Education
- Ph.D., The University of Virginia, Counselor Education, 2000
- M.A., Rider University, Counseling Services, 1995
- B.A., Rider College, Psychology, 1992
Presentations
International Conferences- Ellis, Cyrus M. (January 2005). Counseling skills and its use in medical facilities. Paper presented to the Royal Family’s Ministry of Health, Chitwan, Nepal.
- Ellis, Cyrus M. (January 2003). Urban Athletics’ health, education and sports program. Paper presented at the 1st Annual International Education Conference, Honolulu, HI.
Professional Learning Institutes- Ellis, Cyrus M. (April 2008). Learning In the Home and at the School House: Explicit and Implicit Learning from the Living Room to the Classroom. All day Learning Institute for The White Privilege Conference, Springfield, Massachusetts.
- Ellis, Cyrus M. (March 2008). Time to roll up our sleeves: Introducing the A-P-C Approach to address issues in economically challenged communities. Eight-hour Pre-convention Learning Institute for the American Counseling Association’s National Conference, Honolulu, HI.
- Ellis, Cyrus M. and Snow, T.K. (March 2005). Putting race on the table: Assisting Counselors address race. Eight-hour pre-convention Learning Institute for the American Counseling Association’s World Convention, Atlanta, GA.
- Ellis, Cyrus M. (March 2003). Counselor Education Training: The Three-Bracket Approach. Three-hour Pre-convention Learning Institute for the American Counseling Association’s World Convention, Anaheim, CA.
National Conferences- Ellis, Cyrus M. (October 2005). Social justice and advocacy. Panel presentation at the Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors National Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
- Coker, A., Ellis, C., Bryant, R., Holcomb-McCoy, C., Bradley, C., Rush, L.C., and Butler, K. (March 2005). A Roundtable discussion on HIV/AIDS and the African-American Community: How can counseling be used address the Issue? Panel presentation at The American Counseling Association’s National Conference, Atlanta, GA.
- Ellis, Cyrus M. (March 2004). Children, Risky Behavior & HIV: School and Community Counselors Collaborating to Make a Difference. Convention Education Session for the American Counseling Association’s National Conference, Kansas City, MS.
Publications
- Ellis, Cyrus M. and Carlson, J. (Eds) (2008). Cross-cultural awareness and social justice in counseling. New York: Routledge Press.
- Ellis, Cyrus M. and Carlson, J. (2008). The next step. In Cyrus Marcellus Ellis and Jon Carlson’s (Ed’s) Cross-Cultural Awareness and Social Justice in Counseling. New York, NY: Routledge Press.
- Ellis, Cyrus Marcellus (2008). It’s all gumbo to me: Examining our world through the metaphor of gumbo: SE. Springfield, MA: LULU Press.
- Ellis, Cyrus Marcellus (2008). Its all gumbo to me: Examining our world through the metaphor of gumbo. Springfield, MA: Cyrus Marcellus Ellis.
- Akos, P. and Ellis, C.M. (2008). Racial Identity Development in Middle School: A Case for School Counselor Individual and Systemic Intervention. Journal of Counseling and Development, pp. 26-33.
- Carlson, J. and Ellis, Cyrus M. (2008). Relapse prevention strategies in couples therapy. In Leon VandeCreek and Jeffery B. Allen’s (Ed’s) Innovations in Clinical Practice: Focus on Group, Couples, and Family Therapy (pp.71-78). Tallahassee, Florida: Professional Resource Press.
- Carlson, J. and Ellis, C. (2007). Treatment agreement and relapse prevention strategies in couple and family therapy. In Carlson and Lewis’ (Ed’s) Family Counseling: Strategies and Issues 2nd Ed (pp. 51-60 ). Denver, Colorado: Love Publishing.
- Carlson, J. and Ellis, C.M. (2004). Treatment agreement and relapse prevention strategies in couple and family therapy. The Family Journal, 12, 352-357.
- Ellis, Cyrus Marcellus (2004). Putting race on the table: Counselors addressing race. Journal of Human Growth and Development, 37, 1-10.
- Ellis, Cyrus M. (June 2004). Wellness through defeating nihilism. Conference Proceedings 10th annual International Counseling Conference, Anchorage, Alaska.
- Ellis, Cyrus M. (2004). I Shall Not Be Moved: Teaching race in a multiethnic classroom. In Darrell Cleveland’s (Ed) Broken Silence: Conversations about Race by African-American Faculty and Students On the Journey to the Professorate (pp. 153-157). New York: Wadsworth Publishing.
- Ellis, Cyrus M. (2004). Conducting a Structured Observation. In Bradley Erford’s The Professional school counselor’s handbook (pp. 467-474). Austin, Texas: Pro-Ed Publishing.
- Ellis, Cyrus M. (2004). Helping students with HIV and other health problems. In Bradley Erford’s The Professional school counselor’s handbook (pp. 673-680). Austin, Texas: Pro-Ed Publishing.
- Ellis, Cyrus M. (2004). Book Review: Fighting for your African American Marriage. The Family Journal, 12, 101-102.
Research
- Ellis, Cyrus Marcellus (In Progress). Self-concept and Career Development through Donald Super’s Life-Span Theory. In Bradley Erford (Ed) American Counseling Association Encyclopedia. Alexandria, Virginia: ACA Press.
- Ellis, Cyrus M. (In Progress). Na’im Akbar: An Answer to the Prayers Lifted Up from The Middle Passage. Biographical Chapter submitted to the African American National Biography & New York Historical Society, W.E.B. DuBois Institute, Harvard University.
- Starkey, D and Ellis, Cyrus M. (In press, 2006). Counseling and the Counseling Process. In Bradley Erford’s (Ed) Introduction to Counseling. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.: Merrill Prentice Hall.
- Ellis, Cyrus M. (In Press, 2006). Conducting a Structured Observation. In Bradley Erford’s (Ed) The Professional school counselor’s handbook (2nd Ed). New York: Longman Press.
- Ellis, Cyrus M. (In Press,2006). Helping students with HIV and other health problems. In Bradley Erford’s (Ed) The Professional school counselor’s handbook (2nd Ed). New York: Longman Press.
Professional Memberships
- American Counseling Association (ACA), Professional Member
- Human Rights Committee Co-Chair (July 2005-present)
- Bylaws and Policy Committee, Committee member (2003-2005)
- ACA Task Force on Positions and Policies (2004-2005)
- Journal of Counseling and Development’s Editorial Board, Member (2004-2007)
- Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors, Member
- Illinois Counseling Association, Professional Member
- Illinois Association for Multicultural Counseling, Past President
- Illinois Counseling Association Journal, Editorial Board Member
- Human Rights Committee, Chair
- Public Policy Committee, Member
- Illinois Counselors for Social Justice, Member
- CHI SIGMA IOTA – International Honor Society
Honors
- Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, Governors State University, 2006
- The 'OHANA Award from the American Counseling Association's Division Counselors for Social Justice, 2004
- The William H. Van Hoose Memorial Award, The Curry School of Education Foundation and the University of Virginia, 1999
- The Lincoln Scott Walter Award in Counseling Services, College of Behavior and Human Services, Rider University, 1996
- Rookie of the Year, The University of Tennessee at Martin, 2001
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