School of Education

Education

• Ph.D. in Education with a Concentration in Counselor Education, University of Central Florida
• M.A. in Counselor Education, University of Central Florida
• Graduate Certificate in Career Counseling, University of Central Florida
• B.A. in Psychology, Florida International University
  
  

Research interests

School counseling, counselor education and supervision, and professional well-being

Career highlights

• Recipient of the Research in Counselor Education & Supervision Award from the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision 2025
• Recipient of the Outstanding Chapter Faculty Advisor Award from the Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Academic & Professional Honor Society International in 2023
• Recipient of the Best Practices Research - Faculty Award from the American Counseling Association in 2020
• Recipient of the Patricia B. Elmore Award for Outstanding Research in Measurement and Evaluation from the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling in 2019
• Recipient of the Locke-Paisley Outstanding Mentoring Award from the Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision in 2018
  
  

Recent publications

• Mullen, P. R., Lambie, G. W., Poandl, M. M., Frawley, C., & Burgin, E. (2025). Analysis of the Counseling Competency Scale-Revised using trainees’ self-assessment. Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation, 16(1), 24–38. https://doi.org/10.1080/21501378.2024.2404845
• Silverio, N., Gutierrez, D., & Mullen, P. R. (2025). The development of the Confianza Scale - Spanish: A culturally responsive tool for Latine relationship building. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 47, 233-252. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-024-09585-w  
• Mullen, P. R., Sperandio, K. R., Dukes, A., Niles, J., & Fears, A. (2024). Development and testing of the Frequency of Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling Scale. Counseling & Values, 69(3), 302-325. https://doi.org/10.1163/2161007x-bja10022
• Kitching, E., Mullen, P. R., Chae, N., & Backer, A. (2024). School counselors’ experiences of induction and mentoring. Professional School Counseling, 28(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X241290492
• Mullen, P. R., Backer, A., Niles, J.K., & Chae, N. (2023). Preparing school counseling trainees in professional legislative advocacy. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 23 (1), 59-71 https://doi.org/10.14434/josotl.v23i1.33257
• Mullen, P. R., Niles, J. K., Hinchey, K., Leger, R., & Dorais, S. (2023). An examination of school counselors’ career-sustaining behaviors and its relationship to burnout and job Satisfaction. Journal of Professional Counseling: Practice, Theory, and Research, 50(1), 18-32. https://doi.org/10.1080/15566382.2023.2180612
• Mullen, P. R., Niles, J.K., Dukes, A., & Spargo, A. (2022). An examination of the GPS for SUCCESS program. Preventing School Failure. 66(3), 238-246. https://doi.org/10.1080/1045988X.2022.2048627
• Chae, N., Backer, A., Mullen, P. R., & Cakmak, Z. (2022). School counselors as critical consumers of research: Quality indicators for evaluating quantitative research. Professional School Counseling, 26(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F2156759X221086748
• Mullen, P. R., Chae, N., Backer, A., & Niles, J. K. (2021). School counselor burnout, job stress, and job satisfaction by student caseload. NASSP Bulletin, 105(1), 25-42. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192636521999828
• Mullen, P. R., Fox, J., Goshorn, J. R., & Warraich, L. K. (2021). Crowdsourcing for online samples in counseling research. Journal of Counseling & Development, 99(2), 221-226. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12369
  
  

Bio

Dr. Patrick R. Mullen is a professor and chair in the Department of Counseling and Special Education. He teaches a variety of courses with a focus on counselor education and supervision and school counseling. Dr. Mullen draws inspiration for his work from his experiences as a school counselor, in alternative education programs, and as a faculty member. He holds a Pupil Personnel Services License in School Counseling from the Virginia Department of Education. Dr. Mullen is also a National Certified Counselor, a National Certified School Counselor, and an Approved Clinical Supervisor. He presents at state, regional, and national conferences in counseling and education, and publishes articles in scholarly journals. Furthermore, he serves on the editorial boards of Counselor Education and Supervision, Journal of Counseling and Development, and Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development. He is also an Associate Editor for Counseling and Values.

Curriculum Vitae