• Ph D, Counselor Education and Supervision , University of Northern Colorado, 2014
• MA, Clinical Counseling, University of Northern Colorado, 2009
• BA, Sociology w Concentration in Criminology, Mesa State College, 2002

• Licensed Professional Counselor, Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies
• National Certified Counselor, NBCC

• An Ecological Approach to Understanding the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies, Center for Teaching and Learning, (2017 - 2018)

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• Jorgensen, Maribeth M., DeCino, Daniel D., and Umstead, Lindsey. "Don't psych yourself out, you got this?": Master's counseling students' narrative about their counseling research methods course. Journal of Counselor Leadership and Advocacy, 2023. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/2326716X.2023.2298281)
• Waalkes, Phillip P., Alhiyari, Nour, Thompson, Jason, and DeCino, Daniel D.. Integrating Problem Based Learning into a School Counseling in the Classroom Course. Counselor Education and Supervision , 2023. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ceas.12293)
• DeCino, Daniel, Waalkes, Phillip P., Jorgensen, Maribeth M., and Boughn, Alison. Counsleor Educators' Experiences with Gatekeeping During Doctoral Dissertation. Counselor Education and Supervision, 2023. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ceas.12294)
• DeCino, Daniel, Waalkes, Phillip P., and Chesnut, Steven. Students’ Perceptions of Grades and Grade Inflation in Counselor Training . Vol. 5, Iss. 2 Teaching and Supervision in Counseling, 2023. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.7290/tsc05Ffyf)
• DeCino, Daniel, Waalkes, Phillip P., and Iverson, Vanessa. Rural School Counselors Experiences' with Dual Relationships. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 2023. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23727810.2023.2195229)
• DeCino, Daniel D., Waalkes, Phillip P., and Donohoe, Connor. The Experiences of Rural School Attorneys: Implications for School Leaders, 1-14. Vol. 44, Iss. 1 The Rural Educator, 2023.
• Waalkes, Phillip P., DeCino, Daniel, LeBlanc, James, Phelps-Pineda, Monica, Summerville , Tiffany, and Flynn, Stephen . Generic Qualitative Dissertations in Counselor Education: A Content Analysis. Counselor Education and Supervision, 2023. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ceas.12261 )
• Waalkes, Phillip P., DeCino, Daniel D., and Stickl Haugen, Jaimie . Reporting Suspected Child Sexual Abuse, 19-21. Vol. 65, Iss. 8 Counseling Today, 2023.
• Mourlam, Daniel, Chesnut, Steven, Strouse, Gabrielle, DeCino, Daniel, Los, Ryan, and Newland, Lisa. It’s All Relative: Changes in Teachers’ Knowledge and Instruction During COVID-19. Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2022.
• Waalkes, Phillip P., DeCino, Daniel D., Stickl Haugen, Jaimie, and Woodruff, Emily. A Q Methodology Investigation of School Counselors’ Beliefs and Feelings in Reporting Suspected Child Sexual Abuse. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2022.2133041)
• Waalkes, Phillip P., DeCino, Daniel D., Jorgensen, Maribeth M., and Somerville, Tiffany . Counselor Educators’ Experiences of Dissertation Chairing Relationships, 123-137. Vol. 12, Iss. 2 The Professional Counselor (TPC), 2022.
• Joeseph Kimong, Patricia , Erford, Bradley B., and DeCino, Daniel. Psychometric Synthesis of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale – Revised English and Translated/Adapted Versions. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2022. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/07481756.2022.2099900)
• DeCino, Daniel D.. Gatekeeping in the Field, 21-24. Vol. 64, Iss. 7 Counseling Today, 2022.
• DeCino, Daniel, Waalkes, Phillip P., and Chang, Victor. Gatekeeper Identity Development: An Application of Bioecological Systems Theory, 55-70. Vol. 61, Iss. 1 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ceas.12225)
• Waalkes, Phillip P., Woodruff, Emily, DeCino, Daniel D., and Stickl Haugen, Jaimie. School Counselors’ Conceptualizations of Their Students. Vol. 19, Iss. 28 Journal of School Counseling, 2021.
