Department of Counseling, Leadership, and Research Methods
The Department of Counseling, Leadership, and Research Methods (CLRM) succeeded the Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources and Communication Disorders (RHRC) in summer 2023.
Higgins Earns Arkansas Association for Counselor Educators and Supervisors Rosenthal Award
Kristin Higgins has earned the Arkansas Association for Counselor Educators and Supervisors Rosenthal Award, given annually to a counselor educator whose contributions to the profession exemplify the highest standards of the discipline. The association's mission is to...
Nachman Awarded Prestigious Spencer Foundation Grant to Further Study of Autistic College Students
Brett Ranon Nachman, a first-year assistant professor of adult and lifelong learning in the College of Education and Health Professions, was recently awarded a prestigious Spencer Foundation Large Research Grant as co-principal investigator of a nationwide study of...
Faculty and Students Who Have Taught or Taken Diversity-Related Courses Needed for Study
Volunteers are needed for a research study on student/faculty experiences in diversity-related courses, commonly called courses in multiculturalism, cultural foundations, cultural competence, diversity and/or social justice. You may be eligible to participate if you...
EMPOWER Program Seeks U of A Student Mentors
The EMPOWER program is seeking U of A students to fill new in-house mentorship opportunities. EMPOWER stands for Educate, Motivate, Prepare, Opportunity, Workplace readiness, Employment, Responsibility. It's a four-year, non-degree experiential learning program in the...
International Education Week: Akobundu Pursues Dreams of Entrepreneurship at U of A
Growing up in Alimosho — a city just outside the capital of Lagos State in Nigeria — Joseph Akobundu would walk about the town, seeing the "fascinating diversity" of his country at work. As a hub for technology and entertainment in Africa, Lagos attracted young...
Service Learning Partnership With Head Start Benefits Children, Graduate Students
For more than five years, graduate students in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Program have partnered with local Head Start centers to provide essential services to children across Washington County. The partnership is through a service-learning course led by...
Recent Doctoral Grad’s Dissertation Research Published in Journal of Counseling & Development
U of A instructor Julia Conroy's dissertation research about the coregulatory effects of Emotionally Focused Therapy was recently published in the Journal of Counseling & Development. Emotionally Focused Therapy, or EFT, is a framework for couples' therapy founded...
RazorBug Tour Presents Doctoral Diploma to Educator in the Delta
John Kelly of Brookland devoted the last 16 years to educating children and adults in the Delta of eastern Arkansas. Simultaneously, he advanced his own education, reaching a pinnacle in May by earning his doctorate in adult and lifelong learning online from the U of...
Alumna Margaret Hindman Honored With Association for Play Therapy Award
Recent doctoral graduate Margaret Hindman was awarded the Association for Play Therapy's 2022 Student Research Award. The honor stems from Hindman's article, "The adult public's perception of the utility of play therapy," which is based on her doctoral dissertation....
RazorBug Tour Presents Diploma to Grad at El Dorado Chemical Plant
Lori Ragan's former supervisor told her, "You have an HR brain; you just don't know it. Go for it." Ragan knows it now. And, she went for it - a college degree in the field she loves. The training and development specialist at Lanxess, an international chemical...