Sarah Henry

Sarah M. Henry, Ph.D., LSC, NCC, NCSC is an Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech. She has served as a high school counselor and college access provider in diverse districts in rural Virginia. Her research interests are rooted in equity-driven school counseling, rural education, school-community collaboration, and protective factors. Dr. Henry serves as an editorial board member for the journals of Teaching and Supervision in Counseling and Counseling Scholarship & Practice in Educational Communities. She published in journals including Professional School Counseling, the Journal of Counseling & Development, Theory & Practice in Rural Education, the Journal of Child & Adolescent Counseling, and the Journal of College Access. Dr. Henry has presented at over 30 state, regional, and national conferences on topics related to rural education, creativity in school counseling, and preventative programming. She was awarded the Outstanding Counseling Education Doctoral Student from the Ohio State University College of Educational Studies in 2023, as well as the Outstanding School Counseling Doctoral Student from the Ohio State University Counselor Education program in 2023 and 2024.