WKU News

May 12th, 2022

Western Kentucky University’s College of Education and Behavioral Sciences is proud to announce this year’s winners of the WKU Distinguished Educator Awards (DEA).

Apr 25th, 2022

Dr. Janet Tassell, a professor with the School of Teacher Education at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Czech Republic.

Apr 19th, 2022

I chose WKU because it was close to home and it offered a Clinic Psychology program. I was not completely sure if I wanted to continue my education after graduating with my bachelor’s degree, but I jumped at the opportunity when I read about...

Apr 7th, 2022

I was working as a Social Worker in a hospice setting and I enjoyed working with clients so much. I decided that I loved a clinical setting and wanted to be able to take the next step in being able to help others.

Apr 7th, 2022

Full Name: Jenni Redifer Pronouns: she/her/hers Department: Psychology Job Title: Associate Professor of Psychology & Assistant to the Dean for Research

Mar 25th, 2022

Psychology major Rachel Bragg began working on her study of multitasking in 2019. She was interested in how the format of the tasks people engaged in influenced the negative effects of multitasking.

Mar 23rd, 2022

Dr. Jessie Torelli, an Assistant Professor of Special Education in the School of Teacher Education was recently awarded a grant from the KY IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence.

Mar 23rd, 2022

I picked WKU’s PsyD program for a variety of reasons. I had already completed my MA in Clinical Psychology and wanted a program that would honor those credit-hours. Additionally, I could not afford to stop working in order to obtain my doctorate.

Mar 23rd, 2022

Full Name: Christopher S. Peters Department: Psychology Job Title: Assistant Professor Courses Taught: Adjustment and Personal Growth, Psychology and Law, Beginning Skills in Psychological Interviewing Hometown: Houston, TX Webpage: factslab.weebly.

Mar 9th, 2022

Western Kentucky University has brought me opportunities not available anywhere else and has a community I knew would help push me in the right direction. They offered a one-of-a-kind Living Learning Community (LLC) program...

Mar 9th, 2022

WKU graduate Vicki Phillips has been named Chief Executive Officer of The National Center on Education and the Economy.

Mar 8th, 2022

WKU has been named a Gold Military Friendly® School by Victory Media for the first time, increasing its ranking by three levels.

Feb 21st, 2022

Juwuan Jones is a familiar name to football fans and has been honored twice as an Academic All-American. He’s also known as Mr. Jones to his professors and students.

Feb 15th, 2022

Full Name: Sarah Ochs Department: Psychology Job Title: Assistant Professor Hometown: Wayland, NY

Feb 7th, 2022

Western Kentucky University was awarded a $20,000 “Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary (CTP) Programs Planning Grant” through the Human Development Institution (HDI) at the University of Kentucky to address the need for postsecondary programs

Feb 2nd, 2022

One of the primary reasons for choosing WKU was the ability to work full-time while completing my course work. That flexibility allowed me to continue to develop my therapeutic skills in ways that other programs were not going to be able to provide.

Feb 2nd, 2022

I chose this program for many reasons. First, I had such an amazing experience as an undergraduate psychology student at WKU. WKU’s School Psychology program was my first and only choice for graduate school.

Jan 19th, 2022

The WKU Young Male Leadership Academy (YMLA) is a college preparation and recruitment initiative, which develops leadership skills in young males of diverse backgrounds by exploring the teaching profession.

Jan 19th, 2022

The moment I stepped on WKU’s campus I felt at home. Everyone here is so welcoming, and it was evident to me that the professors genuinely care about students. I left my interview with this gut feeling that WKU was where I was meant to be that I...

Jan 13th, 2022

A WKU Professor with the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences was recently awarded a prestigious grant from WorkRise with the goal of driving action towards accelerating economic mobility and advancing equity in the US labor market.