Positions
- Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Professions, College of Education
- Contact Info
Allison Tate Fears
Affiliation
Publications
selected publications
presentations
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presentation
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AI tools for academic & career planning: Implications for rural school counseling.
, AI in School Counseling: An ASCA@Home Event -
School Counselor Turnover: A phenomenological investigation
, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference -
A Rural Ecological School Counseling Framework
, ASCA U Flash -
Adapting the Borders Supervision Model for School Counselors
, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference -
Antiracist School Counseling in Rural Areas
, Evidence-Based School Counseling Conference -
Antiracist School Counseling in Rural Schools: Promoting Mental Health and Inclusive Support Systems
, Mapping the Movement Pop-Up Event: Fostering Inclusive Education for All Learners. -
Antiracist practices in rural schools
, North Carolina School Counselor Association Conference -
Antriacist school counseling in rural areas
, Counselors for Social Justice Conference -
Usine existing datasets to design Tier 1 Interventions
, Evidence-Based School Counseling Conference - Antiracist Practices in Rural Settings, NCSCA Northeast Region 1 Drive-In Workshop
- Antiracist School Counseling Practices in Rural Areas, ECU College of Education - Sip & Learn
- Antiracist interventions in rural settings., ASCA Rural School Counselor Affinity Group April Meeting
- Antiracist practices in rural schools., North Carolina School Counselor Association Conference
- Antiracist school counseling in rural areas., North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference
- Broach DEI Topics in Rural Schools, American School Counselor Association Conference
- Culturally responsive advising and engaging with families., Duke College Advising Corps
- Preparing Rural Counselors: A call for change in counselor education: Best Practices, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference
- Preparing School Counselors for Antiracist Practices in Rural Settings, North Carolina Counseling Association Conference
- Social Justice Collaborative Leadership for Rural School Counselors and Educators: Best Practices, North Central Association for Counselor Education Supervision Conference
- Social Justice in Rural Schools, American School Counselor Association Conference
- The Power of School Counselors: Advocating for School Wellness, Safety, and Inclusion, Professional Development for Pitt County Schools
- Utilizing Existing Data to Design Equity-Driven Interventions, Virginia School Counselors Association Conference
- We're ALL in this Together: Increasing Rural School-Community Partnerships, Virginia School Counselor Association Conference
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Research
principal investigator on
- Teaching Ethical AI in School Counseling: A Practitioner Action Research Model for Counselor Education awarded by ECU Faculty Senate Teaching Grants Committee 2025
- 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
Service
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
Background
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