Kelly L. Wester, Ph.D.

Kelly L. Wester, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Counseling and Educational Development of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Dr. Wester studies non-suicidal self-injury through intrapersonal, contextual, and systematic lenses. She is the Associate Editor of Quantitative Research for the Journal of Counseling & Development and teaches doctoral and master’s level students. She received two national awards for her research developing research competencies for the field of counseling.