• Olson, Seth, Chesnut, Steven, and DeCino, Daniel. The Influence of Anxiety on Response to Negative Sentiment Override Assessment Protocols During Couple Counseling. Vol. 43, Iss. 3 Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 2021.
• Boughn, Alison, and DeCino, Daniel D.. Development of the Psychological Maltreatment Inventory, 285-299. Vol. 11, Iss. 3 The Professional Counselor, 2021. (DOI: doi: 10.15241/amb.11.3.285)
• Waalkes, Phillip, DeCino, Daniel D., and Flynn, Steven . A Content Analysis of Qualitative Dissertations in Counselor Education Published between 2017 and 2018. Vol. 60, Iss. 3 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ceas.12212)
• DeCino, Daniel D., Strear, Molly M., Chronister, Julie , Liao, Hsin Ya, Chou, Chih Chin, and Chesnut, Steven. A Validation Study of the Multicultural Counseling Inventory for School Counselors, 29. Journal of School Counseling, 2021.
• Mourlam, Daniel, Chesnut, Steven, Strouse, Gabrielle, DeCino, Daniel, , and Newland, Lisa. Did they Forget? Understanding Teacher TPACK During the COVID-19 Pandemic. In Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference. Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, 2021.
• DeCino, Daniel. Self-Care for School Counselors. South Dakota School Counselor Association, 2020.
• DeCino, Daniel D., Waalkes, Phillip P., and Dalbey, Amanda. “They Stay with You:” Counselor Educators' Emotionally Intense Gatekeeping Experiences. The Professional Counselor, 2020.
• Mourlam, Daniel, DeCino, Daniel, Newland, Lisa, and Strouse, Gabrielle. "It's fun!" Using students' voices to understand the impact of school digital technology integration on their well-being”. Computers & Education, 2020.
• DeCino, Daniel D., and Waalkes, Phillip P.. A Duoethnographic Exploration of Two Counselor Educators’ Growth in Grading and Assessment. Teaching and Supervision in Counseling, 2020. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.7290/tsc020101)
• DeCino, Daniel D., Waalkes, Phillip P., and Givens, Joel . Letters to Their Younger Selves: Counseling Students’ Stories of Practicum through Reflective Practice. Teaching and Supervision in Counseling, 2020. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.7290/tsc020103)
• DeCino, Daniel D., Curtin, Susan, De Jong, David, Seedorf, Stephen , and Dalbey, Amanda. Educational Leaders’ Perceptions of Legal Preparedness, 15. Journal of School Leadership, 2019. (DOI: 10.1177/1052684619887550)
• Waalkes, Phillip P., and DeCino, Daniel D.. Developing Authentic Problem Solving Skills in School Counselors-in-Training through Problem Based Learning. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 2019.
• Waalkes, Phillip P., DeCino, Daniel D., Stickl Haugen, Jaimie , and Dalbey, Amanda. The Relationship Between Job Roles and Gender on Principal–School Counselor Relationship Quality. Professional School Counseling , 2019. (DOI: 10.1177/2156759X19861105)
• Newland, Lisa, Mourlam, Daniel, Strouse, Gabrielle, DeCino, Daniel, and Hanson, Cylie. A phenomenological exploration of children's school life and well-being, 311-323. Vol. 22, Iss. 3 Learning Environments Research, 2019. (DOI: 10.1007/s10984-019-09285-y)
• DeCino, Daniel D.. The Power of Experience: Narratives that Promote Critical Transformation and Identity Development. Journal of Counselor Practice, 2019.
• Newland, Lisa, DeCino, Daniel, Mourlam, Daniel, and Strouse, Gabrielle. School Climate, Emotions, and Relationships: Children’s Experiences of Well-Being in the Midwestern U.S., 67-83. Vol. 11, Iss. 1 International Journal of Emotional Education, 2019.
• DeCino, Daniel D., Waalkes, Phillip P., and McKibben, W. Bradley . A Content Analysis of School Counselors’ Legal Experiences Through Self-Reflective Letter Writing. Journal of School Counseling, 2019.
