Alexander M. Fields

Dr. Alexander (Alex) M. Fields is an Assistant Professor of School Counseling at Florida Atlantic University. He received a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience from The Ohio State University, a Master of Arts in Counselor Education (Concentration in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Certificate in Marriage, Couples, and Family Therapy) from the University of Central Florida, and a Doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of South Carolina. In addition, Dr. Fields is a licensed counselor and nationally certified counselor with diverse clinical experiences treating individuals, couples, and families. He has provided counseling services in a variety of integrated behavioral healthcare and community mental health settings working with addictions, severe mental illnesses, co-occurring disorders, chronic illnesses, and disabilities. He is also an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) internationally recognized trainer.

Dr. Fields is active within the counseling profession through his involvement with state and national organizations, scholarship, editorial boards, community service, clinical work, teaching, and clinical supervision. His research is primarily client-focused, with a specific interest in integrated behavioral healthcare, wellness, disabilities, and group counseling. Dr. Fields also has an interest in creative strategies to prepare counselors and other healthcare professionals to work in a diverse society. His contributions to counseling scholarship have been recognized at the university and national level, with recent recognition from the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC) for the Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation (CORE) Article of the Year.

Research Interests:

• Integrated behavioral healthcare
• Client outcome research
• Wellness
• Chronic illness and disabilities
• Group counseling

Selected Works and Achievements

Selected Publications in Referred Journals

• Fields, A. M., Emerson, M. R., Burge, S. A., Reed, J. R., Mathews, T. L, & Bjornsen-Ramig, A. L. (in press). A qualitative analysis of counseling and nurse practitioner trainee experiences engaging with an integrated behavioral health (IBH) training. Teaching and Supervision in Counseling.
• Fields, A. M, Limberg, D., & Starrett, A. (2025). Exploring the relationship between levels of integrated behavioral and primary healthcare to wellness profiles: Implications for counseling practice. Journal of Integrated Primary Care. 2(2), Article 2. Available at https://digitalcommons.pcom.edu/jipc/vol2/iss2/2.
• Fields, A. M., Lewis, O. J., Smith Hill, R. B., Reynolds, M., Gilreath, R. & Castle, M. (2025). Suicide prevention and intervention for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Considerations for caregivers and helping professionals. Current Psychology. 44, 10442–10455. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-025-07900-1.
• Limberg, D., Gonzales, S. K., Fields, A. M., Thompson, C. M., McCartney, E., & Gilreath, R. (2024). Addressing K-12 students’ academic, mental health, and career development needs during COVID-19. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling. 10(2), 165-179. https://doi.org/10.1080/23727810.2024.2359617
• Fields, A. M., Lewis, O. J., Castle, M., Smith Hill, R. B., & Stinnett, C. V. (2024). College students with intellectual and developmental disabilities' experiences, conception, and development of emotional wellness. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. 62(4), 274-286. https://doi.org/10.1352/1934-9556-62.4.274
• Fields, A. M., Thompson, C. M., Schneider, K. M., Perez, L. M.,*Reaves, K., Linich, K., & Limberg, D. (2023). The state of integrated primary and behavioral healthcare research in counselor education: A review of counseling journals. The Professional Counselor. 13(3), 206-221. http://doi.org/10.15241/amf.13.3.206
• Fields, A. M., Linich, K., Thompson, C. M., Castle, M., Gonzales, S. K., & Limberg, D. (2023). A systematic review of training strategies to prepare counselors for integrated primary and behavioral healthcare. Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation. 14(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/21501378.2022.2069555

Selected Grant Awards

• Fields, A. M., Principal Investigator, Waddington, A. F., Co-Principal Investigator, & Ault, H., Co-Principal Investigator. (Funded 2025-2028). Enhancing Counselor Trainees’ Ability to Identify and Apply Multicultural Factors Of Mental Health Diagnosis. Spencer Foundation Small Education Grant. $50,000.

Selected Awards

• 2023 Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation Research (CORE) / Association for Assessment and Research (AARC) Article of the Year Award, recognizes authors of a manuscript deemed to have made the greatest contribution to the professional literature.
• 2022 SACES (Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision) Emerging Leader, recognizes outstanding service and scholarship for counselor education graduate students in the southern region of ACES.