Elizabeth Villares Sacks

Dr. Elizabeth Villares Sacks is Department Chair and Professor of School Counseling in the Department of Counselor Education at Florida Atlantic University. She has worked as a teacher, school counselor, and guidance director at the secondary level. Her area of specialization includes counseling children and adolescents, integrating technology in school counseling programs to improve data driven practices, and collaborating with school counselors to develop action research, outcome research, and program evaluation projects. Dr. Villares is also interested in the implementation of school counselor led evidence-based programs that lead to an improvement in student achievement.

Research Interests:

• Counseling children and adolescents
• Improving social/emotional skills
• Improving school counseling action and outcome research
• Evidence-based programs that improve student achievement
• Impact of positive psychology on academic, social and emotional performance