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Jack Delbert Simons (born December 5, 1977 in [[Kansas City, Kansas]] USA) is an [[author]], [[activist]], and [[professor]] of [[Psychology|counseling]] at [[Mercy College (New York)|Mercy College in New York.]] He is a cross-cultural [[Research|researcher]] and expert on counselor [[advocacy]] for LGBTQ and underrepresented minorities in academic settings<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>.
== Education & academic career ==
Simons received [[Bachelor's degree|a Bachelor's degree]] in [[psychology]] and a minor in [[communication]] from [[Saint Louis University]], a [[Master's degree]] and a [[Ph.D.]] in counseling from [[Michigan State University|the University of Missouri - St. Louis]]. During his time at the University of Missouri - St. Louis, Simons was mentored by psychologist and counselor educator [[Mark Pope (counselor)|Mark Pope.]] He is currently an assistant professor at [[Mercy College (New York)|Mercy College]] in New York.
In 2015, Simons received the Professional Research Award from the [http://www.waces.org/ Western Association for Counselor Education and Supervision]. In 2018, he was appointed as a Mercy College representative to the [https://ift.tt/3a8tLrP Harlem Bronx LGBT Taskforce].
From 2015 to 2017, Simons was mentored by sociologist [[Stephen T. Russell]] while working as a post-doctoral researcher at the [https://ift.tt/35Xyv0b Frances McClelland Institute] at the [[University of Arizona]]. During this time he worked on the [https://ift.tt/2QZQ0su Generations Study]<ref></ref>. [https://ift.tt/3adGwkS The Generations study] was the first federally funded study of the lived experiences of the [[LGBT|LGBTQ]] people across the lifespan. In 2017, Simons also co-founded [https://ift.tt/35Vz4HQ Counselors for Social Justice - Mercy College] and called for [[Reparations for slavery|Black reparations for slavery]] in an article published by the [https://ift.tt/2u36uXA Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development]<ref></ref>. Simons has also warned against the misuse of tests in academic admissions and special education placement with people of color including [[Romani people]]<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>. Simons is an active member of the [[Human Rights Campaign]] and [[PFLAG|Parents, Friends and Family of LGBT People]].
Simons’ research and writings focus on [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|race]], [[Ethnic group|ethnicity]], [[sexual orientation]], [[gender]], and [[advocacy]], and other forms of helping oneself and others in the face of discrimination in education and work settings as a minoritized person (racial/ethnic minorities, females, and LGBTQ populations). He developed and published the School Counselor Sexual Minority Advocacy Competence Scale in 2018 and the School Counselor Transgender Intersex Advocacy Competence Scale in 2019. Both were published in [https://ift.tt/2RiQ59q Professional School Counseling]<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>. Simons has also researched gender identity development and is presently researching STEM and gender identity development and advocacy competence among K-12 educators. He will present on the former, along with findings from a study on the interactions of [[Czech Republic|Czech]] educators with LGBTQ youth, at the [https://ift.tt/35WKESP International Congress of Psychology] in [[Prague]] in July 2020.
== Personal life ==
Simons was raised in the [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]. During his middle school years, he lived in [[Chester, Illinois]]. His formative years of development occurred during the [[HIV/AIDS in the United States|HIV/AIDS epidemic]] which claimed the life of his gay uncle in 1991. During his high school years, Simons lived in [[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]]. It was during this time, he reports being bullied. Since 2007, he has become outspoken about the need for more effective support of LGBTQ and other underrepresented minority students in education.
== Social justice advocacy ==
Simons has spoken about the need for LGBTQ people to address institutional [[Colorism|racism]] within their communities and the community at large. He is also vocal about the need for [[School counselor|school counselors]] and other educators to challenge violence against the [[transgender]] community; implicit and explicit [[bullying]] of minorities in schools; [[genderism]]; and the invisibility and marginalization of LGBTQ people of color, ethnic minorities, [[Immigration|immigrants]], and [[intersex]] people<ref></ref>.
In 2016, Simons hosted a memorial in [[Nogales, Mexico]] as a commemoration to those who lost their lives during the [[Pulse nightclub]] tragedy in [[Orlando, Florida]]. That same year Simons marched with the [[Peter Tatchell]] in the [[Pride in London|London Pride Parade]] as an act of LGBT-Muslim solidarity. He was also interviewed by a reporter from the French daily afternoon newspaper Le Monde about LGBTQ research in the context of the 2016 United States presidential election<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>.
Simons co-founded Counselors for Social Justice at Mercy College in 2017 with a former student. It is a community of counselors, counselor advocates, counselor educators, and graduate students whose mission is to promote a social justice identity among students and the community in the context of current events. The organization seeks equality, justice, the end of oppression and injustice affecting clients, students, counselors, families, communities, schools, workplaces, governments, as well as other social and institutional systems via the promotion of multicultural awareness through education, advocacy, media, and reflection.
