Karen E. Mason
KAREN E. MASON, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pastoral Counseling, 2006
B.A. (Wheaton College); M.A. (Denver Seminary); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Denver)
Dr. Mason, who joined Gordon-Conwell in 2006, has practiced psychology for almost two decades and has taught counseling for almost a decade. In addition to teaching, she currently delivers direct care services at Health and Education Services, Inc. in Ipswich. She has taught at a number of schools in Colorado, as well as overseas at Murree Christian School in Pakistan and Hope Academy in Haiti. She has also delivered direct care and filled administrative positions at the Mental Health Center of Denver.
Dr. Mason has a particular interest in suicide prevention. As such, in addition to being a member of the American Psychological Association, she is a member of the Northeast Regional Coalition for Suicide Prevention in Massachusetts and has managed the Office of Suicide Prevention at the Colorado State Department of Public Health and Environment. She, along with Gordon-Conwell professors Dr. Pablo Polischuk and Dr. Ray Pendleton, was recently awarded a Lilly Theological Research Grant for their project Protestant Clergy Referral of Suicidal Persons.
Dr. Mason is an avid mountain climber. She, along with her family, has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, Mount Fuji in Japan, 14,000 foot mountains in Colorado and Mount Washington in New Hampshire.
Karen E. Mason’s Publications
Book
• When the Pieces Don’t Fit: Making Sense of Life’s Puzzles (Discovery House Publishers, 2008)
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Articles
Dr. Mason has written articles for several publications. Her most recent article is Mason, K., Olmos, P.A., Bacon, D., McQuilken, M., Henley, A., Fisher, S. (2004, February) “Exploring the Consumer’s and Provider’s Perspective on Service Quality in Community Mental Health Care.” Community Mental Health Journal. 40(1), 33-46.