School Counseling

Dr. Derron Hilts Publishes Two Articles on School Counseling

July 14, 2025

Dr. Derron Hilts, assistant professor and chair of school counseling at Niagara University, recently published two articles in professional journals.

Dr. Derron Hilts Publishes Co-authored Paper Examining Effect of Student-to-School-Counselor Ratios on Student Achievement

February 18, 2025

Dr. Derron Hilts, assistant professor of education at Niagara University, and his colleagues, Dr. Yanhong Liu, associate professor in the School of Education at Syracuse University, and Dr. Xiuyan Guo, a psychometrician at Pearson VUE, recently published a paper entitled, “An investigation of student outcomes based on student-to-school counselor ratios” in the inaugural issue of the peer-reviewed journal Counseling Scholarship & Practice in Educational Communities.

Niagara University Counseling Students Celebrate National School Counseling Week, Feb. 3–7, 2025

January 29, 2025

Students in Niagara University’s school counseling program are again celebrating National School Counseling Week, Feb. 3–7, by developing innovative projects that showcase the impact of school counseling in schools and communities.

Dr. Derron Hilts Awarded Grant to Explore Student-to-School Counselor Ratios on Student Outcomes

April 24, 2024

Dr. Derron Hilts, assistant professor and school counseling program coordinator at Niagara University, along with his colleague, Dr. Yanhong Liu, associate professor at Syracuse University, received a $5,000 grant from the New York State School Counselor Association to examine the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and student-to-school counselor ratios on student outcomes.

Niagara school counselors-in-training celebrated School Counseling Week in 2023.

Counseling Students to Celebrate National School Counseling Week

January 24, 2024

Students in Niagara University’s master’s degree program in school counseling will celebrate National School Counseling Week 2024, “School Counseling: Standards-Based, Student-Focused,” from Feb. 5–9, by participating in activities to thank and acknowledge school counselors for the work that they do.

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