Educational Background

• PhD Counselor Education, University of Wyoming, 2006
• Education Specialist School Psychology, Pittsburg State University, 1999
• MS General Psychology, Pittsburg State University, 1997
• BS Psychology, Pittsburg State University, 1995

Teaching Areas

• Human Lifespan Development, undergraduate
• Elementary and Middle School Guidance, undergraduate and graduate
• School Counselor Practicum, graduate
• School Data, graduate
• Student Personnel Services, graduate
• Seminar in Addictions, Co-Occurring Disorders, graduate
• Counseling and Addictions, graduate
• Teaching with Microcomputers, undergraduate

Research Interests

• Professional development issues of school counselors
• The role of the school counselor in working with special education students
• Students with learning disabilities in higher education, transition planning, metacognition, and self-advocacy
• The role of school counselors in student achievement, career decision making, and transition to the post-secondary setting
• Increasing evidence based practice in the counseling field, specifically as related to school counselors
• Substance abuse among individuals with ADHD and learning disorders
• Mentoring relationships in professional settings
• Utilizing metaphor and life stories in the development client self-understanding and growth

Professional Activities

• While at the Center for School Counseling Outcome Research I engaged in a qualitative (Q-Sort method) research project that examined the relationship between K-12 school counselors and K-12 school principals. This study focused on the role of the school counselors and how their actual and perceived role affects the school counselor/principal relationship.
• While at the Center for School Counseling Outcome Research I engaged in the evaluation of the Bridges Transitions career exploration and awareness program in middle schools and high schools across the country.
• While at the Center for School Counseling Outcome Research I engaged in a multi-state evaluation of The Real Game, a classroom-based career awareness and exploration program. The purpose of the evaluation is to determine the effect of participating in The Real Game on a variety of psychological measures, academic achievement, and other behavioral indicators.
• While at the Center for School Counseling Outcome Research I engaged in a multi-school (K-12), state-wide appraisal of career-based curriculums. The purpose of the project is to expand the 2005 Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs, resulting in the development of an implementation guide that documents how Massachusetts school counselors plan for and deliver components of the Model.
• Kosine, N, Co-PI. (2005-2006). Capacity Building in Promoting Statewide School Counseling Reform. Massachusetts Department of Education.

Honors & Awards

• Ione Gibbons Scholarship in Counselor Education
• Outstanding Instructor Recognition, student nomination for the Chi Omega sorority chapter at the University of Wyoming
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
• H.P. Rumford Scholarship in School Psychology
• Psi Chi Honor Society
• Dean’s List
• Psychology Department Academic Honors
• All "A" Scholastic Honors

Professional Memberships

• American Counseling Association
• American School Counselor Association
• Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
• Kentucky Counseling Association