Jennifer R. Curry

Jennifer R. Curry, Ph. D., NCC, Vira Franklin and James R. Eagles Endowed Professor in the College of Human Sciences and Education, teaches in the Counselor Education program at Louisiana State University. Her research interests focus on career and college readiness for students from low income and underrepresented groups. Her professional experiences include serving as an elementary, middle, and high school counselor. She is the author of six books including Promising Practices for High School Apprenticeships published by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), P-12 Career and College Readiness Counseling (3rd ed.) by Springer and co-authored with A. Milsom, and African Americans’ Career and College Readiness: The Journey Unraveled, co-edited with M. Ann Shillingford-Butler published by Lexington. Dr. Curry has consulted with over 40 school districts nationally and internationally on career development topics. Dr. Curry has served as a delegate of ASCA’s national assembly and President of the Louisiana School Counselor Association (LSCA). She is the recipient of the ACA Ross Trust Award, ASERVIC’s Judith Miranti Lifetime Service Award, the ASERVIC Meritorious Service Award, the Biggs Pine Publication Award, LCA’s Research Award, LCA’s Advocacy Award, LSU’s Distinguished Faculty Award, and Vanderbilt’s Roger Aubrey Northstar Award.