Writing, Scholarship, & Media

I have always been fascinated by the question of how people survive, heal, and grow through life’s most difficult experiences.

My work as a researcher, writer, educator, and clinician explores the intersections of resilience, belonging, identity, grief, trauma, suicidality, and human connection. Whether through peer-reviewed scholarship, professional publications, podcast conversations, or personal essays, I am interested in understanding what helps people move toward meaning, safety, and wellbeing.

As a counselor educator at Vanderbilt University and practicing clinician, I believe some of the most important questions emerge at the intersection of research and real life. My writing reflects a commitment to making complex ideas accessible, practical, and deeply human.

Here, you’ll find a collection of scholarly publications, professional articles, podcast appearances, and essays. Together, they represent my ongoing effort to contribute to conversations that help individuals, professionals, and communities navigate challenge with greater wisdom, compassion, and resilience.

If you are interested in collaboration, media inquiries, speaking engagements, or accessing a publication, I would be delighted to connect.

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Peer-Reviewed Publications

Research and scholarly contributions focused on suicidality, grief, trauma, counselor development, resilience, and relational wellbeing.

  • Tyler, J.M. & Lundeen, L.A. (2026). Reddit as a relational ecosystem: Understanding ambivalence, anonymous suicide disclosures, and peer responses. Journal of Counseling & Development, 104(3), 474-487. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.70042

  • Ellison, S.E., Meyer, J., Whisenhunt, J. & Tyler, J.M. (2025). Unraveling overcontrolled and undercontrolled self-injury: A grounded theory. The Professional Counselor. 15(2), 81-98. doi:10.15241/see.15.2.81. https://tpcjournal.nbcc.org/unraveling-overcontrolled-and-undercontrolled-nonsuicidal-self-injury-a-grounded-theory/

  • Ellison, S.E., Tyler, J.M., & Tuttle, M. (2024). Beyond the standards: A qualitative analysis of perfectionism among master’s-level counseling students. Teaching and Supervision in Counseling. 6(3). https://doi.org/10.7290/tsc06jdar

  • Tyler, J.M., Delgado, H., Dennis, E.B., LaPolla, M., & Elmer, J. (2024). Suicide intervention training for counselors: A quasi‐experimental study on self-efficacy. Journal of Professional Counseling: Practice, Theory & Research, https://doi.org/10.1080/15566382.2024.2368677

  • Delgado, H., Goergen, J., Tyler, J. M., & Windham, H. (2023). A loss by suicide: The relationship between meaning-making, post-traumatic growth, and complicated grief. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228231193184

  • Tyler, J. M., Darrow, N. E. T., Outlaw, A. B., & Guffin, J. P. (2023). Lived experiences of utilizing cultural resiliency to navigate traumatic loss. Journal of Counseling & Development, 101, 180–192. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12462

  • Tyler, J.M., Tuttle, M., Naviaux, M., & Ellison, S. (2022). The experiences of collegiality by early-career counselor educators. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 15(2). Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/jcps/vol15/iss2/12

  • Iarussi, M. M., Tyler, J. M., Crawford, S. H., & Crawford, C. V. (2019). Outcomes of incorporating motivational interviewing into basic counselor skills training. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 12(1). https://repository.wcsu.edu/jcps/vol12/iss1/4

  • Iarussi, M. M., Tyler, J. M., Crawford, S. H., & Crawford, C. (2016). Counselor training in two evidence-based practices: Motivational interviewing and cognitive behavior therapy. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 8(3). http://dx.doi.org/10.7729/83.1113

  • Iarussi, M., Tyler, J., Littlebear, S., & Hinkle, M. (2013). Integrating motivational interviewing into a basic counseling skills course to enhance counseling self-efficacy. The Professional Counselor, 3(3), 161-174.