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Faculty Engagement

With the College of Education and Human Ecology’s support, CETE’s faculty associates/affiliates and staff affiliates engage in resource development, research, scholarship and instruction in support of our mission focused on translating research into practices toward the advancement of the workforce and well-being of communities.

CETE Faculty Associates

Brett Zyromski, PhD

Dr. Brett Zyromski is an Associate Professor at The Ohio State University. His scholarship focuses on how school-based counselors can enhance protective factors and positive childhood experiences for students that have experienced adverse childhood experiences. His research also explores the impact of evidence-based interventions in school counseling, evidence-based school counselor education, and evaluation in school counseling. He currently serves as an Associate Editor for the Professional School Counseling journal.

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Dr. Zyromski has published over 35 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters related to school counseling issues, delivered over 100 international, national, regional, and local presentations, and has served as numerous international and state conference keynote. A research Fellow at the University of Massachusetts Ronald H. Fredrikson Center for School Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation, Dr. Zyromski is also co-editor of School Counseling Research: Advancing the Professional Evidence Base (2023) and co-author of Facilitating Evidence-Based, Data-Driven School Counseling: A Manual for Practice (Corwin, 2016). He co-founded and is co-chair of the annual Evidence-Based School Counseling Conference. He has served as co-primary investigator or project manager for over $9,000,000 worth of federal and state grants.

Dr. Zyromski is involved with the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) as an Associate Editor of the Professional School Counseling journal. He also served as a Lead Recognized-ASCA-Model-Program Reviewers (LRR’s) for a decade. He has successfully helped over 30 schools earn the Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP) designation.

Dr. Zyromski has consulted and trained internationally and across the United States. He has trained numerous school districts, including Chicago Public Schools, on evolving school counseling programs to evidence-based, data-driven, comprehensive school counseling programs. He has provided workshops on school and family mental health, crisis preparation and response in schools, supervision in counseling, using school counseling to change sundown town communities, and data-driven school counseling practices.

Dr. Zyromski has served as a reviewer for the Journal for Counseling and Development, as well as the Professional School Counseling Journal, and has been recognized for numerous awards and recognitions, including the 2018 Ohio Counseling Association Herman J. Peters Award, the 2015 Kentucky School Counselor Association Outstanding Post-Secondary Counselor, the 2014 Illinois School Counselor Association Friend of ISCA, the 2010 North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Professional Leadership Award, the 2010 Illinois School Counseling Association Presidential Award, and the 2008 North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Outstanding Professional Teaching Award.

Ann A. O'Connell, EdD

Dr. Ann A. O’Connell is a Professor in the Department of Educational Studies, Program Chair for the Quantitative Research, Evaluation and Measurement Program at The Ohio State University and a Faculty Associate in the Center for Education and Training for Employment. Dr. O’Connell’s research interests are in quantitative methods, the use of research evidence and evidence-based interventions, and capacity-building for quantitative research methods. The types of statistical models she works with the most are generalized linear and mixed models – particularly for ordinal or count outcomes – and models for complex survey data. She is passionate about strengthening methodological capacity among applied researchers, and working with her students and colleagues on evaluation of educational, health, and wellness initiatives. + Read More

