Michael Russo

Dr. G. Michael Russo is an Assistant Professor of Professional Counseling, NBCC Campus Coordinator, and the Coordinator for the Drug and Alcohol Counseling Certificate program in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Oklahoma. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor- Supervisor (LPC-S) in the state of Oklahoma, is a National Certified Counselor (NCC), and is Board Certified in Neurofeedback (BCN-L) at the level of Fellow.

Russo draws upon his 10+ years of clinical experience to actively publish research that focuses on neuroscience-informed counseling, neurofeedback, anxiety, trauma, and substance abuse/misuse. He is also the Director of the Applied Neurofeedback and Neurocounseling Education, Training, and Testing Evaluation (ANNETTE) Lab.

Russo serves as the chair of the Neuroscience Committee with the International Association of Addiction and Offender Counselors (IAAOC), co-chair of the American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA) Neuroscience Taskforce, as well as a member of the advisory board for the Neuroliteracy in Mental Health Project (https://sites.google.com/view/neuroliteracy/home) through Marshall University. Russo also serves as the immediate past chair of the Publications Committee through the American Counseling Association and an Editorial Board Member for the International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling (IJAC). He is passionate about counseling student success and is keenly focused on community engagement opportunities.