Professor, CMH Counseling Program Director
statonar@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Education
- Ph.D. University of Virginia
- M.Ed. James Madison University
- B.S. James Madison University
Experience
- Licensed Professional Counselor
- Approved Clinical Supervisor
- Nationally Certified Counselor
- Awards include:
- Outstanding Faculty Award, Department of Graduate Psychology, James Madison University, 2019
- Central Valley Counselors Association Lifetime Commitment to Service and Excellence Award, 2018
Scholarly Interests / Research Topics
- Multicultural counseling, equity, access, and social justice
- Gender and sexual orientation
- International education
- Selected scholarship includes:
- Grande, S. E. & Staton, A. R. (2025). Authentic hope during troubling times. In L. Harrison, P. Mather, & S. Bah (Eds.), Rehumanizing higher education: New directions for teaching and learning. Wiley. DOI:10.1002/tl.20645
- Lim, J., Sturm, D., & Staton, R. (2024). Application of Relational Cultural Theory to Korean immigrant women in the U.S. Journal of Asia Pacific Counseling, 14(2), 95-112. https://doi.org/10.18401/2024.14.2.6
- Staton, A. R., Gilligan, T. D., & Kielty, M. L. (2024). Interprofessional and Community Collaboration in Gun Violence Prevention and Intervention. In J. Herron (Ed.), Impact of Gun Violence in School Systems (pp. 155-176). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. 10.4018/979-8-3693-1706-8
- Attia, M., Staton, A. R., Evans, A., & Tang, S. (2023). Supporting Immigrant Students in Schools: A Qualitative Investigation. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, DOI: 10.1080/23727810.2023.2168361
- Kielty, M. L., & Staton, A. R. (2023). Leading K-12 Community Responsiveness to Cyber Threats via Education of School Community. Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice 24, 1-6. https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/jcerp/vol2024/iss1/3/
- Staton, A. R., & Kielty, M. L. (2023). A lurking threat: Counselor practices to guard against cyber threats. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 45(1), 20–33. https://doi.org/10.17744/mehc.45.1.02
- Fleitas, K. M., Staton, A. R., & Shepard, C. (2022). Meeting the Needs of LGBTQIA+ Students: Counselor Education Pedagogy for Affirmative and Inclusive School Counselors. In S. Brant-Rajan, E. Gibson, & M. Sandifer (Eds.). Developing, Delivering, and Sustaining School Counseling Practices Through a Culturally Affirming Lens. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
- Cline, J. L., Sturm, D. C., & Staton, A. R. (2022). Teaching Case Conceptualization Skills to Clinical Mental Health Students to Enhance Clinical Competency and Cognitive Complexity. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 15(3).
- Edirmanasinghe, N., Brant-Rajahn, S., Attia, M., & Staton, A. R. (2022). Working with Immigrant Children in Schools: Applying a Multi-Tiered Approach. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling.
Department of Graduate Psychology
