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Psychology Major with Business Administration minor
Taylor Brown is a Concord University senior from Glen Fork, WV. She is majoring in Psychology and minoring in Business Administration with an emphasis in Management. She is highly active on campus. Taylor participates in various clubs and activities and is the President of the Honors Student Advisory Council. Her future aspiration is to earn a Ph.D. in Psychology, and become a professor at a liberal arts college.
Taylor Brown
Psychology Major with Business Administration minor
Dr. Samantha Byrd, DSW, MSW, LGSW, '16 '18
Assistant Professor/Training Manager
Dr. Jonathan Berkey
Professor of History
Dr. Michael Bean
Assistant Professor of Education
Assistant Professor/Training Manager
Dr. Samantha Byrd began at Concord as an adjunct professor in the Masters of Social Work program in 2020, and was advanced to a full-time position in 2022. She received her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Concord in 2016, and her Masters of Social Work degree in 2018, also from Concord. She went on to the University of Kentucky to earn her Doctor of Social Work degree in 2023. Dr. Byrd has practice experience in child and adolescent mental health, grant management, and foster parent training. She is certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) interventions. In addition to teaching, Samantha volunteers in the counseling center at Concord, and provides community service in various ways. She founded and manages a foster closet and foster parent support group, and serves on the board of directors for Child Protect of Mercer County. She says of her most memorable experience at CU, “Since starting in academia, I have had the pleasure of working in different capacities with some of the professors and mentors I had during my time as a student at CU. It is incredible to see how everyone comes together behind the scenes to support students in various ways.”
