• 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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• Waalkes, Phillip L., DeCino, Daniel, Somerville, Tiffany , Phelps-Pineda, Monica, Flynn, Stephen V., and LeBlanc, Joeseph. A Pragmatic Guide for Conducting Generic Qualitative Research in Counselor Education . (DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/ceas.12316 )
• DeCino, Daniel, Chesnut, Steven, Waalkes, Phillip , and Keen, Reed. Development and Initial Validation of the Counselor Self-Reflection Inventory for Counselors and Counselors-in-Training. Measurement and Evaluation in Couseling and Development, 2024. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/07481756.2024.2364587)
• DeCino, Daniel A., Waalkes, Phillip L., Jorgensen, Maribeth F., and Hardy, Adam. Developing a Philosophy of Gatekeeping Statement , 1-14. Journal of Counselor Leadership and Advocacy, 2024. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/2326716X.2024.2352482)
• 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. Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education, 2024.
• Jorgensen, Maribeth F., DeCino, Daniel A., 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 L., Alhiyari, Nour, Thompson, Jason, and DeCino, Daniel A.. 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 L., Jorgensen, Maribeth F., 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 L., 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 L., 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 A., Waalkes, Phillip L., 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 L., 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 L., DeCino, Daniel A., 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 L., DeCino, Daniel A., 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 L., DeCino, Daniel A., Jorgensen, Maribeth F., 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 T., 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 A.. Gatekeeping in the Field, 21-24. Vol. 64, Iss. 7 Counseling Today, 2022.
• DeCino, Daniel, Waalkes, Phillip L., 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 L., Woodruff, Emily, DeCino, Daniel A., 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 A.. 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 A., 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 A., 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 A., Waalkes, Phillip L., 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 A., and Waalkes, Phillip L.. 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 A., Waalkes, Phillip L., 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 A., 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 L., and DeCino, Daniel A.. Developing Authentic Problem Solving Skills in School Counselors-in-Training through Problem Based Learning. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 2019.
• Waalkes, Phillip L., DeCino, Daniel A., 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 A.. 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 A., Waalkes, Phillip L., and McKibben, W. Bradley . A Content Analysis of School Counselors’ Legal Experiences Through Self-Reflective Letter Writing. Journal of School Counseling, 2019.
• DeCino, Daniel A.. 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 A., Strear, Molly, and Van Velsor , Patricia . Transformative School Counselor Leadership: An Intrinsic Case Study. Professional School Counselor, 2018. (DOI: 10.1177/2156759X18808626)
• DeCino, Daniel A., Waalkes, Phillip A., 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 A., 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. A Content Analysis of 33 Years of ACES National Conferences. Counselor Education and Supervision.
• DeCino, Daniel A., Newland, Lisa A., Strouse, Gabrielle A., and Mourlam, Daniel J.. (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

• Waalkes, Phillip L., DeCino, Daniel A., and Mizutani, Yuima, A Content Analysis of Non-Traditional Dissertation Format Guidelines in Counselor Education. Presented at the North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (NCACES), Chicago, IL. (October 19, 2024)
• Waalkes, Phillip L., and DeCino, Daniel A., Counselor Educators' Experiences Using AI In their Teaching. Presented at the North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (NCACES), Chicago, IL. (October 18, 2024)
• DeCino, Daniel, and Waalkes, Phillip L., Let's talk about grades! An assessment of grades and grade inflation in counselor training programs. Presented at the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC), Pittsburgh, PA. (September 07, 2024)
• Waalkes, Phillip L., DeCino, Daniel A., Mizutaniw, Yuima , Khorana, Aisha, Moore, Meredith, and Ray, Ron , Strategies for relational and supportive research teams. Presented at the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC), Pittsburgh, PA. (September 06, 2024)
• DeCino, Daniel, and Strouse, Gabrielle, Lessons Learned: Ethical Considerations from Doing Research with Children and Navigating the IRB. Presented at the CBBRe Summer Symposium, University of South Dakota. (August 13, 2024)
• Waalkes, Phillip , Alhiyari, Nour , Thompson, Jason, and DeCino, Daniel, Problem Based Learning Strategies. Presented at the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), Kansas City, KA. (July 15, 2024)
• 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)