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Cultural Studies of Educational Foundations MS


Sixteen members of EPC were commended at the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences Recognition Ceremony on April 23, 2015.

To see photos from the event, please go to the “CEHHS Recognition Ceremony 4.23.15” album on our EPC Facebook page.

Ralph G. Brockett
Interim Department Head; Adult Learning/Adult Education
– Recognized under Authors/Editors of Books and Assessments for Teaching adults: A practical guide for new teachers. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass

 Jeff Cochran
Director of REACH Project; Clinical Mental Health Counseling
– Recognized under Authors/Editors of Books and Assessments for The heart of counseling: Counseling skills through therapeutic relationships (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge
– Recognized under Presidents of National/International Professional Organizations for being President-Elect of Association for Humanistic Counseling
– Recognized under National/International Professional Awards Recipients for Bernard & Louise F. Guerney Award from the Association for Filial and Relationship Enhancement Methods

 Patrick L. Dunn
Program Co-Coordinator for Rehabilitation Counseling
– Recognized under Grants and Contracts Recipients for the Long-Term Training: Rehabilitation Counselors for the Deaf from the US Department of Education – Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services, $148,492

 Melinda Gibbons
Program Coordinator for Counselor Education/School Counseling
– Recognized under Editors/Co-Editors of Peer Reviewed Publications for being Associate Editor of Career Development Quarterly

Merilee McCurdy
Program Coordinator for School Psychology
– Recognized under Presidents of National/International Professional Organizations for being Chair-Elect of Council for Directors of School Psychology Programs

Jennifer Ann Morrow
Program Coordinator for Evaluation, Statistics & Measurement
– Recognized under UT Faculty/Staff Awards & Recognition for the Alumni Outstanding Teacher Award

Beth Ponder
Associate Director for Center for Literacy, Education & Employment
– Recognized under Grants and Contracts Recipients for the LINCS Regional Professional Development Centers Program from the US Department of Education, $368,130

Christopher H. Skinner
School Psychology
– Recognized under Authors/Editors of Books and Assessments for Interventions for reading problems: Designing and evaluating effective strategies (2nd ed.). New York: The Guilford Press

Shawn L. Spurgeon
Program Coordinator for Clinical Mental Health Counseling
– Recognized under Presidents of National/International Professional Organizations for being President of Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling
– Recognized under Presidents of National/International Professional Organizations for being President-Elect of Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
– Awarded a Dean’s Service Award

Jeannine Studer
Professor Emerita
– Recognized under Faculty & Staff Retirements for serving from 2003-2014

 Barbara Thayer-Bacon
Program Coordinator for Learning Environments & Educational Studies/Cultural Studies of Educational Foundations
– Recognized under Editors/Co-Editors of Peer Reviewed Publications for being Editor-in-Chief of Studies in Philosophy and Education

Michael Waugh
Instructional Technology/Learning Environments & Educational Studies
– Recognized under National/International Professional Awards Recipients for Best Paper Award from the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Conference

Connie White
Associate Director for Center for Literacy, Education & Employment
– Recognized under Grants and Contracts Recipients for the Tennessee Adult Education Professional Development and Technical Assistance from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, $543,739

Brian Wilhoit
Director of Korn Learning, Assessment & Social Skills (KLASS) Center
– Recognized under Grants and Contracts Recipients for the FUTURE Program from the US Department of Education, $315,260

Marianne Woodside
Counselor Education/School Counseling
– Recognized under Authors/Editors of Books and Assessments for Introduction to human services: Cases and applications (8th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks Cole/Cengage
– Recognized under Faculty & Staff Retirements serving from 1979-2015

Mary Ziegler
Program Coordinator for Adult Learning; Program Co-Coordinator for Adult Education/Applied Educational Psychology
– Recognized under Authors/Editors of Books and Assessments for Adult development and aging. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education
– Recognized under Faculty & Staff Retirements serving from 1993-2015


Barbara Thayer-Bacon, CSE and LEEDS Program Coordinator, was chosen to be Editor-in-Chief of Studies in Philosophy and Education – marking the first time in the journal’s history to have a female Editor-in-Chief.

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Studies in Philosophy and Education (SPED) is an international, peer-reviewed journal that has been in existence for more than 50 years. The journal invites collaboration and academic exchanges among philosophers, philosophers of education, educational and social science researchers, and educational policy makers throughout the world. SPED focuses on the conceptual, normative, philosophical, and theoretical issues in educational research, policy, and practice.

Thayer-Bacon explained “what is a surprise is to discover that with my becoming Editor-in-Chief, I become the first woman to serve in this role not only for SPED, but also for any of the top ranted English journals in educational philosophy.”

She expressed her excitement about beginning this new role and continuing to develop the “long-standing strength and quality of this journal.” She will be working with the former Editor-in-Chief, Gert Biesta, who is remaining on the Editorial Board for a year to assist with the transition.


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Cultural Studies of Educational Foundations

Ashlee B. Anderson joined the University of Tennessee and the Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling as Lecturer in August of 2014. We asked her to reflect on her first semester here. Read her responses below.

