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Western Illinois University's Counselor Education Department will soon be headed by Rebecca A. Newgent, according to Dean of the College of Education and Human Services (COEHS) Nick DiGrino. Newgent will begin her duties as chair of the counselor education department Jan. 1, 2011.
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Newgent to Head WIU Counselor Ed Dept., Effective Jan. 1, 2011

August 27, 2010

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MACOMB/MOLINE, IL -- Western Illinois University's Counselor Education Department will soon be headed by Rebecca A. Newgent, according to Dean of the College of Education and Human Services (COEHS) Nick DiGrino. Newgent will begin her duties as chair of the counselor education department Jan. 1, 2011.

Newgent currently serves as associate professor in the counselor education program at the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville). She has taught numerous courses in the counselor education program, and master's and doctoral level courses she teaches and has taught in her faculty post there include: ethical and legal issues in counseling; counseling children and adolescents; supervision of counselors and process; and procedure of writing dissertation.

Newgent has published in numerous refereed publications, and she has presented papers and research at the Association of Counselor Education and Supervision; the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies; and the American Counseling Association. She is a member of the American Counseling Association; Association for Counselor Education and Supervision; Association for Assessment in Counseling and Education; and Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. Currently, she also conducts research and grant writing at the Office for Clinical and Applied Research (OCAR), a division of the National Office for Research on Measurement and Evaluation Systems (NORMES).

In 2008, Newgent received the Outstanding Individual Achievement Award for Tenured Counselor Educators from the Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. According to the University of Arkansas College of Education and Health Professions' website (http://coehp.uark.edu/6701.htm), this award is "given based on demonstrated service to the counseling profession through publication, leadership and administration, and an ongoing research agenda."

"Dr. Newgent has distinguished herself in every professional role she has held, including her contributions as a practicing clinician and administrator. Her outstanding record of research and related scholarship fits nicely with the direction the counselor education department and the College are heading. Her strengths will complement the work and continuing growth of an excellent counselor education faculty," said DiGrino.

Newgent earned her Ph.D. in 2001 from the University of Akron (emphasis: guidance and counseling; counselor education and supervision); her M.Ed. in community counseling from Kent State University; and her B.A. in psychology in 1986, also from Kent State.

For more information, contact Dana Moon, director of marketing and community relations in the College of Education and Human Services, at (309) 298-1690 or DM-Moon@wiu.edu. Learn more about the counselor ed department at WIU at www.wiu.edu/CounselorEd.

Posted By: Teresa Koltzenburg (WIUNews@wiu.edu)
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