Educational Psychology and Counseling

https://epc.utk.edu/

Casey Barrio, Interim Department Head
Merilee McCurdy, Associate Department Head and Director of Graduate Studies

Professors
Barrio Minton, C., PhD – North Carolina (Greensboro)
Cochran, J., PhD – Virginia Tech
Gibbons, M., PhD – North Carolina (Greensboro)
McCurdy, M., PhD – Mississippi State
Skinner, C., PhD – Lehigh

Associate Professor
Diambra, J., EdD – William & Mary

Assistant Professors
Coleman, J., PhD – Georgia State
Kim, H., PhD – Penn State
Shum, K., PhD – South Florida
Westcott, J., PhD – Virginia Tech

Clinical Professor
Wilhoit, B., PhD – Tennessee

Clinical Associate Professor
Bruner, S., PhD – Tennessee

Clinical Assistant Professor
Higgins, P., PhD – Tennessee

The majors offered by the Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling prepare graduates to work in schools, higher education, mental health agencies, and business and industry. The degree areas include two Master of Science degrees, one Specialist in Education degree with a major in Education, and four doctoral majors: Counselor Education, Education, Educational Psychology and Research, and School Psychology. The master’s degree majors have concentrations and two doctoral major have concentrations. Graduate certificates are also available. 

All degree programs in the department that can be accredited are accredited: two doctoral majors operate under the supervision of national accrediting agencies. Counselor Education is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), and the School Psychology PhD program is accredited/approved by American Psychological Association (APA), the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). Two master’s concentrations, Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling, are also accredited by CACREP.