Two programs in the College of Education were ranked nationally in the 2005 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index. The counseling psychology and the educational psychology programs were ranked 9th and 10th, respectively, for the productivity of their faculty.

“These two top-ten rankings are important because they recognize the quality of the scholarship that our faculty is engaged when compared to other Research I institutions,” said Lynda Brown Wright, associate professor and chair of the counseling and educational psychology department. “These rankings also impact the quality of students from across the country that we attract in our programs.”

The ranking system evaluated faculty in three major areas: federal grant money received, honors and awards, as well as the publication of books and journals and citations of research in published works. According to the study, 7,294 individual doctoral programs were evaluated in 104 disciplines across the United States.

“The on-going research our faculty conducts is vital for the advancement of knowledge,” said Eric Anderman, associate dean for research and graduate studies and professor of educational psychology. “The books and articles that have been written and published, in addition to the grants our faculty have received, are testimonies to the quality work that is being done in our particular college.”

The psychology programs in the College of Education offer masters and doctoral level programs in the areas of counseling and educational and school psychology, with each program culminating with professional certification or licensure. Both programs are also accredited by the American Psychological Association.

The Index was released in the Jan. 12, 2007, issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. As a whole, the University of Kentucky tied for 19th out of 41 public universities. Other university programs that were ranked include Plant Pathology, 1st; Anatomy, 3rd; Entomology, 10th; Nursing, 9th; Hispanic Studies, 1st. Detailed information about the rankings can be found at http://chronicle.com/stats/productivity

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