Badiee is the 2011-2012 winner of the Barbara A. Kirk research award

07 May 2012    

Manijeh Badiee is the 2011-2012 winner of the Barbara A. Kirk research award given annually by the Society of Counseling Psychology. Her award recognizes her dissertation research, which "puts a face on Iranian women, the country's history, and current political discourse," and represents the core value of social justice in counseling psychology. Badoee will be presented the award at the APA conference this August. Mike Scheel (EDPS) is her advisor.

Badiee is a predoctoral psychology intern at the TWU Counseling Center. She obtained her master's degree in Counseling at St. Edwards University, and is currently a doctoral candidate in Counseling Psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her professional interests include multicultural and women's issues, acceptance and mindfulness interventions, sexuality concerns, psychological trauma, spirituality, and creative therapies.