Dr. Dejanell Mittman

Dejanell “Daisy” Mittman is a licensed school counselor in North Carolina and National Board Certified School Counselor. She has worked as a professional school counselor in Title I elementary schools for nine years and served on her district's school counseling leadership team. She earned her Ph.D. in counselor education from North Carolina State University and her Masters of Science and Education Specialist degree in school counseling from the University of North Carolina Greensboro.

Dejanell has a keen interest in school family partnerships and has done much work in her most recent role as district Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Specialist to collaborate with families in support of student wellbeing. Her research interests include school counselor turnover and retention, effective field placement experiences for school counselors in training, and school counselor wellness.

She is a member of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, American School Counselor Association, North Carolina School Counselor Association, and American Counselor Association. 

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Title: Assistant Professor, Professional School Counseling
Department: Department of Counseling, Family Therapy, and Higher Education

Email address: Email me

Phone: (828) 262-6051

Office address
336 E
College of Education Building