What have you most liked about EPC?
EPC has the best students! I have really enjoyed getting to know students both from my program area and from other academic disciplines in my classes. I also really enjoy the opportunities for collaboration that I have seen amongst the faculty.

What would you tell the next new faculty member who joins EPC?
EPC staff members know everything! They can help you with anything you need.

What has been your most memorable experience this semester?
When my students threw me a surprise class celebration after I defended my dissertation. They made that accomplishment so much more meaningful!

What’s your favorite activity outside of work?
I love stand up comedy.


The Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling wants to congratulate the graduates from each of our twelve programs who earned their degrees during the summer and fall semesters of 2014.

To see photos of our recent graduates, please go to the “EPC Graduates” album on our EPC Facebook page.

Seth Elliot Ambrose
MS in Counseling – Rehabilitation Counseling

Ashlee Brook Anderson
PhD in Education – Cultural Studies of Educational Foundations

Brittany Alexis Aronson   
PhD in Education – Cultural Studies of Educational Foundations

Katherine Ann Backhus    
MS in Counseling – Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Michelle Pearl Black         
PhD in School Psychology

Chelsea Caldwell Brackins
MS in Counseling – Rehabilitation Counseling

Brooke Lauren Browarnik
MS in Educational Psychology – Applied Educational Psychology

Andrew Thompson Card
MS in Counseling – School Counseling

Samantha Sue Cazzell
MS in Educational Psychology – Applied Educational Psychology

Stephen Russ Chastin
EdS in Education – Instructional Technology

Jeremy Thomas Coles
PhD in School Psychology

Katelyn Elizabeth Crabtree
MS in Educational Psychology – Applied Educational Psychology

Jillian Sage Cresswell
MS in Counseling – Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Margarette Annette Davis
MS in Educational Psychology – Adult Education

John Lester Davison
PhD in Counselor Education

Matthew Stephen DeMaria
EdS in Education – Instructional Technology

Vicki Martin Dieffenderfer
PhD in Educational Psychology and Research – Adult Learning

Bethany Evelyn Forbes
PhD in School Psychology

Jody McDade Gray
MS in Counseling – Rehabilitation Counseling

Sharee Ann Green
MS in Education – Instructional Technology

Jerry Steve Harrison
MS in Counseling – Rehabilitation Counseling

Leslie Allison Hart
MS in Educational Psychology – Applied Educational Psychology

Erin Morgan Hatcher
MS in Counseling – Rehabilitation Counseling

Elizabeth Ann Hays
MS in Educational Psychology – Applied Educational Psychology

Samuel Held
PhD in Educational Psychology and Research – Evaluation, Statistics & Measurement

Mary Catherine Helmbrecht
MS in Counseling – Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Jeffrey Colby James
PhD in Education – Instructional Technology

Marlon Chadwick Johnson
MS in Counseling – Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Ashley Golden Keene
MS in Educational Psychology – Applied Educational Psychology

Travis Darryl Kobler
MS in Counseling – Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Sharon Paige LaSalle
MS in Education – Instructional Technology

Mi Joo Lee
PhD in Educational Psychology – Applied Educational Psychology

Sonja Marie McDougal
MS in Counseling – Rehabilitation Counseling

Tiffany Ann McGee
MS in Educational Psychology – Adult Education

Christopher Lee Metts
MS in Counseling – Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Mary Lee Morse
PhD in Education – Learning Environments & Educational Studies

Jessica Suzanne Nelson
MS in Educational Psychology – Applied Educational Psychology

LeeAnna Marie Noe
MS in Counseling – Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Kathryn Rose Paradis
MS in Counseling – Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Nicole Allison Pepe
MS in Counseling – Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Elizabeth Price
PhD in Educational Psychology – Applied Educational Psychology

Jennifer Anne Price
MS in Education – Instructional Technology

Michelle Lynn Proctor
MS in Counseling – Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Kelly Jenkins Robinson
EdS in Education – Instructional Technology

William Robert Rubino Jr.
MS in Counseling – Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Megan Amber Schall
MS in Educational Psychology – Applied Educational Psychology

Tiffany Lee Smith
PhD in Educational Psychology and Research – Evaluation, Statistics & Measurement

Kelly Harrington Smyth
MS in Educational Psychology – Applied Educational Psychology

Jeffrey R. Sweeney
PhD in Counselor Education

Katherine Elise Tebo
MS in Counseling – Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Lesley Anne Thompson
MS in Educational Psychology – Applied Educational Psychology

Lesley Anne Thompson
MS in Counseling – Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Eleanore Claire Trant
MS in Educational Psychology – Applied Educational Psychology

William Chandler Vinson
MS in Educational Psychology – Adult Education

Tiffany Lynn Watson
MS in Educational Psychology – Applied Educational Psychology

Thomas Horace Whitley
MS in Counseling – Rehabilitation Counseling

*If you are one of the graduates listed above and would like to have your photo added to our EPC Graduates Facebook album, then please email your picture to Synthia Clark sclark41@utk.edu.

**If you were an Educational Psychology and Counseling student who graduated during this time frame, yet have unintentionally been omitted from this list, please send your name, degree, and major/concentration to Synthia Clark sclark41@utk.edu. We will add you to the list after receiving this information from you and confirming your graduation status.