Margaret Slaska

Margaret Slaska, Ph.D., LMFT, serves as Lecturer in the Department of Counseling and School Psychology at San Diego State University, where she directs the MA Education Concentration in Counseling and Trauma-informed Care Certificate (Hybrid Online) program. She additionally teaches in the Marriage and Family Therapy Program and Women’s Studies Department while maintaining clinical practice through Narrative Health Initiatives at the Center for Health and Wellbeing.

Education:

• MA in Women’s Studies, San Diego State University
• MS in Counseling (MFT), San Diego State University
• Ph.D. specializing in cultural discourses of trauma and resiliencies

Research Focus: Dr. Slaska investigates trauma and resiliency through feminist and social constructionist lenses, emphasizing intersectionality, empowerment, and resistance. Her work spans domestic violence, sexual assault recovery, GLBTQ communities, and globalization's impact on identity, integrated with critical service learning for social justice.

Scientific Recognition: No specific awards were documented in available materials.

Academic Guidance: As Program Director and lecturer, she mentors students in trauma-informed care and marriage/family therapy. Her clinical practice at Narrative Health Initiatives directly informs student training, though grant details remain unspecified.

Professional Context: While affiliated with Narrative Health Initiatives at the Center for Health and Wellbeing, no dedicated research laboratory is referenced in her academic profile.