Rebekah Reysen, Ph.D., NCC, LPC

Rebekah has been a counselor for over 11 years and has worked with college students in particular for 13 years. She is currently the Editor the Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision and past Editor of the Journal of Counseling Research and Practice. Professor Reysen's work has focused on providing a holistic approach to helping underperforming college students (those with less than a 2.0 GPA), which involves treating the mental health, career and academic needs of underperforming students. In the fall of 2021, she created a new peer-reviewed journal called the Journal of Academic Underperformance. She has also published a variety of journal articles and book chapters related to students on academic probation, grit, academic entitlement, career counseling, group counseling and college student retention. Additionally, she has received the Outstanding Contributor to Research award by the Mississippi Counseling Association in 2017 and has also held leadership positions for the organization.