Ian Levy

Dr. Ian Levy is an Assistant Professor and Director of the School Counseling Program at Manhattan College, New York City native, former High School counselor. His research explores preparing school counselors to use Hip Hop based interventions to support youth development. Most notably, Dr. Levy piloted the development, implementation, and evaluation of a Hip Hop based counseling framework, which has been featured in the New York Times, CNN, and published in a variety of reputable academic journals. More recently, Dr. Levy has begun exploring the training of school counselors who are versed in Hip Hop based approaches - as both a medium to develop anti-racist and cultural competencies. Ian is also the author of the research monograph, Hip Hop and Spoken Word Therapy in School Counseling: Developing Culturally Responsive Approaches, published with Routledge.