Our Department 

Interested in becoming a school counselor or school psychologist? Contact Caroline Baker, counseling program director at caroline.baker@uwrf.edu or Scott Woitaszewski, school psychology program director at scott.woitaszewski@uwrf.edu to discuss your goals and learn more about our programs. Explore below to learn more about our campus, faculty and staff.

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Our Location

UWRF is only a 20 to 30 minute drive from downtown St. Paul, Minn. You'll attend classes in the Wyman Education Building, located in the heart of campus. Class sizes are small, giving you an opportunity to connect and engage directly with faculty and staff!


Our Outcomes and Accreditation

  • Since spring 2017, 96% of counseling graduates were employed as school counselors within nine months of graduation. 
  • Since 2002, 100% of school psychology interns have found employment. 
  • Each of our programs is approved by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. School psychology is accredited by the National Association of School Psychologists, while the counseling program is CACREP accredited.


Our Faculty and Staff

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Scott Woitaszewski, Ph.D., NCSP

Chair, Counseling and School Psychology Department; Director, School Psychology Program; Professor, School Psychology 

Office: 227 Wyman Teacher Education Building
Phone: 715-425-3883
Email: scott.woitaszewski@uwrf.edu 

Education:
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College
M.S., Ball State University
Ph.D., Ball State University 

Interests include: School safety and crisis intervention, suicide and threat assessment, measuring school intervention effectiveness, intervention implementation science.

Woitaszewski Curriculum Vita

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Caroline Baker, Ph.D., NCC, LSC

Director, Counseling Program; Professor, Counseling; 

Office: 104 North Hall
Phone: 715-425-3237
Email: caroline.baker@uwrf.edu 

Education:
B.S., University of Tennessee
M.A., University of Tennessee
Ph.D., The Ohio State University

Interests Include: 

Multicultural competency and social justice in counseling, racial/ethnic minority student experiences in counseling graduate programs, career counseling, scholarship of teaching and learning.

Baker Curriculum Vita

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Todd A. Savage, Ph.D., NCSP

Professor, School Psychology 

Office: 232 Wyman Teacher Education Building
Phone: 715-425-4623
Email: todd.savage@uwrf.edu 

Education:
B.A., University of Minnesota
M.S.E., Ed.S., University of Kentucky
Ph.D., School Psychology, University of Kentucky

Interests include: Culturally-responsive practice; social justice issues; mental health services in schools; and LGBTQ+ issues in education with an emphasis on gender diversity.

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Alexis Sanchez, Ph.D., NCSP

Assistant Professor, School Psychology 

Office: 225 Wyman Teacher Education Building
Phone: 715-425-4498
Email: alexis.sanchez@uwrf.edu 

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Angus McKechnie

Department Associate, Counseling and School Psychology 

Office: 203 Wyman Teacher Education Building
Phone: 715-425-0785
Email: angus.mckechnie@uwrf.edu 

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