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Dr. Erik Hines
PhD, University of Maryland, College Park
Professor
Counseling

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Phone: 703-993-7251
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Email: ehines5 (@gmu.edu)

George Mason University
Fairfax Campus
Krug Hall 202C
4400 University Dr.
MS 1H1
Fairfax, VA 22030

Profile

Erik M. Hines, Ph.D., is a Professor of Counseling in the Division of Child, Family, and Community Engagement within the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University. Dr. Hines prepares graduate students to be counselors in a clinical or school setting. His research agenda revolves around: (a) postsecondary readiness for Black males; (b) academic and career outcomes of Black males; (c) parental involvement and its impact on academic achievement for students of color; and (d) career exploration for students of color in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). He has secured over $12.5 million dollars in external and internal funding. Additionally, Dr. Hines has accumulated over 80 publications, including two co-edited books, Equity-Based Career Development and Postsecondary Transitions: An American Imperative and Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Education: Teaching, Mentoring, Advising and Counseling as well as an edited book, In Pursuit of Academics: Engaging Black Males in P-12 Schools. His research has appeared in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Counseling and Development, Journal of Engineering Education, Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, Journal of Negro Education, Journal for Specialists in Group Work, Professional School Counseling, The High School Journal, Theory into Practice and Urban Education. Moreover, he has served as guest editor for six special issues in the following journals: Journal of College Access, Journal for Multicultural Counseling and Development, Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, Journal for Specialists in Group Work, Professional School Counseling, and Teaching and Supervision in Counseling. Last, Dr. Hines is a proud American Counseling Association (ACA) Fellow, an International Colloquium on Black Males in Education Warrior Awardee, and recipient of the Al Dye Award from the Association for Specialists in Group Work.

Research Interests

College and career readiness

Academic and career outcomes of Black males 

Parental involvement and its impact on academic achievement for students of color 

Career exploration for students of color in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) 

Recent Publications

Books

Hines, E.M. (Ed). (2024). In pursuit of academics: Engaging Black males in P-12 schools. Kendall Hunt.

Hines, E.M. & Fletcher, E.C. (Eds.). (2023). Black males in secondary and postsecondary education: Teaching, mentoring, advising and counseling. Emerald Publishing.

Hines, E.M. & Owen, L. (Eds.). (2022). Equity-based career development and postsecondary transitions: An American imperative. Information Age Publishing.

Refereed Articles

Ford, D.Y., Hines, E.M., Middleton, T.M., & Moore III, J.L. (2024). Brown vs. Board of education: Implications for gifted and talented education. Gifted Child Today, 47(3), 216-220. https://doi.org/10.1177/10762175241242493

Elmouden, F., Hines, E.M., Slack, T., Davis, J.L. Benjamin, L.S., Horton, D., Schaefer, K.L., & Henderson, J.A.. (2024). Exploring the dual pandemic experiences of Black male engineering students. Equity in Education and Societyhttps://doi.org/10.1177/27526461241256965

Mayes, R.D., Hines, E.M., Vega, D., Harris, P.C., & Lawson, T.K. (2024). Cultivating homeplace for Black girls through tier II interventions. Professional School Counseling Journal, 28(1a). https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X241234927

Slack, T, Davis, J., Benjamin, L. S. S., Hines, E.M., & Henderson, J.A. (2024). Black males in STEM: Exploring the engineering graduate school aspirations of Black male undergraduate engineering majors. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 30(1), 51-74. doi:10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.2023043030

Hines, E.M., Fletcher, E.C., Harris, P.C., Henderson, J.A., & Moore, J.L. III, (2024). Using homeplace to guide STEM identity development in Black males. Theory into Practice, 63(1), 88-98.  DOI: 10.1080/00405841.2023.2287740

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