April 5, 2021
Lindsey Nichols
An associate professor in the University of Wyoming Faculty of Education’s College of Counseling, Management, Advocacy and Design will establish assets for the state’s university counselors immediately after getting named the college’s Patricia McClurg Instruction School Fellow for 2021-23.
Lindsey Nichols acquired the award named in honor of McClurg, a former school member and dean of the higher education. The fellowship fund was established to award associate professors as they keep on their growth and excellence in analysis.
Nichols is performing with UW Libraries and other partners to generate an on-line school counseling finding out lab where by faculty counseling and mental health methods, plans and exploration will be showcased.
“We hope to encourage curiosity from future college students although supporting existing college students, alumni and linked guests with a host of means,” Nichols states. “This will be an interesting platform for the school counseling software, as investigate impressed by the lab will reflect a vast range of matters in counseling and education — from best practices, educating and understanding methods to inventive curriculum and exercise development from college students.”
Nichols suggests there is a will need in Wyoming communities for a superior knowing of what rural university counselors and faculty psychological wellbeing specialists need to be effective. In addition to sharing present resources, the on-line system will make possibilities for group-primarily based, participatory investigation assignments.
She expects to launch the program this drop.
Nichols retains a Ph.D. in counselor education and learning and supervision from Pennsylvania Point out University a master’s degree in faculty counseling from the College of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and a master’s diploma in heritage and social sciences education and learning and a bachelor’s diploma in record, equally from the College of Connecticut. She joined UW’s college in 2019 right after 7 yrs at the College of Montana.