Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology
237 Dickey Hall
(859) 257-7404
Chair: Dr. Keisha Love
Director of Graduate Studies: Dr. Kenneth Tyler
Interested in the field of counseling psychology? A panel of students, faculty and working professionals will answer questions from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19 in 109 Dickey Hall. They will discuss the specialty of counseling psychology, how counseling psychology differs from clinical psychology, and what master’s and doctoral degree training … Read More
A UK College of Education student group is raising funds to host events that build and maintain partnerships between police officers and members of the autism community. From 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16 customers at Mellow Mushroom (S. Upper Street) can have 15 percent of their bill donated to the Police Autism … Read More
Rena Goodwin, a University of Kentucky College of Education graduate student, won the 2018 Thesis Award from the American Psychological Association’s Society for Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology. Goodwin holds a master’s degree from the UK College of Education Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion. Currently, she is pursuing a … Read More
Calah Ford, a second-year doctoral student in the University of Kentucky College of Education, is one of three UK students to receive a 2018 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Ford is studying educational psychology in the Department of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology. She was among 2,000 students selected … Read More
Dr. Beth Goldstein and Dr. Janice W. Fernheimer are leading a collaborative effort to preserve the oral histories of people who have a place in the diversity and complexity of Jewish history in Kentucky. Goldstein is a professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation at the University of … Read More
Dr. Candice Hargons, assistant professor in Counseling Psychology, was featured in this month’s American Psychological Association’s magazine, APA Monitor on Psychology, for her leadership as an early career psychologist. She serves on the Council of Representatives for the Society of Counseling Psychology, a division of the American Psychological Association. Hargons’ research focuses … Read More
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.