Brett Zyromski

Brett Zyromski is Associate Professor and Program Chair of the Counselor Education Program. His scholarship focuses on how school-based counselors can enhance protective factors and positive childhood experiences for students that have experienced adverse childhood experiences, while at the same time deconstructing the systems that create the need for such interventions. His research also explores the impact of evidence-based interventions in school counseling, evidence-based school counselor education, and evaluation in school counseling. He currently serves as an Associate Editor for the Professional School Counseling journal. Dr. Zyromski has published over 35 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters related to school counseling issues, delivered over 100 international, national, regional, and local presentations and has served as numerous international and state conference keynote. A research Fellow at the University of Massachusetts Ronald H. Fredrikson Center for School Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation and a Faculty Affiliate at The Ohio State University Center on Education and training for Employment, Dr. Zyromski is also co-editor of School Counseling Research: Advancing the Professional Evidence Base (2023) and co-author of Facilitating Evidence-Based, Data-Driven School Counseling: A Manual for Practice (Corwin, 2016). He co-founded and is co-chair of the annual Evidence-Based School Counseling Conference (http://www.ebscc.org) and has served as co-primary investigator or project manager for over $9,000,000 worth of federal and state grants.  

Zyromski has has been recognized for numerous awards and recognitions, including the 2018 Ohio Counseling Association Herman J. Peters award, the 2015 Kentucky School Counselor Association Outstanding Post-Secondary Counselor, the 2014 Illinois School Counselor Association Friend of ISCA, the 2010 North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Professional Leadership Award, the 2010 Illinois School Counseling Association Presidential Award, and the 2008 North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Outstanding Professional Teaching Award.

• Doctor of Philosophy, Counseling and Counselor Education, North Carolina State University, 2007
• Master of Theology, Pastoral Counseling, Houston Graduate School of Theology – North Carolina (High Point, NC), 2001
• Bachelor of Arts, Elementary Education, Linfield College (McMinnville, OR), 1998

• Achievement
• Cognitive Development
• Cognitive Psychology
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Achievement
  • Adverse childhood experiences
  • Positive childhood Experiences
  • Protective factors
• Educational Achievement
  • Evidence-based interventions
  • Evidence-based school counseling

Research projects relate to evolving theory-to-practice in schools. Current and future research projects explore school counselors’ roles in fostering Positive Childhood Experiences and Protective Factors to buffer the effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences. Previous articles explored evidence-based interventions implemented in naturalistic school environments, the assessment of school counseling interventions, and research related to issues of diversity in schools.

• Ohio Department of Education Grant, Co-PI, $2,100,000. Primary Investigator: Melissa Ross. Strengthening Ohio’s System of Support for English Learners and their Families
• Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Grant, Trainer and Program Manager: Campbell County Elementary Grant, $1,159,506, Aug. 2014.
• Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Grant, Trainer and Program Manager: Campbell County Secondary Grant, $1,007,277, Aug. 2014.
• Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Grant, Trainer and Program Manager: Erlanger Public Schools, $1,192,440, Aug. 2014.
• Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Grant, Trainer and Program Manager: Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services, $975,000, Aug. 2013.
• Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education: Assessment Academies, Targeted Professional Development - Extension Grant (Jennifer Stansbury Koening, Co-PI), $25,000, July 2012.
• Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Grant, Trainer and Program Manager: Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services, $1,182,000, Aug. 2012.

