2027 Keynote Speaker

ACCA 2027 Annual Conference

February 18–21, 2027 | Houston, Texas

Holding the Reins: Leading with Strength, Stability, & Support

Brett E. Scofield, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Center for Collegiate Mental Health

About Dr. Scofield

Dr. Brett E. Scofield earned his Doctor of Philosophy Degree from Wichita State University in Clinical-Community Psychology in 2006 and has devoted nearly his entire career to collegiate mental health, working as a clinician and administrator within multiple university-based counseling centers over the past 22 years.

He currently serves as the Associate Director of the Penn State Center for Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), as well as the Executive Director of the Center for Collegiate Mental Health (CCMH), a national research center that includes a network of over 850 college counseling centers.

Dr. Scofield has played a significant role within CCMH for the past 12 years, contributing to numerous publications on the topic of college student mental health and helping the Center develop several tools that are widely used by college counseling centers nationally to advocate for services.

In addition, threat assessment and management are a particular passion of Dr. Scofield's, having served on the Threat Assessment Teams at two major universities since 2012.

Keynote Presentation

Join Us in Houston!

Connect with college counseling professionals, explore emerging challenges and opportunities, and strengthen the community supporting student mental health.

2027 Annual Conference

Connect with ACCA