ABOUT ME
Dr. Eva Gibson received her doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision from Argosy University after completing her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at Austin Peay State University. Dr. Gibson has more than 10 years of school counseling experience and has previously worked with adult mental health facilities, adolescent residential facilities, as well as the Department of Children Services. Prior to joining APSU, she has taught at Tennessee State University as well as Capella University. Dr. Gibson has conducted research on perceived support of school counselors as well as research on the effects of a group intervention for students demonstrating at-risk behaviors. Research interests include African American students as well as school counseling interventions. As a school counselor, Dr. Gibson focused on the continuous development, assessment, and maintenance of the counseling program. This includes the development and analysis of program goals based on data. This also entails facilitation of annual needs assessments and program evaluations to align services with demonstrated needs as well as the dissemination of resulting data with stakeholders.
Dr. Gibson has worked at the forefront of the state’s push to update the counseling model and standards to better align with ASCA’s. She facilitated working sessions for Tennessee counselors to work on this collaboratively and presented on the progress at the state conference. Due to these efforts, the TN State Board of Education approved a full revision of the Comprehensive School Counseling Model of Practice and Student Standards on first reading on July 22, 2016. At the state level, Dr. Gibson served on the Tennessee School Counseling Advisory Committee for a number of years before rotating off.
In addition to her role as a counselor and counselor educator, Dr. Gibson also presents at national conferences, annually at the state professional conference, and leads counselor trainings at the local level. She has served as the President for the Tennessee School Counselor Association (14-15) as well as the Tennessee Counseling Association (18-19). As a long-time member of the American School Counselor Association, she frequently attends national conferences and trainings. Dr. Gibson also serves on the editorial board for the Professional School Counseling journal as well as the ASCA Board of Directors. As a result of her work with TN school counselors, Dr. Gibson was the recipient of the Tennessee School Counselor of the year award (2017) as well as the Middle Tennessee Middle School Counselor of the Year award (2016). Dr. Gibson represented the state as ASCA’s “2017 Tennessee School Counselor of the Year” during a visit to the White House alongside First Lady Michelle Obama in her final public speech.
Presently Dr. Gibson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Science and Counseling at Austin Peay State University and a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Dr. Gibson has worked at the forefront of the state’s push to update the counseling model and standards to better align with ASCA’s. She facilitated working sessions for Tennessee counselors to work on this collaboratively and presented on the progress at the state conference. Due to these efforts, the TN State Board of Education approved a full revision of the Comprehensive School Counseling Model of Practice and Student Standards on first reading on July 22, 2016. At the state level, Dr. Gibson served on the Tennessee School Counseling Advisory Committee for a number of years before rotating off.
In addition to her role as a counselor and counselor educator, Dr. Gibson also presents at national conferences, annually at the state professional conference, and leads counselor trainings at the local level. She has served as the President for the Tennessee School Counselor Association (14-15) as well as the Tennessee Counseling Association (18-19). As a long-time member of the American School Counselor Association, she frequently attends national conferences and trainings. Dr. Gibson also serves on the editorial board for the Professional School Counseling journal as well as the ASCA Board of Directors. As a result of her work with TN school counselors, Dr. Gibson was the recipient of the Tennessee School Counselor of the year award (2017) as well as the Middle Tennessee Middle School Counselor of the Year award (2016). Dr. Gibson represented the state as ASCA’s “2017 Tennessee School Counselor of the Year” during a visit to the White House alongside First Lady Michelle Obama in her final public speech.
Presently Dr. Gibson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Science and Counseling at Austin Peay State University and a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.