Dr. Kimberly A. S. Howard is an associate professor of counseling psychology & applied human development at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, where she serves as director of training of the Counseling Psychology PhD program. Dr. Howard\u2019s research interests include the career development process of children and youth, particularly as it is shaped by social class, gender, and race\/ethnicity.\u00a0 She is interested in factors that promote vocational development and resilience and the reasoning processes used by children and youth to understand career development processes.\u00a0 Further, Dr. Howard studies STEM career development in children and youth.<\/p>\n
Dr. Howard\u2019s work has appeared in journals such as the Counseling Psychologist<\/em>, Journal of Vocational Behavior<\/em>, Journal of Career Development<\/em>, and Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology<\/em>.\u00a0 She has received over $2.5M of funding for her research, primarily from the National Science Foundation.\u00a0 She is current serving as the PI on a four-year National Science Foundation ITEST grant investigating the role that a middle school network science and career development curriculum plays in advancing both science learning and STEM-related career goal formation.<\/p>\n In addition to being a Fellow of the Society of Counseling Psychology of the American Psychological Association, Dr. Howard is a member of the APA Coalition for Psychology in Schools and Education. She is also the past vice president for training and education for the Society of Counseling Psychology.<\/p>\n Pronouns: she\/her<\/p>\nRecent News<\/h3>\n