EARLY CAREER REPRESENTATIVE

Stephanie G. Burrows is an Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She earned her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and previously worked as a Staff Counselor at the University of Maryland’s Counseling Center. Prior to her doctoral training, Stephanie served as Assistant Director of Advising and Exploration in the Center for Careers, Life, and Service at Grinnell College, and worked in the career centers at Macalester College and St. Olaf College.

Stephanie’s research explores the contextual and social identity factors impacting college students’ and working adults’ career decision-making, with a particular focus on the role of career shocks across the lifespan. Through her scholarship, she aims to inform interventions that promote occupational integration and equity. Stephanie is an editorial board member for The Counseling Psychologist, The Career Development Quarterly, and Journal of College Student Mental Health, and was the 2024 recipient of the Student Affiliates of Seventeen’s Outstanding Clinical Excellence Award.

Stephanie was a Student Representative for SVP from 2021-2024, where she developed the SVP Student Section with then co-representative Dr. Katie Cook, and currently serves as SVP’s inaugural Early Career Representative.