Counseling and
Educational Development
Dr. Laura Gonzalez
phone: 336-256-1369
email: lmgonza2@uncg.edu
office: 209 Ferguson Building
Title: Assistant Professor
Education:
- PhD, Counselor Education, North Carolina State University
- MEd, College Counseling, University of Delaware
- BA, Women’s Studies with a minor in Biology, Colgate University
Faculty member at UNCG since: 2009
Scholarly Achievements and Awards (selected):
- Villalba, J. A., Gonzalez, L. M., Borders, L. D., Hines, E. M. (co-Principal Investigators). (2011, Summer). "Who are our children and where are they going? A career and post-secondary planning guide for parents and family members." (Funded by College Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC) as part of UNC College Access Challenge Grant). $43, 978.
- New Faculty Grant, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Dissertation Grant, American Educational Research Association
- Fellow, Association for Institutional Research Summer Data Policy Institute
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Fellow, Hewlett Initiative for Teaching and Learning
Research Interests (selected):
- College student development
- Educational pathway of Latino students (high school persistence and college level choice, access, and success)
- Latino parental involvement with their children's educational goals
- Social influences in human development (including ecological and social cognitive theories)
Professional Service (selected):
- Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Counseling and Development
- Member, Editorial Board, Journal of College Counseling
- Member, Access and Equity Committee, School of Education, UNCG
Teaching Responsibilities:
- Student Development in Higher Education
- Career Development and Career Counseling
- Contemporary College Student
- Coordinates the College Counseling/Student Development in Higher Educationtrack in the program
- Supervises counseling interns
- Serves on dissertation committees
Counseling Experience (selected):
Has worked as a counselor in the following settings:
- Academic advisor and transitions counselor, undeclared college students
- Career counselor, college students
- Crisis counselor, rape and sexual violence
Clinical Experience and Interests:
- Effective programs to support educational and career choices
- Multicultural identity and wellness (including gender and ethnicity)
- Self-efficacy beliefs and social cognitive theory in educational settings
Other:
- National Certified Counselor (NCC)
- Member, American Counseling Association
- Member, American College Counseling Association
- Member, Association of Multicultural Counseling and Development
- Member, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
- Member, Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
Personal:
I enjoy watching my three small children evolve, yoga, world music, travel, and time relaxing with my husband
Recent Publications (selected)
Gonzalez, L. M. (under revision) College level choice of Latino high school students: A social cognitive approach. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development.
Gonzalez, L. M., Stein, G. L., Shannonhouse, L. R., & Prinstein, J. (under review). “As long as I work hard, I’ll be fine: Latino students’ views of the path to college.”
Borders, L. D., Hines, E. M., Gonzalez, L. M., Villalba, J. A., & Henderson, A. (2011, January). Parental involvement in college planning: A report for the College Foundation of North Carolina.
Kiang, L., Supple, A. J., Stein, G. L., & Gonzalez, L. M. (in press) Gendered academic adjustment among Asian American adolescents in an emerging immigrant community. Journal of Youth and Adolescence.
Behnke, A. O., Gonzalez, L. M., & Cox. R. (2010). Latino students in new arrival states: Factors and services to prevent youth from dropping out. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 32, 385-409.
Nassar-McMillan, S. C., Gonzalez, L. M., & Mohamed, R. (2010). Individuals and families of Arab descent. In D. G. Hayes & B. T. Erford (Eds,), Developing multicultural counseling competency: A systems approach (pp. 216-245). Prentice Hall/Merrill.
Gonzalez, L. M., & Ting, S. R. (2008). Adjustment of undergraduate Latino students at a southeastern university: Cultural components of academic and social integration. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 7, 199-211.
email: lmgonza2@uncg.edu