Current Doctoral Students
Julieta Claudia Aguilar, B.S., B.A. (began Counseling Psychology PhD, 2026): Julieta received a BS in Psychological Sciences and a BA in Sociology from Purdue University. Julieta is currently in the PhD program in Counseling Psychology at the University of Kentucky. Her research interests include investigating the structural and environmental factors that influence worker wellbeing, particularly queer workers, as well as researching the mental health outcomes of college students. In her free time, she enjoys watching films, listening to her vinyl records, hiking, and cooking.
Current Master's Students
Eugene Kim, M.S. in Counseling Psychology from University of Kentucky (began program in 2025): Eugene's research interests focus on vocational psychology, decent work, work volition, and the ways cultural and family factors influence career development and well-being, especially among Asian and Asian American communities. Outside of school, he enjoys going to the gym, playing tennis, and spending time with friends.
Current Undergraduate Students
Collin Warren, B.A. in Psychology and Religion from Georgetown College (Began program in 2023): Collin’s research interests include mental health counseling, religious effects on marginalized groups, liberation, and general LGBTQ+ research. In his free time, Collin enjoys listening to music, rewatching movies, and traveling.
Noah Walsh, B.A. in Psychology from University of Kentucky: Noah's research interests include mental health counseling, intersectionality, queer research, and more specifically, the effects of political climate on gender management. In his free time, Noah enjoys cooking, drawing, listening to music, and watching RuPaul’s Drag Race.
More About Megan
I was born in Maryland, earned my B.A. in psychology from Elon University in North Carolina, and earned my Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. I am a faculty member within the Department of Educational, Counseling, and School Psychology at the University of Kentucky.
I see teaching, research, and practice as complementary ways of engaging in social justice work on multiple levels and enjoy work in each of these domains. As a white, US-born, upper middle class, genderqueer butch lesbian, I am motivated to use my privileges and resources to work toward liberation from oppression in collaboration with others.
At the University of Kentucky, I teach graduate classes including Practicum, Social Justice Consultation and Evaluation, and Vocational, Career, and Professional Issues in Counseling Psychology. Learn more about my research here. My clinical work is guided by relational-cultural theory, and I specialize in working with queer, gender-expansive, and questioning college students and young adults.
I engage in scholar-activism through my involvement with United Campus Workers of Kentucky, and I am a proud union member. Additionally, I am on the executive board of the Society of Counseling Psychology’s (APA Division 17) Section for Advocacy of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (SASOGD). I also enjoy providing professional and research mentorship, so please reach out if you have questions about my work or are interested in joining my lab.
When I’m not working, you can find me participating in local queer and poly community, reading, hiking, watching sports, and spending time with my wife, partners, and cats.