Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology
237 Dickey Hall
(859) 257-7404
Chair: Dr. Keisha Love
Director of Graduate Studies: Dr. Kenneth Tyler
The most recent issue of Education Update, a publication from ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development), features an article on how class rank is falling out of favor across the country and quotes grading expert Dr. Thomas Guskey, a professor in the UK College of Education Department … Read More
In the Leadership 360 blog on EdWeek’s website, leadership experts in the K-12 field Jill Berkowicz and Ann Myers write about challenges and possibilities for administrators in the 21st century. They recently featured a guest blog from Dr. Thomas Guskey, a professor of educational psychology in the UK College of … Read More
New research from University of Kentucky College of Education Assistant Professor Joseph Waddington is shedding light on how the largest school voucher program in the nation is impacting students. Voucher programs — and more broadly, school choice — aren’t a cure-all in the race to improve education outcomes, the findings … Read More
Dr. Candice Crowell, assistant professor in Counseling Psychology, was selected in December to participate in the American Psychological Association’s Cyber Mentors Program. The program is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and is designed to support behavioral and social scientists in the area of HIV/AIDS and health disparities.
Dr. Alicia Fedewa, associate professor in School Psychology, has been busy at work this fall collecting data on the impact of movement breaks in core curricular instruction in local elementary schools. Fedewa and her research team (including Drs. Heather Erwin and Elizabeth Fettrow in Kinesiology and Health Promotion) are making … Read More
Della Moseley, a counseling psychology doctoral student, is on the cover of a recent issue of GradPsych Magazine. Her work for racial justice is highlighted, as is the website she created as a supplement for the workshop, “Student Led Activism: Mobilizing for Justice Post-Ferguson.” Along with counseling psychology faculty members … Read More
Dr. Ellen Usher was invited to serve as a keynote speaker at Korea University’s annual conference sponsored by the Brain and Motivation Research Institute (bMRI). The conference theme was “Identity, Self-Efficacy, and Goals in Adolescent Motivation.” Usher spoke about the sources and effects of students’ and teachers’ self-efficacy. She also took part … Read More
Dr. Alan J. DeYoung, a recently retired professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies & Evaluation, has been selected by the International University for the Humanities and Development (IUHD) in Turkmenistan to serve as Fulbright Specialist during the 2016 spring semester. This project is coordinated by the US embassy in … Read More
Dr. John Thelin is serving on the selection committee for the Organization of American Historians’ annual award for the outstanding book on American social and political history. His op-ed on university endowments was published in November in Inside Higher Ed. Also, his article, “Why Did College Cost So Little?: Affordability and … Read More
Dr. Beth Goldstein presented a keynote lecture, “Education and Entrepreneurship: Best Learning from HELM Project at Cenderawasih University,” with colleague Jhon Blesia in November. The keynote was presented at the International Conference of Social Science & Biodiversity of Papua & Papua New Guinea in Jayapura, Indonesia. The topic drew from … Read More