Sailee Karkhanis Rath, Ph.D.

Publications & Presentations

You can find citation counts and full-text links on my Google Scholar profile.

Peer-reviewed publications

In press

  • Karkhanis, S., & Lin, Y. W. D. (in press). A phenomenological inquiry: Counselor educators’ experiences training school counselors to address cyberbullying. Professional School Counseling.
  • Van Patten-Freeman, A., & Karkhanis, S. (in press). Generative artificial intelligence in counselor education: A scoping review of applications, ethics, and CACREP competency mapping (2015–2026). The Interdisciplinary Journal for Research on Pedagogy and Learning Design.

Published

  • Levine, A., Wood, S., & Karkhanis, S. (2025). Counselor educators’ and supervisors’ perceptions of professional dispositions: Humanistic pillars and a critical conversation. The Journal of Humanistic Counseling. https://doi.org/10.1002/johc.70031
  • Dollarhide, C. T., Middleton, T., Burciaga, L., Casani, J., Dockery, N., Fraley, A. M., Karkhanis, S., Levine, A., Lynn, M., Mushunje, R., Osei Twerefour, I. H., & Shrewsbury-Braxton, S. (2024). Social justice content in counseling journals: Comparison of publication rates. Journal of Counseling & Development, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12520
  • Barstack, S., Karkhanis, S., Erford, B. T., Bennett, E., Buchanan, E., Sharpe, C., & Wissel, A. (2023). Synthesis of the Eating Disorder Inventory-Third Edition (EDI-3) psychometric characteristics: Implications for counseling practice and research. Journal of Counseling & Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12474
  • Hanebutt, R. A., Mohyuddin, H. A., Roth, R. L., Kissinger, M. S., Karkhanis, S., Knotts, M. G., & Jeon, S. (2021). Understanding community definitions of digital literacy: Findings from the Nashville Digital Equity Study. In TMS Proceedings 2021. PubPub.
  • Johnson, A., West, C., Erford, B. T., & Karkhanis, S. (2020). A meta-study of Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation (CORE): An analysis of publication characteristics from 2010–2019. Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation. https://doi.org/10.1080/21501378.2020.1829967
  • Rippeto, M., Stewart, E., Chowning, M., Karkhanis, S., Erford, B. T., & Kepley, L. (2020). A meta study of Adultspan Journal publication characteristics from 1999–2019. Adultspan Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/adsp.12103

Under review and in preparation

  • Karkhanis, S., & Rath, S. (under review). Beyond the school walls: An MTSS framework for uniting caregivers and school counselors in digital advocacy. Journal of School Counseling.
  • Karkhanis, S. (submitted). Beyond the screen: Exploring the effects of social media on adolescents. Journal of Research on Adolescence.
  • Karkhanis, S., Van Patten-Freeman, A., & Kemp, K. (in preparation). Intersectional mental health in schools: Co-constructing culturally sustaining school counseling praxis with multiply marginalized students of color with and without dis/abilities. In D. I. Hernández-Saca, S. Rath, & M. M. Chian (Eds.), Research handbook of intersectionality in education. Edward Elgar Publishing. (Invited chapter)
  • Van Patten-Freeman, A., Karkhanis, S., & Kemp, K. (in preparation). Beyond traditional practicum: Instructional strategies for large, multi-specialty counseling cohorts. ACES Teaching Practice Briefs.

Selected presentations

  • Karkhanis, S. (2026, October). School counselors in the age of digital harm: Mixed-methods insights on cyberbullying preparedness and AI-based help-seeking among K-12 youth. PSC-CUNY TEWG Annual Research Forum, New York, NY.
  • Karkhanis, S. (2026, September). Systemic accountability and culturally responsive practice: Preparing counselors for the digital age. NARACES Conference.
  • Karkhanis, S., & Baquet, S. (2026, September). Beyond the basics: Unlearning habits and navigating micro-skills integration in counselor preparation. NARACES Conference.
  • Karkhanis, S., & Johnson, C. (2026, September). Promoting ethical and effective practice: The need for culturally competent supervision in the helping professions. NARACES Conference.
  • Elmadani, A., Corbin, G., & Karkhanis, S. (2026, April). Using supervision models to promote student competency. Professional development for high school counselors, Brooklyn College.
  • Karkhanis, S. (2025, October). Empowering school counselors: Tackling cyberbullying in the digital age [Poster]. ACES Conference.
  • Karkhanis, S., & Johnson, C. (2025, October). Navigating intersectionality: The experiences of women in counselor education. ACES Conference.
  • Karkhanis, S. (2024, March). Navigating ethics in the world of social media with the K-12 population [Webinar]. NCACES Spring Webinar Series.
  • Karkhanis, S. (2023, November). Navigating the world of social media with the K-12 population as school counselors. Iowa School Counselor Association Conference.
  • Levine, A., Karkhanis, S., & McKnight, M. (2023, October). Attitudes towards social justice and professional dispositions among counseling supervisors. ACES Conference.
  • Karkhanis, S., & Kemp-Casavant, K. (2022, September). A call for cyber safety competencies (CSCs) in counselor education [Poster]. NCACES Conference.