Editor: Dr. Christian D. Chan, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Christian D. Chan (he, him, his), PhD, NCC is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling and Educational Development at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a proud Queer Person of Color. His interests revolve around intersectionality and the effects of oppression on career development and access to counseling. Dedicated to mentorship for leaders and scholars, he has actively contributed to over 80 peer-reviewed publications in journals, books, and edited volumes and has conducted over 150 refereed presentations at the national, regional, and state levels. In addition to his previous role as Associate Editor for TSC, Dr. Chan has served on multiple editorial boards, including Journal of Counseling & Development, Counselor Education and Supervision, Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, Adultspan, Asia Pacific Career Development Journal, Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling, and Journal of Counseling Sexology & Sexual Wellness. Aside from editorial board service, Dr. Chan has served as an ad hoc reviewer for 15 other journals outside of the counseling profession and the lead editor of special issues in Adultspan, Teaching and Supervision in Counseling, and the International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling.
Associate Editor: Dr. Erin C. M. Mason, Georgia State University
Dr. Erin Mason (she/her) is a faculty member of the School Counseling program and the coordinator of the Counselor Education and Practice doctoral program at Georgia State University. Before GSU, Dr. Mason was a faculty member of the Counseling program at DePaul University in Chicago. Dr. Mason began her counseling career as a middle school counselor in metro Atlanta, her home city. She values collaborative scholarship on the professional identity development of school counselors and counselor educators in leadership and advocacy, antiracist and antioppressive pedagogy and practice, technology, and mentorship. She has published multiple scholarly articles and has presented at state, regional, national, and international counseling and counselor education conferences. She co-authored two books, 101 Solutions for School Counselors in Challenging Times and the soon to be published, Equity-driven Leadership in School Counseling: How to Champion Justice for All Students with Dr. Caroline Lopez-Perry. Dr. Mason is honored to serve on the TSC editorial team supporting the work of authors and reviewers. Before transitioning into the role of TSC Associate Editor, Dr. Mason has also served as Assistant Editor of TSC and a mentor to TSC graduate student editorial board members.
Assistant Editor: Dr. Brooke Wymer, Clemson University
Brooke Wymer (she/her/hers) is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Counselor Education Program at Clemson University. She has a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of South Carolina. She holds a clinical and supervision license and is perinatal mental health-certified. Her research interests include trauma-informed clinical supervision, improving child trauma treatment outcomes, parent support and engagement in child mental health services, perinatal mental health, and counselor wellness. Dr. Wymer began serving as a TSC graduate student editorial board member in 2018 and continued as a professional editorial board member from 2019 until her appointment as Assistant Editor. Dr. Wymer has also served as a mentor to TSC graduate student editorial board members since 2022 and was recently recognized as the inaugural recipient of the TSC Reviewer of the Year Award in 2024.
From the Editor’s Desk
I am incredibly honored to serve as the Editor of Teaching and Supervision in Counseling (TSC), the flagship journal of the Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES). To mention my joy and excitement at this critical role for research, scholarship, advocacy, and activism would be an understatement. Assuming the role of Editor realizes my personal connection to research and scholarship that ultimately remind me of community. Indeed, the TSC editorial leadership and editorial board are a reflection of that spirit. For many years, we have aimed to cultivate a spirit of community, mentorship, and relationships within the editorial board and among counseling scholars. With intentions to grow the research acumen of neophyte and seasoned scholars, this spirit is at the heart of this journal, and that is the exact reason why I felt called to serve in this capacity. Additionally, serving in the critical role of TSC Editor cements an ongoing legacy, and I am grateful to follow in the steps of Dr. Kelly L. Wester and Dr. W. Bradley McKibben, who have established a powerful infrastructure and legacy with their wisdom, innovation, mentorship, passion, and, most importantly, joy since the journal began in 2018. As the TSC journal continues to grow beyond the SACES region across regional, national, and international audiences, the journal represents an innovative outlet that pushes the envelope of counseling, counselor education, and supervision while maintaining standards for high-quality scholarship. Along with my colleagues Dr. Erin C. M. Mason and Dr. Brooke Wymer, I aim to maintain the strengths that have distinguished TSC as an impactful and rigorous platform for scholarship. While we will continue to consider manuscripts across the diverse spectrum of counselor education and supervision practices, I am envisioning possibilities across the following themes to keep expanding the journal and make it relevant for our community stakeholders. In this way, I am hoping that we can continue to do justice to, for, and with community. As a result, I would be especially interested in manuscripts that align with the following themes:
- Interdisciplinary Research
- Critical Paradigms and Methodologies
- Community Engagement
- Culturally Sustaining Practices
Finally, I would like to reiterate my gratitude for Dr. W. Bradley McKibben, the outgoing Editor of TSC. As a result of Dr. McKibben’s leadership, the journal has surfaced as a prominent jewel of scholarship and a timely resource across a diverse range of audiences. Under Dr. McKibben’s leadership, we have been able to strengthen our reach and peer review workflows to maintain competitive acceptance rates and decrease the average time under review. Additionally, the journal has become an emblem for recognition, including features of TSC authors receiving the ACES Research in Counselor Education and Supervision Award, along with the introduction of the TSC Outstanding Article and TSC Reviewer of the Year Awards. We have also been successful in onboarding numerous graduate student editorial board members from doctoral programs nationally through a mentorship program. We were also indexed across multiple outlets (e.g., Directory of Open Access Journals) due to the establishment of the TSC Policies and Guidelines on Publication Ethics and Research Integrity (https://trace.tennessee.edu/tsc/publication_ethics.html). These accomplishments are not an exhaustive list, but the burgeoning success of the journal would not have been possible without Dr. McKibben’s leadership and tenacity as Editor from 2021 to 2025. For that, I will forever be grateful.
In solidarity,
Christian D. Chan, PhD, NCC
