Dr. Tommie Radd Professorship in School Counselor Education

Dr. Tommie Radd, a forward-thinking educational leader, and researcher established the Dr. Tommie Radd Professorship in School Counselor Education with Ohio University in 2020 to further her pioneering work in school counseling. Housed in the Department of Counseling and Higher Education in The Patton College of Education, the Radd Professorship provides the counseling faculty member who holds the professorship with annual research funding and other financial support and intellectual property to allow Dr. Radd’s scholarly work to be shared with school systems.

Kristin Chamberlain, Assistant Professor of Instruction, earned her Ph.D. in Counselor Education & Supervision from Ohio University. She earned a MSE in School Counseling from the University of Dayton and a BS in Nursing from Michigan State University. Prior to coming to Ohio University, she was a tenure-track professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Rio Grande. Dr. Chamberlain teaches professional school counseling, multicultural counseling, and doctoral courses in Counselor Education and Supervision. Dr. Chamberlain is deeply committed to student success through holistic education. She succeeds Dr. Christine Suniti Bhat, professor of counselor education at Ohio University, who was named the first Dr. Tommie Radd Professor of School Counseling in 2021.

The Grow With Guidance (GWG) System

The GWG System can be easily aligned with the ASCA National Model. The GWG System by design creates a process grounded in multidisciplinary best practice and is integrated within the heart of the classroom and school/district. The GWG System includes the Educational System Foundation and the Schoolhouse Model.

The GWG System:

• is available for primary, intermediate, middle, and high school levels
• is the foundation for an inviting school climate
• has various formulas to address the challenges schools face
• comes with all materials needed to implement and evaluate it in schools
• includes all the standards, benchmarks, indicators, performance observation/evaluation strategies, evaluations, and forms
• includes two diagnostic instruments, the CANA and ITS, which provide evaluation information
• provides Instrument and Report Service by the George E. Hill Center at Ohio University, which makes generating the diagnostic information from these instruments a snap

Ohio University's Department of Counseling and Higher Education provides assistance and consultation to school districts implementing the program. 

For More Information

For information on how you can implement the Grow with Guidance system in your school, please contact:

Dr. Kristin Chamberlain
Assistant Professor of Instruction
The Patton College of Education
Ohio University
chamberlain@ohio.edu