Dr. Raven Cokley

Visiting Assistant Professor of Counseling
Department of Counseling

EducationRaven Cokley

  • B.S., Psychology, University of Central Florida
  • M.Ed., Professional Community Counseling, University of Georgia
  • Ph.D., Counselor Education and Supervision, University of Georgia
  • Certificate in Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, University of Georgia
  • Certificate in Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies, University of Georgia

Dr. Raven K. Cokley (she/her) earned her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of Georgia, M.Ed. in Professional Community Counseling from the University of Georgia, and B.S. in Psychology from the University of Central Florida, where she was a McNair Scholar.

Licensure

Dr. Cokley is a National Certified Counselor (NCC), with clinical expertise in school-based mental health and community mental health with minoritized populations.

Areas of specialization

  • Individual and group counseling practices with historically minoritized groups
  • Fostering anti-racist counselor identity development in counselor preparation programs
  • Gatekeeping experiences among early career minoritized faculty

Professional associations

Dr. Cokley is an active member of several counseling associations, including: the American Counseling Association (ACA), Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES), Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD), Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling (ACAC), and Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW).

Awards and recognitions

  • NBCC Minority Doctoral Fellow
  • CE&S Fellow
  • SACES Emerging Leader
  • AMCD Graduate Student Emerging Leader

Recent publications

  • Clemmons, K. L. & Cokley, R. K. (2022). “There isn’t a racist bone in my body!”: A case study on fostering anti-racism in school counseling. In K. F. Johnson, N. Sparkman-Key, A. Meca, & S. Z. Tarver (Eds.), Developing anti-racist practices in the helping professions: Inclusive theory, pedagogy, and application (pp. 329-360). Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Singh, A. A., Cokley, R. K., & Gorritz, F. B. (2022). Using the APA guidelines for psychological practice with transgender and gender nonconforming clients to develop trans-affirming counseling environments. In D. C. Haldeman (Ed.), The case against conversion therapy: Evidence, ethics, and alternatives (pp. 147-163). American Psychological Association.
  • Cokley, R. K., Beaty, Z., & Singh, A. A. (2021). Utilizing counseling competencies to design and deliver group work in schools. In S. I. Spring, L. J. Moss, & C. J. Schimmel (Eds.), A school counselor’s guide to small groups: Coordination, leadership, and assessment (2nd ed., pp. 19-25). Cognella.
  • Gonzalez, I. & Cokley, R. K. (2021). The case for a core anti-racist counseling course for counselors in training. Teaching and Supervision in Counseling, 3(2)(4), 26-37. https://doi.org/10.7290/tsc030204

    Contact Dr. Cokley

    678.547.6055
    cokley_rk@mercer.edu