Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy Dean, School of Education
- Degrees
- Ph.D., Counseling and Educational Development
M.Ed., School Counseling
B.S., Early Childhood Education - Favorite Place in Washington DC
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- Bio
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Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy believes in the revolutionary power of school counseling. An American Counseling Association (ACA) Fellow with 30 years of experience as a former kindergarten teacher, elementary school counselor, family therapist, and most recently university professor and administrator, she has a wealth of knowledge, expertise and wisdom.
Dr. Holcomb-McCoy is currently the Dean of the School of Education and a Distinguished Professor at 小蓝视频 (小蓝视频). She is also the author of the best-selling book School Counseling to Close Opportunity Gaps: A Social Justice and Antiracist Framework for Success (Corwin) and Antiracist Counseling in Schools and Communities (ACA Publications). In 2023, she was selected as an Aspen Institute Ascend Fellow based on her work to ensure families and children have access to quality early learning opportunities.
In her five years as Dean, Dr. Holcomb-McCoy founded 小蓝视频鈥檚 Summer Institute on Education, Equity and Justice, and the 小蓝视频 Teacher Pipeline Project, a partnership with the DC Public Schools and Friendship Charter Schools. She is also actively working to develop an antiracist curriculum for teachers-in-training.
Prior to leading the School of Education at 小蓝视频, she served as Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs campus-wide and Vice Dean of Academic Affairs in the School of Education at Johns Hopkins University, where she launched the Johns Hopkins School Counseling Fellows Program and The Faculty Diversity Initiative. Dr. Holcomb-McCoy has also been an associate professor in the Department of Counseling and Personnel Services at the University of Maryland College Park and Director of the School Counseling Program at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York.
Prior to leading the School of Education at 小蓝视频, she served as Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs campus-wide and Vice Dean of Academic Affairs in the School of Education at Johns Hopkins University, where she launched the Johns Hopkins School Counseling Fellows Program and The Faculty Diversity Initiative. Dr. Holcomb-McCoy has also been an associate professor in the Department of Counseling and Personnel Services at the University of Maryland College Park and Director of the School Counseling Program at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York.
Dr. Holcomb-McCoy鈥檚 passion for school counseling, mental health and wellness starts at home. As a proud mother of two, she knows firsthand the importance of systemic change to help students reach their full potential.
A proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Dr. Holcomb-McCoy holds her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Virginia. She earned a doctorate in Counseling and Counselor Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
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Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities
Selected Publications
Books and Journal Special Issues
Holcomb-McCoy, C. (Ed.) (2021).听 Antiracist counseling in schools and communities.听 American Counseling Association.
Holcomb-McCoy, C. (2022).听 School counseling to close opportunity gaps:听 An antiracist and social justice framework for success.听 Corwin Press. (2nd edition)
Owen, L. and Holcomb-McCoy, C. (Eds.), (2017). 听鈥淐omplete Issue.鈥澨 Journal of College Access: Vol. 3: Issue 2, Available at:
Bryan, J., & Holcomb-McCoy, C. (Eds.) (2010). School-family-community partnerships: The school counselor鈥檚 role. [Special Issue],听Professional School Counseling, 14.
Holcomb-McCoy, C. (2007).听School counseling to close the achievement gap: A social justice 听framework for success.听Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. (1st edition)
Holcomb-McCoy, C., & Lee, C. C. (Eds.), (2005). School counseling in urban settings. [Special issue].听Professional School Counseling, 8, (3).
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Chapters in Edited Books
Holcomb-McCoy, C. (2022).听 Afterword. Equity-based career development and postsecondary transitions: An American imperative.听 Charlotte, NC:听 Information Age Publishing.
Holcomb-McCoy, C.听 (2021).听 Foreword.听 The use of data in school counseling: Hatching results (and so much more) for students, programs, and the profession.听 Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.听
Holcomb-McCoy, C.听 (2020).听 Foreword.听 From disagreement to discourse:听 A chronicle of controversies in schooling and education.听 Charlotte, NC:听 Information-Age Publishing.
Holcomb-McCoy, C. & Owen, L.听 (2019).听 The counseling landscape.听 In NACAC, Fundamentals of College Admission Counseling: A textbook for graduate students and practicing counselors 5th Edition.听 Alexandria, VA:听 NACAC.