• DeCino, Daniel D.. Duoethnography: A Mechanism for Higher Education Faculty Mentoring. International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education, 2019. (DOI: 10.1108/IJMCE-07-2018-0040)
• DeCino, Daniel D., Strear, Molly, and Van Velsor , Patricia . Transformative School Counselor Leadership: An Intrinsic Case Study. Professional School Counselor, 2018. (DOI: 10.1177/2156759X18808626)
• DeCino, Daniel D., Waalkes, Phillip P., and Matos, Cristina. "Be Ready for it": School Counselors’ Experiences with Subpoena and Testifying in Court. Professional School Counseling , 2018. (DOI: 10.1177%2F2156759X18786450)
• DeCino, Daniel, and Waalkes, Phillip. Aligning epistemology with member checks in qualitative research: Conceptualization, design, and implementation. International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2018.
• DeCino, Daniel, Waalkes, Phillip, and Smith, Paul. Letter writing: A creative tool for school counselors working with adolescents. The Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 2018.
• DeCino, Daniel D., Strear, Molly, and Olson, Seth. Exploring School Counselors’ Social Desirability, Multicultural Counseling Competence, and Demographics in the Midwest. Journal of School Counseling, 2018.
• Waalkes, Phillip, DeCino, Daniel, and Borders, DiAnne. The found poet: A new role for the structured peer group supervision model. The Journal of Poetry Therapy, 2017.
• DeCino, Daniel D., Newland, Lisa L., Strouse, Gabrielle G., and Mourlam, Daniel D.. (Re)integrating Auditors in Qualitative Research . In Accessing Children’s Voices: Methodological and Ethical Reflections on doing Fieldwork in a Multinational, Interdisciplinary, Participatory Well-being Study, editors Lise Mogense, Susan Fegter, Lisa Fischer, Christine Hunner-Kreisel, & Tobia Fattore.
• DeCino, Daniel, Schweinle , Amy , and Chesnut, Steven . Joleen's Law: Mandatory Reporter Survey Results.

• Excellent in Research Award, School of Education, University of South Dakota, 2023
• Housker Award, School of Education, University of South Dakota, 2021
• Excellence in Research Award, School of Education, University of South Dakota, 2020

• Mourlam, Daniel, DeCino, Daniel, Newland, Lisa, Strouse, Gabrielle, Chesnut, Steven, and Los, Ryan, Teachers’ Experiences with Professional Development and Technology Integration During the Covid-19 Pandemic. Presented at the SITE 2024, Las Vegas, NV. (March 2024)
• DeCino, Daniel, Waalkes, Phillip , Jorgense, Maribeth , Chang, Victor, Mizutani, Yuima , Kim, Minju, and Flynn, Stephen , A 33 Year Content Analysis of ACES National Conference Programs. Presented at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), Denver, CO. (October 14, 2023)
• Waalkes, Phillip L., DeCino, Daniel A., Phelps-Pineda, Monica M., and McKibben, W. Bradley, Content Analysis: A Comparision of Types & Coding Strategies. Presented at the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC), Nashville, TN. (September 08, 2023)
• DeCino, Daniel, and Waalkes, Phillip L., Development and Validation of Counselor Self Reflection Inventory . Presented at the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC), Nashville, TN. (September 08, 2023)
• DeCino, Daniel A., New Changes to the 2022 ASCA ethical standards. Presented at the 25th Annual Yankton Mental Wellness Conference, Yankton, SD. (June 07, 2023)
• Waalkes, Phillip L., DeCino, Daniel A., Phelps-Pineda, Monica, Somerville, Tiffany, and Flynn, Stephen, Generic qualitative dissertations in counselor education: A content analysis. Presented at the Association for Assessment and Research in Cousneling (AARC), St. Louis, Missouri. (September 10, 2022)
• DeCino, Daniel, Waalkes, Phillip L., Summerville, Tiffany , and Jorgensen, Maribeth , Counselor Educators’ Experiences of Dissertation Chairing Relationships. Presented at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), Atlanta, GA. (October 09, 2021)
• DeCino, Daniel, and Chang, Victor , Gatekeeper Identity Development: An Application of Bioecological Systems Theory. Presented at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), Atlanta, GA. (October 07, 2021)
• Waalkes, Phillip L., DeCino, Daniel A., Mizutan, Yumia L., and Phelps-Peneda, Monica, Duoethnography: A critical polyvocal qualitative methodology that disrupts metanarratives. Presented at the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC), Cincinnati, OH. (September 11, 2021)
