COE Faculty Profile

Brian Hutchison, Ph.D., NCC
Assistant Professor
Division of Counseling & Family Therapy

Email: hutchisonbr@umsl.edu
Office: 457 Marillac Hall
Phone: 314-516-6093

Education and Credentials
Brian Hutchison received his Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision and his M.Ed. in College Student Affairs Counseling from Pennsylvania State University. His undergraduate degree (B.A.) was in Social Studies/Secondary Education from Lock Haven University. He is a National Certified Counselor (NCC) and is certified as a School Counselor in Pennsylvania.

Professional Service
Dr. Hutchison is a member of the American Counseling Association (ACA), American School Counselor Association (ASCA), National Career Development Association (NCDA), and National Employment Counseling Association (NECA). He currently serves as an ad hoc reviewer for the Career Development Quarterly. He has also been an ad hoc reviewer for Psychotherapy Research and served two years as the Editorial Assistant for the Journal of Counseling & Development.

Dr. Hutchison is a graduate of the NCDA Leadership Academy, Missouri state contact for NCDA, and a member of Chi Sigma Iota (CSI). He is past-president of both the Rho Alpha Mu chapter of CSI and the Pennsylvania Career Development Association. His strong commitment to social justice and diversity are exemplified by his past service to departmental Diversity Climate committees and the LGBTA mentorship program at Pennsylvania State University.

Teaching
Dr. Hutchison's teaching interests include Personal & Professional Development in Counseling, School Counseling Practicum/Field Experience, Foundations of School Guidance, Multicultural Counseling, and Career Counseling & Development.

Research and Scholarship
Dr. Hutchison's scholarly interests include the school counseling relationship, school counseling theory, cultural bias in counseling, poverty and social class, career development and counseling, school and career intervention evaluation, and counselor education.

Current Research Projects

• Hutchison, B. The Influence of Student Poverty on Elementary School Counselor Ratings of Student Disturbance and Attraction.
• Lemberger, M.E., Hutchison, B., & Yoon, H.J. Evaluation of Career Development Intervention Using Tenets of Human Agency and Community Engagement.
• Hutchison, B., & McDonald, E.K. Evaluation of Developmental Classroom Work Groups Model
• Hutchison, B. Measuring School Counselor Bias towards Blue and White Collar Careers.

Current Writing Projects

• Hutchison, B. (In progress). The Influence of Perceived Poverty on Schools Counselor Ratings of Attraction and Disturbance. Research article to be submitted 2009.
• Hutchison, B. (In progress). A Dialectic Approach to Employment Offer Negotiation. Theory/practice article to be submitted 2009.
• Hutchison, B. (In progress). Motivational Interviewing: A Framework for Humanistic School Counselor Practice. Theory/practice article to be submitted 2009.
• Hutchison, B., & McDonald, E.K. (In progress). Developmental Classroom Work Groups: A Framework for Counselor Educators. Theory/practice article to be submitted 2010.
• Hutchison, B. (In progress). A Social Class Primer for Counselor Educators and Practitioners. Article to be submitted 2010.

Current Accepted Presentations

• Hutchison, B. (2010). Teaching about Social Class in Counselor Education Courses. Accepted presentation at the American Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, San Diego, CA.
• Hutchison, B., & McDonald, E.K. (2010). Developmental Classroom Work Groups: A Framework for Counselor Educators. Accepted presentation at the American Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, San Diego, CA.

Representative Publications

• Hutchison, B. (2010, in press). The Working Poor Simulation Exercise. In M. Pope, A. Coker, & J. Pangelinan (Eds.). Experiential Activities for Teaching Multicultural Counseling Classes and Infusing Diversity into Core Classes. Alexandria, VA: ACA Press.
• Niles, S. G., Trusty, J., & Hutchison, B. (2010, in press). Career development interventions in the schools. In B. T. Erford (Ed.). Professional school counseling: A handbook of theories, programs, & practices. Austin, TX: Pro-Ed.
• Nichols, L. M., & Hutchison, B. (In press). Chronic Illness and Career Exploration: School Counselors and Students Navigating the Journey. Career Convergence.
  
• Niles, S.G., & Hutchison, B. (2009). Theories of career development. In K. Hughey (Ed.). Handbook of career advising. NACADA/Jossey-Bass.
  
• Hutchison, B., & Niles , S.G. (2009). Career development theory. In M. A. Stebnicki, & I. Marini (Eds.). The professional counselor's desk reference. NY: Springer Publishing.
  
• Hutchison, B. (2009). Instructor's manual: Career development interventions in the 21st century (3rd Edition). Columbus, OH: Merrill Prentice Hall.
  
• Hutchison, B. (2009). Companion website PowerPoints: Career development interventions in the 21st century (3rd Edition). Columbus, OH: Merrill Prentice Hall.
  
• Hutchison, B., Niles, S. G., & Trusty, J. G. (2008). The evolution of career counseling in the schools. In G. Eliason & J. Patrick (Eds.). Issues in career development: Career development in the schools. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
  
• Hutchison, B. (Winter 2008). Working with students from a social class perspective. Career Developments.

Representative Conference Presentations

• Hutchison, B. (2009, July). Revitalizing the Pennsylvania Career Development Association: False Start or First Step?. Presentation at the National Career Development Conference, St. Louis, MO.
  
• Hinojosa, T. & Hutchison, B. (2009, July). Poor Latinas in Career Transition: The Intersection of Class and Culture.. Presentation at the National Career Development Conference, St. Louis, MO.
  
• Nichols, L. & Hutchison, B. (2009, July). Chronis Illness and Career Exploration: Counselors and Students Navigating the Journey. Presentation at the National Career Development Conference, St. Louis, MO.
  
• Hutchison, B. (2008, July). Teaching about Poverty and Lower Social Class: A Simulation Exercise. Presentation at the National Career Development Conference, Washington, DC.
  
• Hutchison, B., Robinson, L., & Truty, J. G. (2008, July). Using Electronic Portfolios to Meet ASCA National Model Career Development Goals K-12. Presentation at the National Career Development Conference, Washington, DC.
  
• Hutchison, B. (2007, March). Rural, Poor, and No Place to Go: Working with Lower SES, School-age Clients. Presentation at the Chi Sigma Iota Pennsylvania Conference, University Park, PA.
  
• Hutchison, B., & Vinca, M. (2007, March). What Can I Learn from a Grape? Using Mindfulness to be a Better Counselor. Presentation at Chi Sigma Iota Pennsylvania Conference, University Park, PA.
  
• Brislin, D., Hutchison, B., & McDonald, K. E. (2007, March). Backpack to Briefcase: Crafting your professional identity. Poster presented at the American Counseling Association Conference, Detroit, MI.
  
• Hazler, R., Carney, J., Hutchison, B., & Anderson, S. (2005, November). The Chi Sigma Iota model of leadership. Workshop at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association. University Park, PA.