Jessica Lane is an Associate Professor in Counselor Education and Supervision at Kansas State University and serves as the Counseling Programs Coordinator. In 2018, Dr. Lane was named the Kansas counselor of the year. Prior to serving as a counselor educator, Lane was an elementary teacher and school counselor in Kansas. She also served as faculty for nine years in preparing P-12 preservice teachers at Kansas State.
Dr. Lane is the president of the Kansas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. She has also authored a book, book chapters, and numerous journal articles, and serves as a consultant for school counselors, principals, and school districts for schools across Kansas as they work to enhance their school counseling programs, crisis plans, and leadership capacity.
Dr. Lane’s research interests include collaboration between school counselors and administrators; social-emotional advocacy and support; rural counseling and mental health.