Aligning Academic Advising and Coaching with Brain Based Career Development

May 19th, 2026 | 12:00 p.m. EST - 1:15 p.m. EST | $395

Learn how integrating current neuro-psychology research into academic advising and academic coaching work to empower students to take ownership over their college success journey. An award-winning method on the cutting edge of career development work applied to student success.

Why is This Topic Important?

When academic advisors and coaches apply brain-based learning strategies to their work, they will better reach and motivate students to succeed.

Learning Outcome

Attendees will be able to apply current neuroscience research findings to academic advising and coaching to provide more effective and powerful student success development.

Who Should Attend?

This program is ideal for student success professionals:

• Academic Success Coaches

• Academic Advisors and Faculty Advisors

• Directors of Advising and Student Affairs

Overview

This approach uses the latest insights into how the brain works to provide more effective academic advising and coaching. Neuropsychology research gives insights on how the brain makes connections, remembers information, makes decisions, etc. By applying these findings to your work, you can empower students to ask themselves the important questions in their personal student success journey and help students learn how to discover the answers for themselves.

Ohio University’s Career and Leadership Development Center was the winner of a 2018 National Excellence Award for Career Services Excellence from NACE for their development of brain-based career coaching. The leaders collaborated with Ohio University’s Advising, Academic Coaching and other student success programs to successfully apply this coaching model.

During this interactive webinar, the expert facilitator will help attendees:

• Become familiar with neuroscience research underlying this coaching method

• Consider how brain-based coaching differs from other types of student success practices

• Begin integrating brain-based development methods into your current academic advising and academic coaching work

• Practice coaching scenarios utilizing a brain-based coaching method

Pricing and Webinar Connection Information

Live Webinar Site Connection and On-Demand Recording    $395

Includes:

• 5 connections for staff members from your institution with each registration.

• Connection information sent one week prior to the event and again the day before the event. Any questions can be emailed to the program contact at the bottom of this web page.

• An electronic link containing a recording of the webinar and resources emailed to you within 7 business days following the live webinar date (active for 30 days). The link can be shared with your entire staff to view the recording.

• Follow-up resources and assignments to help you implement your learning.

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Instructor

Imants Jaunarajs, Assistant Vice President for the Division of Student Affairs, Ohio University

Imants oversees Career Services, the Center for Student Engagement & Leadership, Sorority & Fraternity Life, and Event Services. With over nineteen years of experience in university career centers, Imants is a creator of innovative and outcome driven career development best practices, including Brain Based Career Development (BBCD) and Leadership Coaching (an executive coaching model for undergraduate students). Imants earned a Bachelor of Arts from Earlham College and Master of Arts from Western Michigan University.