Keisha Rogers, professor in the department of rehabilitation counseling and chair of the faculty senate at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina, has been named the 2026 Black Mental Health Educator of the Year by the Black Mental Health Symposium. The award recognizes scholars who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to training the next generation of culturally humble and socially conscious counselors while advancing excellence in Black mental health education.
Dr. Rogers was honored for her contributions to counselor education, mentorship, and advocacy. Throughout her career, she has focused on preparing rehabilitation and clinical mental health counselors to provide culturally responsive, ethical, and evidence-based services to people from diverse backgrounds. Her teaching emphasizes cultural humility, social justice, advocacy, and reducing mental health disparities affecting historically underserved communities. Dr. Rogers’ current research interests include clinical supervision, multicultural counseling, and women in higher education.
“I am deeply honored to receive the Black Mental Health Educator of the Year Award,” said Dr. Rogers. “This recognition affirms the importance of preparing counselors who lead with cultural humility, compassion and a commitment to social justice. I share this honor with my students, colleagues and the Winston-Salem State University community, whose dedication to excellence continues to inspire my work every day.”
Dr. Rogers is a graduate of Columbia College, where she majored in English. She earned her master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling from North Carolina A&T State University and her Ph.D. in rehabilitation counseling and administration from Southern Illinois University.
