The primary mission of the Department of Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methodology, and Counseling is to offer quality graduate programs to an interdisciplinary array of students. The Educational Research program develops researchers for the public sector, private sector, and higher education. The Educational Psychology program provides exemplary graduate training in research, application, and practice related to learning, development, and mental well being of people of all ages. The Program in Counselor Education offers a quality program of teaching, research, and service for students enrolled for study and, ultimately, for the benefit of the publics they serve. The School Psychology program provides exemplary graduate training in research, application, and practice related to the learning, development, and mental health of children and youth as well as their families, teachers, educators and other professionals who work with them.
Department Head: Dr. Aaron Kuntz
Degrees
MASTER OF ARTS
EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST
- Counselor Education (coming soon)
- Educational Psychology
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
CERTIFICATES
People
Dr. Melinda Adkins
Clinical Asst. Professor, School Psychology
mjadkins@ua.edu
Dr. Eric Baltrinic
Assistant Professor, Counselor Education Dr. Bradley Bloomfield
Assistant Professor, School Psychology Dr. Heather Britnell
Clinical Asst. Professor, School Psychology
hbritnell@ua.edu Dr. Daniel Cohen
Assistant Professor, School Psychology 
Dr. Ryan Cook
Assistant Professor, Counselor Education
rmcook@ua.edu
205-348-0572
Dr. Anthony Derriso
Clinical Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology
acderriso@ua.edu
205-348-1183
Dr. Heather Fye
Assistant Professor, Counselor Education Dr. Judy Giesen
Clinical Professor, Educational Research
jgiesen@ua.edu
205-348-4081
Dr. Ann Godfrey
Associate Teaching Professor, Educational Research
agodfrey@ua.edu
205-348-7582
Dr. Hyemin Han
Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology/Neuroscience
hhan19@ua.edu
205-348-0746
Dr.Lisa Hsin
Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology/Neuroscience
lbhsin@ua.edu
348-0906
Dr. Stacy Hughey-Surman
Clinical Associate Professor, Educational Research
ssurman@ua.edu
348-7729
Dr. Michael Lawson
Associate Professor, Educational Research
malawson1@ua.edu
205-348-4807
Dr. Wei Li
Assistant Professor, Quantitative Research
wli59@ua.edu
348-8087
Dr. Junfei Lu
Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation Counseling
jlu27@ua.edu
348-9243
Dr. Jamie Mills
Associate Professor, Educational Research
jmills@ua.edu
205-348-4227
Dr. Laura Morett
Assistant Professor, Neuroscience/Educational Psychology
lmorett@ua.edu
348-8489
Dr. George Mugoya
Associate Professor, Counselor Education
gmugoya@ua.edu
348-1346
Dr. Firat Soylu
Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology/Neuroscience
fsoylu@ua.edu
348-6267
Dr. Stephen Thoma
Professor, Educational Psychology
sthoma@ua.edu
348-8146
Dr. Sara Tomek
Associate Professor, Educational Research
stomek@ua.edu
205-348-5736
Dr. Doris Vaughans
Clinical Assistant Professor, Counselor Education
dcvaughans@ua.edu
348-7583
Dr. David Ian Walker
Associate Professor, Educational Psychology
diwalker@ua.edu
Dr. Stefanie Wind
Assistant Professor, Measurement and Evaluation
swind@ua.edu
348-9772
