Olivia Ngadjui

Olivia T. Ngadjui, (she/her/hers) PhD, NCC, LPC (ID, WY) joined the Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology as an Assistant Professor in August 2021. She is a nationally certified counselor (NCC) and a practicing licensed professional counselor for the states of Idaho and Wyoming (LPC (ID, WY)). She is also, a distinguished fellow with the Diversity Research Action Consortium at George Mason University led by Dr. Sam Steen. She received her Doctorate of Philosophy in Counselor Education from Idaho State University. Dr. Ngadjui also has a Masters of Arts degree from The George Washington University in Clinical Mental Health Counseling where she received the 2021 Dean’s Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award. She also has presented at multiple counseling, associated mental health and educational conferences nationally, regionally and locally. Dr. Ngadjui is a southeast Washingtonian (one born and raised in Washington DC) with a Cameroonian background; she began in the city but fell in love with the quiet of the country and lack of traffic. In her spare time, she enjoys resting, relaxing, reading fiction for leisure, venturing to find murals, fashion, baking and health/fitness related activities along with serving in the Kalamazoo community.