Autumn Cabell (Randell)
Education
- Ph.D. in counselor education and supervision, Virginia Commonwealth University
Dissertation: A longitudinal study of the influence of a STEM career planning course and perceived stress on career search self-efficacy and retention in engineering undergraduate students (Chair: Dr. Phillip Gnilka) - M.S. in rehabilitation psychology, University of Wisconsin Madison
- B.A. in biology and psychology, University of Mississippi
Line of research
My line of research centers on the career development and mental health of underrepresented students. I examine how career development interventions improve underrepresented students’ persistence in STEM and health sciences. My research aims to increase the representation of racial minorities in STEM and health science professions.
Research and scholarship
- Wheeler, N.J., Cabell, A.L. (in press). Grief and bereavement. In M. Shillingford & T. Gonzalez, (Eds.), Demystifying the DSM-V for School Counselors. San Diego, CA: Cognella, Inc.
- Randell, A.L. (2020). Addressing the interpersonal skills gap in STEM: Counselor use of social justice, transformational leadership, and feedback to develop an engineering career ambassador program. Virginia Counselors Journal, 37, 50-57.
- Lockeman, K., Dow, A., & Randell, A.L. (2019). Evaluating a budget-based approach to peer assessment for measuring collaboration among learners on interprofessional teams. Evaluation & Health Professions. https://doi.org/10.1177/0163278719826227
- Lockeman, K., Dow, A., & Randell, A.L. (2019). Validity evidence and use of the Interprofessional Education Collaboration (IPEC) competency self-assessment, Version 3. Journal of Interprofessional Care. doi: 10.1080/13561820.2019.1699037
Bio
Autumn Randell is a Nationally Certified Counselor and Resident in Counseling working toward the Licensed Professional Counselor designation in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Autumn is a career counselor in the VCU College of Engineering's Career Services department. In March 2020, she successfully defended her doctoral dissertation in counselor education and supervision. In September 2020, Autumn will be starting at DePaul University as a tenure-track assistant professor in counseling.
What does the Holmes Scholars program mean to you?
The Holmes Scholars program means gaining access to peer mentorship and support as well as mentorship from veteran academics from underrepresented backgrounds. The program has given me the opportunity to network with other underrepresented minorities and has given me a safe space to be my authentic self. The Holmes Scholars program fosters supportive environments for Black and Brown students to collaborate and thrive in their scholarly productivity.