*Denotes publication in collaboration with students

• *Johnson, K.F., Kim, H., Molina, C.E., Thompson, K.A., Henry, S., & Zyromski, B. (2023). School
  counseling prevention programming to address social determinants of mental health. Journal of Counseling and Development, 00, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12471
• Johnson, K.F., Cheng, S., Brookover, D.L., & Zyromski, B. (2023). Adverse childhood experiences as context
  for youth assessment and diagnosis. Journal of Counseling and Development, 101, 236-247. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12460
• Boulden, R., & Zyromski, B. (2022). A Review of The Ultimate School Counselor’s Guide to Assessment &
  Data Collection. Journal of School-Based Counseling Policy and Evaluation, 4(2), 49-53. https://doi.org/10.25774/zxjc-hb35
• Messerschmitt-Coen, S., & Zyromski, B. (2022). Student Veterans’ Social Justice Identity and Perceptions of
  Suicide Prevention. Journal of Veterans Studies, 8(3), 182–193. https://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v8i3.356
• *Martin, I., Cunningham, P., Zyromski, B., Nuñez, M., Romero, S., & Choi, J. (2022). Small group
  investigation of the True Goals curriculum with high school students: A randomized control study. Professional School Counseling, 26(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X221137312
• *Martin, I., Choi, J., Zyromski, B., Campos, L., Mansheim, S., Cunningham, P. D., & Callahan, W. (2022).
  Small-Group investigation of the True Goals curriculum with elementary and middle school students: A randomized control study. Professional School Counseling, 26(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X221134259
• *Zyromski, B., Konrad, M., & Geiger, S.N. (2022). Modified Student Success Skills for students
  with learning disabilities: A pilot study. Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 27(1), 34-50.  
  https://doi.org/10.18666/LDMJ-2021-V27-I1-10302
• Mayes, R.D., Pianta, R., Oglesby, A., & Zyromski, B. (2022). Principles of anti-racist social
  emotional justice learning. Theory into Practice, 61(2), 178-187. https://doi.org/10.1080/00405841.2022.2036063
• *Zyromski, B., Wolfe, T.E., Choi, J., Shrewsbury, S., & Hamilton, M. (2022). Applying an advocating
  student-environment lens to foster protective factors: School counselors’ role in buffering ACEs. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling. https://doi.org/10.1080/23727810.2021.2021052
• *Bachman, H. F., Anderman, E. M., Zyromski, B & Boone, B. J. (2021). The role of parents during the middle
  school years: Strategies for teachers to support middle school family engagement. School Community Journal, 31(1), 109-126. Available at http://www.schoolcommunitynetwork.org/SCJ.aspx
• *Zyromski, B., Griffith, C., & Choi, J. (2021). Embracing school counselors’ situatedness: Data-based
  decision making as fulfillment of a complex identity. Professional School Counseling Journal, 24(1b), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X211011922
• *Baker, E., Zyromski, B., & Haag Granello, D. (2021). School or guidance counselor: How the title influences
  public perception. Professional School Counseling Journal, 25, 11-8. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X20981034
• *Breedlove, M., Choi, J., & Zyromski, B. (2020). Mitigating the effects of adverse childhood experiences:
  How restorative practices in schools support positive childhood experiences and protective factors. The New Educator 17(3), 223-241. http://doi.org/10.1080/1547688X.2020.1807078.
• *Zyromski, B., Baker, E., Betters-Bubon, J., Dollarhide, C., & Antonides, J. (2020). Adverse childhood
  experiences: A 20-Year content analysis of American Counseling Association and American School Counselor Association Journals. Journal of Counseling and Development, 98, 351-362. http://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12338

