Dr. Jacob Olsen

Jake Olsen is an Associate Professor of School Counseling at California State University Long Beach. Prior to becoming a counselor educator, Olsen spent several years as a school counselor with Highline Public Schools outside Seattle, Washington. As a school counselor, Olsen implemented the ASCA National Model and aligned his program with a multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) framework. As a counselor educator, his work is focused on increasing equity in schools and providing students with culturally sustaining support systems. As a result, his research focuses on various aspects of school counseling program and MTSS alignment, including evidence-based and culturally sustaining Tier 2 supports. Olsen has published multiple journal articles and book/book chapters on school counseling program and MTSS alignment and has delivered several presentations and trainings across multiple states.