== See also ==
* [[LGBT culture in New York City]]
* [[List of self-identified LGBTQ New Yorkers]]
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== Education & academic career ==
Simons received [[Bachelor's degree|a Bachelor's degree]] in [[psychology]] and a minor in [[communication]] from [[Saint Louis University]], a [[Master's degree]] and a [[Ph.D.]] in counseling from [[Michigan State University|the University of Missouri - St. Louis]]. During his time at the University of Missouri - St. Louis, Simons was mentored by psychologist and counselor educator [[Mark Pope (counselor)|Mark Pope.]] He is currently an assistant professor at [[Mercy College (New York)|Mercy College]] in New York.
In 2015, Simons received the Professional Research Award from the [http://www.waces.org/ Western Association for Counselor Education and Supervision]. In 2018, he was appointed as a Mercy College representative to the [https://ift.tt/3a8tLrP Harlem Bronx LGBT Taskforce].
From 2015 to 2017, Simons was mentored by sociologist [[Stephen T. Russell]] while working as a post-doctoral researcher at the [https://ift.tt/35Xyv0b Frances McClelland Institute] at the [[University of Arizona]]. During this time he worked on the [https://ift.tt/2QZQ0su Generations Study]<ref></ref>. [https://ift.tt/3adGwkS The Generations study] was the first federally funded study of the lived experiences of the [[LGBT|LGBTQ]] people across the lifespan. In 2017, Simons also co-founded [https://ift.tt/35Vz4HQ Counselors for Social Justice - Mercy College] and called for [[Reparations for slavery|Black reparations for slavery]] in an article published by the [https://ift.tt/2u36uXA Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development]<ref></ref>. Simons has also warned against the misuse of tests in academic admissions and special education placement with people of color including [[Romani people]]<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>. Simons is an active member of the [[Human Rights Campaign]] and [[PFLAG|Parents, Friends and Family of LGBT People]].
Simons’ research and writings focus on [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|race]], [[Ethnic group|ethnicity]], [[sexual orientation]], [[gender]], and [[advocacy]], and other forms of helping oneself and others in the face of discrimination in education and work settings as a minoritized person (racial/ethnic minorities, females, and LGBTQ populations). He developed and published the School Counselor Sexual Minority Advocacy Competence Scale in 2018 and the School Counselor Transgender Intersex Advocacy Competence Scale in 2019. Both were published in [https://ift.tt/2RiQ59q Professional School Counseling]<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>. Simons has also researched gender identity development and is presently researching STEM and gender identity development and advocacy competence among K-12 educators. He will present on the former, along with findings from a study on the interactions of [[Czech Republic|Czech]] educators with LGBTQ youth, at the [https://ift.tt/35WKESP International Congress of Psychology] in [[Prague]] in July 2020.
== Personal life ==
Simons was raised in the [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]. During his middle school years, he lived in [[Chester, Illinois]]. His formative years of development occurred during the [[HIV/AIDS in the United States|HIV/AIDS epidemic]] which claimed the life of his gay uncle in 1991. During his high school years, Simons lived in [[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]]. It was during this time, he reports being bullied. Since 2007, he has become outspoken about the need for more effective support of LGBTQ and other underrepresented minority students in education.
== Social justice advocacy ==
Simons has spoken about the need for LGBTQ people to address institutional [[Colorism|racism]] within their communities and the community at large. He is also vocal about the need for [[School counselor|school counselors]] and other educators to challenge violence against the [[transgender]] community; implicit and explicit [[bullying]] of minorities in schools; [[genderism]]; and the invisibility and marginalization of LGBTQ people of color, ethnic minorities, [[Immigration|immigrants]], and [[intersex]] people<ref></ref>.
In 2016, Simons hosted a memorial in [[Nogales, Mexico]] as a commemoration to those who lost their lives during the [[Pulse nightclub]] tragedy in [[Orlando, Florida]]. That same year Simons marched with the [[Peter Tatchell]] in the [[Pride in London|London Pride Parade]] as an act of LGBT-Muslim solidarity. He was also interviewed by a reporter from the French daily afternoon newspaper Le Monde about LGBTQ research in the context of the 2016 United States presidential election<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>.
Simons co-founded Counselors for Social Justice at Mercy College in 2017 with a former student. It is a community of counselors, counselor advocates, counselor educators, and graduate students whose mission is to promote a social justice identity among students and the community in the context of current events. The organization seeks equality, justice, the end of oppression and injustice affecting clients, students, counselors, families, communities, schools, workplaces, governments, as well as other social and institutional systems via the promotion of multicultural awareness through education, advocacy, media, and reflection.
== See also ==
* [[LGBT culture in New York City]]
* [[List of self-identified LGBTQ New Yorkers]]
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