Mari Guillermo, Ed.D., CRC

Email

Primary Email: [email protected]

Phone/Fax

Primary Phone: 619-594-4054
Fax: 16195940991

Building/Location

Lamden Hall - 225
CAMINO-104
Mail Code: 1127

Bio

Mari Guillermo, Ed.D., CRC is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education (ARPE) at San Diego State University. She has an extensive history of research, training and technical assistance during her 30-year work history with the Interwork Institute, an auxiliary of the ARPE department. Dr. Guillermo has worked in directing and coordinating grant projects at the Interwork Institute since 1990. Her research interests include career and work-based learning experiences for transition students, multicultural counseling and cultural humility, capacity building, and leadership. She was co-principal investigator on the California’s Initiative Promoting the Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income (CaPROMISE) and California’s Transition Work-Based Learning Model demonstration project. Dr. Guillermo served as project coordinator on numerous federally-funded projects including the Rehabilitation Capacity Building Projects and demonstration projects to ensure students with disabilities receive a quality higher education. She currently serves as the Project Director on the Long-Term Training Rehabilitation Program and the Rehabilitation Improvements in Services and Employment for Underserved Populations (RISE-UP) project, both funded by the Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration.  Dr. Guillermo teaches Multicultural Dimensions in Counseling, Group Dynamics in Rehabilitation, Program Development, and Internship.  

Publications

Selected Publications

• Guillermo, M., Tucker, M., & Corona V. (2023). Contributing factors for postsecondary education enrollment of students with disabilities. Journal of Rehabilitation, 89(3), 42-57.
• Guillermo, M., Tucker, M., Corona, V., McFarlane, F., & Jacobs, R. (2021). Pursuing graduation: Differences in work experience supports for young SSI recipients earning diplomas or certificates. Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 44(2), 110-119.
• Tucker, M., Guillermo, M., & Corona, V. (2019). Career and work-based learning interventions for young recipients of Supplemental Security Income. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 51(2), 145-157. 
• Hampton, N., Guillermo, M., Tucker, M., & Nichols, T. (2017). Broadening rehabilitation education and research through cultural humility: A conceptual framework for rehabilitation counseling. Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 31(2), 70-88.