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Dr. Maria D Haiyasoso

  • Chair - Associate Professor - Conslng, Ldrship, Adlt Educ & Schl Psych
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Education

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision

Univ of Texas at San Antonio, 2016

Master's Degree

MA in Counseling

Univ of Texas at San Antonio, 2013

Bachelor's Degree

BSFCS in Family and Child Development

Texas State University, 2010

  • Haiyasoso, Maria D (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Flasch, Paulina (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %50. OVW Fiscal Year 2021 Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus, Department of Justice - Office for Violence Against Women, Federal, $299074. (Funded: 2021 - 2024). Grant.
  • Haiyasoso, Maria D (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Flasch, Paulina S (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %50. Responding to Dating and Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus: Understanding Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes, Service Utilization, and Reporting Behaviors, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $16000. (Submitted: October 2021). Grant.
  • Blalock, S. M., Lindo, N., Haiyasoso, M. D., & Morman, M. K. (2019). Child-centered play therapists’ experiences of conducting group play therapy in elementary schools, 44(3), 184–203. https://doi.org/10.1080/01933922.2019.1637985
  • Haiyasoso, M. D. (2025). Relational-cultural theory in sand therapy for survivors of child sexual abuse with complex post-traumatic stress disorder. World Journal for Sand Therapy Practice, 3(4), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.58997/wjstp.v3i4.135
  • Haiyasoso, M. D. (2023). The aftermath of sexual violence: Consequent grief and loss. In R. B. Turner & S. D. Stauffer (Eds.), Disenfranchised grief: Examining social, cultural, and relational impacts (pp. 170–186). Routledge.
  • Moyer, M., Haiyasoso, M. D., & Novoa, S. (2023). Experiences and interactions of young adults who participate in non-suicidal self-injury. Journal of Professional Counseling: Practice, Theory & Research, 50(2), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/15566382.2023.2235959
  • Flasch, P. S., Haiyasoso, M. D., Fall, K. A., Dunlap, C., Evans, K., & Nesichi, T. (2021). State standards for batterer intervention programs: A content analysis. Violence & Victims, 36(6). https://doi.org/10.1891/vv.36.6
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award for Scholarly/Creative Activity. 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State University Health Scholars Showcase: Resilient Research, Texas State University. 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Teaching Award of Honor At Texas State University - Exemplary Service During COVID-19 Crisis in Spring 2020, Texas State Alumni Association. 2021
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Alfred H. Nolle Chapter of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society of Texas State University, Named “Favorite Professor” Fall 2018. November 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: TACES 2016 Outstanding Doctoral Student Award. 2016
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  1. Chair

    Texas Association for Play Therapy – Nominations and Elections Committee

  2. Editorial Review Board Member

    Trauma and Resilience Journal

  3. Member

    College of Education Research Enhancement Committee (CREC)

  4. Chair

    Scholarship Committee for Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology Department

  5. Reviewer / Referee

    Violence Against Women Journal

  6. Reviewer / Referee

    Association for Play Therapy – Awards of Excellence Committee

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