Samantha Tedder, M.S.

Education

• Master of Science in Clinical Psychology (Emporia State University, 2020)
• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with minors in Sociology and Women Studies (Wichita State University, 2018)

Licensure:

Licensed Masters Level Psychologist, State of Kansas, #03028

Certifications

• Assessment, Intervention, and Critical Response to Violence on Campus: What We Know and What We've Experienced (2025)
• Understanding Self and Navigating Ethical Dilemmas (2024)
• Understanding Students' Friendships: How Friendship Networks Matter During College (2023)

• Effects of ACEs in College Age Students (2022)

• “Pure O” OCD Subtypes: How to Identify and Treat Them (2022)

 

Recent Conferences Attended

• Association for the Coordination of Counseling Center Clinical Services (ACCCCS) Annual Conference (2025)
• Higher Education Counseling Centers of Kansas (HECCK) Inaugural Annual Conference (2025)
• The Grief Summit: Grief Counseling and Treatment in a Pandemic of Loss (2020)
• Great Plains Students Psychology Convention (2020)
• Psychological and Educational Research in Kansas (2019)

Recent Presentations

• Tedder, S. (2025). How to Sell Group Therapy Effectively. Wichita State University, Wichita, KS.
• Adams, L., & Tedder, S. (Spring 2025). Speak FIRST: Unveiling Support for First-Generation College Students through Identity and Empowerment. Higher Education Counseling Centers of Kansas (HECCK) 2025 Conference. Wichita State University, Wichita, KS.

Professional Organizations

• Association for the Coordination of Counseling Center Clinical Services (ACCCCS)
• American Psychological Associate (APA)
• Wichita Collaborate Psychology Internship Program (WCPIP)
• American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA)

• Associate Director, Clinical Director - Wichita State University (March 2024 - Present)
• Mental Health Counselor – Wichita State University (June 2020 – Present)
• Psychology Masters Level Intern – Wichita State University (August 2019 – June 2020)
• ABA Therapist – Heartspring, Wichita, KS (2017-2018)
• Special Needs Paraprofessional – Gammon Elementary School, Wichita, KS (2017)

• Outstanding Clinical Psychology Graduate Student of the Year – Emporia State University (2020)
• New Graduate Student Scholarship – Emporia State University (2018)
• Founder’s Merit Scholarship – Wichita State University (2014-2018)
• Dean’s List – Wichita State University (2014-2018)

Liaisons

• Greek Life
• First-Generation Students