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Michael W. Mangis
M.A. in Counseling Ministries Program Coordinator
Professor of Psychology
On faculty since 1989

Phone: (630) 752-5757
Fax: (630) 752-7033
Email: michael.w.mangis@wheaton.edu
Education

Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, University of Wyoming, 1989 Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Illinois license 071-004331

B.A. Psychology, Wheaton College, 1984

 
Professional and Personal Interests
Dr. Mangis is a practicing a clinical psychologist and with Heartland Counseling in Elburn, Illinois. He is co-founder and Executive Director of the Center for Rural Psychology (www.ruralpsych.org) and founding member of the Chicago Area Christian Training Consortium (CACTC.org).

Courses Taught
  • Social, Cultrual, and Spiritual Foundations of Mental Health
  • Psychoanalytic Psychology
  • Issues Professional Practice
  • Spiritual Direction and Care of the Soul
  • Advanced Psychoanalytic Psychology
  • Spiritual Formation and Psychology
  • Internship Seminar

Membership in Professional Societies
  • Christian Association for Psychological Studies CAPS.net
  • National Association for Rural Mental Health NARMH.org

Research
Dr. Mangis' research interests include integration of psychology and theology, applications of contemplative Christian spirituality, psychoanalytic psychology, rural psychology, and gender studies.

Papers Published and/or Presented

  • Mangis, M., Aten, J. D., Campbell, C., Tucker, B., Ahmed Kobeisy, & Halberda, R. (In press). Spirituality and termination. In J. D. Aten & M. Leach (Eds.), Spirituality and the therapeutic process: A guide for mental health professionals. American Psychological Association.
  • Mangis, M., Aten, J. D., Campbell, C., Tucker, B., Ahmed Kobeisy, & Halberda, R. (In press). Spirituality and termination. In J. D. Aten & M. Leach (Eds.), Spirituality and the therapeutic process: A guide for mental health professionals. American Psychological Association.
  • Mangis, M. W., & Aten, J. D. (Eds.), (Winter, 2007). Special issue: Clinical supervision & Christian spirituality. Journal of Psychology and Theology.
  • Mangis, M. W. (2007). Kicking the patient: immediacy in the consulting room. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 35(1), 43-51.
  • Mangis, M., Aten, J. D., Flanagan, K. S., Saylor, N., & Sandbulte, N. (2007). Enhancing rural psychology training and awareness. The Mississippi Psychologist, 32(1), 1-4.
  • Mangis, M. (2007). Signature sins. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies.
  • Mangis, M. (2006).What’s all the fuss about integration? A primer to 50 years of history. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies.
  • Mangis, M. (2006). Outreach to underserved populations. Preconference workshop at the annual conference of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies.
  • Mangis, M. (2006). Clinical supervision: A Christian approach. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies.
  • Mangis, M. (2005, April). Metaphors for Christian counseling and psychotherapy. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, Dallas, TX.
  • Mangis, M. (2004, July 29). Clinical supervision I: The process and ethics of clinical supervision. Continuing Education Workshop, Elburn, IL.
  • Mangis, M. (2004, July 29). Clinical supervision I: The process and ethics of clinical supervision. Continuing Education Workshop, Elburn, IL.
  • Mangis, M. W., & Watson, R. A. (2003). Personhood, spiritual formation, and intersubjectivity in the desert fathers and mothers. In T. Speidell & W. School (Eds.), On being a person: A multidisciplinary approach to personality theories (pp. 34-54). Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock.
  • Mangis, M. W. (2003). Spiritual formation and Christian psychology: A response and application of Willard's Perspective. In T. W. Hall & M. R. McMinn (Eds.), Spirituality formation, counseling, and psychotherapy. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
  • Watson, R. A., & Mangis, M. W. (2003). Personhood, Spiritual Formation, and Intersubjectivity in the Desert Fathers and Mothers. In T. Speidell, & W. School (Eds.). On Being a Person: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Personality Theories. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock.
  • Watson, R. A., & Mangis, M. W. (2001). The contribution of the desert tradition to a contemporary understanding of community and spiritual intersubjectivity. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 20(4), 309-323.
  • Mangis, M. W. (2001). The Integration of Psychoanalytic Psychology and Contemplative Theology: Lessons from the History of Spiritual Direction. In T. Phillips & M. McMinn (Eds.), The Care of the Soul: Exploring the Intersection of Theology and Psychology. Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity. (pp. 187-202)
  • Mangis, M. W. (2000). Spiritual formation and Christian psychology: A response and application of Willard's perspective. Journal of Psychology and Theology 28(4), 286-289.
  • Mangis, M. W. (1999). An alien horizon: The psychoanalytic contribution to a Christian hermeneutic of humility and confidence.  Christian Scholar's Review, 28(3), 411-431.