David Gosling

Profile

Dr. David Gosling is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Assistant Professor and the Director of Military Counseling in the counseling program at William & Mary’s School of Education. David previously served as a core faculty member in the Counseling, Psychology, and Therapy Department at Antioch University, where he was the co-founder and director of the Military, Veterans & Families (MVF) Counseling Certificate, as well as the Military Connected Student Support Liaison for Antioch University’s five nationwide campuses.

David is a proud alum of William & Mary’s Counselor Education and Supervision program, a former Airborne Ranger-qualified Infantry Officer in the U.S. Army and combat veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom 06-08, the Honor Graduate of the 2009 Rhode Island State Police Academy and the Distinguished Military Graduate of the University of Colorado’s Army ROTC program in 2004. His other professional pursuits beyond the military, law enforcement and counselor education have included working as an Outward Bound wilderness guide for troubled teens, operating an Islamic nonprofit farm and retreat center and working in veterans advocacy on Capitol Hill.

Education

Ph.D. in Counselor Education & Supervision, William & Mary
M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Loyola University Maryland
B.A. in History, University of Colorado at Boulder

Activities and Honors

SACES Emerging Leader, 2018-2020

W&M Social Justice Fellow, 209-2020

Rhode Island State Police Honor Graduate, 2009

U.S. Army Ranger School Graduate, 2005

Distinguished Military Graduate, CU-Boulder, 2004

Selected Publications

Chae, N., Gosling, D., Goshorn, J., and Fan, S. (2021). A dilemma within doctoral supervision: Applying an ethical decision-making model. Counseling and Values (66/2).

Gosling, D. (2020). The longitudinal impact of a combat military occupational specialty (MOS) on moral injury: a narrative inquiry study. ProQuest dissertations, accepted May, 2020.

Gosling, D., Goshorn, J., and Chae, N. (2020). The tenure-track life: Experiences of new faculty in tenure-track positions. William & Mary Educational Review (WMER), 2020.

Gosling, D., Grunhaus, C. and Gutierrez, D. (2019). Toward a spectrum of moral harm: A new paradigm. Journal of Ethics in Mental Health (10). ISSN: 1916-2405

McAdams, C., Foster, V., and Gosling, D. (2018). A tale of two families: Helping military couples understand and accept a returning soldier’s “unit family” Into their relationship. The Family Journal. doi: 10.1177/1066480718770157