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School of Counseling and Well-Being

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Regina Burgess

Human Service Minor Coordinator

Teaching Assistant Professor

304-293-2186

ALH 504A

Professional Highlights

  • Licensed Professional Counselor, WV
  • Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
  • Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
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Professional Highlights

  • Partnered with FBI Behavioral Science Unit to develop the Global Hostage-taking Research and Analysis Project (GHosT-RAP)
  • Studied ambushes against law enforcement officers in collaboration with FBI’s Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA)
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Brenda Everett

Assistant Professor

304-293-2266

504E Allen Hall

Professional Highlights

  • Certified National Counselor, National Board for Certified Counselors
  • Approved Licensed Professional Counselor,West Virginia Board of Examiners for Counseling
  • Licensed Professional Counselor, West Virginia Board of Examiners for Counseling
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Kimberly Floyd

Collaborative and Instructional Technology Education Lab, Coordinator

Professor

304-293-4387

ALH 506E

Professional Highlights

  • Kim and Kasey Floyd Social Justice Award, 2023
  • WVU Faculty Digital Learning Award, 2021
  • American Council on Rural Special Education Eagle Award, 2020
  • Outstanding Teacher Award, College of Applied Human Sciences, 2010 & 2013
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Professional Highlights

  • Licensed Professional Counselor, Mental Health Service Provider (LPC-MHSP), Tennessee
  • Reviewer for professional counseling journals and conferences
  • Licensed Paramedic (former) with 10 years of field experience
  • Active member of professional organizations: ACA, ACES, SACES, AARC, TCA, TLPCA
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Lisa F. Platt

Director of Clinical Training for Counseling Psychology

Associate Professor

304-293-2176

ALH 504P

Professional Highlights

  • Licensed Psychologist in the state of West Virginia (#1134)
  • Outstanding Researcher Award, WVU College of Education and Human Services, 2019-2020
  • SPECTRUM LGBTQ+ Award, Association for Women in Psychology, 2017
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Professional Highlights

  • National Certified Counselor, #758617
  • Co-founding member of Strengthening the Heartland, a federal grant funded multi-state collaborative focused on rural wellness and positive youth development initiatives
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Professional Highlights

  • WVU Office of the Provost Most Valuable Player Award for Campus Health and Safety, 2020
  • Research interests: determinants of parenting, emotion socialization, impact of home visitation programs, children’s emotional development
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Lacey Sawyers

Teaching Assistant Professor

ALH 509F

Professional Highlights

  • EMDR trained therapist specializing in the treatment of individuals with substance use disorders
  • Special interest in teaching/treating Appalachian issues including generational trauma, systemic oppression, and substance use disorders
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Anna Simmons

Teaching Assistant Professor

304-293-2172

504-G ALH-E

Professional Highlights

  • West Virginia School Counselor Association Board Director
  • West Virginia School Counselor Association 2018 School Counselor of the Year
  • EMDR Trained Therapist
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Jessica Troilo

Associate Dean for Research, Engagement, and Faculty Affairs

Associate Professor

304-293-4743

AHB 278

Professional Highlights

  • Co-authored over 30 book chapters and journal articles and delivered over 60 presentations on family processes.
  • Co-creator and trainer of a professional development program offered across West Virginia to support professionals impacted by addiction.
  • Expert blogger, Psychology Today since 2017.
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Evy Wright

Teaching Assistant Professor

304-293-2244

Allen Hall 506F

Professional Highlights

  • Graduate research emphasis on the psychosocial benefits of arts in medicine
  • Presenter, Family Reading Program, Imagining America National Conference
  • Georgia Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)