Pat Kostouros

Dr. Pat Kostouros is a Professor at Mount Royal University specializing in counselling theory, trauma intervention, and group process. Her instructional expertise includes family intervention, self-care strategies, and policy development.

Education:

• PhD, University of Calgary
• M.A., University of Victoria
• B.A., University of Victoria

Her research examines mental health challenges in post-secondary settings, vicarious trauma in helping professions, and pedagogical approaches in higher education. Notable projects include 'Depicting Trauma: The student experience' and the dating violence prevention initiative 'Stepping Up'.

Publications address trauma depiction methodologies, peer-based violence prevention, and classroom design impacts on learning. Her scholarly work appears in Transformative Dialogues, Journal of Applied Hermeneutics, and The International Journal of Children, Youth and Families.

Dr. Kostouros has presented research internationally, including conferences on psychological first aid, compassion fatigue after disasters, and dating violence prevention strategies for post-secondary institutions.