Kirsten N LamantiaKirsten LaMantia, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, MO. She graduated with a BFA in Acting from the Chicago College of Perfoming Arts at Roosevelt University in Chicago, IL, an MA in Community Counseling from Saint Xavier University in Chicago, IL, and a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Counseling from Idaho State University in Pocatello, ID. Her counseling expertise includes individual and group counseling for victims and child witnesses of domestic violence. She has presented nationally and internationally on topics such as feminist theory, LGBTQ+ populations, and multicultural competence within counselor education and counseling. Read More Read Less