As a professional counselor and researcher, I advocate for the field and my community through service and scholarly work. I'm partial to quantitative and mixed-methods research, and my research interests include:

• Counselor and Mental Health Provider Wellness 

• Substance Use and Addictions 

• Intervention research methods and analysis

• Methodological consultation and capacity-building in counselor supervision

Ongoing Research 
Evaluation of Supervision Impact on Substance Use Counselor Burnout
Funded in part by a University of Cincinnati Graduate College Fellowship and the Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. 

Selected Publications

• Monk, R.L., Ross, A.C., Richardson, G.B., Qureshi, A. W. & Heim, D. Minority Stress and Drinking Motives: Potential Drivers of Heightened Alcohol Consumption in LGBTQIA+ Individuals. Journal of Counseling Psychology. [Manuscript submitted for publication.]
   

• Richardson, G. B., Chiu, Y.-C. J., Chen, C.-C., McGee, N., Bates, D., Ross, A.C., Acquavita, S. P. (in press). Structure and longitudinal invariance of the Multicultural Awareness, Knowledge, and Skills Survey - Counselor Edition – Revised. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development.
   

• Richardson, G. B., Bates, D., Ross, A.C., Liu, H., & Boutwell, B. (2023). Is reproductive development adaptively calibrated to early experience? Evidence from a national sample of females. Developmental Psychology, 60(2), 306-321. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001681

Grants 

• Ross, A. (2025, April). SACES Research Grant. Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision.

• Ross, A. (2025, March). Graduate Student Research Fellowship. University of Cincinnati Office of Research and Graduate College.

• Ross, A. (2024). Teaching Development Grant, Western Kentucky University Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning.   

Academic & Professional Service 

• Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health, Court Responses Workgroup. 2023-present

• North American Society of Adlerian Psychology (NASAP). Member 2020-present, Co-Chair, Clinical Practice section, 2021-2024, Council of Representatives, 2021-2024.

• President, KY/TN Society of Adlerian Psychology (KTSAP). 2021-2023. 

• Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES). Conference Volunteer, 2023. 

• Chi Sigma Iota, Upsilon Chi Chi Chapter. President, 2023-2024, Vice-president, 2022-2023. 
   

University Service, University of Cincinnati

• Substance Use Counseling Program support and program evaluation. 2022-2024. 

• Counseling Department Faculty Search Committee, Graduate Student Representative. 2023-2024. 

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For more information, please download my Curriculum Vita.