Professional Background

Dr. Ebony White is a counselor, advocate, activist, speaker, trainer, researcher, and mental health expert, with more than a decade of experience as a counselor educator. She is an Associate Professor in the Counselor Education Department at St. Bonaventure University and has devoted her career to supporting under-resourced, under-served, culturally rich and resilient individuals, families, and communities. Growing up in the city of Trenton, New Jersey, and being raised by a village directly influenced her sense of community, pride, and purpose. Her varied personal experiences, extensive education, and expertise in research and practice have uniquely positioned her to counsel, teach, and train in ways that lead to transformation.

Dr. Ebony’s impact reaches across the globe. As an expert in her field, she has been quoted in numerous news outlets including Newsweek, Medium, the Philadelphia Inquirer, PopSugar and the New York Times. She has been a guest expert on CBS News and Fox 29 News in Philadelphia and was featured on TVC News Nigeria. Furthermore, she has done trauma work in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti, provided training to leaders in the healthcare system in Gombe State, Nigeria, and created a mental health course for students in Tarkwa, Ghana. She was recently selected for the Mandela Washington Fellowship Reciprocal Exchange program by the U.S. Department of State and International Research & Exchanges Board to provide mental health training to nurses, doctors, and pharmacists in Nigeria.

She has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals and appears in the advocacy focused video from Alexander Street Press titled Helping Counselors and Psychologists as Advocates and Activists: Strength, Solidarity, Strategy and Sustainability. Dr. Ebony also gave a TEDx talk, titled “You Don’t Get to Name Me.” Additionally, she has appeared on other podcasts addressing anti-racism in mental health, including The Thoughtful Counselor Podcast, The Voice of Counseling, and Sazon y Corazon Podcast. Dr. Ebony has presented her research at various conferences nationally and internationally, including the Congressional Black Caucus in Washington, D.C.

Currently, Dr. Ebony is a Past-President of Counselors for Social Justice, a national organization, and was appointed to the ACA Anti-Racism Commission. She is community focused and values relationships above all else. More important than her educational achievements and awards are her identities as a daughter, granddaughter, sister, aunt, cousin, friend, godmother, and niece. She lives by Ubuntu, “I am because we are, and because we are, I am.”

Academic Credentials

• Ph.D. in Counselor Education, Montclair State University, 2017
• M.S. in Mental Health Counseling, Walden University, 2010
• B.S. in Psychology, Michigan State University, 2003