Mark PopeMark Pope, EdD, NCC, MCC, MAC, ACS, was professor and chair of the Division of Counseling and Family Therapy at the University of Missouri–Saint Louis. He was the author of 6 books, more than 30 book chapters, more than 40 journal articles, and more han 100 professional presentations at the international, national, and state levels. Dr. Pope wrote extensively on various aspects of counseling, including counseling with and the career development of ethnic, racial, and sexual minorities; violence in schools; teaching career and multicultural competence in counseling; psychological testing; international issues in counseling, and the history of and public policy issues in career counseling. His work has appeared as books, as conference presentations, and in such journals as the Journal of Homosexuality, the Journal of Lesbian and Gay Social Services, the Journal of Counseling & Development, The Career Development Quarterly, The Counseling Psychologist, The Family Journal, the Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, and American Psychologist. Dr. Pope served as president of the American Counseling Association; the National Career Development Association; the Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues in Counseling; and the Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues (APA Division 44). He was elected a Fellow of the American Counseling Association; American Psychological Association; National Career Development Association; Society of Counseling Psychology; Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues; and Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues. He also served as the editor of The Career Development Quarterly, on the editorial boards of several other professional journal, as well as as the Director of Psychological Services for the American Indian AIDS Institute and the Native American AIDS Project in San Francisco.

Dr. Pope passed away in January 2023.