Ph.D. from the University of California-Santa Barbara, 1995, in Counseling Psychology, (APA-accredited)

M.A. from the University of California-Santa Barbara, 1990, in Counseling Psychology

B.A. from California State University, Fullerton, 1987, in Psychology (Cum Laude)

A.   Edited Volumes and Special Issues

Worthington, R. L. (under contract). Special Issue: Measurement and Assessment in Campus Climate Research. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 1,

Constantine, M. G., & Worthington, R. L. (Eds.) (in press). Encyclopedia of Counseling: Volume 4: Cross-Cultural Counseling. Editor-in-Chief: F. T. L. Leong. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Lent, R. W., & Worthington, R. L. (1999). Special Issue: Applying Vocational Psychology Theories to the School-to-Work Transition Process. Career Development Quarterly, 47, 291-347. (Guest co-editor)

B.   Articles in Refereed Journals

*Worthington, R. L., Navarro, R. L., Loewy, M., & Hart, J. (in press). Color-blind racial attitudes, social dominance orientation, racial-ethnic group membership and college students’ perceptions of campus climate. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 1,

*Dillon, F. R., Worthington, R. L., Soth, A. M., & Schwartz, S. J. (in press). The influence of gender self-confidence and sexual identity exploration and commitment on lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) affirmative counseling self-efficacy. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice,

*Worthington, R. L., Navarro, R. L., Savoy, H. B., & Hampton, D. (in press). Development, reliability and validity of the Measure of Sexual Identity Exploration and Commitment (MoSIEC). Developmental Psychology,

*Worthington, R. L., Soth, A. M., & Moreno, M. V. (2007). Multicultural Counseling Competencies Research: A 20-Year Content Analysis. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 351-361.

Atkinson, D. R., Wampold, B. E., & Worthington, R. L. (2007). Our identity: How multiculturalism saved counseling psychology. The Counseling Psychologist, 35, 476-486.

*Navarro, R. L., Flores, L. Y., & Worthington, R. L. (2007). Mexican American middle school students’ goal intentions in mathematics and science: A test of Social Cognitive Career Theory. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 54, 320-335.

*Worthington, R. L., & Whittaker, T. A. (2006). Scale development research: A content analysis and recommendations for best practices. The Counseling Psychologist, 34, 806-838.

*Worthington, R. L., Dillon, F. R., & Becker-Schutte, A. M. (2005). Development, reliability and validity of the LGB Knowledge and Attitudes Scale for Heterosexuals (LGB-KASH). Journal of Counseling Psychology, 52, 104-118.

Worthington, R. L. (2004). Sexual identity, sexual orientation, religious identity, and change: Is it possible to depolarize the debate? The Counseling Psychologist, 32, 741-749.

*Dillon, F. R., Worthington, R. L., Bielstein Savoy, H., Rooney, S. C., Becker-Schutte, A. M., Guerra, R. (2004). On becoming allies: A qualitative study of LGB affirmative counselor training. Counselor Education and Supervision, 43, 162-178.

Worthington, R. L. (2003). Heterosexual identities, sexual reorientation therapies and science. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 32, 460-461.

      Reprinted in Drescher, J., & Zucker, K. J. (Eds.). (2006). Ex-Gay Research:  Analyzing the Spitzer Study and Its Relation to Science, Religion, Politics and Culture. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press.

*Worthington, R. L., & Dillon, F. R. (2003). The Theoretical Orientation Profile Scale-Revised: A validation study. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 36, 95-105.

*Dillon, F. R., & Worthington, R. L. (2003). Lesbian, gay, and bisexual affirmative counseling self-efficacy inventory (LGB-CSI): Development, validation, and training implications. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 50, 235-251.

Worthington, R. L., & Navarro, R. L. (2003). Pathways to the future: Analyzing the contents of a content analysis. The Counseling Psychologist, 31, 85-92.

*Worthington, R. L., Tan, J. A., & Poulin, K. (2002). Ethically questionable behaviors among supervisees: An exploratory investigation. Ethics and Behavior, 12, 323-351.

Worthington, R. L., & Mohr, J. J. (2002).  Theorizing heterosexual identity development.  The Counseling Psychologist, 30, 491-495.

