Bragg Stanley earned both his Masters and Doctorate at the University of Missouri. He has been serving as an adjunct instructor in the Counseling Program at Stephens College since around 2000. While working at Stephens he has taught Foundations in School Counseling, Practicum, Career Development, and Comprehensive School Counseling Management and Evaluation. He developed and taught the initial online courses in Foundations of School Counseling and Career Development as well as the initial version of the School Counseling Management and Evaluation Course. He continues to teach Career Development about which he has had a strong interest in for many years.
Bragg worked as a school counselor for 28 years, beginning as a teacher and K-12 school counselor in rural Missouri and ending his public school service in the Columbia Public Schools were he served as a school counselor, the director of school counseling at Hickman High School, and as Coordinator for the 6-12 school counseling program. After retiring from the public school, Dr. Stanley became the Missouri State Director of School Counseling where he worked for 10 years.
Throughout his career, Bragg received a number of awards and recognitions for his service to public education. He is particularly proud of his recognition as an Outstanding Educator of the Year Award presented by the Columbia Public Schools and the Ed Ailor Award presented by the Missouri School Counselor Association with which he held a number of volunteer positions. He has authored and co-authored several articles for professional journals and has developed other on-line high school and college courses.