• DeCino, Daniel A., and Chang, Victor, The Emotional Complexities of Gatekeeping for Counselor Educators and Supervisors. Presented at the American Counseling Aassociation (ACA) Virtual Conference Experience: Continuing Education, Counselor Excellence, Community Everywhere, Virtual. (April 05, 2021)
• Mourlam, Daniel, Chesnut, Steven, Strouse, Gabrielle, DeCino, Daniel, Los, Ryan, and Newland, Lisa, Did they Forget? Understanding Teacher TPACK During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Presented at the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, Online. (April 01, 2021)
• DeCino, Daniel A., Seedorf, Stephen , and Faganel, Jennifer, Legal and Ethical Standards for Virtual Counseling Sessions with K12 Students. Presented at the Education Law Association, Virtual. (November 06, 2020)
• DeCino, Daniel A., and Jorgensen , Maribeth , "Tip of the Spear”: Counselor Educators’ Emotionally Intense Gatekeeping Experiences. Presented at the Rocky Mountain Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (RMACES), Virtual. (October 03, 2020)
• Jorgensen, Maribeth , Bender , Sara, McCutchen, Ashley , and DeCino, Daniel A., Loss of a Client by Suicide: Impact on Counselor Professional Identity and Practice,. Presented at the Rocky Mountain Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (RMACES), Virtual. (October 03, 2020)
• Waalkes, Phillip L., and DeCino, Daniel A., Content Analysis of Qualitative Dissertations in Counselor Education. Presented at the Association for Research and Assessment in Counseling Annual Conference, Virtual. (September 12, 2020)
• Waalkes, Phillip L., and DeCino, Daniel A., Building Strong Dissertation Chairing Relationships with Relational Pedagogy. Presented at the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling Annual Conference, Virtual. (September 11, 2020)
• DeCino, Daniel A., Waalkes, Phillip L., and Givens, Joel, Letters to their Younger Selves: Counseling Students’ Stories of Practicum through Reflective Practice. Presented at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision-Seattle (October 10, 2019)
• Newland, Lisa, DeCino, Daniel, Mourlam, Daniel, and Strouse, Gabrielle, Children's Emotional Well-Being in Midwestern U.S. Schools. Presented at the International Society for Child Indicators, Tartu, Estonia. (August 2019)
• Mourlam, Daniel, DeCino, Daniel, Newland, Lisa, and Strouse, Gabrielle, Children's Technology Use in U.S. Schools: Conducive or Unconducive to Well-Being?. Presented at the International Society for Child Indicators, Tartu, Estonia. (August 2019)
• DeCino, Daniel A., School Counselors' Experiences with Subpoena and Court . Presented at the ASCA: Revolutionary Ideas, Boston, MA. (June 29, 2019)
• DeCino, Daniel A., Molly, Strear, and Shipp Dunbar, Adria, A Call for Counselors from Diverse Student Voices in Postsecondary Spaces. Presented at the American Counseling Association, New Orleans, LA. (March 30, 2019)
• DeCino, Daniel A., and Seedorf, Steephen , Legal Preparedness in Education: An Exploration of Administrators' Perceptions . Presented at the Education Law Association, Cleveland, OH. (November 08, 2018)
• DeCino, Daniel A., Facing the Gavel: School counselors’ Experiences with Subpoena and Testifying in Court. Presented at the North Central Assocation for Cousnelor Education and Supervision, Cleveland, OH. (October 18, 2018)
• DeCino, Daniel A., Strear, Molly , and Van Velsor, Patricia, Implementing comprehensive school counseling programs through transformative leadership. Presented at the American Counseling Assocation (ACA), Atlanta, GA. (April 27, 2018)
• DeCino, Daniel A., and Strear, Molly, An Ecological Approach to Understanding the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies . Presented at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Chicago, IL. (October 07, 2017)
• DeCino, Daniel, and Strear, Molly, Making Space. Presented at the American School Cousneling Association Annual National Conference, Denver, Colorado. (July 06, 2017)
• DeCino, Daniel, and Strear, Molly M., Making Space: Social Justice Advocacy Through Intentional School Counseling Practice. Presented at the American Counseling Association, San Francisco. (March 16, 2017)