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About Kyle Ritten
Kyle Ritten has several years of experience working with students across their lifespan, from an assistant preschool teacher to an assistant professor. His clinical experiences include working as a school counselor and a career advisor. He has earned his NCC licensure, M.S. in School Counseling from Eastern Illinois University, and a B.S. in Human Development and Family Studies with a concentration in Child and Adolescent Development from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Kyle is also completing his Ed.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from Minnesota State University, Mankato, with his dissertation topic on Understanding African American Male Adolescents’ Exposure to the Career Development Process Utilizing a Transcendental Phenomenological Approach. His additional research interests include adolescent career development, culturally responsive career intervention models, school counseling adolescent populations, and culturally responsive counseling supervision approaches. He is thrilled to be at Adler Graduate School and looks forward to engaging with students in their educational journey and development.
Research Interests and Specialties
Career counseling
School counseling
Adolescent career development
Distinctions & Associations
- American Counseling Association (ACA)
- American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
- National Career Development Association (NCDA)
- Association of Counseling Sexology & Sexual Wellness (ACSSW)
- Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES)
Selected Publications and Presentations
Ritten, K. (2025). Understanding African American male adolescents’ exposure to the career development process utilizing a transcendental phenomenological approach (Publication No. 31940457). ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.
Stevens, H. & Ritten, K. (2022). School counseling in Parochial schools: An autoethnography. Journal of Research on Christian Education, 31(3), 251-274. doi: 10.1080/10656219.2022.2136423
Ritten, K. (2024). Understanding African American Male Adolescents’ Exposure to the Career Development Process. Presentation for North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision region conference, Rosemont, IL.
Ritten, K. & Peed, T. (2023). Empowering Underserved Students: Authentic, Targeted, and Responsive K-12 Group/Tier 2 Career Interventions. Presentation for Minnesota School Counselor Association (MSCA) state conference, Mankato, MN
Lewis, J. Ritten, K., Coursol, D., & Jackson, D. (2023). Promoting Engagement and Connection through Culturally Responsive Supervision. Presentation for Association for Counselor Education and Supervision national conference, Denver, CO.
Rutherford-Self, T. & Ritten, K. (2022). Acceptability, availability, accessibility: Working through the challenges of rural mental health and suicidality. Presentation for American Counseling Association 2022 Virtual Conference Experience. Virtual.
Rutherford-Self, T. & Ritten, K. (2022). Having “the talk”: Incorporating a sex-positive curriculum into supervision with counseling trainees. Presentation for North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (NCACES), Omaha, NE.
Educational Background
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Ed.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision
Eastern Illinois University
M.S. in School Counseling
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
B.S. in Human Development and Family Studies with a concentration in Child and Adolescent Development