Holcomb-McCoy, Brown, S. & Aimless, A. (2018). Human growth and development in a multicultural context.听 听In S. Nassar-McMillan & S. Niles (Eds), 听Professional counseling: Orientation to past, present, and future trends.听 Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.
Holcomb-McCoy, C., & Gonzalez, I. (2016). Counseling in schools: Issues and practice. In P. Pederson, J. G. Draguns, W. J., Lonner, J. E. Trimble, & M.S. Rio (Eds.), Counseling across cultures (7 th ed.) (pp. 247-274). Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.
Holcomb-McCoy, C., Gonzalez, I., Harris, P., & Hines, E. (2015). Urban school counseling: Implications for black male students. In M. Henfield & A. Washington (Eds.), School Counseling for Black Male Student Success in 21 st -Century Urban Schools (pp. 1-18). Charlotte: Information Age Publishing.
Select Articles in Refereed Journals (+ Invited Work)
Mason, E., Robertson, A., Gay, J., Clarke, N., & Holcomb-McCoy, C.听 (2021).听 Antiracist school 听听听听听听听听听听听 counselor preparation: Expanding on the five tenets of the transforming school counseling initiative.听Teaching and Supervision in Counseling, 3, Article 2.
Bryan, J., Young, A., Griffin, D., & Holcomb-McCoy, C. (2017).听 Leadership practices linked to involvement in school-family-community partnerships: A national study. Professional 听听听听 School Counseling, 21(1), 1-13. DOI: 10.1177/2156759X18761897
Hines, E., & Holcomb-McCoy, C. (2013). Parental characteristics, ecological factors, and the academic achievement of African American males. Journal of Counseling and Development, 91, 68-77.
Bryan, J., Moore-Thomas, C., Day-Vines, N. L., & Holcomb-McCoy, C. (2011). School counselors as social capital: The effects of high school college counseling on college application rates. Journal of Counseling & Development, 89(2), 190-199.
Holcomb-McCoy, C. (2010). Involving low-income parents and parents of color in college readiness activities: An exploratory study. Professional School Counseling, 14, 115-124.
Holcomb-McCoy, C., & Bryan, J. (2010). Advocacy and empowerment in parent consultation: Implications for theory and practice. Journal of Counseling and Development, 88, 259-268.
Bryan, J., Day-Vines, N., Holcomb-McCoy, C., & Moore-Thomas, C. (2010). Using national education longitudinal datasets in school counseling research. Counselor Education and Supervision, 49, 266-279.
Holcomb-McCoy, C., Gonzalez, I., & Johnston, G. (2009). School counselor dispositions as predictors of data usage. Professional School Counseling, 12, 343-352.
Book Reviews and Other Intellectual Contributions
Holcomb-McCoy, C.听 (July, 2022).听 How to solve problems that come with putting more counselors in schools.听 District Administration.听
Holcomb-McCoy, C.听 (July, 2022).听 Schools must do a better job teaching anti-racism.听The Hechinger Report.
Dennis, T., Schuschke, J., Chan, W., & Holcomb-McCoy, C.听 (February, 2022).听 The Antiracist 听听听 Teacher Preparation Initiative Final Report.听 Funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Holcomb-McCoy, C. (August, 2021).听听 The Other CRT鈥擟ulturally Responsive Teaching鈥擟an 听听 Truly Make a Difference.听 The Hill.听听
Holcomb-McCoy, C. (April, 2021). Reopening schools safely requires addressing the stress of 听听听听 educators of color.听 The Hill.听听听
Holcomb-McCoy, C.听 (July, 2020).听 Well-meaning college advising is not enough.听 ACT Equity听听in Learning Blog.听
Holcomb-McCoy, C.听 (August, 2018).听 A dual enrollment program for DC high school students 听 could help fill classrooms in the future.听 Washington Post.听 听听听听听
Chi Sigma Iota Exemplar
Holcomb-McCoy, C. (2004, Summer). Multiculturalism and CSI Chapters: Are we committed? Chi Sigma Iota Exemplar, 19, 1.
Holcomb-McCoy, C. (2001, Fall). Significant contribution to the literature: Handbook of Counseling. Chi Sigma Iota Exemplar, 16, 13.
