Katheryne T. Leigh-Osroosh (She/They)

Dr. Katheryne T. Leigh-Osroosh is an experienced counselor educator and qualitative researcher. Her scholarship critically examines experiences of injustice within education and career development, the role of counselors in social justice work, community-participatory approaches in counseling, and Indigenous-centered and anti-racist practices.

• Doctor of Philosophy, University of Missouri- St. Louis, Counselor Education and Supervision (2018)
• Certificate of Advanced Study, The University of New York at Buffalo, School Counseling (2013)
• Masters in Education, The University of New York at Buffalo, School Counseling (2012)
• Bachelor of Science, Delaware Valley University, Livestock Science & Management (2010)

• Supporting high-intensity mental health needs of Native and Indigenous youth: School psychologist and counselor advanced preparation (SHPA); Federal; Department of Education; Awarded; (10/01/2019-10/31/2025)

• Hutchison, B., Wambu, G., & Leigh-Osroosh, K.T. (2022). School to Career 5th ed. Goodheart-Wilcox Publisher. Tinley Park: ILL.

• Leigh-Osroosh, K.T., Robinson-Zañartu, C., Kinlicheene, B., & Koos, M. (2022). Truth Seeking, Truth Telling, and Deep Listening: Disrupting Colonialism with Indigenous-Centered Frameworks in School Psychology Preparation. Journal of School Psychology Training and Pedagogy. 39 (3-4).
• Leigh-Osroosh, K. T. (2021). The Phenomenological House: A Metaphoric Framework for Descriptive Phenomenological Psychological Design and Analysis. The Qualitative Report, 26(6), 1817-1829. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2021.4815
• Leigh-Osroosh, K.T., & Hutchison, B. (2019). Cultural Identity Silencing of Native Americans in Education. Race and Pedagogy Journal: Teaching and Learning for Justice, 4. Article 3.
• Leigh, K.T., & Davis, M.D. (2017). U.S. public education: The ivy tower of historical trauma. Journal of Philosophy and History in Education, 67(1). 19-34.

• Hutchison, B., Leigh, K.T., Wagner, H.H. (2016). Early adulthood: Emotional and social development. In M. Stauffer, & D. Capuzzi, (Eds), Human growth and development. Wiley Publishing Co, Hoboken: NJ

• Leigh-Osroosh, K.T. (2020, July 26). It’s time for JHS to rise above, acknowledge, and remove the mascot [Op-ed]. The Post Journal, A5.

• Leigh-Osroosh, K.T. (2022, March). Career readiness: Thriving in today’s diverse work environments. [virtual webinar]. G-W Publisher.;
• Pipitone, R., Brown, C., & Leigh-Osroosh, K.T. (2021, October). Balancing Self-Care & Ambition. [Virtual Webinar]. NJCDA;
• Copeland, C., & Britton, R. (Host). (2021, February 28). Katheryne T. Leigh-Osroosh: Family Matters. [Audio podcast episode]. Diagnosing Sitcoms & Movies podcast. Podbean. https://thedsmpodcast.podbean.com/;
• Leigh-Osroosh, K.T. (2020, June 10) [video conference]. Gates Millennium Scholars Alumni Association Post-PhD Alumni forum. Facebook.;
• Leigh-Osroosh, K.T., & Copeland, C., (2021, January). From positionality to relationality: Ethics and practice for working with Native American and Indigenous communities. [Webinar]. Association of Humanistic Counseling.;
• Higgins, M. (Host). (2020, April 27). Katheryne T. Leigh-Osroosh: Indigenous communities and career development (No. 8) [Audio podcast episode]. Dive In: A podcast for Career Development professionals. https://diveincareer.libsyn.com/indigenous-communities-career;

• Leigh-Osroosh, K.T. & Copeland, C.1 (2023, March). Justice in counseling for Native American Indigenous Peoples. American Counseling Association, Toronto, Canada;
• Leigh-Osroosh, K.T. (2023, March). Career identity development in individuals living with epilepsy. American Counseling Association, Toronto, Canada.;
• Pipitone, R., Brown, C., & Leigh-Osroosh, K.T. (2022, June). Balancing Health and Ambition: Applying health aware practices in career counseling [Virtual Conference Presentation]. NCDA Global Conference, Anaheim, California.;
• Leigh-Osroosh, K.T. (2022, March 12). A Community Based Participatory Framework for School Counseling Curriculum [Conference Presentation]. Evidence-based School Counseling Conference, virtual conference.;
• Leigh-Osroosh, K.T., & Robinson-Zañartu, R. (2022, April 24). Interprofessional Communities of Practice Model Towards Advancing Equity in Education. In Grimes, T. (Chair), Breaking Silos: Using collaboration to improve student mental health outcomes and create equitable education systems [Symposium]. American Educational Research Association Annual meeting. San Diego, CA, United States;
• Leigh-Osroosh, K.T. (2020, June 24). Liberation requires disarmament: The metaphorization of social justice and need for critical action in counseling and education [Webinar]. Association of Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD) virtual summit.;
• Leigh-Osroosh, K.T. (2020, November 12-14). ASE a framework for Native American/Indigenous student survivance. WACES Conference, Tucson, AZ, United States. (Conference canceled).;
• Leigh-Osroosh, K.T. (2019, October 8-12). Silent no more: An exploration of cultural identity silence of Native students and their survivance [Conference Presentation]. National Indian Education Association (NIEA) annual convention., Minneapolis, MN;
• Leigh-Osroosh, K.T. (2020, January 15-20). Deconstructing the phenomenological house: A philosophical tool to learning descriptive phenomenological analysis [Conference Presentation]. The Qualitative Report (TQR) 9th annual conference. Fort Lauderdale, Fl.;
• Robinson-Zañartu, C., Haswood, T., Leigh-Osroosh, K.T., Vance, K. (2019, October 8-12). Decolonizing professional preparation: A university-school-community collaboration [Conference Presentation]. National Indian Education Association (NIEA) annual convention. Minneapolis, MN.;
• Burnam, H., & Leigh, K.T. (2018, October 11-13). Native identity as researcher/researched: Finding complexities and empowerment through reflexivity, indigenous knowledge, and storytelling [Conference Presentation]. American Indigenous Research Association Annual Meeting (AIRA). Polson, MT.;
• Leigh, K.T. (2015, October 7-11). Exploring critical conscious school counseling experience and strategies for resisting oppression [Conference Presentation]. Presented at the biennial conference of the Association of Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), Philadelphia, PA.;
• Leigh, K.T., Hutchison, B., Culver, J., & Cook, J. (2015, October 7-11). Counselor socio-political awareness development through a cultural immersion experience [Conference Presentation]. Presented at the national biennial conference of the Association of Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES). Philadelphia, PA;
• Leigh, K.T., & Heissler, K., (2015, February). Roadmap to developing an online Orientation [Conference Presentation]. Presented at the bi-annual regional IV conference of the National Association for Orientation Transition and Retention in Higher Education (NODA), St. Louis, MO.;
• Hutchison, B., & Hubbard, K. (2014, March). Refining our “different” adult voice: A relational- cultural approach to counseling practice [Conference Presentation]. Presented at the annual spring conference of the American Counseling Association of Missouri, Jefferson City, MO.;