Dr. O’Connell is engaged in a variety of projects at local, national, and international levels. She is currently the Principal Investigator for EBITE: Evidence-based Intervention Training for Education, a 3-year Methods Training grant from the Institute for Education Sciences (IES) in collaboration with colleagues at The Ohio State University and Ohio University. The goal of EBITE is to strengthen capacity among schools, districts, and their higher-education partners for the selection and use of evidence-based interventions. Training involves a week-long summer workshop coupled with academic-year coaching, with the first cohort (2021-22) targeting Ohio schools, districts, and higher education institutes. National recruitment for Cohort 2 is underway. For the past decade, Dr. O’Connell has been teaching courses in statistics and research methods at Addis Ababa University (AAU), in Ethiopia, and received a Fulbright Scholar award in 2013-14 during which she taught at the College of Education and Behavioral Studies (CEBS) at AAU. She provided additional trainings and workshops throughout Ethiopia at Jimma University, University of Gondar, and Mekele University, and formalized an MOU and partnership between the College of Education and Human Ecology with AAU/CEBS. Through this partnership, CEBS faculty have visited and worked within EHE, and EHE faculty and graduate students participate in research activities and teach courses and workshops at AAU. Much of this work focuses on methodology capacity, early childhood care and education, and STEM education. Dr. O’Connell teaches courses on Multilevel Modeling, Introductory Statistics, Regression/Anova, Categorical Data Analysis, Multivariate Analysis, and Sampling and Survey Research Methods. She developed and directs OSU’s Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in Quantitative Research Methods (GISQRM) with co-directors Dr. Xin Feng (Human Sciences) and Dr. Rebecca Garabed (Veterinary Preventive Medicine). Her research is published in the Journal of Research in Educational Effectiveness, Journal of Experimental Education, Journal of Educational Psychology, New Directions in Program Evaluation, and other outlets. She is the author and editor of a number of books on advanced statistical methods, and is the recipient of several awards, including the Educational Statisticians’ Outstanding Service Award, awarded by the American Educational Research Association, the Lorne H. Woolatt Distinguished Paper Award from the Northeastern Educational Research Association, and the College of Education Outstanding Award for Research, awarded by the University of Memphis. More information on her work can be found on her website.

Eddie Fletcher, PhD

Dr. Edward C. Fletcher Jr. is a Distinguished Professor in the Workforce Development and Education program at The Ohio State University and Faculty Associate in the Center for Education and Training for Employment (CETE). He also serves as Program Chair of Workforce Development and Education and Director of Research and Grants for the Department of Education Studies. Dr. Fletcher serves as an Editor for the Career and Technical Education journal and Co-Editor for the Journal of Career and Technical Education.

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Caezilia Loibl, PhD, CFP®

Dr. Cäzilia Loibl is a Professor in the Department of Humans Sciences at The Ohio State University and a Faculty Associate in the Center for Education and Training for Employment. Dr. Loibl further holds an appointment as State Specialist for The Ohio State University Extension. Dr. Loibl is interested in the financial decisions across the life span, with a focus on older adults and financial hardship situations.

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CETE Faculty Affiliates

Faculty Advisory Board

The center engages faculty across the College of Education and Human Ecology to serve on the Faculty Advisory Board. The CETE Faculty Advisory Board meets quarterly to discuss collaboration opportunities, guide the center in pursuing potential funding sources, and exchange knowledge and innovations among the departments.

CETE Faculty Associates

Brett Zyromski, PhD

Ann A. O'Connell, EdD

Eddie Fletcher, PhD

Caezilia Loibl, PhD, CFP®

CETE Faculty Affiliates

Eric Anderman, PhD

Lin Ding, PhD

Belinda Gimbert, PhD

Sarah Lang, PhD

Chris Zirkle, PhD

Faculty Advisory Board

· Ann O'Connell, EdD, Chair of the CETE Faculty Advisory Board

· Eric Anderman, PhD, Education Studies Faculty Representative

· Jay Kandampully, PhD, Human Sciences Faculty Representative

· Nicole Luthy, PhD, EHE Chief of Staff

· Antoinette Miranda, PhD, Teaching and Learning Department Chair

· Brian Focht, PhD, Education Studies Department Interim Chair

· Erik Porfeli, PhD, Human Sciences Department Chair

· Lin Ding, PhD, Professor

· Eddie Fletcher, PhD, Distinguished Professor

· Caezilia Loibl, PhD, CFP, Professor

· Brett Zyromski, PhD, Associate Professor

CETE Faculty Associates

Brett Zyromski, PhD​

Ann A. O'Connell, EdD

Eddie Fletcher, PhD

Caezilia Loibl, PhD, CFP®

CETE Faculty Affiliates

Faculty Advisory Board​

Brett Zyromski, PhD

Faculty Advisory Board