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Dr. Taryne Mingo Selected in New Gambrell Faculty Fellows Cohort
Dr. Taryne Mingo, along with Dr. Tabitha Haynes of UNCC’s Department of Counseling, have been selected as researchers within the fourth cohort of Gambrell Faculty Fellows. Dr. Mingo and Dr. Haynes’ project, focusing on how Black women business owners have coped with the stresses of the pandemic, is among the four projects selected for funding. […]
Dr. Taryne Mingo Named NCSCA Southwest Region 6 Vice President
Dr. Taryne Mingo has been selected as the North Carolina School Counselor Association’s (NCSCA) Southwest Region 6 Vice President. She is currently an Assistant Professor at UNCC and serves as Director of the School Counseling program and Director for school placements. In spring 2020, she was selected as one of four NCSCA Emerging Leaders. She […]
Dr. Merlin-Knoblich Selected as Co-Editor of the ACES Teaching Practice Briefs
In Spring 2022, Clare Merlin-Knoblich was selected as co-editor of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) Teaching Practice Briefs. In this inaugural project, Dr. Merlin-Knoblich will serve a three year-term facilitating the annual publication of two issues of teaching practice briefs, practical guides that counselor educators and students can read to learn best […]
Sheree Harper Selected as a Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation Scholarship Recipient
Sheree Harper, a doctoral student in Counselor Education & Supervision, received a Mental Health/Kyle Pierre Johnson Scholarship in the amount of $10,000 from the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation for the Spring 2022 term. The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation’s (BLHF) vision is to eradicate the stigma around mental health issues in the African American community. The […]
Todd Bolin 2021 AARC Exemplary Professional Practice Awardee
Todd Bolin is the recipient of the 2021 Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling Exemplary Professional Practice Award (Doctoral). Congratulations on this achievement! For more information, visit https://aarc-counseling.org/awards/exemplary-practices-award-professional/.
Dr. Merlin-Knoblich Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure
Dr. Merlin-Knoblich was recently promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure. We congratulate her on this well-earned promotion.
Brittany Glover Selected as a Recipient of the 2021 NBCC Minority Fellowship
Brittany Glover who was selected as a recipient of the 2021 NBCC Minority Fellowship. She was one of 20 students to be selected for this highly prestigious and competitive award. USCC congratulates her for earning this selection!
Dr. Merry Leigh Dameron Named An NCSCA Emerging Leader
Dr. Merry Leigh Dameron, USCC Graduate and Assistant Professor at Western Carolina Univeristy, has been named an NCSCA 2021-22 Emerging Leader. The designation is awared to select leaders in NCSCA and in the school counseling profession that are driven to be involved in school counselor leadership in North Carolina. We congratulate Dr. Merry Leigh Dameron […]
Dr. Foxx Guest Editor on Special Issue on Urban School Counseling
Dr. Sejal Parikh-Foxx of the Urban School Counseling Collaborative, and Dr. Chance Lewis of the Urban Education Collaborative were featured as guest editors for Professional School Counseling’s February 2020 special issue on Urban School Counseling. Dr. Foxx, fellow USCC member Dr. Rachel Saunders, and Dr. Lewis are featured in the issue as well with their […]
Dr. Taryne Mingo Awarded NCSCA Educator of the Year
Dr. Taryne Mingo has been awarded NCSCA’s 2020 Educator of the Year award. The award is given yearly to a counselor educator that has shown leadership with faculty, has given outstanding contributions to their local community, while also demonstrating leadership in the field of counseling. We congratulate Dr. Mingo for this recognition of her hard […]