Dr. Jennifer Betters-Bubon is a Professor and Department Chair in Counselor Education at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. She received a Ph.D from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a M.Ed from Boston University and a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin. Her work includes teaching clinical and school counseling courses and focuses on the barriers that impact K-12 students’ success. Of particular interest is the role of data-driven practice, advocacy and leadership in transforming the role of the school counselor. In addition, she is passionate about examining the role and leadership school counselors have within multi-tier models of support (MTSS) and working with public schools to help student services teams align their work within the MTSS framework. Prior to her role in academia, Dr. Betters-Bubon spent 11 years working as a school counselor and a year as a special education teacher. Her research agenda focuses on the school counselor role within multi-tiered systems of support as well as trauma informed schools. She is co-editor of The School Counselor's Guide to Multi-Tiered Systems of Support and Making MTSS Work and has published in numerous peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Betters-Bubon is a licensed school counselor and licensed professional counselor in Wisconsin. She lives in Stoughton, WI with her partner, Tim, and children.