Dr. Tameka O. Grimes

Assistant Professor

Faculty Member at Wake Forest University since 2024

Tameka Grimes, Assistant Professor

Mailing Address: WFU Department of Counseling, Box 7406, Winston-Salem, NC 27109

Email address: grimest@wfu.edu

Office phone: 336-758-6197

Location: Carswell 225

Education:

PhD in Counseling and Student Personnel Services, P-16, The University of Georgia, 2018

MA in Counseling, Wake Forest University, 2011

BA in Psychology & Communication Studies, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005

Research Interests:

Racial trauma and trauma-informed practices in rural communities; Creative arts in counseling; Rural school counselor professional identity and practice; Mental health service provision in school settings

Awards (selected):

  • 2023 Rural Scholar in Residence, Center for Rural Education at Virginia Tech
  • 2021 Outstanding Pre-Tenure Award, Southern Association of Counselor Education and Supervision
  • 2015 NBCC Minority Fellowship, National Board for Certified Counselors

Counseling Experience:

I have worked as a professional school counselor in high school settings in suburban and rural communities, as well as served as a Co-Director of Student Support Services. I have done consultation work with school counselors, K-12, in urban and rural school districts.

Certifications and Licenses:

  • National Certified Counselor

Professional Service (selected):

  • 2024-Present: Editorial Board Member, Counseling Scholarship & Practice in Educational Communities
  • 2021-Present: Editorial Board Member, Teaching and Supervision in Counseling
  • 2019-Present: Editorial Board Member, Theory & Practice in Rural Education
  • 2021-2022: President, Virginia Alliance for School Counseling

Recent Presentations (selected):

  • Grimes, T. O., Kirsch, J. K., Roosma, S. & Walters, A.D. (2024, April). Rural school counselors’ experiences implementing trauma-informed practices [30-minute research education session]. American Counseling Association Conference, New Orleans, LA.
  • Melendez, E., Agarwal, S., & Grimes, T. O. (2024, March). Moving mindfully through the impacts of racial trauma [60-minute education session]. Evidence-Based School Counseling Conference, Virtual.
  • Grimes, T. O., Kirsch, J. K., & *Walters, A. D. (2023, November). Understanding rural school counselors’ experiences implementing trauma-informed practices [20-minute in-person research symposium session]. National Forum to Advance Rural Education, Chattanooga, TN.
  • Westcott, J. B., Ellington, B., Grimes, T. O., *Delaughter, P., & Lawson, G. (2023, October). School climate factors as contributors to gender minority stress for non-binary high school students [60-minute education session]. SAIGE 2023 Conference, Virtual.
  • Taylor, J. V., Rutledge, M., & Grimes, T. O., (2023, October). Supporting school mental health workers through ECHO programming [50-minute roundtable discussion]. Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Denver, CO.

Peer-Reviewed Publications (selected):

  • Lyons, M. D., Zabek, F., Grimes, T. O., & Downey, S. K. (2024). Applying the extension for community healthcare outcomes (ECHO) model to promote collaborative and effective school mental health services. School Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000616  
  • Grimes, T., Kirsch, J., Roosma, S., & Walters, A. (2023). Understanding the Experiences of Rural School Counselors Implementing Trauma-Informed Practices. Theory & Practice in Rural Education, 13(2), 76–103. https://doi.org/10.3776/tpre.2023.v13n2p76-103
  • Fears, A., Henry, S., & Grimes, T. O. (2023). A rural ecological school counseling framework. Professional School Counseling, 27(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X231202494 
  • Grimes, T. O. & Roosma, S. K. (2022). The impact of racial trauma: A crucial conversation in rural education. The Rural Educator, 43(3), 41-53. https://doi.org/10.55533/2643-9662.1327
  • Ghoston, M., Grimes, T. O., Graham, J., & Grimes, J. (2020). Faculty perspectives on strategies for successful navigation of the dissertation process. The Professional Counselor, 10(4), 615-631. https://doi.org/10.15241/mg.10.4.615
  • Grimes, T. O. (2020). Exploring the phenomenon of rural school counselors’ professional identity construction. Professional School Counseling, 24(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X20965180

Personal:

I enjoy spending time with family and friends, listening to podcasts, and watching sporting events. I am Tar Heel born, not only by educational affiliation, but even more so because I hail from the great state of North Carolina. I love to travel, but I am always excited to return home. 

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