Ricardo M. Phipps

Profile

Ricardo Phipps serves as Clinical Associate Professor of Counselor Education. He also coordinates counseling program field placement and serves as co-program coordinator for the master's counseling program (24-25). He has worked in higher education for over ten years in faculty roles as well as in administrative roles. Dr. Phipps has also worked extensively with college counseling centers to support student mental health and wellness.

Dr. Phipps is also very active in professional counseling organizations, including the American Counseling Association, the Maryland Counseling Association, and the Maryland Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development. He served as President of the Maryland Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development in 2021-2022. Dr. Phipps has published in journals such as The Professional Counselor, the Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, and the International Journal for the Advancement of Counseling. He currently serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Counseling Research and Practice.

Education

Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision, University of Mississippi, 2014

M.S. in Guidance and Counseling, Jackson State University, 2008

M.Div. in Theology, Notre Dame Seminary (New Orleans, LA), 2002

B.A. in Mathematics and History, Rice University, 1996

Activities and Honors

Maryland Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development President's Award (2022)

HBCU Executive Leadership Institute Fellow (2023)

Selected Publications

Phipps, R. (2023). “I got your back”: Increasing engagement for African American students at college counseling centers. In A. Tomlin & S. Cupid (Eds.), Black experiences in higher education: Faculty, staff, and students (pp. 21-38). Information Age Publishing.

Phipps, R. (2023). When truth hurts: Reactions to the piloted AP African American studies program. Journal of Academic Freedom, 14, 1-6. 

Phipps, R., Stivers, R., Dawson, V., & Harris, J. (2022). Thematic Analysis of Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma in Latinx Immigrant Families in the Southern US. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 44(2), 298-317. 

Phipps, R., & Thorne, S. (2019). Utilizing Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a Framework for Addressing Cultural Trauma in African American Children and Adolescents: A Proposal. Professional Counselor, 9(1), 35-50. 

Phipps, R. (2017). Black and biracial identity development theories. In W. Killiam & S. Degges-White (Eds.). College student development: Applying theory to practice on the diverse campus (pp. 111-121). Springer.

Phipps, R., & Degges‐White, S. (2014). A new look at transgenerational trauma transmission: Second‐generation Latino immigrant youth. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 42(3), 174-187.