Department of Counseling, Clinical & School Psychology

Office Number:
  Education 2111

Phone Number:
  (805) 893-4083

E-mail:
  education.ucsb.edu mbrown

Michael Brown

Professor, Ph.D. (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale)

Emphasis:
Counseling Psychology

Research Interests:
African-American career development; Cultural factors underlying psychological processes and measurement; Self-efficacy

Biography:
I am a professor in the Department of Counseling/ Clinical/School Psychology (CCSP) at the University of California - Santa Barbara (UCSB). I have published numerous articles and book chapters focusing on career and educational development. Also, I have conducted international, national, and regional presentations on the topics of achieving career success and the career development of African Americans and other ethnic and racial minorities. I am on the editorial board of the Journal of Vocational Behavior, the Journal of Career Assessment, and The Counseling Psychologist. My current research focuses on demonstrating empirical linkages among social structural variables, cultural variables, social cognitive variables, and career choice and decision-making processes and outcomes.

Recent Publications:
Brown, M. T., Yamini-Diouf, Y., & Ruiz de Esparza, C. Career interventions for racial or ethnic minority persons: A research agenda. In W. B. Walsh & M. Savickas (Eds.), Handbook of vocational psychology. Lawrence Erlbaum. 2005. [Book Chapter]

Brown, M. T. & Peterson, K. BOARS’ chair sets the record straight on the National Merit Scholarship Program. The Senate Source. 2005. [Newsletter Article]

Perry, D. A., Brown, M. T., & Sawrey, B. A. Rethinking the use of under-graduate admissions tests: The case of the University of California. In R. Zwick (Ed.) Rethinking the SAT: The Future of Standardized Testing in University Admissions. New York, NY: Routledge Falmer. 2004. [Book Chapter]

Brown, M. T. The career development influence of family of origin: Considerations of race/ethnic group membership and class. Counseling Psychologist, 32, 587-595. 2004. [Journal Article]

Brown, M. T. & Pinterits, J. Basic issues in the career counseling of African Americans. In W. B. Walsh, R. Bingham,M. T. Brown, C. M. Ward, & S. H. Osipow & C. Ward (Eds.), Career counseling for African Americans. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. 2001. [Book Chapter]