Reframing Narratives, Reclaiming Futures: Antiracist School Counseling and Black and Brown Girls in STEM
Journal of College Access, Vol. 11, Iss. 2, Article 4
Assistant Professor · Counselor Educator · Researcher · Consultant
Scholarship as a practice of liberatory care and collective healing.
I integrate Womanist and Black Feminist values into school counseling practice and counselor education, cultivating sacred Homeplaces within schools through liberatory practice and group counseling.
About
Rooted in tradition, building Homeplaces for the future.
Dr. Shontell M. Zenon is an assistant professor and counselor educator whose work is deeply influenced by bell hooks' notion of the homeplace, a site of resistance where Black people nurture spirit and build community. Her scholarship and consulting practice translate Womanist and Black Feminist theory into the daily work of school counselors, school districts, and counselor preparation programs.
Research Pillars
Womanist & Black Feminist School Counseling
Re-centering counselor education around the intellectual traditions and lived experiences of Black women to foster radical empathy and praxis.
Homeplaces in Schools
Applying bell hooks' notion of the homeplace to K–12 environments, cultivating dignity, sanctuary, and belonging for students at the margins.
Group Counseling as Liberation
Equipping school counselors to use group practice as a site of collective healing, resistance, and community-level transformation.
"A Return to Their Roots": Women of Color Graduate Students Serving and Empowering Black Youth
Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, Vol. 11, Iss. 1–2, pp. 113–136
"We Still Find a Way to Smile": Black School Counselors Reclaiming Black Joy and Resistance
Professional School Counseling
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The school counseling office can be a Homeplace, a sanctuary where Black girls and women are not merely served by the system, but where their radical subjectivity becomes the curriculum.
Dr. Shontell M. Zenon
Speaking & Consulting
Partnership for schools, districts & counselor preparation programs.
Rooted in Womanist and Black Feminist thought, the work translates across diverse audiences. Engagements are tailored for educators, clinicians, students, leaders, and community partners of any background invested in humanizing, culturally responsive practice.
Keynotes & Lectures
On Womanist counseling, Homeplaces, and liberatory group practice, adapted for academic, professional, school counselor, and broader community audiences.
Counselor Education
Workshops and curriculum review for graduate counselor preparation programs and supervising faculty across diverse institutional contexts.
School & District Consulting
Program design and audits for school counseling teams seeking culturally sustaining, anti-oppressive practice that serves every student.
Research Collaboration
Qualitative and community-engaged research partnerships centering Black women and girls, with insights that inform inclusive practice for all learners.
Contact & Collaboration
Let’s build Homeplace together.
For speaking engagements, research inquiries, or institutional consulting in counselor education.
shontellzenon@gmail.com