Kristina Donovan, Ph.D.

Kristina Donovan , Ph.D.

Kristina Donovan earned her BS in Psychology, MA in School Counseling from Georgian Court University, and her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision with a Leadership Specialty.  Dr. Donovan is currently the Principal of Highland Park High School.  She previously served as the Administrative Supervisor of Student Services for the Freehold Regional High School District in Central NJ, and Supervisor for School Counseling for the Princeton Public Schools K – 12 and was a school counselor for many years working with students grade 8 – 12.  Dr. Donovan has experience teaching at various levels including as an adjunct at Monmouth University in their counseling department for three years and as the Program Director at Georgian Court University.

Dr. Donovan has been published on the importance of the school counseling profession and has presented on adolescent anxiety and depression, trauma response, and multicultural competency at numerous national conferences. Her research interests include school trauma response, professional school counseling program evaluation, and LGBTQ student issues in schools. She is married to a Special Education teacher who has his Ed.D in Educational Leadership and also teaches at Rutgers, has two incredible daughters, a miniature Schnauzer and is a self- professed foodie and avid traveler.