Positions

Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Professions, College of Education

Contact Info

fearsa23@ecu.edu

Publications in VIVO

Co-author Network

Co-investigator Network

Allison Tate Fears

member of

American Education Research Association 2022 - 2024
American Counselor Education and Supervision Association 2022
American Counselors Association 2022
American School Counselor Association 2022
North Carolina Counseling Association 2022
North Carolina School Counseling Association 2022

selected publications

article
- Development and Validation of the Sense of Belonging among Counselor Education Students Survey (SOBACES). William & Mary Educational Review. 9. 2024
- Development and testing of the frequency of ethical and legal issues in counseling scale.. Counseling and Values. 69:302-325. 2024
- Meaning in Life as a Predictor of Personal Growth Initiative and Emotional Intelligence for Adolescents. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling. 10:181-192. 2024
- The Experiences of Rural School Counselors Seeking to Implement Antiracist Practices: A Phenomenological Investigation. The College of William and MaryProQuest Dissertations & Theses. 2024
- A rural ecological school counseling framework. . Professional School Counseling. 27. 2023

presentations

presentation

principal investigator on

The Experiences of Rural School Counselors Seeking to Implement Antiracist Practices: A Phenomenological Investigation awarded by The School of Education Office of Diversity and Inclusion at William and Mary 2023

professional service activities

North Carolina School Counseling Association I will serve in the role of an Emerging Leader for NCSCA for the 2025-2026 term. 2024 - 2025
North Carolina Counseling Association Served as the Secretary for the 2024-25 North Carolina Counseling Association term. 2023 - 2024
Evidence-Based School Counseling Conference Selected to serve on the Evidence-Based School Counseling Conference Advisory Council in February 2025. 2024
North Carolina School Counseling Conference Graduate Student Poster Judge for North Carolina School Counseling Conference Fall 2024. 2024
William and Mary College of Education Graduate Education Association Serves as the Finance Chair for the 2023-24 term. 2023
AERA Division E Graduate Student Representative Served as the Junior Graduate Student Representative from 2022-2023, and Senior Representative for 2023-2024. Successfully led two fireside chats for each AERA Annual Meeting in Spring 2023, and Spring 2024. 2022 - 2023
Graduate Student Poster Judge for North Carolina School Counseling Conference Fall 2023 2023
Journal of School-Based Counseling Policy and Evaluation Serves on the editorial board as a journal reviewer. 2022
Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Serves as a member of the Rural Interest Network and School Counseling Interest Network for the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. 2021

education and training

B.S. in Psychology, Virginia Tech
M.Ed. in Counselor Education, Virginia Commonwealth University
Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision, The College of William and Mary

credentials

Professional Educators License, School Counselor

awards and honors

Margaret, The Lady Thatcher, Award for Scholarship, Character and Service, conferred by William and Mary College of Education, 2023