College of Education

Education

● PhD, Counselor Education and Supervision, University of Cincinnati
● MA, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Oakland University
● BA, Psychology, Oakland University

Biography

Dr. Dell (she/her) is a scholar and a currently practicing Licensed Professional Counselor in Ohio. She has a range of clinical experiences including working in private practice; serving in partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient treatment settings for substance use counseling; working with adults in outpatient mental health treatment; and supporting kids and teens at inpatient mental health treatment. Additionally, Dr. Dell has experience working professionally in student affairs at multiple universities, working in housing and residence life supervising student staff and doing crisis response for on-campus students. 

Dr. Dell graduated from the University of Cincinnati with her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision and has focused her research on exploring the use of anti-racist pedagogy in counselor training, especially as it relates to preparing counseling students to address
substance use in counseling. Her research interests also include multicultural & social justice issues​ in counseling; identity development​; substance use counseling; career counseling; counseling pedagogy & supervision; and advocacy in the counseling profession.

Interests and Expertise

Research Interests

● Anti-racist counseling practices and training
● Substance use counseling
● Career counseling
● Identity development in counseling

Clinical Interests

• Trauma
• Substance use
• Neurodivergence

Publications and Presentations

• Dell, J. & Sinclair, V. (2022). How are we integrating culture into addiction courses? How can we do it better? [Conference Roundtable]. North Central Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors Bi-Annual Conference. Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
• Tang, M., Dell, J., McClure, L., Wood, A., and McMahon, C. (2022). Why and How to Teach from Integrated Perspective on Mental Health and Career Development [Conference Presentation]. North Central Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors Bi-Annual Conference. Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
• Dell, J., & McMahon, C. (2022). Ecological integration of substance use counseling and career counseling perspectives [Conference Session]. American Mental Health Counselors Association Annual Conference. Las Vagas, Nevada, United States.
• Dell, J., & Tang, M. (2022). Career intervention in substance use treatment [Conference Roundtable]. National Career Development Association Annual Conference. Anaheim, California, United States.
• Sinclair, V., Dell, J., McClure, E., & McCoy, J. (2021). How counselors can advocate to reduce the perpetuation of trauma within the foster care system [Conference Session]. All Ohio Counseling Conference. Columbus, Ohio, United States.
• Dell, J., McClure, E., & Sinclair, V. (2021). Addressing White supremacy as counselor educators; Recommendations for use of multicultural competencies [Poster Presentation]. Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors Bi-Annual Conference. Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
• Merillees, S., Dell, J., & Tang, M. (2021). Multicultural training:​ One course is not enough [Conference Session]. Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors Annual Conference. Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
• Tang, M., Montgomery, M., & Dell, J. (2021). Using ecological career ​counseling model to ​enhance career resilience amidst uncertainty [Conference Session]. National Career Development Association Annual Conference, Virtual.