Rider University, and PhD in Couple and Family Therapy from Drexel University. Previously, she was a faculty member at Thomas Jefferson University and a Department Chair at Bethune-Cookman University, where she participated in the NSF funded HBCU Science of Learning Network; she also served as an adjunct faculty member at Drexel University and The College of New Jersey. Dr. Richardson has 20 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor in clinical settings and private practice, specializing in adoption, foster care, grief, and trauma.
Dr. Richardson's teaching focus is in the areas of clinical experience, trauma, family systems, and multicultural courses.
Dr. Richardson's interests include the intergenerational impact of adoption in families, and the use of narratives and narrative therapy in adoptive families.
DiDonato S., Theil, V., Felter, J., Phillips, R., Jimenez, L., Riordan, K., Banegas, A., Richardson, A., Frasso, R. (2023). Utilizing Focus Groups to Inform the Development of a Standardized Pre-Certification Resource Parent Training Curriculum. Journal of Child Public Welfare. doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2023.2282539
Felter, J., DiDonato, S., Johnson, N., Moh, Y. S., Richardson, A., & Czerny, A. (2022). Creating sanctuary: A programmatic approach for integrating trauma competencies across graduate counselor education and supervision. Counselor Education & Supervision. doi: 10.1002/ceas.12249
Pearson, K. & Richardson, A. (2022). The Language of Liberation: A Conversation with Ruby Sales. Black History Bulletin, 85(2), 19–24.
Richardson, A. E., (2022). The Myth of Resilience. Journal of Critical Thought and Praxis 11(2). doi:
Richardson, A., Davey, M. P., & Swint, P. A. (2013). Female Adoptees’ Experiences Balancing Relationships With Biological and Adoptive Mothers Post-Reunification. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 39(3), 358–372. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-0606.2012.00321.x