Krista Malott, PhD, LPC

Counselor Educator

She/her/hers

krista.malott@villanova.edu

Department of Education and

Counseling

Villanova University

800 Lancaster Avenue

Villanova, PA, 19085

Krista Malott, PhD, LPC (she/her/hers) is a professor at Villanova University. She began her career as a school counselor, with a focus on bilingual (Spanish-English) counseling and advocacy and equity efforts in the school settings. Since that time, she has worked in various counseling and educational settings, with an emphasis on culturally humble cross-cultural counseling practices. In her current role as a counselor educator at Villanova University, she trains master-level school and community counselors, as well as oversees and teaches in a Minor in Counseling program. Her current teaching and scholarship emphasizes decolonizing and antiracist instructional and mental health practices.

SCHOLARSHIP

RECENT SCHOLARSHIP

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

Malott, K. M., Wahesh, E., Paone, T., & Haley, A. S. (2025). "I feel as though I would not be able to empathize": Intersectionality and counselor intergroup anxiety. Teaching and Supervision in Counseling, 7(1), 14-27.

Marco-Bujosa, L., Malott, K. M., & Baker, L. (2024). "Why am I here?": A phenomenological exploration of first-

generation college student experiences in STEM majors within a PWI. Journal of Science in Teaching, 61(4), .

Sheely-Moore, A., Cardaciotto, L., Malott, K. M., & Krell, M. M., Flores, C. A. (2024). Is warmer better? Examining graduate

student responses to syllabus tone. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 18(3), 1-3. Retrieved from

https://research.library.kutztown.edu/jcps/vol18/iss3/7

Smith-Yliniemi, J., Malott, K. M., Riegert, J., & Branco, S. F. (2024). Utilizing collective wisdom: Ceremony-

assisted treatment for Native and non-Native clients. The Professional Counselor, 13(4), 448-461.

https://tpcjournal.nbcc.org/volume-13-issue-4-articles/

Barraclough, S., Malott, K. M., Ahuriri-Driscoll, A. (2023). Broaching client identities: Integrating a critical

consciousness lens in counseling practice. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 46(1), 149-170..

Havlik, S., Malott, K. M., Wheatcroft, J., & Salas, S. (2023). "It was hard to prepare without knowing what I

was preparing for": Latine youth experiences of a first-generation college-going group. Professional School

Counseling, 27(1a), 1-11.

Yee, T., Tsai, Y. Y., Bello, C. T., Malott, K. M. (2023). International counselor educators' lived experience navigating through

the job search and immigration process. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 45, 728-744.

Malott, K. M., Barraclough, S., & Yee, T. (2023). Overcoming barriers to social justice learning in multicultural

counselor education. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling. Retrieve from https://rdcu.be/c7lGS

Malott, K. M., Yee, T., & Barraclough, S. (2023). Towards decolonizing diagnosis: A critical review and suggested alternatives.

International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling. Retrieve from https://rdcu.be/c3o3O

Malott, K. M., Wahesh, E., Moreton, A., & Crawford, E. (2023). Reducing intergroup anxiety: Applying

an imagined contact intervention with counselors-in-training. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and

Development, 51(1), 44-57.

Havlik, S., Malott, K. M., Gamerman, S., Okonya, P. (2022). Working across differences while online: Examination

of an adolescent telebehavioral health intervention. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling.

Stein, E., Malott, K., & Febus, M. (2022). "Too high of a cost to pay": A critical examination of the privilege walk as a

counselor training tool. Journal of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association, 22(1), 18-30.

Malott, K. M., Gosai, S., Khan, Z., Precourt, K., Gamerman, T., & Waldman, G. (2022). "Don't be shy to ask for help":

Group work with urban, Black, first-generation college students. Multicultural Perspectives, 24(4), 192-203.

Malott, K. M., Paone, T. R., Shannon, J., & Barr, J. J. (2022). From awareness to commitment and action:

A longitudinal study of a race-based counseling course. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development,

50(1), 35-43.

