Education

Ph.D. in Education-Counselor Education

Expertise

School counseling, research identity development of counselors and counseling students, the development of altruism, international school counseling, and wellness

Biography

Dodie Limberg, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Educational and Developmental Science in the Counselor Education program. She completed her doctoral studies at the University of Central Florida. Dodie has worked as a school counselor and clinical mental health counselor in Florida, Switzerland, and Israel. Dodie has been awarded over $47 million grant dollars to support her research focused on the school counselor’s role and collaboration in STEM career development, supporting students with emotional behavioral disorders, and research identity development. She is an Edwin Herr Fellow which recognizes professionals whose goals focus on career development and international issues in counseling. She currently serves as associate editor for the Professional School Counseling journal and is the past president of the Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. 

Selected Publications

Kizys, D., Lotter, C., Perez, L., Gilreath, R., & Limberg, D. (2025). Integrating community assets, place-based learning, and career development through project-based learning in rural settings. In Frontiers in Education (Vol. 10, p. 1577093). Frontiers Media SA.

Limberg, D. Gonzales, S.K., Hitchock, D. & Fields, A.M. (2024). Counseling services in international schools: Opportunities for counselors. International Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 46(4), 335-351.

Limberg, D., Gonzales S.K., Fields, A.M., Thompson, C.M., Gilreath, R., & McCartney, E. (2024). Addressing K-12 student’s academic, mental health, and career development needs during COVID-19. Journal of Children and Adolescent Counseling, 10(2), 165-179.

Limberg, D., Villares, E., Gonzales, S., Starrett, A., & Rosen, N. (2022). An investigation of how school counselors adapted their delivery due to COVID induced disparities. Professional School Counseling, 26(1b).

Villares, E., Starrett, A. & Limberg, D. (2022) Exploring school counseling during the first wave of COVID‐19. Journal of Counseling & Development, 100 (4), 339-453.

Limberg, D., Cook, C., Gonzales, S., McCartney, E., & *Romagnolo, S. (2021). Examining school counselors’ wellness and its contribution to their levels of altruism and burnout. Journal of School Counseling, 19(24). 

Limberg, D., Starrett, A., Ohrt, J. H., Irvin, M. J., Lotter, C., & Roy, G. J. (2021). School counselor and teacher collaboration to enhance students’ career development using project-based learning. Professional School Counseling, 24, 1-11.

Limberg, D., Springer, S. I., Bayne, H., & Wymer, B. (2021). Examining the Use of Consensual Qualitative Research in Counseling Research. Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 15(3). 

Limberg, D., Gnilka, P. B., & Broda, M. (2021). Advancing the counseling profession by examining relationships between variables. Journal of Counseling & Development, 99(2), 145-155.

Ohrt, J. H., Limberg, D., & Moore, C. (2021). A practical guide to literature reviews and research questions for school-based counselors. Journal of School-Based Counseling Policy and Evaluation, 3(2), 73-78. 

Book Chapters 

Limberg, D. & Gilreath, R. (2025). Career Development. In M. Gibbons & C. Barrio Minton (Eds.) Case Studies in Counselor Education.

Limberg, D. & Fields, A. (2025). Research and Program Evaluation: Assessing program implementation. In M. Gibbons & C. Barrio Minton (Eds.) Case Studies in Counselor Education.

Limberg, D., Fields, A., Wallace, D., Raganooth, R., Johnson, S. (2023). Cognitive Counseling Approaches. In S. Flynn (Ed.).Counseling Theories and Case Conceptualization: A Practice Based Approach. Springer Publishing Company.

Mullen, P. & Limberg, D. (2023). Data analysis procedures in school counseling research. In B. Zyromski & Dimmitt, C. (Eds.). School Counseling Research: Advancing the Professional Evidence Base. Oxford University Press.

Limberg, D., Gonzales, S., & Conley, A. (2021). Leadership and advocacy in schools and universities. In C. Chang & C. Barrio Minton. (Eds.). Leadership Excellence in Counseling: Professional and Client Advocacy. Taylor & Francis Group.

Limberg, D., Guest. J. D., & Gonzales, S. (2021). History of research in the social sciences. In S. Flynn (Ed.). Research Design in the Behavioral Sciences: An Applied Approach. Springer Publishing Company.

Selected Awards

• 2024 University of South Carolina Research Award
• 2024 Propel Aritificail Intelligence Scholar
• 2024 Garnet & Black Associate Professors Program 
• 2023 CORE Journal Article of the Year
• 2023 UCF Outstanding Alumni Award
• 2022 AARC Exemplary Practices Award, Professional
• 2022 Chi Sigma Iota Heroine
• 2020 AARC/MECD Patricia B. Elmore Award for Outstanding Research in Measurement and Evaluation