Courtney Ward-Sutton, PhD, CRC (she/her/hers)

•Conduct research related to the field of rehabilitation counseling (e.g., Assistive Technology), disability, and other mental health and psychology related fields.
•Teach master’s level rehabilitation counseling courses in a council for accreditation of counseling and related educational program (CACREP) accredited program.
•Provide organizational awareness through service to the University at Buffalo and the community at a local and national level.
•Facilitate course instruction, advisement, grade assignments, and offer mentorship in the rehabilitation counseling program for students in-person and on-line (distance learning program).
•Meet with colleagues to review, write, plan and evaluate program matters, policies, and engage in department discussions.
•Participate in professional development by presenting research at conferences.
•Facilitate grants management with Services, Mental Health, Assistive, Rehabilitation Technology Lab (S.M.A.R.T) as Principal Investigator.

• Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Langston University, Rehabilitation Counseling (2021)
• Doctorate, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Rehabilitation Counseling and Counselor Education (2017)
• Masters, North Carolina Central University, Psychology (2014)
• Bachelors, Bennett College for Women, Psychology (2010)

• Burt, I. Munoz-Lorenzo, O., Ward-Sutton, C., Tosado II, L.A., Gonzalez, T., & Hunter, T. (2023, October). Real talk on navigating academia from diverse intergenerational perspectives: Not just surviving, but striving and thriving! [Conference Session]. Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) Conference in Denver, CO.;
• Peterson, G., Webb, K., & Ward-Sutton, C. (2024, February). Employment disparities among multiply marginalized people with disabilities during the covid-19 pandemic: A scoping review [Conference Session]. Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity Conference in Honolulu, HI.;
• Sutton, C.W. & VanderMolen, J. (2023, July). Human resources management professionals encompassing awareness, assistive technology [Paper presentation]. National Association of Multicultural Rehabilitation Concerns (NAMRC) Conference, Tulsa, OK.;
• VanderMolen, J., Dudick, B., Ward-Sutton, C. (2023, October). Human Resources Management Professionals Encompassing Awareness, Assistive Technology Knowledge, and Workplace Accommodations (AT-WA) [Paper presentation]. State Conference 2023 Michigan Council of SHRM, Grand Rapids, MI.;
• VanderMolen, J., Ward-Sutton, C., & Dudick, B. (2024, March). Human resources management professionals encompassing awareness, assistive technology knowledge, and workplace accommodations. 2024 MiBiz360 Summit. Lansing, MI.;

• Visiting Disability and Rehabilitation Equity Researcher Mentorship Program (VERMP); Federal; Administration for Community Living; Awarded; (11/10/2023-12/13/2024)
• Long-Term Training: Rehabilitation Counseling; Federal; U.S. Department of Education; Continuing; (08/01/2019-12/31/2024)

• National Association of Multicultural Rehabilitation Concerns (NAMRC) President-Elect
  01/02/2023-12/31/2024
• National Rehabilitation Association (NRA) Social Media and Public Policy Committee Member
  01/03/2022-12/29/2023

• Editorial Board Member; Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development (American Counseling Association)
  07/01/2024-06/30/2027
• Editor; Suicide and Self-Injury as part of the series currently titled Dangerous Behavior in Clinical and Forensic Psychology
  03/09/2023-12/29/2023