Outside of Counseling…

I have a passion for the counseling field and helping others. For me, this extends into research and advocacy for my clients and individuals surviving trauma and domestic violence. I have contributed to the counseling field with scholarly research and also contributed to academic writing in published textbooks and academic journal articles. Please look below if you’d like to know more about this side of my work!

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Publications

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  • Pablo, P., Gille, D., Mittlestadt, D., Rippe, S., Weber, A., Philip, S., & Wood, S. (2025). Beyond survival: The lived experiences of care professionals in a sex trafficking recovery home. Traumatology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000633

  • Oommen, S., Philip, S., & Rippe, S. (2025). Christian persecution around the world. In Social, Cultural, and Christianity in Counselor Education, 1st ed. Kendall Hunt Publishing.

  • Rippe, S. (2025). Contributor. In CSL-655 Internship III: Supervisor’s guide and supplement (2025–2026 ed., pp. I–vii, pp. 1-34). Colorado Christian University.

  • Fidler, B. (host). (2025, October 16). Season 3, Episode 2: Summer Rippe and Christina Murphy discuss life in the CES PhD Program [Audio podcast episode]. In Masters in Making. Colorado Christian University School of Counseling. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-3-episode-2-summer-rippe-and-christina-murphy/id1708309103?i=1000732193307

  • Davis, K., Gille, D., Mittlestadt, D., Pablo, P., Rippe, S., & Wood, S. (2025). The impact of a mass shooting on a college campus within the local community. To be submitted to the Journal of Mass Violence. 

    Rippe, S. (in preparation). Beyond PTSD: Investigating moral injury and complex trauma in domestic violence survivors. Manuscript in preparation for submission to Trauma, Violence, & Abuse.

    Rippe, S., & Halliday, G. (in preparation). Factors impacting emerging adults: Meaning in life, existential isolation, and attachment. Manuscript in preparation for submission to Emerging Adulthood.

Presentations

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  • Rippe, S, Davis, K & Gille, D. (April, 2025). Barriers to peacebuilding in addressing domestic violence. 2025 Benjamin V. Cohen Peace Conference: Cultivating Paths to Sustainable Peace. [Virtual]. 

    Davis, K., Rippe, S., & Gille, D. (April, 2025). Empowering children and adolescents in peacebuilding through social media. 2025 Benjamin V. Cohen Peace Conference: Cultivating Paths to Sustainable Peace. [Virtual].

    Gille, D., Davis, K, & Rippe, S. (April, 2025). Mental health in the margins: Advocacy for the socioeconomically disadvantaged. 2025 Benjamin V. Cohen Peace Conference: Cultivating Paths to Sustainable Peace. [Virtual].

  • Rippe, S. & Davis, K. (September 2025). Moral injury in domestic violence survivors: Naming the wound. Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania-Lock Haven, Department of Counseling & Educational Leadership Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program 4th Annual Virtual Conference. [Virtual]

    Davis, K., & Rippe, S. (September 2025). Unseen Distance: Addressing emotional disengagement in military couples. Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania-Lock Haven, Department of Counseling & Educational Leadership Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program 4th Annual Virtual Conference. [Virtual]

    Rippe, S. (November 2024). Bridging gaps, building hope: Counselors, medicaid, and the journey to equity in mental health care. Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision 2024 Conference. Addison, TX.

    Rippe, S. (November 2024). Beyond PTSD: Moral injury and complex trauma in domestic violence survivors. Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision 2024 Conference. Addison, TX.

  • Rippe, S. (August 2025). The hidden wound: Healing from moral injury after domestic abuse and the betrayal of family court. Proposal submitted to the Colorado Counseling Association Annual Conference, Keystone, CO. Status: Under review.

    Rippe, S. (August 2024). Divine connections: Navigating existential isolation in emerging adulthood through attachment and the search for meaning. Colorado Counseling Association Foundations Conference. Keystone, CO. 

  • Philip, S., Elliott, G., Mittelstadt, D., Penwell, C., & Rippe, S. (July 2025). Why a Phd? Colorado Christian University Residency III.

    Mayfield, M., Burkhart, R., Elliott, G., & Rippe, S. (July 2025). Program Evaluation. Colorado Counseling Association Residency III

    Rippe, S. & Cummin, S. (May 2025). The hidden wound: Healing from moral injury after domestic abuse and the betrayal of family court. Rising Beyond Power and Control. [Virtual].

    Wood, S.L., Gille, D., Weber, A., Sebastian, P.P., Rush, S., Gonzalez, J., Davis, K., Mittlestadt, D., Rippe, S., Murphy, C., Penwell, C., & Rice, S. (December 2024). Dallas LIFE Program Evaluation Presentation of Results. Dallas LIFE [Virtual]. 

    Datz, A., Greco, S., Rippe, S., & Rogers, B. (July 2022). The tapestry of life in integrated counseling. Colorado Christian University. Lakewood, CO. 

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