OASERVIC LEADERSHIP (2026 - 2027)

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 Dr. Shazia Naurin is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Counseling at John Carroll University and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor & Supervisor in Ohio. She holds a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from Ohio University and specializes in clinical mental health counseling, empathy research, and cultural responsiveness. Dr. Naurin brings over two decades of teaching, clinical, and international experience, with advanced training in EMDR and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She is actively involved in professional leadership through the Ohio Counseling Association, the American Counseling Association, the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, and related organizations. 

 Tara Farrell, M.A., LPC (she/hers) is currently working on her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision at Kent State University (KSU). She is also a part-time licensed professional counselor in Kent, Ohio and an adjunct faculty instructor for the undergraduate Pre-Counseling Minor at KSU. Her research focus and counseling specialty is in religious trauma recovery, spiritual abuse, deconstruction/reconstruction, and purity culture recovery. Her master's level thesis was a quantitative study exploring the correlation between spiritual abuse and PTSD, and Tara hopes to continue studying spiritual abuse prevention as a part of her dissertation. In her counseling practice, Tara utilizes trauma-specific treatments like EMDR, as well as cognitive behavioral (CBT) and attachment-focused therapy. 

Dr. Kailey Bradley, Ph.D., LPCC-S, NCC, ACS, FT is a licensed counselor (LPCC-S) and obtained a doctorate in counselor education and supervision in 2024 from Ohio University.  Dr. Kailey holds certifications as a CT and FT in thanatology (Certification in Thanatology and Fellow in Thanatology) through the Association for Death Education and Counseling where she on their Board of Directors.  With a background working in a Hospice setting, Dr. Kailey loves working with children and families navigating grief and illness.  In 2025, she was named to the Yale Grief Sensitive Healthcare Project.   An educator at heart, Dr. Kailey is also an adjunct professor at Marian University in their thanatology program where she developed courses on childhood bereavement, pediatric hospice care, and expressive arts in counseling. In fall 2026, Dr. Kailey will be joining Marshall University as a tenure-track professor of counseling.

Dr. Fawn Gordon is an Assistant Professor in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling with Art Therapy Concentration Program at the Ursuline Campus of Gannon University.  Her areas of interest center on social justice and the use of creative, trauma-informed, and wellness-based practices. As a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in the state of Ohio, she has experience working with children, adolescents, and adults in a variety of clinical settings. Additionally, she has served in various roles within the Ohio Counseling Association (OCA) and maintains active as the Faculty Liaison of North Central Ohio Counseling Association (NCOCA) Chapter of OCA.