Shelby Friery

Dr. Shelby Gonzales is an Assistant Professor in Counselor Education at The Ohio State University. She earned her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of South Carolina in 2022. As a previous school counselor in urban, rural and Title 1 schools in North and South Carolina, she has worked with students and districts with a diverse spectrum of needs. Her research focus lies within the field of school counseling with emphasis on facilitating role understanding and interdisciplinary collaboration within the K-12 school system, specifically between pre-service school counselors and principals. She has published in journals such as Professional School Counseling and the Journal of Mental Health Counseling and co-authored several book chapters. She is an active member of and has presented at the conferences of the American Counseling Association, Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling and the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, as well as others. Dr. Gonzales is an editorial board member for the Professional School Counseling Journal and the Journal of School-Based Counseling Policy and Evaluation. Dr. Gonzales joined The Ohio State University in August 2025 following her appointment at Boise State University (Aug 2022- May 2025).

• PhD, Counselor Education and Supervision, University of South Carolina, 2022
• Ed.S., Counselor Education (School Counseling), University of South Carolina, 2016
• B.A, Experimental Psychology, University of South Carolina, 2013

• Adolescent and At-Risk Youth
• Cognitive Development
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  • Mental Health
  • School Counseling
• Maternal and Child Health
  • Perinatal Mental Health
  • Postpartum Mental Health

Dr. Gonzales’ research interests include facilitating role understanding and interdisciplinary collaboration within the K-12 school system, specifically between pre-service school counselors and principals. Dr. Gonzales is currently expanding her main research line to include additional pre-service K-12 support staff (i.e. social workers, school psychologists, nurses, speech-language pathologists, special education teachers, etc) to facilitate role understanding and collaborative learning at the preparation level for all professionals aiming to support K-12 students. Additionally, she has been involved in research projects exploring the mental health needs of K-12 student with chronic illness, inclusive post-secondary education, and integrated heath.

• Limberg, D., Gonzales, S., Hitchcock, D., & Fields, A. (2024). Counseling services in international schools: Opportunities for counselors. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 46(4), 335-351.
• Limberg, D., Gonzales, S. K., Fields, A. M., Thompson, C. M., Gilreath, R., & McCartney, E. (2024). Addressing K-12 Student’s academic, mental health, and career development needs during COVID-19. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 10(2), 165-179.
• Fields, A. M., Linich, K., Thompson, C. M., Saunders, M., Gonzales, S. K., & Limberg, D. (2023). A Systematic Review of Training Strategies to Prepare Counselors for Integrated Primary and Behavioral Healthcare. Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation, 14(1), 1-14.
• Gonzales, S., Limberg, D., & Cunningham, K.M.W. (2022). Facilitating role understanding and collaboration between aspiring school counselors and principals: A pilot convergent mixed-methods design. Professional School Counseling Journal. 
• Plotner, A. J., Walters, C. B., & Gonzalez, S. (2022). Exploring Special Education and Center for Independent Living Professional Beliefs on Collaboration and the Value-Based Principles That Drive Secondary Transition Service Delivery. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10442073221131284. 
• Limberg, D., Villares, E., Gonzales., S., Starrett, A., Rosen, N. (2022). An investigation of how school counselors adapted their delivery due to COVID induced disparities. Professional School Counseling.
• Ohrt, J., Deaton, J., Gonzales, S., Guest, J. (2022). Development and factor structure of the school counselor noncognitive skills scale (SCNSS): High school student perceptions’ of noncognitive skills services. Professional School Counseling.
• Limberg, D. & Gonzales, S. (2022). Leadership and advocacy in schools and universities. In C. Chang & C. Barrio Minton. (Eds.). Leadership Excellence in Counseling: Professional and Client Advocacy. Taylor & Francis Group.
• Limberg, D., Cook, C., Gonzales, S., McCartney, E., & Romagnolo, S. (2021). Examining school counselors’ wellness and its contribution to their levels of altruism and burnout. Journal of Counselor Leadership & Advocacy. 
• Limberg, D., Guest, J., & Gonzales, S. (2021). History of social science research. In Flynn, S. (Ed.). Research Design for the Behavioral Sciences: An Applied Approach. Springer Publishing.
• Ohrt, J. & Gonzales, S. (2021). Structured feedback to enhance pre-service school counselor’s group leader skills. In Springer, S., Moss, L., & Schimmel, C. (Eds.) A School Counselors Guide to Small Groups. Cognella.

