Joe Cuseo is Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Marymount University of California. He is a 14-time recipient of the “faculty member of the year award”—a student-driven award based on effective teaching and academic advising, the “Outstanding First-Year Student Advocate Award” from the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, and the “Diamond Honoree Award” from the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) for contributions made to student development and the Student Affairs profession. Currently, Joe serves as an educational advisor and consultant for AVID—a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the college access and success of underserved student populations.
Joe has delivered hundreds of campus workshops and conference presentations across the United States, as well as Canada, Europe, the Middle East, China, and Australia. He’s authored articles, monographs, and books on effective teaching, academic advising, student retention and student success, the most recent of which are:
-Student-Faculty Engagement: Research & Practice
-Thriving in College and Beyond: Research-Based Strategies for Academic Success & Personal Development
-Humanity, Diversity, & The Liberal Arts: The Foundation of a College Education
-Peer-to-Peer Leadership: Transforming Student Culture