Malott, K. M., Schaefle, S., Paone, T. R., Cates, J., & Haizlip, B. (2021). Strategies used by Whites to address

their racism: Implications for autonomous White racial identities. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development,

49(3), 137-151.

Malott, K. M., Havlik, S., Gosai, S., & Diaz Davila, J.(2020). A group intervention for prospective first-generation

college students: Application with an urban, African American population. Professional School Counseling, 24(1), 1-12.

Havlik, S., Malott, K. M., Diaz Davila, J., Stanislaus, D., & Stiglianese, S. (2020). Small groups and first-generation

college goers: An intervention with African American high school seniors. Invited for special 2020 issue in the

Journal for Specialists in Groupwork, 45(1), 22-39.

Malott, K. M., Havlik, S., Gosai, S., Diaz Davila, J., & Steen, S. (2020). College readiness and first-generation college goers:

Group impacts with students from an urban, predominantly African-American population. Journal of Child and

Adolescent Counseling, 5(3), 256-274.

Paone, T. R., Malott, K.M., Pulliam, N., & Shannon, J. (2019). Experiences of counselor students of color in the classroom:

A qualitative study. Race Ethnicity and Education, 24(6), 820-826.

Pulliam, N., Paone, T. R., Malott, K. M., & Shannon, J. (2019). The experiences of students of color at a predominantly

White institution (PWI): Implications for counselor training. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development,

47, 239-255.

Havlik, S., Malott, K. M., Yee, T., DeRosato, M., & Crawford, E. (2019). School counselor training in professional

advocacy: The role of the counselor educator. Journal of Counselor Leadership and Advocacy, 6(1), 71-85.

Malott, K. M., Wahesh, E., & Crawford, E. (2019). Anxieties toward outgroup members: Use of an (elaborate)

imagined contact intervention with undergraduate students. Innovative Higher Education, 44(2),

133-147.

Malott, K. M., Schaefle, S., Paone, T. R., & Cates, J. (2019). Challenges and coping mechanisms of Whites

committed to antiracism. Journal of Counseling & Development, 97, 86-97.

Schmidt, C., Havlik, S., Malott, K. (2018). Undergraduate minor in counseling program: Design, implementation,

and reflection. The Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 11. Retrieved from

https://repository.wcsu.edu/jcps/vol11/iss1/1

Paone, T. R., Malott, K. M., Pulliam, N., & Gao, J. (2018). Use of photovoice in processing race-based topics in a

multicultural counseling course. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 13(1), 92-105.

Havlik, S., Pulliam, N., Malott, K. M., & Steen, S. (2017). Strengths and struggles of first-generation college students

persisting at one predominantly White institution. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory &

Practice, 21(1), 118-140.

Books

Havlik, S., & Malott, K. M. (2024). Skill building for postsecondary success. American Counseling Association.

Malott, K. M., & Paone, T. R. (2016). Group activities for Latino/a youth: Strengthening identities and resiliencies

through counseling. Routledge.

Book Chapters

Paone, T. R., & Malott, K. M. (in press). Unveiling dominant culture. In H. Peters and M. Luke (Eds.), Interventions for anti-oppressive

clinical supervision: Navigating critical praxis. Routledge.

Malott, K. M. (2018). Counseling Whites of European descent. In C. Lee (Ed.), Multicultural Issues in Counseling:

New Approaches to Diversity (5th ed., pp. 97-110). American Counseling Association.

Malott, K. M. (2017). Social justice. In Hamlet, H. (Ed.), School Counseling Practicum and Internship: 30 Essential Lessons

(pp. 69-85). Sage.