• Gonzales, S. (2024, September). Facilitating Role Understanding and Collaboration Between Aspiring School Counselors and Principals. Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
• Gonzales, S. (2024, September). School Counselor’s Experiences Addressing the Mental Health of Students with Chronic Illness. Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
• Gonzales, S. (2023, January). Facilitating Role Understanding and Collaboration Between Aspiring School Counselors and Principals. Idaho Counseling Conference, Boise, ID.
• Gonzales, S & Limberg, D. (2022, November). Facilitating Role Understanding and Collaboration Between Aspiring School Counselors and Principals. Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference.
• Gonzales, S. (2022, October). Facilitating Role Understanding and Collaboration Between Aspiring School Counselors and Principals. Rocky Mountain Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference.
• Gonzales, S. & Beeler, M. (2022, October). Facilitating Role Understanding and Collaboration Between Aspiring School Counselors and Principals. Idaho Aware-ISCA-ISPA-SSWAI 2022 Super-Conference.
• Gonzales, S. (2022, August). Bullying Prevention (STAC Program). Institute for the Study of Behavioral Health and Addiction.
• Gonzales, S., Fields, A., Limberg., D. (2021, October) How School Counselors Addressed Students’ Mental Health, Academic, and Career development through COVID-19: A Consensual Qualitative Research Inquiry. Presented at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference.
• McCartney, E., Limberg, D., Glasco, G., Gonzales, S., Fields, A. & Thompson, C. (2021, October).  Exploring the experiences of elementary school counselors working with students with EBD: Implications for counselor education programs. Presented at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference.
• Limberg, D. & Gonzales, S. (2021, October). A Grounded Theory of Research Identity Development of Counselor Education Doctoral Students. Presented at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference
• Gonzales, S., Fields, A., Limberg., D. (2021, September) How School Counselors Addressed Students’ Mental Health, Academic, and Career development through COVID-19: A Consensual Qualitative Research Inquiry. Presented at the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling Conference.
• Limberg, D., Bayne, H., Guest, J., Gonzales, S. (2021, September). Are Counselor Educators Conducting CQR Correctly? Methodological Challenges and Best Practices. Presented at the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling Conference.
• Mitra, A. & Gonzales, S. (2021, April). A Systematic Review of Conventional and Expanded Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Diverse Populations: What Does the Future of Neuroscience Research Hold? Presented at Discover U of SC, Columbia, SC, virtual format.
• Limberg, D. & Gonzales, S. (2021, April). Students’ Perspectives of Career Readiness: Implications for School Counselors. Presented at American Counseling Association Conference, virtual format.
• Limberg, D. & Gonzales, S. (2021, March). Using the FUN(Find-Understand-eNact) Model to Engage Principals in Comprehensive School Counseling Programs. Presented at Evidence-Based School Counseling Conference, virtual format.
• Limberg, D. & Gonzales, S. (2021, March) Utilizing Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR) in School Counseling Research: Methodological Challenges and Best Practices. Presented at Evidence-Based School Counseling Conference, virtual format.
• Mitra, A. & Gonzales, S. (2020, February). A Systematic Review of Conventional and Expanded Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Diverse Populations: What Does the Future of Neuroscience Research Hold? Presented at American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Conference, Atlanta, GA.
• Wymer, B., Limberg, D., & Gonzales, S. (2019, September). An Investigation of the Impact of a Supervision Intervention on Secondary Traumatic Stress Responses Among Counselors Treating Child Survivors of Sexual Abuse. Presented at Association of Assessment and Research in Counseling Conference, San Antonio, Texas.