| Expertise: - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Couple/Family Relationships
- Gender & Gender Identity
Additional Information:
Clinical Experience
• Family Therapist, Pre-Doctoral Internship, Family Institute of Pinole, Pinole, CA, 2004-2005.
• Family Therapist, Ph.D. Practicum II, Alameda Family Support Services (formerly Xanthos, Inc), Alameda, CA, 2002-2003.
• Outreach Coordinator & Contract LGBT Family Therapist, Alternative Family Institute (AFI), Psychological Services Center - CSPP/AIU, San Francisco and Oakland, California, 2001-2002.
• LGBT Family Therapist, Ph.D. Practicum I, AFI, 2000-2001
• Social Worker/Respite Care Coordinator, Family Support Services of the Bay Area, Oakland, CA, 2000-2001.
• Behavior Specialist/Unit Therapist, Boland 5 East & 4, Central State Hospital, Developmental Disabilities Division, Milledgeville, GA, 1998-1999.
• Activity Therapist-Day Treatment, Oconee Child & Adolescent Center, Sandersville, GA, 1997-1998.
• Victim Advocate, Crisis Intervention/Counseling, Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit Victim Assistance Program, Milledgeville, GA, Summer 1996.
• Crisis Response Team Member, Centennial Park Bombing, Olympic Crisis Response Team, Atlanta, GA, Summer 1996. Courses Taught
• Human Development: Lifespan development and the family, PhD Clinical Psychology Program, California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University, San Francisco Campus, Spring 2007
• Experimental Psychology, Psychology Department, Georgia College & State University, Winter 1997. Editor
Association of Family Therapists of Northern California Newsletter, 2007 Research
• The Experience of Transition for Lesbian Partners of Female to Male Transsexuals, a phenomenological dissertation, Alliant International University, California School of Professional Psychology, San Francisco, 2006.
• The Effect of Maternal Separation on Maternal Behavior and Subsequent Pup Performance on a Spatial Learning Task Across Reversals, Master Thesis, Georgia College & State University, 1999.
Publications and Presentations
• Mason, M. E. (2007). An Introduction to GLBT Family Studies [Extended Review of the book An Introduction to GLBT Family Studies]. The Family Psychologist: Bulletin of the Division of Family Psychology (43), 23(2), 31-32.
• Mason, M. E. (2007, March). The Experience of Transition for Lesbian Partners of FTMs. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology, San Francisco, CA.
• Mason, M. E. (2007, March). Questioning Identity: The Experience of Transition for Lesbian Partners of FTMs. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology, San Francisco, CA.
• Mason, M. E. (2007, March). The Experience of Transition for Lesbian Partners of FTMs. In V. J. Mitchell (Chair), FTMs in Context: With partners and parents, in culture, place and time. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology, San Francisco, CA. Guest Lecturer
• Phenomenological Research & Design: PSY 7014 PhD Research Cluster, Dr. Robert-Jay Green Instructor, PhD Clinical Psychology Program, AIU, CSPP San Francisco, Sept. 2006.
• Gender Issues & Transgender Identities: Implications in college administration: CCS 8820 Educational Psychology: Cross Cultural Identity Explorations, Dr. Ana Guisela Chupina, Professor, Ed.D., Higher Education (Community College Administration) Program, AIU, CSPP, November 2006.
• Transgender Clients & Treatment Issues: PSY 6121 Intercultural Awareness, Dr Jei Africa & Dr Ana Guisela Chupina Professors, PsyD Clinical Psychology Program, AIU, CSPP San Francisco Campus, Oct. 2006. Staff Trainings
• Adolescent Transgender Clients & Developmental Issues: TREVOR Hotline volunteers, SF Suicide Prevention, San Francisco, CA, Feb. 2003 & Feb. 2005.
• Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Parenting and Clinical Issues: Alameda Family Services (formerly Xanthos, Inc.), Alameda, CA, May 2003.
Public Speaking/Education
• Lesbian & Gay Parenting: Guest on Parent Talk with Phillip Rey aired on the Public TV station in Palo Alto, CA, March 26, 2002.
• Panel Discussion on LGBT’s Considering Parenthood: Held by the Alternative Family Institute & hosted at the Metropolitan Community Church of San Francisco, Sept. 21, 2001.
Professional Affiliations
• American Psychological Association
• California Psychological Association
• Association of Women in Psychology
• Association of Family Therapists of Northern California
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