Dr. Marcie Cutsinger holds a doctoral degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and an MSW degree from University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. She also received a BS in Psychology from Missouri Western State College in St. Joseph, MO. Dr. Cutsinger is a licensed clinical social worker in Missouri and has been working in the social work field for several years providing services in community mental health centers, women’s abuse shelter, sheltered workshops, alternative school, and community college. Over the course of her career, Dr. Cutsinger has worked with those diagnosed with a chronic mental illness, developmental disability, substance abuse problems, and dual diagnosis in both individual and group settings. She has held a private contract with the local abuse shelter and has supervised social work students working toward degree completion. She worked in a college setting for almost 16 years focused on student success, program development, and program administration. Dr. Cutsinger has written and secured over four million dollars in grant funding to assist disadvantaged students to enroll and complete a degree in higher education. Dr. Cutsinger has taught social science courses for almost 20 years.