The Department of Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methodology, and Counseling offers quality graduate programs to an interdisciplinary array of students. Educational Research develops researchers for the public sector, private sector, and higher education. Educational Psychology provides exemplary graduate training in research, application, and practice related to learning, development, and mental well being of people of all ages. 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. School Psychology 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.
The Department of Educational Studies is committed to cultivating a scholarly community that celebrates values of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Guided by these firm commitments, we embrace a holistic perspective of diversity, which includes race; ethnicity and national origin; gender, including gender identity and expressions; sexualities; age, socioeconomic status; disabilities; religion and spirituality; as well as other identities and ideologies. Our department strives to create and actively promote a welcoming and supportive environment where diverse perspectives are encouraged, recognized, and respected.
Department Head: Dr. Michael Lawson
Main Office: 306 Carmichael
Main Office Number: 205-348-5174
Degrees
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
- Educational Neuroscience
MASTER OF ARTS
- Clinical Mental Health Counselor
- Rehabilitation Counseling
- School Counseling
- Educational Psychology
- General
- General (online)
- School Psychometry (certification) (blended)
EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST
- Counselor Education
- School Psychology (certification) (blended)
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
- Counselor Education
- Educational Psychology
- General
- Educational Neuroscience Concentration
- Educational Research
- School Psychology
CERTIFICATES
Program Coordinators
Program | Coordinator | |
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Counselor Education (all programs) | Dr. Ryan Cook | rmcook@ua.edu |
Educational Psychology/Undergrad | Dr. Firat Soylu | fsoylu@ua.edu |
Educational Psychology/Grad | Dr. Hyemin Han | hhan19@ua.edu |
Educational Research | Dr. Stacey Hughey-Surman | ssurman@ua.edu |
School Psychology | Dr. June Preast | jlpreast@ua.edu |
Qualitative Research Certificate | Dr. Stephanie Shelton | sashelton@ua.edu |
Quantitative Research Certificate | Dr. Stefanie Wind | swind@ua.edu |
Measurement and Psychometrics Certificate | Dr. Stefanie Wind | swind@ua.edu |
Faculty and Staff
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Dr. Joyce Alexander
Professor and Dean
- jalexander12@ua.edu
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Dr. Rana Al-Khatib-Eloubeidi
Clinical Assistant Professor, Quantitative Research
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Dr. Heather Britnell
Clinical Assistant Professor, School Psychology
- hbritnell@ua.edu
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Dr. Joy Burnham
Professor, Counselor Education
- jburnham@ua.edu
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Mikayla Cain
Administrative Assistant I, Counselor Education
- mmcain2@ua.edu
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Dr. Chunhua Cao
Assistant Professor, Quantitative Methods
- ccao6@ua.edu
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Dr. Dominic Combs
Clinical Assistant Professor, Evaluation Research
- ddcombs@ua.edu
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Dr. Ryan Cook
Associate Professor, Counselor Education
- rmcook@ua.edu
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Dr. Millie Dawson-Hardy
Clinical Assistant Professor, Counselor Education
- madawsonhardy@ua.edu
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Dr. Tony Derriso
Clinical Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology
- acderriso@ua.edu
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Dr. Heather Fye
Associate Professor, Counselor Education
- hjfye@ua.edu
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Dr. Teresa Ann Granger
Assistant Professor, Rehabilitative Counseling
- tagranger@ua.edu
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Dr. Wenjing Guo
Clinical Assistant Professor, Quantitative Research
- wguo9@ua.edu
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Dr. Kelly Guyotte
Associate Professor, Qualitative Research
- kwguyotte@ua.edu
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Dr. Karl Hamner
Clinical Professor, Educational Research
- khamner@ua.edu
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Dr. Hyemin Han
Associate Professor, Educational Neuroscience
- hhan19@ua.edu
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Michelle Harris
Administrative Assistant II
- mlharris11@ua.edu
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Dr. Sylvia Hollins
Clinical Assistant Professor, Counselor Education
- shollins@ua.edu
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Dr. Stacy Hughey-Surman
Clinical Associate Professor, Educational Research
- ssurman@ua.edu
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Dr. Joni Lakin
Professor, Educational Research
- jlakin@ua.edu
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Dr. Michael Lawson
Department Head and Associate Professor, Educational Research
- malawson1@ua.edu
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Dr. Joon Ho Lee
Assistant Professor, Educational Research
- jlee296@ua.edu
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Dr. Junfei Lu
Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Counseling
- jlu27@ua.edu
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Dr. Emily Lund
Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Counseling
- emlund@ua.edu
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Dr. Wenchao Ma
Associate Professor, Quantitative Research
- wma9@ua.edu
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Dr. Kaiwen Man
Assistant Professor, Educational Research
- kman@ua.edu
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Dr. Sarah McKellar
Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology
- semckellar@ua.edu
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Dr. George Mugoya
Associate Professor, Counselor Education
- gmugoya@ua.edu
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Lindsey Orr
Administrative Assistant I, ESPRMC
- lgorr1@ua.edu
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Dr. June Preast
Associate Professor, School Psychology
- jlpreast@ua.edu
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Dr. Miguel Casar Rodriguez
Assistant Professor, Qualitative Research
- mcasar@ua.edu
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Dr. Shena Sanchez
Assistant Professor, Educational Research
- sasanchez1@ua.edu
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Dr. Randall Schumacker
Professor, Educational Research
- rschumacker@ua.edu
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Dr. Stephanie Anne Shelton
Associate Professor, Educational Research
- sashelton@ua.edu
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Dr. Laurel Snider
Assistant Professor, School Psychology
- lasnider@ua.edu
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Dr. Firat Soylu
Associate Professor, Educational Neuroscience
- fsoylu@ua.edu
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Dr. Macarena Suárez Pellicioni
Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology and Neuroscience
- mspellicioni@ua.edu
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Dr. Michael Lee Sulkowski
Associate Professor, School Psychology
- mlsulkowski@ua.edu
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Dr. David Ian Walker
Professor, Educational Psychology
- diwalker@ua.edu
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Dr. Yurou Wang
Clinical Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology
- yurou.wang@ua.edu
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Dr. Stefanie Wind
Associate Professor, Measurement and Evaluation
- swind@ua.edu