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Mariama Sandifer

Mariama Sandifer

Assistant Professor

Psychological Science and Counseling

Ph.D., Counselor Education & Supervision, University of Holy Cross New Orleans
M.A., Counseling, University of Holy Cross New Orleans
B.A., Psychology, Dillard University
Dr. Mariama I. Cook Sandifer has served for 14 years in the public school system as a national and state certified school counselor and is a licensed professional counselor supervisor. Her counseling experience covered a wide array of diverse populations and required targeted strategies to meet student/client needs. Dr. Sandifer believes in using her voice to advocate for societal change in order to improve the lives of the nation's youth. She has provided several workshops and trainings on school culture and school-community relationships.
School counseling program implementation and interventions, School culture, Post degree supervision of school counselors, Social justice and advocacy in counseling. ​
  • Gibson, E. M. Thompson, J., Sandifer, M. C., & Brant-Rajahn, S. N (2022). A culturally affirming shared 
    leadership framework. Professional School Counseling. 26(1c), 1–10. 
    DOI: 10.1177/2156759X221134665
  • Sandifer, M. C., Gibson, E. M., & Brant-Rajahn, S. N. (2022). Antiracist andragogy in school counselor 
    education and training. Dialogues in Social Justice: An Adult Education Journal, 7(1). ISSN: 2578-
    2029
  • Brant-Rajahn, S. N., Gibson, E. M., & Sandifer, M. C. (2022). Developing, delivering, and sustaining school
    counseling practices through a culturally affirming lens. IGI Global.
  • Gibson, E. M., Sandifer, M. C., Webb, T. E., & Cox, E. (2022). Professional identity development and 
    Responsibilities. In Developing, delivering, and sustaining school counseling 
    practices through a culturally affirming lens (pp. 1-18). IGI Global.
  • Bedford, W., Gibson, E. M., & Sandifer, M. C. (2022). Creating a beloved community for Black male students:      A unified approach. In Developing, delivering, and sustaining school     
    counseling practices through a culturally affirming lens (pp. 192-211). IGI Global.
  • Sandifer, M. C., Gibson, E. M., & Brant-Rajahn, S. N. (2022). WOKE: Advocacy for African American 
    Students. In Research Anthology on Racial Equity, Identity, and Privilege (pp. 1365-1386). IGI Global. 
    (Original work published 2021)
  • Brott. P. E., DeKruyf, L., Hyun, J. H., LaFever, C., Patterson-Mills, S., Sandifer, M. C., Stone, V. C. (2021). 
    The critical need for clinical supervision amongst school counselors. Journal of School-based 
    Counseling Policy & Evaluation, 3(2), 51-60. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/jscpe/vol3/iss2/2/
  • Gibson, E. M., Sandifer, M. C., & Brant-Rajahn, S. (2021, March). WOKE: Cultivating social change and 
    wellness for Black students. Psychology in Motion. 
  • Sandifer, M. C., Gibson, E. M., & Brant-Rajahn, S. N. (2021). WOKE: Advocacy for African American 
    Students. In Rausch, M. A., & Gallo, L. L. (Eds.), Strengthening School Counselor Advocacy and 
    Practice for Important Populations and Difficult Topics (pp. 19-40). IGI Global. 
    http://doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-7319-8.ch002
  • Sandifer, M. C, & Gibson, E. M. (2020). School counselors as social justice change agents:
    Addressing retention of African American males. Journal of School Counseling, 18(21). http:/www.jsc.montana.edu/articles/v18n21.pdf
  • Gibson, E. M., & Sandifer, M. C. (2020). It takes a village: Service learning as our social 
    responsibility in higher education. In P. Blessinger & E. Sengupta (Eds.), Civil Society and Social 
    Responsibility in Higher Education: International Perspectives on Curriculum and Teaching 
    Development (pp. 93-108). International Higher Education Teaching and Learning.
  • Gibson, E. M., Sandifer, M. C., & Bedford, W. (2019). A sense of mattering: A group intervention for 
    African American boys. Professional School Counseling, 21(1), 1-9. doi: 10.1177/2156759X19867336
  • Sandifer, M. C., Martin, D., Range, L. & Fonseca, T. (2019). Factors associated with programmatic 
    orientation and supervision in schools. Journal of School Counseling, 7(12). 
    http://www.jsc.montana.edu/articles/v17n12.pdf