Chair of department of counseling and educational psychology at K-State named fellow in American Psychological Association

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Friday, October 20, 2006

CHAIR OF DEPARTMENT OF COUNSELING AND EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AT K-STATE NAMED FELLOW IN AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

MANHATTAN -- Steve Benton, professor and chair of the department of counseling and educational psychology at Kansas State University, has been elected a Fellow in the Division of Educational Psychology of the American Psychological Association.

The association, based in Washington, D.C., is a scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States. With 150,000 members, it is the largest association of psychologists in the world.

According to the association, election to Fellow status requires evidence of unusual and outstanding contributions or performance in the field of psychology and that a person's work has had a national impact on the field of psychology beyond a local, state or regional level.

Benton has published on the cognitive processes involved in reading, writing and studying, and on college-student drinking and mental health issues. He served as editor of Educational Psychology Review, a journal that publishes comprehensive review articles, from 1991 to 2000. He currently serves on the editorial boards of both Educational Psychology Review and Contemporary Educational Psychology.

Benton joined K-State in 1983. He served as assistant professor from 1983-88 and as associate professor from 1988 until 1994, when he was promoted to full professor.

Benton earned his doctorate in educational psychology in 1983, his master's in educational psychology and measurements in 1980, and his bachelor's in secondary education in 1977, all from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.