Dr. Cirleen DeBlaere
Director of Faculty Development
Dr. Cirleen DeBlaere is Director of Faculty Development in the Office of Faculty Affairs. In mid-2024, Dr. DeBlaere served as Interim Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs during the appointment of Dr. Corrie Fountain as Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Clayton State University until Oct. 1, 2024.
Since 2023, as the Director of Faculty Development, her responsibilities have included the development and implementation of faculty programming related to myriad aspects of faculty professional development. Dr. DeBlaere also supports the operations of the Office of Faculty Affairs, including faculty awards, faculty recruitment and hiring, and faculty mentoring initiatives.
Dr. DeBlaere joined the faculty of GSU in 2013 and earned tenure and promotion to Associate Professor and Professor at GSU. Prior to being appointed to the Director role, Dr. DeBlaere served in various roles at GSU including Program Coordinator for the Counseling Psychology Ph.D. program, Senior Faculty Associate for Mentoring in the Graduate School, and Faculty Associate for Professional Development in the Office of Faculty Affairs.
Dr. DeBlaere’s academic areas of interest include the impact of marginalization stressors on mental health and wellness as well as cultural humility in professional practice and leadership, and she holds an academic appointment as Professor of Counseling Psychology in the College of Education and Human Development at GSU. She is a highly productive scholar with more than 90 peer-reviewed publications, two coauthored books, over 100 presentations at national and international conferences, and multiple invited keynote addresses. In addition, she has garnered over $9 million in foundation and federal grant funding, has held multiple leadership roles in national organizations, and been recognized with multiple national awards for her scholarship and leadership in her areas of expertise (e.g., Emerging Leader for Women in Psychology Award, Committee for Women in Psychology of the American Psychological Association). Dr. DeBlaere is also a Fellow of the American Psychological Association.
Dr. DeBlaere earned her doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Florida, her master’s degree in General Psychology from New York University, and bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Boston University.