Dr. Margaret Bloom

Margaret (Peggy) L. Bloom, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a licensed psychologist and National Certified Counselor (NCC). Peggy is an elected fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), Division 17, Counseling Psychology, and past president of the Association
for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES). Prior to Marquette University, Peggy held positions of Dean of Education, Loyola University Chicago; Department Chair, Counseling, Research and Educational Psychology, University of Memphis; and on the faculty of Boston University Overseas, University of Florida, and University of Hawaii.

Dr. Bloom began her career as a psychiatric nurse and holds earned graduate degrees in nursing, counseling, and counseling psychology. With her multidisciplinary background, Dr. Bloom brings a unique interdisciplinary perspective to her presentations. She has provided seminars for mental health professionals on the diagnosis of mental disorders using the DSM in 48 states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.