MSU Dept of Counseling, Higher Ed Leadership, Ed Psych & Foundations

Dr. Mark Wildmon, an Assistant Professor in our School Psychology Program, was recently published in The Conversation. The title of the article is "Homeschooled kids face unique college challenges - here are 3 ways they can overcome."

Read more here: https://theconversation.com/homeschooled-kids-face-unique-college-challenges-here-are-3-ways-they-can-be-overcome-224727

We are extremely proud of your hard work, Dr. Wildmon!

Summer classes are in full swing! Our students take one class in June and one class in July and spend most of their time in the summer getting fieldwork experience through different practicum opportunities!
We are ready for another busy (but fun) summer!
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Dr. Mehdi Ghahremani and Dr. Sareh Karami, both Assistant Professors in our Educational Psychology program, were recently published in collaboration with their esteemed colleague and friend, Dr. Andy Parra-Martinez. The title of the work is "Development and Validation of Perception of Wisdom Exploratory Rating Scale: An Instrument to Examine Teachers' Perceptions of Wisdom." Click on the link below for more information about the work!

https://www.mdpi.com/2792570

We are extremely proud of your hard work, Dr. Ghahremani and Dr. Karami!

Dr. Irmarie Cruz-Lopez, a graduate of the School Psychology Program and Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, was recently published. Her co-authors included faculty from the School Psychology and Counseling Programs listed below! The citation is as follows:

Cruz-López, I., Evans-McCleon, T.N., Looby, J., Wei, T., & Gadke, D.L. (2024). Universal Behavioral Screening: Inclusion of Students’ Trauma Symptoms and Hurricane Exposure. Journal of Applied School Psychology. DOI: 10.1080/15377903.2024.2353921

We are always proud of the work of our alumni and current students as well as our wonderful faculty in our department!

Please help us in congratulating Dr. Meme Staggers! She was named the 2023 David Morse Dissertation award winner.

We are so proud of you and your hard work. A well-deserved award!

Help us in congratulating Dr. Jason K. Wallace, Assistant Professor in our Higher Ed Leadership Program, for being recently selected to serve as one of the associate editors for NASPA's Journal of First-general Student Success. Congrats Dr. Wallace!!

Click the link to read more about the announcement: https://naspa-5721802.hs-sites.com/fgn5.14.2024?ecid=ACsprvvo5wpX_MEKCmOhrDm3PY0GUqHD4NPkv3qOaBwHLLn3bXy06SM179TGhVJ-_lEpOd3OGez-&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8xzGRHgOl08tBv3lqhssCvF51gKW7NnNNb5VfiBWl_QwrJAa7HMBSLEilYWWUS4lx8aBRKSaB3rCgbhdFtLFNDg15D1Q&_hsmi=306981049&utm_content=306981049&utm_source=hs_email

Join us in honoring our incredible faculty and staff who have reached significant milestones in their service at MSU. Thank you for your years of dedication and for making CHEF & MSU a place of inspiration and growth!

It’s graduation week! Here’s the Spring 2024 commencement parking map. Be sure to check out https://www.registrar.msstate.edu/students/graduation for general commencement information.

Another successful dissertation defense in the books! A big congratulations to Dr. Scout Savoy! He successfully defended his dissertation, chaired by Dr. McCleon. Congratulations Dr. Savoy!

Neely Brunt is a first-year clinical mental health counseling student at Mississippi State. She is currently working as a graduate assistant at the Disability Resource Center on campus.

Recently, Neely received an award for her outstanding work, the Graduate Assistant of the Year – First Year award. This award is given to the graduate assistant who supports student success and the advancement of the Division of Student Affairs, demonstrates exceptional service and commitment to campus/student needs, promotes a collaborative/sustainable environment, and exemplifies originality and creativity within their role.

Congratulations, Neely!

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Junchen Guo on a successful dissertation defense this morning! We are proud of you, Junchen, and can’t wait to see what you do next!

Only one more month left to sign up for our Summer Art Program! 🎨

We have spots left in the first week, June 10th - 14th , for both morning and afternoon sessions! Please email [email protected] to sign up and for any questions.

Lindsey Donald, a doctoral student in the Counselor Education and Supervision program, recently received the Bill Broyles, Assistant Vice President, Emeritus, Professional of the Year Award. This award is a testament to Lindsey's commitment to student success and learning, her support for the mission and advancement of the Division of Student Affairs, her exceptional service and commitment to student and/or campus needs, and her promotion of a collaborative and sustainable environment, which are the core values of our university.

Congratulations, Lindsey!

Please join us in the celebration of Dr. Tashina VanderWoude. She successfully defended her dissertation, chaired by Dr. Bates-Brantley. Congratulations on this major accomplishment!!!

Doctoral students Jasmine Carter and Chiquita Holmes and one faculty, Dr. Looby, in the Counselor Education and Supervision program, attended and presented at the Mediterranean Region Counseling Association (MR-CA) Conference in Wiesloch, Germany, on March 14-15, 2024.

On March 14, Chiquita Holmes, Dr. E. J. Looby, and Jasmine Carter presented two topics, Calling In: Examining Unconscious Bias and Using Expressive Arts to Promote Mental Health, Equity, and Advocacy Globally.

Excellent collaborative work by faculty and students!

Dr. Looby, a Professor and Program Coordinator in our Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program, and four doctoral students recently published in the SAGE Encyclopedia of Multicultural Counseling, Social Justice, and Advocacy.

Dr. Looby published two articles, Color Blindness and Enculturation; Kimberly T. Gray published, Attitudes Towards Seeking Counseling; Lindsey Donald published Me Too Movement; and Chiquita Holmes published two articles, Jim Crow Laws, and Mental Health in Rural Communities.

Read more about it here: https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/the-sage-encyclopedia-of-multicultural-counseling-social-justice-and-advocacy/book272682

On March 22, the Counselor Education program held an Emergency Preparedness Training Colloquium for all COE graduate students. Two faculty members and 34 graduate students, including two Ph.D. students, participated in this colloquium in person or virtually. The Director of Emergency Management, Brent Crocker, and Assistant Director, Natasha Cundy, were the speakers and provided significant emergency preparedness presentation techniques for all attendees. The first half of the session was entitled “Until Help Arrives,” which covers simple steps someone can take during an emergency until more trained responders arrive. The second half was about “Active Attack” situations.

Dr. Jason K Wallace, an Assistant Professor in Higher Education Leadership, was recently published. The title of the work is "Examining Pharm.D. leadership development commencing during pharmacy school through co-curricular engagement." Click the link below for more information about the work!

https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14040386

We are extremely proud of you, Dr. Wallace!

We are so excited to announce that 2nd Year student, Carley Hand was selected by the MSU Graduate School at the Graduate Service Assistant of the Year! This is an incredible honor that is so deserving!

Carley has poured countless hours of service into various areas of our program over the last two years and serves others in a way that is kind, humble, and compassionate. Congratulations to you, Carley! We are so thankful for you!

Congratulations to one of our very own grad students, Hanna Clark, for being named a Fulbright finalist! Hanna is a student in our Higher Education Leadership program. You can read more about this prestigious honor in the link below.

Excellent work, Hanna! We are extremely proud of you!

Three MSU students named Fulbright finalists Three Mississippi State students, all from the College of Education, are 2024 Fulbright finalists—the university’s 11th, 12th and 13th finalists in the last eight years.

We look forward to seeing you this morning at 10am to hear from Dr. Robert Sternberg!!

TODAY! Join us in Old Main from 2:00-3:30! See you there!

Two events below you will want to take part in this week. Please join us! More information in the flyers below. See you there!