Worthington, R. L., Savoy, H., Dillon, F. R., Vernaglia, E. R. (2002). Heterosexual identity development: A multidimensional model of individual and group identity. [Monograph] The Counseling Psychologist, 30, 496-531.

Lent, R. W., & Worthington, R. L. (2000). On school-to-work transition, career development theories, and cultural validity. Career Development Quarterly, 48, 376-384.

*Worthington, R.L., Mobley, M. A., Franks, R. P., & Tan, J. A. (2000). Multicultural counseling competencies: Verbal content, counselor attributions, and social desirability. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 47, 460-468.

Krumboltz, J. D., & Worthington, R. L. (1999). The school-to-work transition from a learning theory perspective. Career Development Quarterly, 47, 312-325.

Lent, R. W., & Worthington, R. L.  (1999). Introduction: Applying vocational psychology theories to the school-to-work transition process. Career Development Quarterly, 47, 291-296.

*Mahalik, J. R., Worthington, R. L., & Crump, S. (1999). Influence of racial/ethnic membership and “therapist culture” on therapists' worldview. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 27, 2-17.

Worthington, R. L., & Juntunen, C. L.  (1997). The vocational development of non-college-bound youth: Counseling psychology and the school-to-work transition movement.  [Monograph] Counseling Psychologist, 25, 323-363.

*Worthington, R. L. & Atkinson, D. R. (1996). Effects of perceived etiology attribution similarity on client ratings of counselor credibility. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 43,423-429.

*Thompson, C., Worthington, R.L. & Atkinson, D. R. (1994). Counselor content orientations, counselor race, and Black women's cultural mistrust and self-disclosure.  Journal of Counseling Psychology, 41, 155-161.

*Worthington, R.L. & Atkinson, D. R.  (1993). Counselor attributions of responsibility and problem etiology, theoretical orientation, and counseling strategies. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 40, 295-302.

*Atkinson, D. R., Worthington, R.L., Dana, D. M. and Good, G. E. (1991).  Etiology beliefs, preferences for counseling orientations, and counseling process and outcome.  Journal of Counseling Psychology, 38, 17-36.

C.  Book Chapters and Encyclopedia Entries

*Hart, J., Grogan, M., Litt, J., & Worthington, R. L. (in press). Diversity in curriculum and pedagogy: Hidden and sought. In W. Brown-Glaude (Ed.) Reconstructing the Academy: Faculty Take the Lead. Rutgers University Press.

Loewy, M., & Worthington, R. L. (in press). Casas, Jesus Manuel. In M. G. Constantine & R. L. Worthington (Eds.) (under contract). Encyclopedia of Counseling: Volume 4: Cross-Cultural Counseling. Editor-in- Chief: F. T. L. Leong. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Worthington, R. L., & Wampold, B. E. (in press). Atkinson, Donald Ray. In M. G. Constantine & R. L. Worthington (Eds.) (under contract). Encyclopedia of Counseling: Volume 4: Cross-Cultural Counseling. Editor-in- Chief: F. T. L. Leong. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Worthington, R. L., Flores, L. Y., Navarro, R. M. (2005). Career development in context: Research with people of color. In S. D. Brown and R. W. Lent (Eds.) Career Development Counseling: Putting Theory and Research to Work (pp. 225-252). New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Neville, H. A., Worthington, R. L., & Spanierman, L. B. (2001). Race, power, and multicultural counseling psychology: Understanding white privilege and color-blind racial attitudes. In J. G. Ponterotto, J. M. Casas, L. A. Suzuki, C. M. Alexander (Eds.) Handbook of Multicultural Counseling, 2^nd. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Blustein, D. L., Juntunen, C. L., & Worthington, R. L. (2000) The school-to-work transition: Adjustment challenges of the forgotten half.  In S. D. Brown and R. W. Lent (Eds.) Handbook of Counseling Psychology, 3^rd. New York: Wiley & Sons.

Salkever, K., & Worthington, R. L. (1998) Creating safe space in college athletics: The playing field as classroom. In R. Sanlo (Ed.) Working with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual College Students: A Guide for Administrators and Faculty. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.

