Category: People

Ball State’s Rehabilitation Counseling Program Gives Students a Clear Path to a Fulfilling Career

December 2, 2021 by Jake Williams

It didn’t take long for Malorie McLain to realize she had found the right fit as a student at Ball State University. Once she discovered Ball State offered a Rehabilitation Counseling program, which “very closely” aligned with her interests, Ms. McLain said it was a “no-brainer that I would choose Ball State and start to […]

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Dr. Lawrence Gerstein Interview

October 29, 2021 by Ball State Staff

Dr. Lawrence Gerstein is the president of APA Division 52 (International Psychology) and has been on faculty in the department at Ball State for 30-plus years. For information on Division 52, visit the website. What first interested you in international psychology? I grew up in a very diverse neighborhood in Brooklyn in terms of nationality, […]

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Master’s Student Interview – Nawar Albarak

October 29, 2021 by Ball State Staff

Q&A with Nawar Albarak, Master’s student in the College of Health

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Dr. Craig Deken – PhD Program Alumni (2019)

October 29, 2021 by Ball State Staff

What is your hometown? I am from St. Charles, Missouri. When did you graduate with your masters and what program did you graduate from? I graduated from the Counseling Psychology doctoral program in July of 2019. What first got you interested in counseling? I grew up in a family that really valued community service, so […]

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Idil Ugurluoglu – First-Year Doctoral Student

October 29, 2021 by Ball State Staff

Where is your hometown? I am from Istanbul, Turkey. Where did you obtain your bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and what were your major(s)? I completed my bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Middle East Technical University in psychology and clinical psychology, respectively. What first interested you in counseling psychology? I took psychopathology and clinical psychology courses […]

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Notes from the Chair of Counseling Psychology, Social Psychology, and Counseling–Fall 2021

October 28, 2021 by Ball State Staff

This year feels so different than Fall 2020. For most of the last year, campus resembled perpetual Summer school; our new building echoed with the empty hallways, while the campus presence was sparse. In contrast, there are people everywhere this fall, and numerous IN-PERSON social functions. The seating areas throughout our building are again being […]

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IBJ’s 2021 ‘Women of Influence’ Selections Have Strong Ball State Ties

October 28, 2021 by Andrew Walker

When building a list that recognizes women “who have risen to the highest levels of business, the arts, and community and public service in central Indiana,” it would be virtually impossible not to include the talented, determined alumnae, faculty, and staff from Ball State University. Accordingly, Indianapolis Business Journal’s (IBJ) 2021 “Women of Influence” program—which […]

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Something to talk about: Ashley C. Ford’s Conversation with President Mearns

October 19, 2021 by Landa Bagley

There are conversations. And then, there are conversations—ones that are honest and sincere, filled with emotions and brimming with the potential to inspire or uplift. Ball State University’s recent on-stage public event, “A Conversation with President Mearns,” featuring alum and best-selling author Ashley C. Ford, and President Geoffrey S. Mearns, fits firmly into that second […]

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Ball State Alum Stephen Beard’s Second Pulitzer-Winning Effort Hits Close to Home

September 9, 2021 by Jake Williams

Winning a Pulitzer Prize is truly a special event in a journalist’s life. Stephen Beard has been fortunate enough to be part of not one, but two Pulitzer-winning efforts. But it’s the most recent award that literally hit home for the Ball State graduate. Mr. Beard, a graphics journalist with USA TODAY, was part of […]

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