Featured on NewstalkZB National Public Radio, New Zealand (August 12, 2019, 8:00am). Erskine Fellow gives talk on antiracism. https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-demand/week-on-demand/christchurch

Research that Resonates Podcast Series, Villanova University (August 2019). Episode 3: Strengths and Struggles: First-gen Students Persist. https://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/artsci/newsevents/podcast.html

Online News Item (July 20, 2019). Counseling professor earns fellowship to enhance curriculum at New Zealand University. https://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/artsci/graduate/newsevents/RecentNews/071819.html

Featured on KYW NewsRadio (May 25, 2018). First Gen college Students. Online text version and audio versions. (https://kywnewsradio.radio.com/articles/first-generation-college-students-face-added-challenge)

Featured on WHYY Public Radio, Morning Edition (August 30, 2018). Villanova researchers help first-gen students trailblaze into freshman year. (https://whyy.org/articles/villanova-researchers-help-first-gen-students-trailblaze-into-freshman-year/)

Featured in MONTCO.Today (September 18, 2018). Villanova University researchers study ways to help first-generation college students. (https://montco.today/2018/09/villanova-university-researchers-study-ways-to-help-first-generation-college-students/)

MEDIA COVERAGE

EDUCATION

MEDIA

EDUCATION

2002-2005

Doctoral Degree

Ph.D., Counselor Education and Supervision

University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO

Emphasis: Marriage and Family Therapy Minor: Statistics

CACREP accredited program

Dissertation: Ethnic self-labeling in the Latina population

1993-1995

Master's Degree

M.A., Psychological and Educational Counseling

Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

Emphasis: School Counseling

CACREP accredited program

1988-1992

Bachelor's Degree

B.A., English Literature

Michigan State University, Lansing, MI

Emphasis: Psychology

TEACHING

08/05-Present Full Professor, Villanova University

Department of Education and Counseling, Villanova, PA

Undergraduate-Level Courses Instructed:

COM 5300 Intergroup Dialogue: Race
COM 5300 Intergroup Dialogue: White Racial Identity
COU 3400 Culturally Competent Counseling
COU 3100 Group Counseling
COU 2000 Introduction to Counseling
HS 3000 Lab in Communication Skills

Graduate-level Courses Instructed:

CHR 7150 Exploring Whiteness
CHR 8860 Counseling Diverse Populations

CHR 8655 Lab in Group Dynamics
CHR 8605 Counseling Skills
CHR 8681 Practicum in School Counseling
CHR 8690 Internship, Secondary School Counseling
CHR 8685 Lifestyle & Career Development
CHR 8682 Practicum in Community Counseling
CHR 8857 Adolescent Counseling

Course Co-Designed:

EDC 520, Race and Ethnicity: Group Experience. Master-level experiential counseling course addressing race, racial identity development (RID), and the impact of Whiteness upon individuals and social structures. Monmouth University, Monmouth, NJ.

07/19-08/19 Visiting Fellow, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

Six-week residency sponsored by an Erskine Fellowship
Course instructor, COUN 678 Group Work: Process and Practice
Co-designed and co-instructed course, COUN 672 Counselling Supervision and Reflective Practice
Scholarly assessment of infusion of critical consciousness and social justice content across courses

02/16-03/16 Visiting Scholar, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

Presented lecture, Whiteness and Mental Health Counseling, School of Health Sciences, University of Canterbury
Facilitated training, Microaggressions, local branch of the New Zealand Counseling Association
Consulted, Master-level Research Course

Variable Dates Instructor: Department of Psychology, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Central America

Instructed undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral-level courses: Basic Counseling Skills; Family Therapy; Counseling Theories; Seminar in Teaching
Consulted with faculty members regarding curricular, programmatic, and clinic development
Dates include: 08/04-12/04; 07/07-07/07; 07/09-08/09; 09/16-10/16

08/01-05/04 Career Instructor and Counselor, Career Services, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO

Instructed two undergraduate courses per semester addressing career theory, selection, and employment trends

SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES

SOCIA JUSTICE

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

02/18-5/18 School of the Future, Philadelphia Public Schools, Philadelphia, PA

Co-design and facilitation of group sessions for first-generation college goers, ages 17-18.

