Congratulations to Deven and Dr. Rowell!

Congratulations to School Psychology doctoral students, Rachel Sanders and Chayla Rutledge, who have been accepted into the Pediatric Psychology Fellowship Program at UAMS!

Dr. Reed gave an invited presentation at the Eastern Psychological Association Annual Conference on March 5th, 2021 with other president-elects of regional Psychological Associations. The title of the session and panel discussion was “Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion in & through the Teaching of Psychology”. Dr. Reed’s presentation was titled “Are we teaching courses that prepare and develop psychology undergraduates to be diversity trained, equity-minded, and inclusive?” Dr. Reed discussed the focused diversity initiatives for enhancing diversity in the undergraduate curriculum and ways to assess diversity, equity, and inclusion programmatically.

Congrats to Dr. Sobel, Dr. Puri, and their students on this recent publication.

Jordan Pyle, a Counseling Psychology doctoral student, presented a virtual presentation, “Self-Love and Self-Care Strategies” for the Oklahoma Women in Technology Board. The presentation focused primarily on self-care strategies during a pandemic.

Dr. Femina Varghese, a member of the UCA Department of Psychology and Counseling since 2008, was recently awarded Fellowship Status by the Society of Counseling Psychology (SCP; Division 17 of the American Psychological Association). This honor is given to those who have made a major contribution to the field of counseling psychology. As Dr. Mary O’Leary Wiley, president of the Society of Counseling Psychology, stated in her congratulatory letter to Dr. Varghese, “Your work has made a difference in our field and in the world.” This recognition is particularly meaningful because, last year, Dr. Varghese received fellowship status from Division 18 of the American Psychological Association, the Division of Psychologists in Public Service. Among her accomplishments in the field of counseling psychology are two “Outstanding Paper Awards” for two lead articles she published in the society’s official journal, the Counseling Psychologist: “Injustice in the Justice System: Reforming Inequities for True ‘Justice for All,’” which was part of the journal’s 50th Anniversary Commemoration, and “Vocational Interventions with Offenders: Interdisciplinary Research, Theory, and Integration,” which was the lead paper of a major contribution. In recognition of this honor, SCP Fellows are invited to deliver a special address at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association.

Congrats to Dr. Cory Cobb (2019 Counseling Psychology Program) on his faculty position in the Department of Human Development and Family Science at Auburn University! Cory is currently completing a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Texas.

Congratulations to Counseling Psychology doctoral students, Chelsey Bull and Sydney Skaggs, for their Pre-doctoral Internship Matches! Once again this year, 100% of our students matched.

Murphy, J. J. (January, 2021). Implementing solution-focused counseling in schools. Online webinar presented to school-based mental health practitioners from southeastern Asia.