Portrait of Dr. Millie Cordaro

Dr. Millie Cordaro

  • Professor of Instruction at Psychology, College of Liberal Arts

Biography

Dr. Millie Cordaro is an applied developmental psychologist, therapist, and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Texas State University since 2008.
In addition to her teaching vocation, Dr. Cordaro’s research interests include the study of traumatic stressor events on generalized anxiety and major depression disorders, faculty mental health, and compassion fatigue and burnout among faculty in academia.
In 2022, Dr. Cordaro completed her 500-hour yoga teacher training. She has a private practice in Austin, TX using mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy, meditation, and yoga with clients. She maintains a daily, personal meditation and yoga practice as part of her mental health routine.
Dr. Cordaro currently serves on several Society for Teaching Psychology (STP) committees, including chair of the International Travel Grant committee, the STP Diversity Committee, and worked with the STP DEI and Internationalization Presidential Task Force in 2021.
As Past-President of the Capital of Texas Counseling Association, she continues to engage in advocacy work at the Texas Capitol on behalf of the counseling profession.
You can follow her at instagram.com/mindful.teaching.psychologist