Worthington, R. L., McCrary, S. I., & Howard, K. A. (1998) Becoming an LGBT-affirmative career advisor: Guidelines for faculty, staff, and administrators.  In R. Sanlo (Ed.) Working with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual College Students: A Guide for Administrators and Faculty.  Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.

*Denotes empirical articles and chapters

D.  Articles Appearing in the Popular Press and Published Book Reviews:

Worthington, R. L. Has dialogue on campus become more polarized in recent years? Trusteeship Magazine, March/April 2006.

Worthington, R. L. The polemics of polls. St Louis Post Dispatch, November 2, 2004.

Worthington, R. L. Psychology programs in religious colleges. Letters to the editor. Chronicle of Higher Education, August 17, 2001.

Worthington, R. L. & Anderson, C. M. (1996). [Book Review of Understanding Latino Families: Scholarship, Policy, and Practice].  Cultural Diversity and Mental Health, 2, 140-142.

2006 Principal Investigator. Worthington , R. L., Azizan-Gardner, Burgoyne, S., Welch, S., N., Ladehoff, P., Hodge, S., Lambeth, E., Flores, L. Y., & Placier, P. “From Divisiveness to Discourse: Bridging Rival Realities in Public Higher Education” MU Dean of the Graduate School ($2,500).

2005* Principal Investigator.Worthington , R. L. , Azizan-Gardner, Burgoyne, S., Welch, S., N., Ladehoff, P., Hodge, S., Lambeth, E., Flores, L. Y., & Placier, P. “From Divisiveness to Discourse: Bridging Rival Realities in Public Higher Education” Ford Foundation Difficult Dialogues Initiative ($100,000).

2005 Principal Investigator. Worthington , R. L., Azizan-Gardner, Burgoyne, S., Welch, S., N., Ladehoff, P., Hodge, S., Lambeth, E., Flores, L. Y., & Placier, P. “From Divisiveness to Discourse: Bridging Rival Realities in Public Higher Education” MU Office of Research, PRIME Fund ($25,000).

2005 Principal Investigator. Worthington , R. L., Azizan-Gardner, Burgoyne, S., Welch, S., N., Ladehoff, P., Hodge, S., Lambeth, E., Flores, L. Y., & Placier, P. “From Divisiveness to Discourse: Bridging Rival Realities in Public Higher Education” MU Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies ($10,000).

2005 Principal Investigator. Worthington , R. L., Azizan-Gardner, Burgoyne, S., Welch, S., N., Ladehoff, P., Hodge, S., Lambeth, E., Flores, L. Y., & Placier, P. “From Divisiveness to Discourse: Bridging Rival Realities in Public Higher Education” MU Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs ($10,000).

2005 Principal Investigator. Worthington , R. L., Azizan-Gardner, Burgoyne, S., Welch, S., N., Ladehoff, P., Hodge, S., Lambeth, E., Flores, L. Y., & Placier, P. “From Divisiveness to Discourse: Bridging Rival Realities in Public Higher Education” MU Dean of the College of Education ($5,000).

2005* Hart, J. (PI), Grogan, M., Litt, J., & Worthington , R. (Co-PIs). (2005). Diversity in curriculum and pedagogy: Hidden and sought. Funded by the Institute for Women's Leadership, Rutgers University and the Ford Foundation. ($12,000).

2004 Principal Investigator. Worthington , R. L. “ MU Campus Climate Study for Underrepresented Groups—Phase V Stakeholder Focus Groups,” Offices of the Chancellor and Provost, University of Missouri . ($21,388.09).

2003* Project Co-Director. Flores, L. Y., Worthington , R. L. , & Boggs, K. “ ¡Sí Se Puede! Graduate Preparation Workshops for Undergraduate Latino/a Students,” Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention and Training in Psychology: American Psychological Association ($4000).

2002 Principal Investigator. Worthington , R. L. “ MU Campus Climate Study for Underrepresented Groups,” Research Council Grant, University of Missouri-Columbia ($4,992).

2001 Principal Investigator. Worthington , R. L. , Hacquard, L., Nichols, R., Azizan-Gardner, N., Mendoza, P. “MU Campus Climate Study for Underrepresented Groups.” University of Missouri-Columbia , (Various Campus Units). ($20,400).

