Michael E. Mayhew, Ph.D., LMFT
EB B-127, 720 4th Ave. S.
St. Cloud, Minnesota 56301
Day: 320-308-5457
Eve: 320-253-9450
E-mail: memayhew@stcloudstate.edu
Program Areas
- Community Psychology Undergraduate Program
- Marriage & Family Therapy
- Community Counseling
Summary of Qualifications
Dr. Mayhew is trained, licensed, and experienced in Marital & Family Therapy, a systems approach to assessing, diagnosing, and treating hurting individuals within encumbered relationships. He is capable of teaching, advising, and mentoring students in the theories, research methodologies, and application of human service and human development. With licensure and Approved Supervisory status with the Minnesota Licensure Board of Marriage and Family Therapy, he holds Clinical Member status with the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). Much of his clinical practice has been with individuals and families in outpatient clinical and day treatment settings.
He has teaching, advising, and research theses-directing experience at the graduate student level at university settings. Most of this work has been in the development of a Master of Science degree program in Marriage and Family Therapy. This MS degree is an accredited program with the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy and with the Minnesota Licensure Board of Marriage and Family Therapy.
His research interests have become focused on the reconciliation of human differences within simple, complex, and technological systems amid a rapidly changing industrial world. Likewise, he served as a postdoctoral research associate to examine Social & Emotional Learning (i.e., social intelligence) and School-Family Partnerships.
Apart from ongoing clinical practice, Dr. Mayhew’s academic pursuit has been the development of a method that merges the therapeutic capabilities of information acquisition, maneuverability, and intervention with the information management techniques of aerospace engineering. This method provides product and/or service delivery with greater efficiency and heightened “stakeholder” satisfaction. This work has led to research and consulting in the US Departments of Energy and Agriculture, as well as at private levels with defense contractors, hospitals, school districts, and regional watershed management organizations.
Education
- Iowa State University, Department of Human Development & Family Studies, Marital & Family Therapy Specialization
Ames, Iowa
Doctoral degree
- North Dakota State University, Department of Child Development & Family Studies, Marital & Family Therapy Specialization
Fargo, North Dakota
Master of Science degree
- North Dakota State University, Department of Education, Major: Sociology, Anthropology, Minor: Psychology
Fargo, North Dakota
Bachelor of Science degree
Professional Experience
- St. Cloud State University
St. Cloud, Minnesota
Position titles: Associate Professor of Community Psychology & Educational Leadership
- Minnesota Army National Guard Psychological Health Consultant
Cottage Grove, Minnesota
Position titles: Post-deployment program evaluation, design and implementation
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Position titles: Postdoctoral Research Associate (Social and Emotional Intelligence; School-family Partnerships)
- Lutheran Social Service of Iowa
Ames, Iowa
Position titles: Marital & Family Therapist; Director of Program Design & Development; Clinical Education of Staff
- The Village Family Service Center
Fargo, North Dakota
Position titles: Marital & Family Therapist and Program Design of the Runestone Area Education District Day Treatment Center in Alexandria, MN
- North Dakota State University, Department of Child Development & Family Studies
Fargo, North Dakota
Position title: Research & Teaching Assistantships
- Consultant to the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
Morris, MN
Position title: Consultant to the design and development of a whole-farm on-farm system software
Professional Licensure
- State of Minnesota Marriage and Family Therapy Licensure Board, Approved Supervisor
- State of Minnesota Marriage and Family Therapy License #1280
Professional Organizations
- Clinical Member, American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
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