Brandi L. Pritchett, is currently a doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology program of the Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology department. She received her Masters here at Western Michigan University and her Bachelors degree at the Historically Black University, Clark Atlanta University. After attending a Historically Black University she was looking for a graduate program that not only displayed a high standard in scholastic work and achievement but a graduate program also invested in ethnic diversity and multiculturalism as displayed by diverse faculty and students. She found a home in the Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology department for this primary reason. She wishes to assist WMU in continuing to strive for a more diverse campus. Brandi was raised by her grandparents in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan but has been a resident and contributor to the Kalamazoo community for nearly 3 years. As a WMU Bronco, Brandi has been a true advocate for the graduate student body as displayed by her presidency of the Graduate Students of Color (GSOC) and multiple recruitment and retention efforts.

Brandi has been a recipient of the Thurgood Marshall Fellowship Award, Graduate College Doctoral Associateship, King/Chavez/Parks Future Faculty Fellowship, a Western Michigan University Student Leadership award, and a nominee for the Student Employee of the Year. She was a presenter at this years Students of Color of Rakham (SCOR) conference located at University of Michigan on a paper entitled, Parental Involvement: A Mediating Factor in the Role of Hip Hop on Self-Esteem among African-American Adolescent Females.

A Photo of Doctoral Student Brandi L. Pritchett
Brandi Pritchett on the campus of Western Michigan University .

Brandi seeks to enter academia upon completion of her PHD in Counseling Psychology and provide guidance, knowledge, and training to future mental health practitioners. Because of her passion for social justice and the needs of the adolescent population, Brandi’s ultimate fantasy is to expand her company, Future 4 Teens, into a Counseling and Education Center. She has recently spent time as an adjunct instructor for Lake Michigan College and continues to enjoy community involvement with the Minority Business Alliance of Southwest Michigan and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kalamazoo. She intends to serve the student body as the 2008-2010 Chair for the Graduate Student Advisory Committee (GSAC) and continued participation in other student initiatives

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