Cody Dickson, PhD
Dr. Dickson is the Director of Clinical Training for the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program, Online campus. Dr. Dickson comes to The Chicago School by way of Nebraska and Texas as a department chair in Nebraska an undergraduate human services program and three master's level programs in clinical mental health counseling, school counseling, and college and student affairs counseling. Dr. Dickson is a licensed professional counselor and clinical supervisor in both Nebraska and Texas with over 25 years of experience working in mental and behavioral health services. He has spent most of his career working in public agencies and private practice serving clients with learning and developmental disabilities, severe behavioral health concerns, the criminal justice and court systems, inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services, and assisted living centers. His clinical practice specialties include serious and persistent mental illness, developmental and life transitions, criminal justice and specialty court programs, court testimony and consultation, crisis intervention, adoption and child custody. Dr. Dickson has experience with children, adults, college students, and geriatric populations in individual, couples, and family counseling. He provides supervision to counselors-in-training from numerous colleges and universities around the US since becoming licensed. His research interests include role-related identity development, rural behavioral health services, specialized court programs, social justice/advocacy - inclusion and diversity, contemplative practices, community consultation and collaboration and treatment of serious and persistent mental illness.

Michelle Colarusso, PhD
Dr. Colarusso is the Associate Director of Clinical Training for the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program, Online campus. Dr. Colarusso earned her doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. She received her master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Waynesburg University in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Colarusso has worked in community mental counseling settings and residential settings working with severe and persistent mental illness and substances abuse as well as her private practice, which focuses on LGBTQ+ individuals and couples. Dr. Colarusso also enjoys providing supervision to new counselors working towards licensure and facilitates a variety of trainings on LGBTQ+ issues, suicide risk and assessment and trauma informed care. Dr. Colarusso has been with The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in the CMHC online department since November 2020.
Christina Pinard, PhD
Dr. Pinard has worked in various roles in higher education but has also served as a Researcher, Project manager, and Grant Reviewer with private organizations. She has worked with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Walter Reed National Military Center and the Office of Refugee Resettlement. She is presently an Assistant Professor in the online MPH program at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology where she teaches courses, serves as an Academic Advisor to students, and the Academic Coordinator of MPH Fieldwork placements. Dr. Pinard has great research interests, mainly working with under-served populations. She is actively working with human trafficking survivors, mentoring at risk minors and advocating for older adults. She is passionate about her works and strives to be a change agent in an impactful and meaningful way.