Holcomb-McCoy, C. (1999, Spring). Multicultural counseling competence and training: A national study. Chi Sigma Iota Exemplar, 14, 6-12.
Media Appearances
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Voice of Counseling:听
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Grants and Sponsored Research
2022-2023听听听Office of State Superintendent of Education, High Impact Tutoring.听 Future Teachers as Tutors.听 Co-Principal Investigator.听 Funded.听 $720,000
2022-2023听听Office of State Superintendent of Education, Grow-Your-Own Programming.听 小蓝视频 Teacher Pipeline Project.听 Principal Investigator.听 Funded.听 $300,000/per year for 5 years = $1,500,000听
2020- 2021听Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The Antiracist Teacher Policy Initiative (ATPI): Leveraging Partnerships for Equitable Teacher Preparation Policies. Co-Principal Investigator.听 $150,000.听
2022-2025听听National Science Foundation.听 ADVANCE 小蓝视频:听 Creating Gender and Racial Equity Among STEM Faculty (Adaptation Grant).听 Co-Principal Investigator. 听Funded.听 $1,000,000.听
2019-2021听 NSF ADVANCE Catalyst Grant.听 ADVANCE 小蓝视频.听 Principal Investigator:听 $299,000
2021-2022听听CityBridge Foundation.听 CityTutorDC:听 Future Teachers as Tutors.听 Principal Investigator.听 Funded:听 $75,000.
2015-2016 Kresge Foundation. National Consortium for School Counseling and Postsecondary Success, Planning Grant for Landscape Study of School Counseling for College and Career Readiness. Principal Investigator: $150,000
2013 Prince Georges County Public Schools. Preplanning Study for Aspiring Leadership Program. Amount: $50,000
2012 Willard and Marriott Foundation. Price Roadmap to Researching Autism. Amount: $10,000
2011-2016 Institute of Education Sciences (IES). Double Check: A Cultural Proficiency and Student Engagement Model. Co-Principal Investigator. Amount: $1,676,576.00
2009-2010 The Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC). Pursuing and Acquiring a College Education: The PACE Project. Principal Investigator.Amount: $58,325.
2006-2009 The College Board. Research Grant. Investigating the Influence of School Counselor Programs and Activities on Urban, Low-Income, Minority Students鈥 College Preparation: A Longitudinal Study. Principal Investigator. Amount: $298,000.
2007-2008 Baltimore County Public Schools. Learning Styles Inventory. Research Contract. Amount: $15,000
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Honors, Awards, and Fellowships
Research Awards
2005听Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) Research Award:听鈥淐ounselor educators seeking tenure and听motherhood: A content analysis.鈥
2003 The University System of Maryland Women鈥檚 Forum Faculty Research Award:听"Coping, Race Related Stress, and Job听Satisfaction Among African American Female Counselor听Educators."
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Fellowships and Awards
2016 American Counseling Association (ACA) Fellow.
2016 Yates Achievement of Excellence Award,听Johns Hopkins University Black Faculty and Staff Association.
2012 Distinguished Scholar, Chi Sigma Iota, Upsilon Nu Chi Chapter, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG).
2009 Outstanding Achievement Award. UNCG Alumni Association. UNCG School of Education.
2009 The National Advocacy Award for Family/Community Empowerment, National Office of School Counselor Advocacy (NOSCA), The College Board.
2009 The Mary Smith Arnold Anti-Oppression Award, Counselors for Social Justice.
2007 Visiting Scholar, Department of Counselor Education and 听 听 听 听 听Counseling Psychology, W. Michigan Univ. Kalamazoo MI.
2007听Exemplary Diversity Leadership Award, Association for 听Multicultural Counseling and Development.
2003听Lilly Center for Teaching Excellence Fellow Award, University of 听Maryland.
2001 Alumni Excellence Award, Department of Counseling and Human Development University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
2001 Outstanding Counselor Educator Award, Maryland Association for Counseling and Development.
1998 Outstanding Research Award, Chi Sigma Iota International.
1994听Outstanding Student Award, Department of Counseling and Educational Development, University of North Carolina at 听Greensboro.
1993 Marion Pope Franklin Award, Department of Counseling and Educational Development, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
1989 Graduate Fellowship, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia