Jennifer Curry is an assistant professor of counselor education at Louisiana State University where she is the coordinator of the school counseling program. Her education background includes a Bachelors of Science degree from Western Kentucky University, a Masters of Education in Human Development Counseling from Vanderbilt University, and a doctorate in counselor education from University of Central Florida. Her work experience includes being an investigator for the Louisville Police Department’s Crimes Against Children unit where she investigated sexual assault to children eleven and under, and she has served as a professional school counselor in elementary, middle, and high school. Her research interests include holistic wellness and school counselor development particularly in the areas of advocacy, leadership and social justice. She has presented her work at over 50 national, and 20 International conferences, has published 30 articles in peer-reviewed, refereed national and international counseling journals and has served as guest editor of American School Counselor Association’s Professional School Counseling journal. Currently she serves as the immediate past-president of the national Association for Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC) and the post-secondary vice president of the Louisiana School Counselor Association.
Roger Aubrey Northstar Award for the Counselor Most Likely to Change the Field of Counseling.
American Counseling Association’s Ross Trust Award for School Counseling.
Biggs Pine Award for Excellence in Scholarship.
ASERVIC’s National Service Award.
Curry, J., Smith, H., & Robinson, E. H. (2009). The Development and Manifestation of Altruistic Caring: A Qualitative Inquiry. Counseling and Values, 54, 2-16.
Choate, L. H., & Curry, J. (2009). Addressing the Sexualization of Girls Through Comprehensive Programs, Advocacy and Systemic Change: Implications for Professional School Counselors. Professional School Counseling, 12(3), 213-221.
Hayes, B. G., Curry, J., Freeman, M. S. & Kuch, T. H. (2010). A Case Illustration of an Alternative Treatment Model for Alcohol Abuse in College: Implications for College Counselors. Journal of College Counseling, 13(1), 87-96.
Curry, J., & Hayes, B. G. (2009). Bolstering School Based Support by Comprehensively Addressing the Needs of the Invisible Minority: Implications for Professional School Counselors. Journal of School Counseling, 7(7). Retrieved February 10, 2009 from http://www.jsc.montana.edu/articles/v7n7.pdf.
Griffith, L. F., & Curry, J. (2009). Supervision with Trainees who Counsel Clients with Borderline Personality Characteristics: Implications for Training and Practice. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 31(3), 234-248.
O’Brien, E. R., & Curry, J. (2009) Systemic Interventions with Alternative School Students: Saving the Omega Children. Journal of School Counseling, 7(24). Retrieved online October 14, 2009 from http://www.jsc.montana.edu/articles/v7n24.pdf.
Curry, J. (2009) Examining Client Spiritual History and the Construction of Meaning: The Use of Spiritual Timelines in Counseling. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 4(2), 113-123.
Curry, J., Fazio-Griffith, L., & Robinson, E. H. (2009). Changing the Current School Climate: How School Counselors Can Infuse Altruism into the Educational Environment. New York School Counseling Journal, 6(2), 29-36.
Curry, J., & DeVoss, J. (2009). Introduction special issue: The school counselor as leader. Professional School Counseling, 13(2), 64-67.
Curry, J., Griffith, L. F., Stewart, L., & Carson, R. (2010). Qualitative Findings from an Experientially Designed Exercise Immunology Course: Holistic Wellness Benefits, Self-Efficacy Gains, and Integration of Prior Course Learning. Plan to submit to—International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 4(1), 1-15.
O’Brien, E. & Curry, J. (2010). Preparing Emergent Counselors to Work with Spiritually Diverse Clients: Implications for Supervision. ACA Digest.
Curry, J., & Choate, L. (2010). Combating Girls’ Career and Academic Circumscription: How Middle School Faculty Can Address the Over-sexualization of Females. Middle School Journal, 42(1), 6-15.
Curry, J. (2010) Addressing the Needs of African American Clients: Implications for School Counselors. Journal of Negro Education, 79(3), 405-415.
Curry, J., & Ray, S. (2010). Eating disorders, the internet, and thinspiration: Implications for counselors working with anorexic clients. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 5(4) 358-373.
Dailey, S., Curry, J., Harper, M., Moorehead, H., & Gill, C. (in press-February 2011). Exploring the Spiritual Domain: Tools for Integrating Spirituality and Religion in Counseling. Accepted for inclusion in ACA’s VISTAS 2011.
Curry, J. R., & Simpson, L. (2011). Communication About Spirituality in Counseling. In C. Cashwell & J. Scott Young (eds.) Integrating spirituality in Counseling. ACA Publishers. pp. 119-139.
Selected Presentations
Swank, J., Robinson, E. H., Robinson, S. L., & Curry, J. ***Learning Institute***Utilizing Sandtray with Clients: An Experience in the Sand. Presented March 6 & 7, 2010 to the European Branch of the American Counseling Association in Frankfurt, Germany.
Choate, L. H., & Curry, J. Combating harmful media influences on girls' mental health: Counselor advocacy, prevention, and treatment approaches. ***Learning Institute***. Accepted for Presentation on March 24, 2011 at the American Counseling Association Annual Conference.
Dailey, S., Gill, C., Moorehead, H., Curry, J., & Hagedorn, B. Exploring the Spiritual Domain: Tools for Integrating Spirituality and/or Religion into Counseling. Accepted for Presentation on March 24, 2011 at the American Counseling Association Annual Conference.
Curry, J., & Bickmore, D. Keeping our Promise and Retaining our Potential: A Qualitative Inquiry of School Counselor Induction. Accepted for Presentation on March 24, 2011 at the American Counseling Association Annual Conference.
Curry, J., O’Brien, E., & Csaszar, I. Examining Client Spiritual History and the Construction of Meaning: The Use of Spiritual Timelines in Counseling. Presented at the Association for Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Values conference, August 1st, 2010 in Myrtle Beach, SC.
O’Brien, E., & Curry, J. Preparing Emergent Counselors to Work with Spiritually Diverse Clients: Implications for Supervision. Presented at the Association for Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Values conference, August 2nd, 2010 in Myrtle Beach, SC.
Robinson, E. H., Horne, A., Graves, W., Dew, B., & Curry, J. Critical Issues in Counseling and School Psychology. Presented at the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education Sunday, February 21, 2010 in Atlanta, GA.
Curry, J., Robinson, S. L., Robinson, E. H., Edwards, N., Anderson, G., Salazar, M., Brulle, A., & Fleener, M. J. Emerging Leaders: A Welcoming Session. Presented at the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education Friday, February 19, 2010 in Atlanta, GA.
Choate, L., & Curry, J. Transforming the Cultural Context of Gender: A Multisystemic Advocacy Approach to Increasing Social Consciousness Around the Sexualization of Girlhood. Presented at the Association of Counselor Education and Supervision Friday, October 16, 2009 in San Diego, CA.
Curry, J., Structured Group Exercise: Holistic Wellness, Bandurian Concepts, and Curative Factors. Accepted for presentation at the American Counseling Association’s Annual Conference in Charlotte, NC on March 20, 2009.
Hayes, B. G., Curry, J. To Ed.D. or Ph.D: That is the Question. Accepted for presentation at the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education Annual Exposition and Conference in Chicago, Ill on February 7, 2009.
Curry, J., Edwards, N., Robinson, N. Emerging Leaders: A Promising Future. Accepted for presentation at the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education Annual Exposition and Conference in Chicago, Ill on February 6, 2009.