Research

My research looks at cyberbullying, digital harm, and help-seeking among K-12 students, and at how counselor educators prepare school counselors to respond. In my current mixed-methods project, I’m studying how prepared school counselors are for cyberbullying and how K-12 youth use AI-based tools when they look for help.

Funded grants

Cycle 57 PSC-CUNY Research Award, CUNY (2026–2027), PI. School Counselors in the Age of Digital Harm: Mixed-Methods Insights on Cyberbullying Preparedness and AI-Based Help-Seeking Among K-12 Youth.
Tow Faculty Research and Creativity Grant, Brooklyn College (2026–2027), PI. School Counselors in the Age of Digital Harm: Exploring Cyberbullying.
Graduate Student Research Award, University of Iowa College of Education (2024–2025), PI. Lived Experiences of Counselor Educators Training School Counselors to Address Cyberbullying in K-12 Schools.
Research Grant, University of Iowa Graduate & Professional Student Government (2024–2025), PI.
Student Research Grant Award, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (2022–2023), PI. At-Risk High School Students’ Usage of Social Media: An Exploratory Qualitative Study.

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Research themes

Cyberbullying and school counselor preparation. How counselor educators train school counselors to respond to cyberbullying and digital harm in K-12 schools. Read the summary: Preparing School Counselors to Address Cyberbullying.
Technology and AI in counselor education. How generative AI is used in counselor education, its ethics, and how it maps to CACREP competencies: Generative AI in Counselor Education. Related community work on digital literacy: Nashville Digital Equity Study.
Professional dispositions and gatekeeping. How counselor educators and supervisors understand professional dispositions: Professional Dispositions in Counselor Education.
Assessment and research trends in counseling. A psychometric synthesis of the Eating Disorder Inventory-3 (EDI-3 Psychometrics), and meta-studies of social justice content (Social Justice in Counseling Journals), Adultspan Journal and Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation.

Public scholarship: Lantern

Lantern is a free, interactive atlas of cyberbullying law that I built for school counselors, educators and families. It covers all 50 US states and the District of Columbia, plus Canada, Mexico, Australia and the European Union. Each profile links to the official law text. Explore the atlas or compare places side by side.

Full citations are on the Publications page and on Google Scholar.