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Dr. Melissa Mecadon-Mann

Dr. Melissa Mecadon-Mann completed her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. Dr. Mecadon-Mann has 15 years of experience working in K-12 education; she earned her M. Ed. in Professional Counseling from the University of West Georgia and worked as a high school counselor in the metro-Atlanta area. Prior to counseling, Dr. Mecadon-Mann studied music education at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois, and worked as a band, choir, and general music teacher in, both, northern Illinois and Atlanta, GA. She continues to blend her love of music and wellness by writing and publishing educational and social/emotional learning songs for children. Dr. Mecadon-Mann is currently an Assistant Professor of Counselor Education and Western Carolina University (WCU). She is co-faculty advisor the the WCU chapter of Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Honor Society, she serves as media coordinator for the Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling (ACAC) and she was a member of the first-ever cohort of ACAC Emerging Leaders (2022). Dr. Mecadon-Mann is an active member of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACAC), where she participates as a member of the School Counselor Interest Network Professional Identity workgroup. She is a Certified School Counselor in Georgia, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia, and a National Certified Counselor (NCC). Dr. Mecadon-Mann’s research interests revolve around K-12 student advocacy and empowerment, cultural and social justice, counselor professional identity development, and trauma-informed practices.

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Licensures and Certifications:

  • GA Licensed Professional Counselor LPC014578

  • National Certified Counselor NCC 1091073

  • GA Certified School Counselor #1402926

  • GA Certified Music Teacher (P-12) #1402926 (lapsed)

  • ASCA School Counseling Leadership Specialist

  • Mandated Reporter Certification (GA and NC)

  • QPR Gatekeeper Certification

  • QPR Gatekeeper Trainer Certification

  • CITI Program Research Training

  • Trauma-Focused CBT Training 

  • Religious Trauma Certification (in progress)

Education

2019-2022

Ph.D. Counselor Education and Supervision

Auburn University

Dissertation: School Counselor Professional Identity in Relation to Post-master's Supervision

Chair: Dr. Malti Tuttle

CACREP Accredited

2016-2018

M.Ed. Professional School Counseling

University of West Georgia

Completed coursework for masters in school counseling and additional coursework for clinical mental health licensure. 

CACREP Accredited 

2004-2008

BM Music Education

Millikin University

Clarinet under the instruction of Dr. Solomon Baer 

Voice under the instruction of Dr. Terry Stone

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