BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Education (RCOE) has named Dr. Amy Milsom chair of its Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling (HPC). Her appointment began in July.

Milsom comes to Appalachian from Clemson University, where she served as professor and program coordinator of counselor education. She has also served as assistant professor of school counseling at both the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and University of Iowa.

“I have always heard good things about the HPC programs at Appalachian,” Milsom said. “I was looking for an opportunity to assume more of a leadership role, and knowing the reputation of the programs and having the opportunity to move to cooler temperatures and beautiful scenery made the choice easy.”

She has begun the second year of her five-year term on the Board of Directors for the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), and was named an American Counseling Association Fellow in 2017.

Milsom holds an Ed.D. in counselor education, an M.Ed. in counselor education-school counseling and a B.A. in psychology with a minor in music, all from Penn State University.

Her research centers around college, career and postsecondary transition planning, with an emphasis on students with disabilities. She also conducts research related to counselor preparation and professionalism.

The second edition of her co-authored book “Career and College Readiness Counseling in P–12 Schools” (Springer Publishing Co., 2017) has been adopted by the American School Counselor Association as required reading for their career development specialist training.

About the Reich College of Education

Appalachian State University offers one of the largest undergraduate teacher preparation programs in North Carolina, graduating about 500 teachers a year. The Reich College of Education enrolls more than 2,000 students in its bachelor’s, master’s, education specialist and doctoral degree programs, with offerings that span multiple fields — from teacher preparation, counseling, and therapy, to higher education, school and student affairs administration, library science, educational leadership and more. With over 10,000 alumni employed in North Carolina public schools, there is at least one Reich College graduate in every county in the state. Learn more at https://rcoe.appstate.edu.

About Appalachian State University

As a premier public institution, Appalachian State University prepares students to lead purposeful lives. App State is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System, with a national reputation for innovative teaching and opening access to a high-quality, cost-effective education. The university enrolls more than 21,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and 80 graduate majors at its Boone and Hickory campuses and through App State Online. Learn more at https://www.appstate.edu.