Eva M. Gibson

Eva M. Gibson

Eva M. Gibson is an Assistant Professor at Austin Peay State University. Dr. Gibson received her doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision from Argosy University and taught at Tennessee State University and Capella University. Prior to becoming a counselor educator, she spent eleven years in the school system as a licensed school counselor. Dr. Gibson has served as the President for the Tennessee School Counseling Association, the President of the Tennessee Counseling Association, and peer reviewer for the Professional School Counseling journal. Dr. Gibson was the recipient of the Tennessee School Counselor of the year award as well as the Middle Tennessee Middle School Counselor of the Year award. 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. Her research interests include social justice and targeted interventions.

Publications

Developing, Delivering, and Sustaining School Counseling Practices Through a Culturally Affirming Lens
Developing, Delivering, and Sustaining School Counseling Practices Through a Culturally Affirming Lens
Sarah N. Brant-Rajahn, Eva M. Gibson, Mariama Cook Sandifer. © 2022. 383 pages.
Systemic oppression continues to disenfranchise students at the intersections of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, immigrant status, religion, ableism, and...
WOKE: Advocacy for African American Students
WOKE: Advocacy for African American Students
Mariama Cook Sandifer, Eva M. Gibson, Sarah N. Brant-Rajahn. © 2022. 22 pages.
Social justice advocacy is a term commonly utilized to describe action steps initiated to remove obstacles to success for underrepresented students. This chapter challenges...
Transformative School Counseling
Transformative School Counseling
Eva M. Gibson, Mariama Cook Sandifer, Thurman E. Webb, Ernest Cox. © 2022. 18 pages.
This chapter discusses identity development in connection with transformative school counseling. The authors provide a historical overview of the counseling profession as it...
Creating a Beloved Community for Black Male Students: A Unified Approach
Creating a Beloved Community for Black Male Students: A Unified Approach
Winifred Bedford, Eva M. Gibson, Mariama Cook Sandifer. © 2022. 20 pages.
School has been identified as a source of contention for Black male students mirroring the systemic challenges of modern society. Black male students have reported feeling...
WOKE: Advocacy for African American Students
WOKE: Advocacy for African American Students
Mariama Cook Sandifer, Eva M. Gibson, Sarah N. Brant-Rajahn. © 2021. 22 pages.
Social justice advocacy is a term commonly utilized to describe action steps initiated to remove obstacles to success for underrepresented students. This chapter challenges...