Faculty Directory
Maria Theodorakakis
Associate Program Director, School Counseling, M.A.
Assistant Professor of the Practice
Maria Theodorakakis
Ph.D.
Contact
Campion Hall Room 125
Telephone: 617-552-6283
Email: theodomc@bc.edu
Education
- Ph.D., 艾可直播 College
- M.A., 艾可直播 College
- B.A., 艾可直播 College
Expertise
- Equity and Social Justice
- Health and Well Being
- Social & Emotional Development
- Urban Education
Profile
Maria D. Theodorakakis is a licensed psychologist with clinical expertise in supporting children, adolescents, and families. She received her PhD in Counseling Psychology from 艾可直播 College and completed her pre-doctoral and post-doctoral clinical training at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Theodorakakis is an Assistant Professor of the Practice with the Department of Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology in the Lynch School of Education and Human Development at 艾可直播 College. She teaches courses in the School Counseling master鈥檚 program and Counseling Psychology doctoral program. Her research interests center on addressing systemic inequality by increasing access to holistic supports for all youth and addressing the impact of non-academic factors on children鈥檚 learning. In addition to her 艾可直播appointment at 艾可直播 College, Dr. Theodorakakis is a staff psychologist in Pediatric Behavioral Medicine with the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she works with youth managing chronic medical conditions.
Selected Recent Publications
- Pollack, C., Theodorakakis, M.D., & Walsh, M.E. (2021). Leveraging Integrated Student Support to Identify and Address COVID-19-Related Needs for Students, Families, and Teachers. AERA Open, November 2021, https://doi.org/10.1177/23328584211058473聽
- Pistiner, M., & Theodorakakis, M.D. (2021). Development and Implementation of a Community Mentorship Program to Support Children with Food Allergy. The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice, 9(5), 2129鈥�2131.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2021.02.002聽
- Sibley, E., Theodorakakis, M.D., Walsh, M.E., Foley, C., Petrie, J., & Raczek, A. (2017). The impact of comprehensive student support on teachers: Knowledge of the whole child, classroom practice, and teacher support. Submitted to: Teaching and Teacher Education, 65, 145-156.聽
- Walsh, M.E., & Theodorakakis, M.D. (2017). The impact of economic inequality on children鈥檚 development and achievement. Religions, 8(4), 67.