In this episode, host Dana Brookover, PhD interviews Autumn Cabell, PhD about her innovative, outcome dissertation study titled, "A Longitudinal Study of the Influence of a STEM Career Planning Course and Perceived Stress on Career Search Self-Efficacy and Retention in Engineering Undergraduate Students". Dr. Cabell discusses the quantitative study's implications for STEM, career development, counseling, counselor education, and our personal lives. She also shares her advice for excelling in a PhD program and taking on the massive project that is a dissertation.

Guest bio:
Dr. Autumn Cabell is an Assistant Professor in the Counseling program. Her research agenda centers on a) developing interventions that support the mental health and career development of marginalized students particularly in STEM and healthcare and b) examining the career-related concerns of marginalized counselors. She is active in the National Career Development Association (NCDA), the American Counseling Association (ACA), and the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES). Dr. Cabell is currently a reviewer for the Journal of Employment Counseling and the Journal of Counseling and Development. She pursued a PhD in counselor education in order to teach and supervise the next generation of culturally responsive and humble counselors. Dr. Cabell has worked in career services, high schools, residential, and community agency settings. She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Certified Career Counselor, Nationally Certified Counselor, and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. She has expertise in career development, depression, anxiety, and trauma.

Link to dissertation study: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/6126/

Link to articles based on dissertation study:

https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12392

https://doi.org/10.1002/cdq.12256