06/12-2017 Canaan Family Life Service Project, Philadelphia, PA

Provided group and individual counseling services to clients, summers, 2012/2013/2016

04/05-07/05 Women’s Domestic Violence Bilingual Advocate, Crossroads Safehouse, Fort Collins, CO

01/04-05/04 Therapist/Clinical Assistant, Psychological Services Clinic, University Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO

05/03-04/04 Bilingual Group Therapist, Island Grove Addiction Treatment Center

Group counseling with clients convicted of drug and alcohol or domestic abuse offense, Greeley, CO

08/01-07/04 Career Counselor, Career Services, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO

05/02-08/02 Counseling Intern, Escuela Panama (K-12 school) and Carcel de las Mujeres (womens’ prison),

Cuenca, Ecuador, South America

08/00-05/01 School Counselor, Erie Middle-Senior High School (grades 6-12). Erie, CO

08/96-06/99 School Counselor, Heritage Middle School (grades 6-8), Longmont, CO

08/95-06/96 School Counselor, West Lincoln High School (grades 9-12), Lincolnton, NC

RECENT SOCIAL JUSTICE-AFFILIATED TRAININGS

08/23 Co-Presenter, Addressing Whiteness in Counselor Education. Sponsored by The Counseling Roundtable. Virtual.

08/23 Co-Organizer, Decolonizing Helping: A Symposium. Canterbury University, Christchurch, NZ.

02/23 Presenter, Supporting our First Generation College Goers in VSB. Villanova School of Business. Faculty and staff training, Villanova University, Villanova, PA.

01/23 Presenter, Supporting Villanova First-Generation College Goers. Villanova Freedom School Day Session (open to student, staff, faculty, and the public). Villanova University, Villanova, PA.

01/23 Presenter, Addressing Microaggressions in Campus Housing. Training for resident hall assistants, Villanova University, Villanova, PA.

10/22 Co-Presenter, Decolonize Your Syllabus: A Counselor-Educator Workshop. Sponsored by the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. Virtual.

09/22 Co-Organizer, Co-Presenter, Supporting our First Generation College Goers at Villanova University. Training for faculty, staff, and administration, Villanova University, Villanova, PA.

03/22 Co-Organizer, Co-Presenter, Supporting our First Generation College Goers in VSB. Villanova School of Business Peer Tutor, Peer Advisor, and Ambassador Programs, Villanova University, Villanova, PA.

02/22 Co-Organizer, Picture This: A Documentary Showing and Panel Discussion on Bias and STEM. Event organizer, Villanova University, Villanova, PA.

1/22 Presenter, Advising First Generation College Goers who are Academically at Risk. Villanova University Office for Undergraduate Students, Retention Services, Villanova University, Villanova, PA.

09/21 Co-Presenter, Practical Strategies for Inclusive Teaching Across the Counselor Education Curriculum. American Counseling Association.

09/21 Co-Facilitator, First Generation College Goers and Career Services. Villanova University Career Services.

06/21 Event Organizer and Co-Facilitator, Whiteness and Counseling: Examining the Invisible. Council for Relationships.

02/21 Event organizer, First Gen and STEM: Supporting our First Generation College Goers in the Sciences. Villanova University, Villanova, PA.

12/20 Co-Facilitator, Decolonizing your Syllabus: A Counselor Education Workshop, co-facilitated with Dr. Christian Chan, online workshop, sponsored by the North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (NARACES).

11/20 Facilitator, Supporting First-Generation College Going Nursing Students, faculty, advisor, and staff training, College of Nursing, Villanova University, Villanova, PA.

10/20 Facilitator, Supporting First-Generation College Goers, faculty, advisor, and staff training, sponsored by the Office of Retention, Villanova University, Villanova, PA.

08/20 Co-Facilitator, Constructing an Antiracist Syllabi, Villanova University. Trainings offered to faculty members at Villanova university.

