Rawn Boulden, PhD
Assistant Professor
Professional Highlights
- Outstanding Researcher, College of Applied Human Sciences, 2023
- WVU Values Coin Recipient, 2023
- Editorial Fellow, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, 2021
- Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in West
Virginia
Degrees
- BS, Old Dominion University, 2015
- MEd, University of Maryland, 2017
- PhD, Old Dominion University, 2020
Awards
- Outstanding Researcher Award, WVU College of Applied Human Sciences, 2023
- WVU Values Coin Recipient, WVU College of Applied Human Sciences, 2023
- Editorial Fellow, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, 2021
Areas of Expertise
- School Counseling
- Youth mental health
- Culturally sustaining practices
- Psychometric research
Research Interests
- School counseling
- Youth mental health
- Culturally sustaining practices
- Psychometric research
Certifications
- Youth Mental Health First Aid Instructor
- Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in West Virginia
Committees and Memberships
- Member, Evidence-Based School Counseling Conference Advisory Council
- Co-Chair, Rural Interest Network, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
- Lead RAMP Reviewer, American School Counselor Association
- WVU Liaison, West Virginia School Counselor Association
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Rawn Boulden is an assistant professor in the School of Counseling and Well-being at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV. Additionally, he provides outpatient counseling services to children in the Greater Morgantown region. His scholarship focuses primarily on school counseling and counseling youth and adolescents. Before becoming an assistant professor, Dr. Boulden was a school counselor in Virginia. He primarily teaches master’s courses in WVU’s CACREP-accredited counseling program. His research interests include school counseling, culturally-sustaining practices, and psychometric research. Dr. Boulden has secured more than $5.6 million of federal grants as principal investigator (PI) addressing youth mental health disparities in West Virginia. He is the proud recipient of both the 2023 College of Applied Human Sciences Outstanding Researcher award, and the 2023 WVU Values Coin awarded for his efforts that align with WVU’s land grant mission.
He earned his Ph.D. and B.S. from Old Dominion University, and an M.Ed. from the University of Maryland. Dr. Boulden is a licensed school counselor (VA), nationally certified counselor (NCC) and school counselor (NCSC), fully-certified Youth Mental Health First Aid instructor, and is also a licensed professional counselor in West Virginia.