Associate Professor
Prof. Dickens is an Associate Professor under the Dept. of Leadership, Technology, & Human Development at Georgia Southern University. She attended University of New Orleans where she received a Doctorate of Philosophy in Counselor Education (CACREP Accredited).
Her responsibilities at Georgia Southern include: maintaining a 3-3 face-to-face master’s-level course teaching load with a minimum of two hybrid courses in the summer; advising program students; aligning counseling curricula and experiences to current CACREP accreditation standards; serving as the program’s Clinic Coordinator; advising the university chapter of Chi Sigma Iota International Professional Academic Honor Society (CSI) for counseling; maintaining an active research agenda and scholarly publications; and participating in professional, university, college, departmental, and programmatic related service.
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About Kristen Dickens
Prof. Dickens is an Associate Professor under the Dept. of Leadership, Technology, & Human Development at Georgia Southern University. She attended University of New Orleans where she received a Doctorate of Philosophy in Counselor Education (CACREP Accredited).
Her responsibilities at Georgia Southern include: maintaining a 3-3 face-to-face master’s-level course teaching load with a minimum of two hybrid courses in the summer; advising program students; aligning counseling curricula and experiences to current CACREP accreditation standards; serving as the program’s Clinic Coordinator; advising the university chapter of Chi Sigma Iota International Professional Academic Honor Society (CSI) for counseling; maintaining an active research agenda and scholarly publications; and participating in professional, university, college, departmental, and programmatic related service.
| Present | Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Leadership, Technology, and Human Development | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2020 - 2021 | Adaptation, Implementation, and Evaluation of the Living Well in the Community Program |
| Effingham County Navigator Team, Inc. - G1788 | |
| Role: Co-Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): G. Colquitt & A. Peden | |
| $7,187 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2020 - Present | Member, Community in Conversation Planning Sub-committee, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee | 2020 - Present | Committee Member, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Sub-Committee | 2020 - Present | Committee Member, Elections Committee | 2020 - Present | Member-At-Large, Executive Committee, International Association for Counselling | 2019 - Present | Member, Development Committee, International Association for Counselling | 2019 - Present | Committee Member, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee | 2018 - Present | Member, Ethics Roundtable Planning Committee, International Association for Counselling | 2015 - Present | Student Organization Advisor, Gamma Sigma Chapter of CSI | 2019 - 2020 | Committee Member, Graduate Committee | 2019 - 2020 | Chair, Student Learning Objectives (SLO) Sub-committee, Graduate Committee | 2018 - 2020 | Alternate, Faculty Senate | 2018 - 2020 | Committee Member, Georgia Southern University Conduct Board | 2014 - 2020 | Awards Committee Chair, Chi Sigma Iota International (CSI) | 2018 - 2019 | Committee Chair, Educator Preparation Committee (College of Education) | 2018 - 2019 | Committee Chair, Technology and Instructional Resources Committee | 2017 - 2018 | Committee Member, Educator Preparation Committee (College of Education) | 2011 - 2014 | Awards Committee Member and Reviewer, Chi Sigma Iota International (CSI) | 2012 - 2013 | Conference Volunteer, American Counseling Association | 2010 - 2013 | Member-At-Large Graduate Student Representative, Louisiana Association for Counselor Education and Supervision | 2011 | Conference Volunteer, Louisiana Counseling Association Conference |
Honors and Awards
- Recipient, Doctoral Scholarship Award, University of New Orleans (Aug 2010-Dec 2013)
- 1st Place, Graduate Student Doctoral Team Ethics Essay Contest, American Counseling Association (March 2011)
- Recipient, Service to CSI, Awards Committee Chair (April 2020)
Courses
- Diagnosis and Treatment Planning (EDGC 6535)
- Career Counseling (EDGC 6330)
- Ethical and Professional Issues in Counselor Education (EDGC 6850)
- Analysis of the Individual (EDGC 6630)
- Clinical Mental Health Counseling (EDGC 6540)
- Group Work (EDGC 6450)
- Introduction to Multicultural Counseling (EDGC 6452)
- Counseling Techniques (EDGC 6430)
- Counseling Across the Lifespan (ELRC 7391)
- Application of Instructional Theory & Evaluation (COUN 8890)
- Professional Practice and Ethics (COUN 8533)
- Counseling Internship in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (COUN 7739)
- Counseling Internship in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (COUN 7738)
- Practicum (COUN 7737)
- Lifespan Development (COUN 7338)
- Multicultural Counseling (COUN 7337)
- Group Dynamics (COUN 7334)
- Counseling Skills (COUN 7333)
- Theories of Counseling (COUN 7332)
- Family Counseling (COUN 7233)
- Foundations of Clinical Mental Health Counseling (COUN 7231)
| May 2014 | Doctorate of Philosophy in Counselor Education, University of New Orleans, New Orleans | |
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| December 2009 | Master of Arts in Counseling, East Tennessee State University | |
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| June 2007 | Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Furman University | |
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Contact Information
Statesboro Campus
P.O. Box 8013
Statesboro, GA 30460
Office: 2112 College of Education Building
Phone: (912) 478-5309
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