Dr. Meredith Rausch

GRANT & RESEARCH PROJECTS

• 2026 Rising Tide Grant, “Increasing Overall Wellness and Mindfulness Among Alabama Veterans”

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. Gallo, L. L., Buning, M. M., Rausch, M. A., & Kemp, K. (2026). School counselors’ suicide needs assessment: A national survey. Journal of the Pennsylvania Counseling
   Association, 29(1), 45-65. https://doi.org/10.71463/THVH9976
2. Landers, E., Rausch, M. A., Harris, K., McBrayer, J. S., De Blume, A. G., & Krah, M. (2026). Who’s watching, who’s waiting? Predictors of bystander intervention in adolescent bullying. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251408136
3. Rausch, M. A., & Kalra, S. (2025). Using Jenga in the couples and family counseling classroom: A method for demonstrating Bowen family systems theory. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 20(4), 629-637. https://doi.org/10.1080/15401383.2025.2480600
4. Phienezy, D., Brown, T., Rausch, M. A., Gallo, L. L., & Johnson, C. (2025). Black and African American women in counseling journals: A content analysis. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 47(2), 131-149. https://doi.org/10.17744/mehc.47.2.03
5. McAllister, C., Rausch, M. A., Kress, V. E. (2024). Trauma-informed counseling for individuals who have an intellectual developmental disorder: Considerations for mental health counselors. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 29(3) 798-813. doi:10.1177/17446295241278477
6. Rausch, M. A., & Wikoff, H. D. (2023). Protective relational factors of lesbian couples navigating the fertility process. Journal of Homosexuality, 70(9). 1725-1742.
   doi:10.1080/00918369.2022.2042660
7. Rausch, M. A., & Buning, M. M. (2022). Student veterans’ perspectives of higher education contexts: Beyond the non-traditional student. College Teaching, 72(2), 106-
   116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/87567555.2022.2106469
8. Gallo, L. L., Rausch, M. A., Beck, M. J., & Porchia, S. (2021). Elementary school counselors’ experiences with suicidal students. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 7(1), 26-41. https://doi.org/10.1080/23727810.2020.1835419
9. Rausch, M. A., & Gallo, L. (2018). Counselor in training 360° case conceptualization process for group supervision. The Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 10(1), 1-26. Retrieved from: https://repository.wcsu.edu/jcps/vol10/iss1/1

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• National Certified Counselor (NBCC)
• Chi Sigma Iota International Honor Society, member since 2012
• Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, member since 2021
• Alabama’s Challenge, member

TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

Rausch’s teaching foundation involves modeling counseling constructs and a teamwork approach. The core constructs are based on humanism: empathy, unconditional positive regard, and congruence. The classroom mirrors the counseling experience, allowing students to take a hands-on approach to learning. Students should both see and feel these in the classroom and Rausch’s communication. She uses scaffolding, experiential learning, and incorporation of game elements into her teaching.

BIOGRAPHY

Meredith Rausch, PhD, NCC, received her undergraduate degree in Public Speaking and master’s degree in Community Counseling, both from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. She then earned a certificate in improvisational comedy from The Second City in Chicago. She obtained her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from The University of Iowa and has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles, 3 books, 8 book chapters, a textbook, spoken professionally across the United States, and is the co-creator of the podcast Hello Again, Friend. Her list of awards includes the NBCC Servant Leadership Award, Golden Pen, Boundless Teaching, Early Tenure and Promotion, Promising Scholar, Emerging Leader, Marquis Who’s Who of 2023, Global Leaders to Watch in 2024, and College of Education Research Awards. Dr. Rausch is currently an associate professor at The University of Alabama.