Jennifer Betters-Bubon
Professor, Ad Hoc Program Specialist, Department Chairperson,

Education: Ph.D.- Educational Psychology with an emphasis in Human Development, University of Wisconsin Madison; M.Ed in Counseling, Boston University

Certification and Licenses: Licensed School Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC); Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT); Neurosequential Model of Education (NME)

Clinical and Research Areas of Interest: Dr. Betters-Bubon's work includes teaching clinical and school counseling courses and focuses on the barriers that impact K-12 student success, including the impact of trauma. In addition, she is passionate about examining the role school counselors have within multi-tier models of support (MTSS) and working with public schools to help student services teams align their work within a trauma informed MTSS framework.  

Teaching Philosophy: My philosophy of teaching is grounded in the facilitation of student engagement in all learning environments. As such, I strive to create open and inviting classroom settings where all students feel they have a voice. I truly believe, as much as possible, learning should be interactive. Thus, I vary the format of my teaching to allow students to connect to me, both as an individual and an instructor, the course material, as well as other students in the course. Further, I encourage students to make connections between course material and the diversity contained within the world at large. I enjoy bringing new perspectives and ways of thinking to the courses I teach. I take a constructivist approach by which students learn through their own construction of knowledge. Throughout, I encourage students to make connections between the course material and their own lives and experiences all while ensuring they take an active role in their learning.

Representative Publications and/or Presentations:

Goodman-Scott., E., Betters-Bubon, J., Donohue, P. & Olsen, J.  (Eds.). (2023). The School Counselor’s Guide to Multi-tiered Systems of Support (2nd ed.). Routledge.

Goodman-Scott., E., Betters-Bubon, J., Olsen, J., & Donohue, P. (2020). Making MTSS Work. American School Counselor Association

Goodman-Scott, E., Kalkenbrenner, M., Olsen, J., & Betters-Bubon, J. (2025). Development and Initial Validation of Scores on the School Counselor/MTSS Alignment Scale. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions. DOI: 10.1177/10983007251373066/

Walsh, R., Zyromski, B., Betters-Bubon, J., & Shrewsbury-Braxton, S. (2024). School Counselors’ Experiences With Adverse Childhood Experiences. Professional School Counseling, 28(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X241248115

Olsen, J., Betters-Bubon, J., & Edirmanasinghe, N. (2024). Is It Students or the System? Infusing a Culturally Sustaining Approach to Tier 2 Groups Within Multi-Tiered Systems of Support. Professional School Counseling, 28(1a). https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X241234926

Goodman-Scott, E., Donohue, P., & Betters-Bubon, J. (2023). Universal mental health screening: Steps for school counselors through multidisciplinary teaming. Professional School Counseling, 27 (1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X231171394

Goodman-Scott, E., Donohue, P., & Betters-Bubon, J. (2023). A phenomenological investigation of Universal Mental Health Screening: Making meaning for school counselors. Professional School Counseling, 27 (1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X221150

Goodman-Scott, E., Betters-Bubon, J., & Pianta, R. (2022). MTSS for Suicide Prevention and Intervention: Considerations for School Counseling Preparation. Teaching and Supervision in Counseling, 4(2), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.7290/tsc0411k5

Betters-Bubon, J., Pianta, R. Sweeney, D, & Goodman-Scott, E. (2022). Antiracism starts with us: School counselor critical self reflection within a MTSS framework, Professional School Counseling 26 (1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X221086747

Interests Outside of the University: Reading, spending time with family and friends, running and working out

Favorite Quote:

"Come to the edge.
We might fall.
Come to the edge
It’s too high.

Come to the edge.
And they came
And he pushed
And they flew."