Academic Counseling and Coaching Coordinator, Academic Counseling & Tutorial Services
Darcy Barrick coordinates academic counseling appointments conducted by SLC professional learning specialists and runs the Peer Academic Coaching Program, which she began in 2002. At the SLC, she has also overseen developmental reading/writing services, supervised Supplemental Instruction teaching assistants, and directed academic counseling services and outreach. Her areas of specialization include instructional design, study effectiveness, academic/test anxiety, and ESL/foreign language issues. Before joining the SLC staff, she supervised student teachers/teaching interns for UT and taught in the US and Japan. She holds a master’s in education and a bachelor’s in the Plan II Honors Program, both from The University of Texas at Austin.