Category Archives: Faculty Achievements
Dr. Michael Kalkbrenner Receives National Award
Dr. Micheal Kalkbrenner has received the 2018 Outstanding Scholar Award in the flagship ACA journal for Nationally Certified Counselors, The Professional Counselor. Michael T. Kalkbrenner, PhD, NCC, is an assistant professor of counseling and educational psychology at New Mexico State University. His research interests include college student mental health, interprofessional approaches to physical and mental…
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NMSU professor, Dr. Ivelisse Torres shares initial results of study on Hurricane Maria victims in Puerto Rico
Nearly a year to the day Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, devastating the U.S. commonwealth and its people, a New Mexico State University assistant professor shared some of the preliminary findings of her study on the mental health of aid workers who are still working to help residents. New Mexico State University assistant…
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Dr. Daubney Boland & Dr. Hannah Nixon Awarded the 2018 Walter Katkovsky Scholarship
The American Psychological Foundation (APF) has announced the recipients of the 2018 Walter Katkovsky Scholarships. The committee selected and the APF Board of Trustees approved the following NMSU M.S. in Clinical Psychopharmacology recipients: Daubney Boland, PhD, New Mexico State University Hannah Nixon, PsyD, New Mexico State University PURPOSE OF THE SCHOLARSHIP: The American Psychological Foundation…
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Dr. Anna López awarded inaugural Hispanic Heritage award
Anna López, a New Mexico State University Counseling and Educational Psychology assistant professor, was recently honored by the Hispanic Faculty and Staff Caucus of NMSU with the María Gutiérrez-Spencer Hispanic Heritage Award. López is being recognized as an outstanding faculty member who has made highly significant contributions to the university and the surrounding community. López…
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Dr. Torres to Study Mental Health of Hurricane Maria Victims in Puerto Rico
On Sept. 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria ravaged the island of Puerto Rico, becoming one of the worst natural disasters to ever hit the U.S territory. Not only did it destroy homes and infrastructure, it killed off most of the island’s agricultural industry and worsened its debt crisis. Ivelisse Torres Fernandez, an assistant professor in the…
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Dr. Adams Receives Regents Professorship
At the university convocation on January 16th, 2018, Dr. Eve Adams was awarded Regents Professor, an honor that is only awarded when one of the current Regents Professors retires and opens up a seat. “The Regents Professorship recognizes faculty who have made outstanding contributions to the university’s mission and honors contributions in the areas of…
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New Regents Professor: Dr. Eve Adams
At the university convocation this week, Dr. Eve Adams was awarded Regents Professor, an honor that is only awarded when one of the current Regents Professors retires and opens up a seat. “The Regents Professorship recognizes faculty who have made outstanding contributions to the university’s mission and honors contributions in the areas of education, research,…
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We Are With You, Puerto Rico!
Counseling & Educational Psychology : The entire College of Education collected donations and supplies for Dr. Ivelisse Torres-Fernandez to take to Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, as she traveled home this last winter break. Dr. Torres traveled to Puerto Rico over winter break, taking many boxes of supplies with her on the plane….
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CEP Teaching Excellence Awards 2017
Congratulations to our CEP Faculty Professors for being nominated to receive the 2017 Teaching Excellence Awards!
Dr. Anna Lopez, Co-PI for Project TEACH Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Lopez in receiving the Project TEACH Grant. The goal of Project TEACH (Training and Education Across Clinics and Hospitals) is to increase the number of Master Social Work and Clinical Mental Health Counseling trainees in behavioral health and primary care settings that provide culturally sensitive, integrative primary care services in a medically…
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