Tylon Crook, Ph.D.

Dr. Tylon Crook is a national board-certified counselor and licensed school counselor who has served students and families across four states. He earned a bachelor’s degree in educational psychology and a master’s degree in community/school counseling from Mississippi State University. He completed his Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision at Auburn University. His professional counseling experiences include serving as a school counselor from kindergarten to 12th grade, in urban, suburban and rural settings. His mental health counseling experiences include serving children, families and military families at a state agency and as a contract therapist with a private practice.

As a counselor educator Dr. Crook is engaged in teaching, supervision, leadership, scholarship and service fulfilling his role as a gatekeeper for the profession. His experiences as a school counselor and mental health counselor greatly influenced his current research agenda which focuses broadly on topics of social justice advocacy and include specific issues such as the school-to-prison pipeline, racialized trauma, mental health among Black boys and men and spirituality and ethics in counseling practice. Dr. Crook is a member of multiple professional counseling organizations (ACA, ASCA, etc.) and has served in several leadership roles within each over the years.

His commitment to service was fostered by his family and grew while he was a member of the United States Air Force where he served for eight years as a chaplain’s assistant and fire/crash rescue-man. He was born and raised on the “Gulf Coast” of Alabama where his familial roots and the cultural richness of the region greatly impacted who he is today. He spends his spare time primarily with his family but enjoys engaging in a number of hobbies and interests such as off-roading and building model military aircraft. The theme of service is also captured in his volunteerism where he travels the country visiting schools and communities as a motivational speaker. As a lifelong learner and fierce proponent of education and equity, Dr. Crook lives by his fraternity’s motto of “Culture for Service and Service for Humanity.”