News & Events

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Michelle D. Mitchell for being selected to receive the prestigious Courtland C. Lee Multicultural Excellence Scholarship Award. She will be presented with this award during the American Counseling Association Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA on March […]

Dr. Nathaniel Ivers, Department Chair and Associate Professor of Counseling, was recently quoted in a November 12, 2018 Washington Post article, entitled: “My parents divorced yet continued to live together. It made me think unhealthy relationships were normal.” Dr. Ivers was interviewed about the […]

Dr. Robert Casares recently launched a monthly podcast in collaboration with the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC). His podcast, entitled The Reframe, features hour-long conversations with leaders and legends of the counseling profession, focused on timely mental health issues, cutting-edge research, […]

On July 12, 2018, Dr. Mark Scholl’s new textbook, Postmodern Perspectives on Contemporary Counseling Issues, was published with Oxford University Press. This text was co-authored by Dr. Scholl, Associate Professor of Counseling at Wake Forest University, and Dr. James Hansen, Professor of Counseling at […]

Associate Professor of Counseling, Dr. Mark Scholl, was chosen to receive the National Career Development Association’s 2018 Diversity Initiative Award.  The National Career Development Association is the recognized leader in developing standards for the career development profession. It is also a founding […]

Professor of Counseling, Dr. Sam Gladding, published a new textbook with Pearson, Family Therapy: History, Theory, and Practice.   In the 7th edition, Dr. Gladding covers all aspects of working with couples and families.  His text is grounded in evidence-based practice and the […]

Dr. David Johnson, Assistant Professor of Counseling, was named an Emerging Leader of the Association for Humanistic Counseling for the 2018-2019 academic year. His year-long term will begin in July 2018, and exemplifies counseling leadership.  Over the course of his term, he will provide […]

Denise Whetstone, an online student in our part-time Master’s of Counseling program, received an Honorable Mention in the Tomorrow’s Counselors Essay Competition sponsored by the American Counseling Association Foundation! She competed against both master’s and doctoral students from other accredited programs across the country, and […]

Dr. Nathaniel Ivers, Associate Department Chair and Associate Professor of Counseling, was recently quoted in a September 6, 2017 Newsweek article about DACA. Dr. Ivers was interviewed on his opinions and has worked with clients who were undocumented immigrants, and he has seen firsthand the […]

Professor of Counseling Sam Gladding has been elected president of the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC). The presidency is a two-year term beginning July 1, 2018. Dr. Gladding became president elect on July 1, 2017. The International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC) is a […]