Michael Gerald Ph.D.
Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling
Assistant Professor | CRC Clinic Director

Contact Information
Office Location: SCCE 407Phone: 435-797-3478
Email: michael.gerald@usu.edu
Additional Information:
Educational Background
Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CMHC), Utah, 2020
Sex Offender Treatment Professional Level II, Iowa Board for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (IBTSA) Iowa, 2019
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Iowa, 2017
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC), 2012
Awards
Rehabilitation Counseling Faculty of the Year, 2023
Utah State University - Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling (SPERC)
- Koltz, J., Gerald, M.E, Landon, T., (2024). Supervision – The working phase.
- Koltz, J., , Gerald, M.E, (2024). Supervision – The working phase..
- Landon, T., Gerald, M.E, (2024). The process of clinical supervision..
- Gerald, M.E, (2023). Counseling and Mental Health..
- Landon, T., , Gerald, M.E, (2023). Ethical Service Provision to Justice Involved Clients. Corrections and Rehabilitation Counseling..
- , Gerald, M.E, (2023). Mental Illness, Substance Use, and Incarceration. Corrections and Rehabilitation Counseling..
- , Gerald, M.E, (2023). Technology..
- Landon, T., Manninen, M., Gerald, M.E, Ethical Care for Correctional Populations: Corrections and Rehabilitation.
- Gerald, M.E, (2021). Addictions Counseling..
- , , Gerald, M.E, (2015). What practitioners need to know about professional credentialing..
Publications | Book Chapters
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Phillips, B., Gerald, M.E, (2023). Predicting Membership in a Consolidated Association: If We Build It, Will They Come?.
- McKnight, M., , Landon, T., Phillips, B., , Gerald, M.E, (2023). Using the Theory of Planned Behavior to Understand Dispositional Gatekeeping Behaviors Among Rehabilitation Counselor Educators. .
- McKnight-Lizotte, M., Levine, A., Landon, T., Phillips, B., Sametz, R., Gerald, M.E, Richardson, T., (2023). Using the Theory of Planned Behavior to Understand Dispositional Gatekeeping Behaviors Among Rehabilitation Counselor Educators. Rehabilitation Counselors and Educators Journal, 12:2, doi: https://doi.org/10.52017/001c.73806
- McKnight, M., , Landon, T., Gerald, M.E, (2021). Mental Health Needs for Students Enrolled in Inclusive Postsecondary Education Programs..
- Lizotte, M., Dimond, E., Landon, T., Gerald, M.E, Reeves, S., (2021). Mental Health Needs for Students Enrolled in Inclusive Postsecondary Education Programs. Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education, 3:1, 1-18. doi: https://doi.org/10.13021/jipe.2021.2925
- Gerald, M.E, Estrada-Hernandez, N., Wadsworth, J., (2019). The Use of Single-Subject Design in Rehabilitation Counseling Research. REHABILITATION RESEARCH, POLICY, AND EDUCATION, 33:3, 168-179. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/2168-6653.33.3.168
- Gerald, M.E, (2019). The use of single-subject design in rehabilitation counseling research..
Professional Journal
- Landon, T.J, Hunsaker, J., Gerald, M.E, Poe, M., Serving Refugees and Other Displaced Persons with Disabilities. Journal of Humanistic Counseling
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Other
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Teaching
REH 7340 - College Teaching Internship, Fall 2025
REH 6170 - Counseling Internship I, Fall 2025
REH 6170 - Counseling Internship I, Fall 2025
REH 6170 - Counseling Internship I, Fall 2025
REH 6560 - Special Topics in Rehabilitation, Fall 2025
REH 7820 - Special Topics in Rehabilitation Counseling, Fall 2025
REH 6200 - Theories of Counseling, Fall 2025
REH 6250 - Group Counseling, Summer 2025
REH 6220 - Multicultural Aspects of Counseling, Summer 2025
REH 6175 - Counseling Internship II, Spring 2025
REH 6175 - Counseling Internship II, Spring 2025
REH 6210 - Mental Health Assessment, Spring 2025
REH 6170 - Counseling Internship I, Fall 2024
REH 6170 - Counseling Internship I, Fall 2024
REH 6200 - Theories of Counseling, Fall 2024
REH 6250 - Group Counseling, Summer 2024
REH 6220 - Multicultural Aspects of Counseling, Summer 2024
REH 6175 - Counseling Internship II, Spring 2024
REH 6560 - Special Topics in Rehabilitation, Spring 2024
REH 7790 - Theoretical Foundations of Counseling, Spring 2024
REH 6170 - Counseling Internship I, Fall 2023
REH 6560 - Special Topics in Rehabilitation, Fall 2023
REH 6200 - Theories of Counseling, Fall 2023
REH 6250 - Group Counseling, Summer 2023
REH 6250 - Group Counseling, Summer 2023
REH 6220 - Perspectives on Disability, Culture, Diversity and Social Justice in Counseling, Summer 2023
, Spring 2023
REH 6175 - Counseling Internship II, Spring 2023
REH 6175 - Counseling Internship II, Spring 2023
REH 6210 - Mental Health Assessment, Spring 2023
REH 6210 - Mental Health Assessment, Spring 2023
REH 6170 - Counseling Internship I, Fall 2022
REH 6230 - Introduction to Research in Rehabilitation Counseling, Fall 2022
REH 6250 - Group Counseling, Summer 2022
REH 6175 - Counseling Internship II, Spring 2022
REH, SPED 1010 - Disability and Society, Spring 2022
REH 6210 - Mental Health Assessment, Spring 2022
REH 6560 - Special Topics in Rehabilitation, Spring 2022
REH 6170 - Counseling Internship I, Fall 2021
REH 6230 - Introduction to Research in Rehabilitation Counseling, Fall 2021
REH 6560 - Special Topics in Rehabilitation, Fall 2021
REH 6250 - Group Counseling, Summer 2021
REH 6175, 6560 - Counseling Internship II, Spring 2021
REH 6210 - Mental Health Assessment, Spring 2021
REH 6130 - Rehabilitation Counseling Skill Development, Spring 2021
REH 6170 - Internship 1, Fall 2020