May 2015: Glory Blaneagle, Psy.D.

Glory Blanceagle, a California native, gave up the wonderful weather when she moved to New York in order to attend LIU Post to pursue her PsyD in clinical psychology. She also received her MA in counseling psychology from the University of San Francisco prior to attending LIU Post. Dr. Blanceagle finished the program in 2003, when she defended her dissertation entitled: Two Generations of Women of Color Psychologists: A Historical Analysis of the Barriers They Overcame and the Experiences That Empowered Them. She was the first LIU Post student who received an APA Minority Fellowship, and in 2005 she received a student award from APA Division 18, the Psychologists in Public Service. She works from the psychoanalytic/psychodynamic orientation, as well as a feminist approach and an interpersonal-relational psychotherapy approach. Her areas of interest include interpersonal violence, sexual assault, women’s concerns, multiculturalism, diversity, working with unrepresented groups, people of color, suicide, and the family of origin. She exemplifies the mission statement of our program, serving the underserved, with her passion for many underserved groups. She did her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Rochester’s Counseling Center. Dr. Blanceagle then went on to work at Western Connecticut State University’s Counseling Center and the University of Bridgeport’s Counseling Services. While working at Western Connecticut State University, Dr. Blanceagle served on a committee that secured a grant meant to lower instances of sexual violence on campus. It included mandatory educational programs for students about sexual violence and resources, and training programs for local police to better handle sexual assault cases. This initiative and grant were important steps in the fight against sexual assault on college campuses. She currently works at Cornell University’s Counseling and Psychological Services Center.