Informed & Inspired

Once wracked with self-doubt, graduate student Elysabeth Emalani Buncab hopes to inspire confidence as a high school counselor.

CSP associate professor discusses her examination of multiculturally-responsive services and the training of school counselors.

School counseling master’s student Nick Pantoja finds purpose helping young people feel heard.

Ana Dueñas, Vanessa Placeres and Jennica Paz are spotlighted by SDSU's research magazine for their work to empower children and youth.

Christine Araki and Nicole Roman praise SDSU counseling master’s programs for empowering them to help students prosper.

The son of migrant farmworkers, SDSU alumnus Eric Becerra follows a familiar path to earn a doctorate from Harvard.

With students stuck at home and behind screens during the COVID-19 pandemic, Fontana Unified School District counselor and San Diego State University alumnus Eduardo Valencia (’97, ’98) is going door-to-door to make a difference. NBC Los Angeles recently spotlighted Valencia — a graduate of our Community-Based Block and school counseling master’s program — as he made house calls to meet the social and emotional needs of his students.

Counseling and School Psychology grads Ann Pierce, Bonnie Hayman and Cherryl Baker sweep the San Diego County School Counselor of the Year awards.