Counseling honor society awards 2 UF student projects

Two UF student research teams in counselor education have been selected by Chi Sigma Iota for 2009-2010 International Excellence in Counseling Research Grant awards. CSI is an international honor society for counselor educators.

Students Ryan Reese, Adrienne Baggs, Carrie Swango and Jessica Young were cited for their research proposal, “First and Second Year Counselor Trainees’ Perceptions of Leadership Characteristics: A Praxis of Social Advocacy.” Professor Edit Torres-Rivera is the team’s faculty adviser.

Students Cheryl Pence Wolf, Elisa Mott, Isabel Thompson and Adrienne Baggs were selected for their project entitled “Using Yoga to Improve Wellness: Exploring the Effects of a Four-Week Luna Yoga Program on Female Counselors and Counselors-in-Training.” Assistant Scholar Ana Puig is that team’s faculty adviser.