Sang Min Shin, PhD, NCC, LPC, RPT is an Assistant Professor in Mental Health Counseling Program of Educational Psychology Special Service Department in the College of Education at the University of Texas at El Paso. Dr. Shin earned her PhD in Counseling & Counselor Education from the University of Florida in 2015. She is also a National Certified Counselor (NCC), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas, and Registered Play Therapist (RPT). She has 10 years of clinical experiences providing mental health services in a school-based, community-based, and private practice settings; and teaching and supervising students in higher education. Dr. Shin is also an active researcher. Her research interests include play therapy, nature-based play therapy, child-parent relationship, counselor education, and multiculturalism in counseling. She has published articles in the Journal of Counseling and Development, International Journal of Play Therapy, Professional School Counseling Journal, the Family Journal, and the Journal for Specialists in Group Work. One of her co-authored articles was selected and won for the Charles A. Lewis Excellence in Research Award 2017 from American Horticultural Therapy Association Conference (AHTA).

• Ph D in Counseling and Counselor Education, University of Florida (2015)
• MS in Clinical Community Counseling, Johns Hopkins University (2009)
• BA in Child Welfare & Studies, Sookmyung Women's University (2005)

• Indoor Nature-Based Play Therapy: Taking the Natural World Inside the Playroom International Journal of Play Therapy 29 2 (2020), Jacqueline Swank, Kimberly Walker, Sang Min Shin.
• Play Therapy in South Korea: History, Current Practices, Research, and Future Directions International Journal of Play Therapy 29 1 (2020), Sang Min Shin, Subin Choi, Soyoun Park.
• Recommendations for School Counselors: Applying the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies (MSJCC) in Assisting Korean Adolescent Students in the United States Professional School Counseling 23 1 (2020), Carleton H. Brown, Sang Min Shin.
• Understanding of Nature-Based Child-Centered Play Therapy (NBCCPT): Possibility of Its Application to Republic of Korea Korean Journal of Play Therapy 22 4 (2019), Sang Min Shin, Soyoun Park, Subin Choi, Misook Yoo.
• A child-centered play therapy workshop for professional elementary school counselors: An exploratory study International Journal of Play Therapy 27 3 (2018), Sang Min Shin, Jazmin Gonzalez.

• Educating School Counselors-in-Training in Addressing Cultural Factors that Impact U.S. Korean Adolescent Students (2019), Volume Seattle, WA, Carleton H. Brown, Sang Min Shin.
• A Content Analysis of Qualitative Filial Therapy Studies (2019), Volume Dallas, Sang Min Shin, Brittnay Carreon, Maria Newbern.
• Nature-Based Group Counseling: An Innovative Approach for Promoting Wellness Among Children (2019), Volume New Orleans, LA, Sang Min Shin, Ashley Diaz, Karina Hernandez, Sedrick Deal.
• Integrating Technology Materials Toys in Play Therapy (2018), Volume Phoenix, AZ, Hannah Battafarano, Sang Min Shin.
• Play Therapy in Republic of Korea: History, Current Practice, Research and Future. (2018), Volume Phoenix, AZ., Sang Min Shin, Soyoun Park, Ashley Diaz.

• A Qualitative Study: Counselor Training in Using Nature-Based Play Therapy. Research Grant