02/20 Facilitator, Addressing Microaggressions in the Classroom, Department of Education and Counseling, Villanova University, Villanova, PA.

02/20 Co-Facilitator, How to Talk to your Kids about Race and Racism, Chesnutwold Elementary School, Ardmore, PA.

01/20 Addressing Microaggressions in the College Setting, Freedom School Day session with students, faculty, and staff, Villanova University, Villanova, PA.

01/20 Co-Facilitator, Supporting First-Generation College Goers, College of Engineering, Villanova University, Villanova, PA.

12/19 Facilitator, Advising Non-Traditional First-Generation College Goers, Villanova University, College of Professional Studies, Villanova, PA.

11/19 Facilitator, Supporting First-Generation College Goers, Villanova University First-Generation Week, Multiple Faculty and Advisor Trainings, Sponsored by Villanova University Retention Committee, Villanova, PA.

11/19 Co-Facilitator, Talking to Your Kids about Race and Racism, Villanova University Parenting Collective, Villanova University, Villanova, PA.

09/19 Co-Facilitator, Webinar: Supporting First-Generation College Students, Train the Trainers, Sponsored by Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development (PHENND).

08/19 Presenter, White Supremacy in Helping Professions, talk given to community and University members, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ.

08/19 Facilitator, Approaching Community Health Efforts from a Stance of Cultural Humility, Course: HLTH469: Health in the Community, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ.

06/19 Event Facilitator, Whites Fighting Racism, for the activist group, Havertown-Area Community Action Network, Havertown, PA.

05/19 Co-Facilitator, Supporting First-Generation College Students, VITAL Teaching and Learning Conference, Regionally attended by University staff and faculty members, Villanova University, Villanova, PA.

04/19 Co-Facilitator, Outcomes of a First-Generation College Student Intervention, Brown Bag Luncheon, Department of Education and Counseling, Villanova University, Villanova, PA.

02/19 Event Facilitator, Thriving as a First-Generation College Student, Villanova University, Villanova, PA.

08/18 Guest Lecture, Supporting First-Generation College Students, New Faculty Orientation, Villanova University, Villanova, PA.

08/18 Guest Lecture, Supporting First-Generation College Students, Center for Access Success and Achievement (CASA), Villanova University, Villanova, PA.

03/18 Regional Workshop Organizer, Preparing our Students for Changing the World: An

Equity Train-the-Trainer’s Workshop. Regionally attended by University faculty members, Villanova University, Villanova, PA.

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Southeastern PA Educators of Color Network (SPECN), Co-development and implementation of a supportive organization for PA (regional) educators of color.

(2018 to 2022)

Racial Justice Action Group, Havertown Community Action Network (H-CAN), Havertown, PA:

Co-facilitator, Grassroots group focused upon community racial justice initiatives.

(2016 to 2023)

First-Generation Counseling Groups, Designed and supervised psychoeducational counseling groups with first-generation college goers. Multiple Philadelphia settings (School of the Future, Philadelphia Public School System, Philadelphia, PA; Currently Trending Philadelphia After School Program; CCATE of Norristown).

(2018 to Current)

Canaan Family Life Service Project, Philadelphia, PA:
Established and managed a collaborative program with the Canaan Family Life Center, whereby master-level counseling students provided individual and group counseling services to women who are returning citizens (persons transitioning out of prison).
(2012 to 2018)

Department of Education and Philadelphia School Collaboration. Overbrook High School, Philadelphia, PA:
Service project. Supervised master-level counseling students who provided individual and group counseling to youth in an urban school setting.
(2007 to 2009)

Counselor-Law Collaboration, Villanova University, Villanova, PA:
Established and managed a collaborative program with the Villanova Law School Clinics, whereby master-level counseling students provided clinical and advocacy services for asylum seekers, migrant workers, and clientele experiencing poverty.
(2006 to 2011)

MULTICULTURAL