Terra Hall Ph.D.

Assistant Professor & Field Placement Coordinator
Counseling & Human Services | School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Education

  • Ph.D., Student Affairs; University of Maryland, College Park
  • M.S.Ed., Psychological Services; University of Pennsylvania
  • B.S., Psychology; Howard University

Professional Experience

  • Associate Dean of Student Affairs & Adjunct Faculty; Pepperdine University
  • Director, Student Support; Stevenson University
  • Educational Specialist; Howard University (Student Support Services)
  • Counselor; Coppin State University

Research

  • College Students and Church Membership
  • Spirituality and College Students
  • Practitioner Well-Being

Publications

  • Suresh, M. S., Hall, T. N., Wagnon, J. D., Sperling, J., Campos, R., Wakio, S., & Virgüez, E. (2024). Reframing international students’ success: Emphasizing institutional responsibility for international student wellbeing and belongingness. In edited volume of Supporting College Students of Immigrant Origin: New Insights from Research, Policy, and Practice. Cambridge University Press.
  • Hall, T. N., & Massie-Burrell, T. (2024). More than colleagues: Disrupting anti-Blackness and promoting wellbeing through Black Women’s workplace friendships. Journal of Education Human Resources, 43(1), 202-222.
  • Hall, T. N. (2024). “I get to make my own decisions”: Understanding Black Christian students’ spiritual development journeys. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000576
  • Hall, T. N., & Park, J. J. (2024). “Plant my feet on higher ground”: Understanding how Black megachurches create a college-going culture. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. 17(1), 68-80. https://doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000390
  • Griffin, K., Stone, J., Dissassa, D., Hall, T., & Hixson, A. (2022). Surviving or flourishing: How relationships with principal investigators influence science graduate students’ wellness. Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education. https://doi.org/10.1108/SGPE-12-2021-0085

Teaching

  • CHS 105 Introduction to Human Services & Social Policy
  • CHS 250 Topics: Social Justice
  • CHS 380 Internship Seminar
  • CHS 441 Practicum Seminar

Highlights

  • 2023 NASPA Alice Manicur Institute, Cohort Member
  • 2022 ACPA Marylu K. McEwen Dissertation of the Year Award (Finalist)
  • 2020-2021 College of Education Graduate Student Fellowship Award, University of Maryland, College Park
  • 2019 NASPA Ujima Institute, Inaugural Cohort Member
  • 2017 Building Community Award, Stevenson University

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