Dr. Clark (she/they) is aProfessor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is a licensed counselor with supervisory endorsement in Nevada (LCPC-S) and Virginia (LPC), a board-certified clinical mental health counselor (CCMHC), a board-certified counselor (NCC), and Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS). She earned her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision (2016), a MSEd in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (2013) and a BS in Sociology (2009) from Old Dominion University. Her clinical experiences include in-patient and outpatient mental health services to include community-based, non-profit, and private practice settings. Her research interests include poverty and social class issues in counseling and how social class impacts client care and outcomes. She has published over 80 articles and book chapters in outlets such as the Journal of Counseling and Development, Journal of Mental Health Counseling, Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling, to include her text Multicultural and social justice counseling: A systemic, person-centered, and ethical approach. She has presented her work internationally, nationally, and locally over 100 times. She is a contributing producer for the Thoughtful Counselor podcast and an associate editor for the Journal of Counseling and Development. She has won multiple awards including the American Counseling Association (ACA) Best Practices in Research Award, the Ohio Counseling Association (OCA) Research and Writing Award, and the OCA Herman J. Peters Award for Innovation, among others. She is a past president of the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC; 2022-23) and the current President-Elect of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES). Dr. Clark loves animals and has a rescued staffie/pit mix named Remy and three cats (George, Babadook, and Gozer). In her non-working hours, you can find Dr. Clark doing CrossFit, spending time outdoors, and spending time with her partner Victor and daughter Maxine (4).