Congratulations to 2023-24 Graduate Degree Students in CHFA

Join us in congratulating the December 2023, May 2024, and August 2024 graduates of the Masters and Doctoral Programs in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts at Murray State University. A robing ceremony will take place this Friday to celebrate all their hard work. Program DirectorsDr. Kevin Binfield, MA in English & DA in …

Featured Scholar: Taivion Sanders

Taivion is a senior dual majoring in Political Science and Philosophy. He is currently studying abroad. What drew you to Murray State? My brother graduated from Murray State a couple years ago, and he had a great experience here. The majors that I was interested in, Political Science and Philosophy are great programs here. Since …

2023-24 CHFA Faculty & Staff Awards

Every year the College of Humanities and Fine Arts at Murray State University recognizes the amazing work our faculty and staff do in all areas of their roles. This year we are proud to announce the latest awardees across five categories: Faculty Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Research & Creative Activity, Service, and Mentoring; and …

Winter CHFA Faculty Research and Creative Activity

Faculty across our seven departments are active scholars and leaders in their fields. Here's what some of them have created, presented on, and published over the winter of 2023-2024. Adjunct Professors Adjunct Professor in English Constance Alexander had her spoken opera "The Way Home," performed as a fundraiser for the Anna Mae Owen Residential Hospice …

Featured Scholar: Cyon Sailor

Cyon is a Senior in Music Business from St. Louis, Missouri. She is the first major in Music Business who is also a Murray State Presidential Fellow. What drew you to Murray State? Originally, my dream school was Belmont University in Nashville because I wanted to pursue a music degree in a music city. I …

Featured Scholar: Kaid Marek

Year in school: Senior Major/Area: Psychology Minor: Gender & Diversity Studies Hometown: Clarksville, TN Fun fact about yourself:  I'm a big fan of Kirby and the Legend of Zelda.  What drew you to Murray State? I originally attended the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and transferred out because the school was a bit too big for …

CHFA Retirees in 2023: Dr. Paula Waddill, Department of Psychology

Dr. Paula Waddill, Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology, received her BS in Elementary Education from Oklahoma State University, her MS in Special Education from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and her PhD in Psychological Science with a specialization in Learning and Memory from Purdue University. Previous to Murray State, Dr. Waddill …

Psychology Faculty and Students Organize “Brain Bash” at Murray Elementary School

Dr. Megan St. Peters, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Murray State University, and students from the Murray State Department of Psychology hosted a “Brain Bash,” an education fair for third graders at Murray Elementary School on Friday, March 10. The event was supported by a Brain Awareness Week Outreach Grant from the International Brain Research …

Department of Psychology Students and Faculty Present Scholarship at the Annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference

Thirteen students in the Murray State Department of Psychology attended the 94th Annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference held in Chicago from April 21-23.  The undergraduate and graduate students presented results of their own research, attended sessions on a range of topics, and networked with faculty, researchers, and fellow students from a wide variety of institutions. …

Featured Graduate Student: Summer Maxwell

Summer Maxwell (she/her), Master's Candidate in Clinical Psychology Tell us a little bit about yourself.I am a graduate student in the Clinical Psychology master’s program. I am from Southeast Missouri, but I have been in Murray for almost six years now. I am the first person in my family to receive a bachelor’s degree and …