INTERNATIONAL

• Zyromski, B., & Dimmitt, C. (2022, July). The power of counselors in schools for working with staff and families to build protective factors in the pandemic. Presentation at the 10th European Conference on Education in London, England.
• Granello, P., Granello, D.H., Zyromski, B. (2019, July). Suicide Prevention Programming: Practical Strategies for Youth and College Aged Adults. Keynote presentation for the International Academic Conference on Social Sciences in Prague, Czech Republic.
• Squire, K., Carey, J., Nailor, P., Zyromski, B., & Harrington, K. (2015, September). The contribution of a Construct-Based Approach (CBA) to school counseling to student achievement and well-being.  Squier, Carey, and Nailor’s research presented at the International Association for Counselling Conference in Verona, Italy.
• Zyromski, B., Carey, J., & Stansbury Koenig, J. (2015, September).  Evidence-based school counseling: An analysis of the Student Success Skills.  Presented at the European Educational Research Association ECER International Conference in Budapest, Hungary.
• Zyromski, B., Mariani, M., Stansbury Koenig, J., & Glass, J. (2015, September). Data-driven comprehensive school counseling: Using inputs to make decisions, choosing appropriate interventions, and evaluating outcomes. Presented at the International Association for Counselling Conference in Verona, Italy.
• Zyromski, B., Stansbury Koenig, J., Dansberry, V., Mariani, M., & Glass, J. (2015, September). Collaboration between higher education and K-12 schools to promote counselling.  Presented at the International Association for Counselling Conference in Verona, Italy.
• Carey, J., Zyromski, B., & Krezmien, M. (2013, September). Evaluating developmental school counseling interventions: Using logic models and theories of action to guide evaluation practices. Carey’s research presented at the International Association for Counselling Conference in Istanbul, Turkey.

NATIONAL

• Dimmitt, C. & Zyromski, B. (2023). An ongoing conversation: Updating our ideas about evidence-based school
  counseling. Presented at the Evidence-Based School Counseling Conference in Columbus, OH.
• Lee, S. & Zyromski, B. (2023). Family-community partnership to support bi/multilingual students. Presented at the
  Evidence-Based School Counseling Conference in Columbus, OH.
• Harris, P., Foxx, S., Edwin, M., Alhiyari, N., Camp, A., Kim, H., & Zyromski, B. (2022, March). Mentorship and
  research teams: Strategies for producing research while investing in emerging school counseling scholars. Panel presented at the Research Day of the online Evidence-Based School Counseling Conference.
• Owen, L., Boulden, R., Johnson, K., & Zyromski, B. (2022, March). Meaningful grant work in schools. Panel
  presented at the Research Day of the online Evidence-Based School Counseling Conference.
• Zyromski, B., & Dimmitt, C. (2022, March). Evidence-based school counseling: An evolving paradigm. Presented
  at the online Evidence-Based School Counseling Conference.
• Zyromski, B., & Triplett, W. (2022, February). Guidance counseling vs school counseling and the impact on
  students. Presented at the National School Counseling Leadership Conference in San Diego, CA.
• *Baker, E., Breedlove, M., & Zyromski, B. (2021, March). Guidance counselors or school counselors: How the
  name of the profession influences perceptions of competence. Presented at the online Evidence-Based School Counseling Conference.
• Dimmitt, C. & Zyromski, B. (2021, March). Introduction to evidence-based school counseling and updating the
  construct. Presented at the online Evidence-Based School Counseling Conference.
• Griffith, C., Mariani, M., McMahon, H.G., & Zyromski, B. (2021, March). Evaluating intervention quality: Worth
  your time or just good marketing? Presented at the online Evidence-Based School Counseling Conference.
• Owen, L., Foxx, S., Ieva, K., Mayes, R., & Zyromski, B. (2021, March). Panel: Strategies to fund your research
  agenda. Presented at the online Research Day of the Evidence-Based School Counseling Conference.
• Zyromski, B. (2021, February). SEL and student success in the pandemic. Presented at the National
  School Counseling Leadership Conference online conference.
• Zyromski. B. & Triplett, W. (2021, February). Guidance counseling vs school counseling. Presented at the National
  School Counseling Leadership Conference online conference.
• Dimmitt, C., Zyromski, B., & Griffith, C. (2019, March). Evidence-based interventions in school counseling: An
  overview. Two-hour session presented at the Evidence-Based School Counseling Conference in Columbus, Ohio.
• Zyromski, B., & Dimmitt, C. (2019, March). What is Evidence-Based Practice, REALLY? Presented at the
  Evidence-Based School Counseling Conference in Columbus, Ohio.
• Zyromski, B. & Mariani, M. (2018, July). Connect the dots: EBP, goals, evaluation, & RAMP. Presented at the
  American School Counselor Association annual conference, Los Angeles, CA.