Jennifer Hightower, PhD, MS, NCC

Assistant Professor, Counseling

Research Interests 

Multicultural and social justice counseling, with a focus on working with members of the LGBTQ+ community, and suicidality

Sample Publications

Barrio Minto, C. A., Gibbons, M. M., Hightower, J. M. (2021) Community-Engaged Research and Evaluation in Counseling: Building Partnerships and Applying Program Evaluation. Journal of Counseling and Development, 99(2), 210-220.

Shannonhouse, L., Rumsey, A. D., Elston, N., Mize, M. C., Hightower, J. et al. (2018) Analysis of a Standardized Suicide Intervention Training for Counselor Trainees.  Teaching and Supervision in Counseling, 1 (2). https://doi.org/10.7290/tsc010209

Bio

Dr. Hightower's primary research interests include multicultural and social justice counseling, with a focus on working with members of the LGBTQ+ community, and suicidality. She currently serves as an editorial board member for Teaching and Supervision in Counseling, membership chair for both the Rocky Mountain Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (RMACES) and Idaho Counseling Association (ICA) and a fellow with Counselor Education & Supervision.

She holds a Ph.D. in Counselor Education from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and an M.S. in Mental Health Counseling from Georgia State University.