1998 Project Director. Worthington, R. L. , Short, R., Frisby, C. “Advancing the MU Interprofessional Initiative's Instructional Objectives through an Intensive Faculty Development Project.” MU Faculty Development Project Award, Office of the Vice Provost for Minority Affairs. ($3,000).

1998* Co-Project Director. Holliday, G., Worthington , R. L. , Gutierrez, M. Fine, M. Cowger, C., Short, R., & Frisby, C. “Community-University Partnership Program.” Kauffman Foundation, Planning Grant ($14,000).

1998-99* Co-Investigator.  Lapan, R., Short, R., Kosciulek, J., & Worthington , R. L. The impact of Missouri 's Community Careers School-to-Work system on student development: A longitudinal study.  Funded by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. ($230,923.17).

Selected Service Activities

Division 17 Representative, Coordinating Committee, National Multicultural Conference & Summit 2011, 2007-present

Member, American Psychological Association Task Force on Appropriate Therapeutic Responses to Sexual Orientation, 2007-present

Chair, Chancellor’s Task Force for a Veteran Friendly Campus, Office of the Chancellor, 2007-present

Member, Advisory Council for Mizzou NSF ADVANCE, Office of the Deputy Chancellor, 2007-present

Faculty Representative, Board of Directors, Hispanic/Latina American Faculty and Staff Association, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007-present

Founding Member, Board of Directors, National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, 2006-present.

Advisory Council, NIH Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity, Bond Life Sciences Center, 2006-present.

Chair, Campus Climate and Training Task Force (2005), Office of the Chancellor, University of Missouri-Columbia

Member, Strategic Planning and Resource Advisory Council, Office of the Chancellor, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002-present.

Member, Strategic Advantages Task Force, Office of the Provost, University of Missouri, 2006-2007.

Editorial Board, Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2007 - present

Editorial Board, Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1997-2001; 2005-2006
Editorial Board, The Counseling Psychologist, 2001-2003
Advisory Panel for Counseling Psychology, Oxford University Press, 2007 – present

Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1995-1996; 2001-2004; 2006-present
Ad Hoc Reviewer, The Counseling Psychologist, 1996-2000, 2003-present
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice , 2005-present
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology , 2005-present

Ad Hoc Reviewer, Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 2007-present

Ad Hoc Reviewer, Developmental Psychology, 2007-present

2007                Distinguished Member, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, “For Commitment to the Ideals of Scholarship, Leadership and Service”

2006-07           High Flyer Award, MU College of Education, “Excellence in Teaching.” Ethical and Legal Issues in Professional Psychology (summer).

2005-06           University of Missouri Leadership Development Program, President’s Academic Leadership Initiative, University of Missouri System.

2005-06           High Flyer Award, MU College of Education, “Excellence in Teaching.” Interviewing, Assessment and Diagnosis (winter).

2004-05*         High Flyer Award, MU College of Education, “Excellence in Teaching.” Ethical and Legal Issues in Professional Psychology (summer); Senior Seminar (fall).

2003-04*         High Flyer Award, MU College of Education, “Excellence in Teaching.” Ethical and Legal Issues in Professional Psychology (summer and fall); Supervised Practice in Counseling (winter).

2002-03*         High Flyer Award, MU College of Education, “Excellence in Teaching.” Ethical and Legal Issues in Professional Psychology (summer and fall).

2001-02*         High Flyer Award, MU College of Education, “Excellence in Teaching.” Ethical and Legal Issues in Professional Psychology (summer); and Counseling and Interviewing: Crisis Intervention (summer).

2001                Board of Curators’ Faculty Performance Shares ($4,000 equivalent), University of Missouri, “Outstanding Achievement in Teaching.”

2001                Gold Chalk Award, Graduate Professional Council, University of Missouri, Columbia, “Excellence in Teaching and Support of Graduate Students.”

2001                Catalyst Award, LGBT Resource Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, “Speaking up and out and often regarding LGBT issues.”

2000-01*         High Flyer Award, MU College of Education, “Excellence in Teaching.” Ethical and Legal Issues in Professional Psychology (fall); and Supervised Practice in Counseling (fall).

1998-99*         High Flyer Award, MU College of Education, “Excellence in Teaching” Ethical and Legal Issues in Professional Psychology (summer and fall).

                        * Denotes teaching awards for two or more courses during the same academic year.