Dr. Jennifer Smith Ramey is a counselor educator and program evaluator whose work centers on rural behavioral health, justice鈥揵ehavioral health partnerships, and substance use services. An assistant professor in Counselor Education and Supervision at the 免费午夜福利1000集合集92 of the Cumberlands, she translates evidence into implementable practice across community settings and public systems. Ongoing projects include mixed-methods evaluations of rural health initiatives, treatment courts, homeless outreach programs, and school鈥揵ehavioral health collaborations, with a practical emphasis on workforce preparation, access, and measurable outcomes. Her scholarly footprint includes peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and practitioner reports on crisis response, co-response models, and youth prevention and treatment programming. She also contributes applied evaluation briefs for agencies to inform policy and serves as an ad hoc reviewer in counseling and behavioral-health outlets. Teaching and mentoring are central in her work: she guides graduate researchers from proposal to publication, co-authors with students, and supports conference presentations, focusing on manuscript development, ethical methods, and data-to-practice translation. Her professional experience spans leadership roles in community behavioral health, grant-funded implementation, and cross-sector collaboration, including serving as principal investigator on multi-year federal and state initiatives, as well as presenting invited talks at national and international conferences. Based in Lynchburg, Virginia, her free time is spent exploring Blue Ridge trails with her two dogs, playing competitive league tennis, and sampling the city鈥檚 coffee shops. Her favorite UC classroom moments involve helping emerging scholars craft publishable manuscripts in Professional Writing.
