UCA Department of Psychology & Counseling

Hello!

This is Marrissa Johnston with EGA Associates. We staff the Conway Human Development Center for the State of Arkansas. We are currently seeking a Psychological Examiner to fill an open role.

Please see the link to the job posting below for additional details. If this opportunity may be of interest to you, or if you know someone who would be a good fit, I would greatly appreciate you passing it along.

Feel free to reach out if you’d like to discuss the position further—I’d be happy to connect at your convenience.

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Happy birthday, Melissa!!

Join us in wishing Melissa Eubanks, Administrative Specialist for the Department of Psychology & Counseling, a very Happy Birthday! 🎉💜

Melissa’s hard work, positivity, and dedication help keep things running smoothly each and every day, and we are so thankful to have her as part of the CHBS family.

We hope your day is filled with happiness, celebration, and all your favorite things! 🎂🥳

One of our doctoral students, Kathryn Armstrong, is collecting data for her dissertation. Please take a few minutes and help her out by participating in her study. Thanks!
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My name is Kathryn Armstrong, a Counseling Psychology Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Central Arkansas. I am completing my dissertation project entitled “The Relationship between Racial Attitudes, Educational Attitudes, Multicultural Case Conceptualization, and Other Factors” (IRB #25-155). The study's purpose is to explore how clinicians’ racial attitudes, educational attitudes, and other factors, such as empathy, relate to how psychologists consider client factors in case conceptualization. To qualify to participate, you must be:

-Be 18 years of older
-Possess English language proficiency
-Be currently enrolled or a degree holder from a graduate program that specializes in mental health services (i.e., social work, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, mental health counseling, marriage and family therapy, etc.)
-Have completed at least one semester or equivalent of practicum or clinical work

Participation would require approximately 30 minutes of your time to complete an online survey. Your participation could help researchers better understand how clinicians' views of race, education level, and sense of empathy affect clinical skills with diverse clients.

If you are interested in participating, please use this link: https://ucachbs.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_25nSKPm0eFPpI4m
Participation is completely voluntary, and responses are anonymous.
For more information, please contact Kathryn Armstrong, M.S. at [email protected] or Christina Jeffrey, Ph.D. at [email protected].

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It is with great joy that we announce that ...

Ms. Charlton has been promoted to Senior Clinical Instructor!
Dr. Lee has been granted tenure and promoted to the rank of Professor!
Dr. Price-Blackshear has been granted tenure and promoted to the rank of Associate Professor!
Dr. Rumble has been granted tenure and promoted to the rank of Associate Professor!

So happy for these excellent faculty members!

Let there be singing and dancing in the streets!

Nice to remember that your professors were once students, too. 🤓

Congratulations to our undergraduate psychology graduates!

This is how we do it. Ten new School Psychology Specialists for Arkansas schools and beyond! Congratulations! We can’t wait to hear about the difference you make in your students’ lives!

(Front L to R) Madalyn Owens, Rylee Wofford, Kalista Pettus, Kammie Wemhaner, Marian Knoerr
(Back L to R) Kennedy Luster, Kassidy Dement, Nayeli Moreno, Gordon Geesaman
Not pictured: Claire Watts

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🧠 Psychology and Counseling Newsletter 4/27/26

Congrats, Dr. Price-Blackshear!! Thanks for all your good work!