Bio

Research Description

Marc A. Grimmett, Ph.D., Professor, program coordinator, and founder and director of the Community Counseling, Education, and Research Center (CCERC) of the counselor education program at NC State University. The conceptual framework for his research agenda is titled RADICAL scholarship, which means Research Action to Deconstruct Institutionalized Cultures and Advocate for Liberation. This framework currently includes four areas of concentration, which are: preventing gender-based violence through education, activism, male engagement, transformative masculinity, and community partnerships; facilitating access to preventive community mental health counseling services; transforming contextual and systemic factors to promote the healthy development of African American people in general, and males in particular; and developing teaching and research methods in social justice counselor education and engagement scholarship. Dr. Grimmett is the executive producer, co-director, and co-writer of the MY MASCULINITY HELPS FILM, an educational documentary that explores the role of African American men and boys in the prevention of sexual violence.

Selected Scholarly Publications

• Jang, H. & Grimmett, M. A. (2026). “You Don’t Belong Here”: Lived Experiences of Marginalization and Discrimination among International Counseling Students. Counselor Education and Supervision. https://doi.org/10.1002/ceas.70021
• Grimmett, M. A., Lupton-Smith, H., Beckwith, A., Messinger, E., Edwards, M., Moody, B., Clark, C., Mohamed, R., Englert, M., & Bates, D. (2024). Intent and impact: Connecting multicultural and social justice counselor training to community client experiences. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmcd.12292
• Grimmett, M. A., Rowley, A., Williams, R. G., & Clark, C. (2021). Educating High School Black Males From Within the #MeToo Movement. Professional School Counseling, 25(1_part_4). https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X211040042
• Parikh Foxx, S., Grimmett, M. A., & Dameron, M. L. (2020). Examining the use of digital storytelling and immersion in a multicultural counseling course. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 48(3), 137-148. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmcd.12173
• Grimmett, M. A., Conley, A. H., Foster. D., & Clark. C W. (2018). A thematic analysis of MY MASCULINITY HELPS as a tool for sexual violence prevention. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260518772106
• Grimmett, M.A., Beckwith, A., Lupton-Smith, H., Agronin, J., & Englert, M. (2017). A community counseling center model for multicultural and social justice counselor education. Journal for Counselor Leadership and Advocacy. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2326716X.2017.1347390
• Grimmett, M.A., Dunbar, A.S., Williams, T., Clark, C., Prioleau, B., Miller, J.S. (2016). The process and implications of diagnosing oppositional defiant disorder in African American males. The Professional Counselor, 6(2), 147-160.
• Spencer, N. F., Grimmett, M. A., & Kambui, H. A. (2015). A phenomenological study examining African American parent involvement towards student academic achievement: Implications for school counselors. VISTAS 2015. Retrieved from http://www.counseling.org/knowledge-center/vistas
• Grimmett, M.A. and Horne, R.A. (2015), “Transformative Black Masculinity: Black Male Student-Athletes and Sexual Violence Prevention”, Black Males and Intercollegiate Athletics: An Exploration of Problems and Solutions (Diversity in Higher Education, Vol. 16), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 217-238. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-364420140000016011
• Amola, O. and Grimmett, M.A. (2015), Sexual Identity, Mental Health, HIV Risk Behaviors, and Internalized Homophobia Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men. Journal of Counseling & Development, 93: 236-246. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1556-6676.2015.00199.x
• Grimmett, M. A., & Hambridge, D. J. (2013). MY MASCULINITY HELPS [Documentary]. United States of America: NC State University.
• Hayes, D., & Grimmett, M. A. (2013). Racism and White privilege. In D. Hays & B. Erford (Eds.), Developing multicultural competency: A systems approach (pp.82-103). Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall.
• Grimmett, M. A., Locke, D. C., Spencer, N. F., & Rowley, A. S. (2011). Multiculturalism and Diversity in Counseling. In A. J. Palmo, W. J. Weikel, D. P. Borsos (Eds.), Foundations of Mental Health Counseling (pp. 114-134). Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.
• Paisley, P. O., Bailey, D. F., Hayes, R. L., McMahon, H. G., & Grimmett, M.A. (2010). Using a cohort model for school counselor preparation to enhance commitment to social justice. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 35(3), 262-270. Reprinted in A. A. Singh & C. F. Salazar (Eds.), Social Justice in Group Work: Practical Interventions for Change. London: Routledge/Taylor and Francis.
• Grimmett, M. A. (2010). Brothers in excellence: An empowerment model for the career development of African American boys. The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education, and Development, 49(1), 73 – 83.

Courses Taught

• ECD 524 Career Development and Counseling
• ECD 525 Multicultural Counseling
• ECD 536 Introduction to Clinical Mental Health Counseling
• ECD 540 Gender Issues In Counseling
• ECD 575 Multicultural Lifespan Development
• ECD 653 Internship in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
• ED 732 Advanced Multicultural Counseling
• ECD 843 Advanced Counseling Practicum
• ECD 847 Supervision Practicum
• ED 795 Scholar Leader: Diversity and Equity in Schools and Communities