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November 2010
Departmental Highlights
FACULTY
College of Education Professor Named Fellow
in Two Prestigious Organizations
James R. Rogers, professor (Counseling), was named an American
Psychological Association Fellow in the Society of Counseling
Psychology. A fellowship is an honor bestowed for extraordinary
accomplishment to an individual whose contributions generally
advance and enrich counseling psychology as a field. Fellows are
selected by peers on the basis of evidence of prolonged higher-level
performance that is recognizable at a national level.
Rogers was also named a Fellow of the International Academy of
Suicide Research by the IASR Board of Directors. “The recognition
of being named a fellow validates that Jim is an international expert and a major
contributor to the field of suicidology,” noted Karin Jordan, chair (counseling).
More than
34,000 suicides
occurred in the
United States
in 2007.
CLEAR is located at the Akron Innovation Campus
Building on Wolf Ledges Parkway.
Rogers will teach a new course about suicide at UA in spring
2011. More than 34,000 suicides occurred in the United States
in 2007, with an average of almost 95 per day. The course will
discuss theories, treatment and prevention efforts for suicide.
Rogers has also assumed direction for the newly created
Consortium for Leadership in Evaluation, Assessment and
Research (CLEAR). CLEAR provides quality evaluation and research services to
K-16 schools, mental health agencies and other educational and mental health service
entities, locally and regionally.
For more information please contact Jim
Rogers at 330-972-6281/7813
or jrrogers@uakron.edu.
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