The Counseling Poet/ Biography

Education and Biography
	Dr. Michael Anthony Ingram is an Associate Professor in Counselor Education and Supervision at Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. He received his doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. He holds a Masters Degree in School Counseling from North Carolina Agricultural Technical State University, Greensboro, North Carolina and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Radio, Television and Motion Pictures from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Ingram is also a faculty associate in the Department of Counseling and Human Services, School of Professional Studies in Business and Education at John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Dr. Ingram, in addition to his professional duties, has gained an international reputation as a performance poet. His interest in poetry has led him to research this art form as a viable means of therapeutic self-expression. He has traveled extensively reciting his works and conducting workshops on building cultural competency and empathy skills through socio-cultural poetry and metaphor.