Brian Calhoun is Professor of the Practice in the Department of Education. He teaches classes with the College to Career series in the undergraduate college. His professional interests include career counseling and development, and he serves as co-chair of the National Career Development Association (NCDA) research committee. Mr. Calhoun also participates as a senior faculty fellow in the first year residence hall (Senior Faculty Fellow: South Residence Hall). His research agenda focus is on career interventions that assist students with developing and learning more about their career options in the world of work.
- Professor of the Practice, Department of Education
- Member, Wake Forest University Technology Committee
- M.A. in Counseling, Wake Forest University, 2012
- M.B.A., Wake Forest University, Babcock Graduate School of Business, 2003
- B.S., Wayne Calloway School of Business and Accountancy, Wake Forest University, 1997
- Associate Professor of the Practice, Department of Education
- Assistant Professor of the Practice, Department of Counseling
- Senior Faculty Fellow – South Hall – Wake Forest University
- School Counselor (K-12), Public Schools of North Carolina
- EDU 120: Professional Framework for Career
- EDU 220: Options in the World of Work
- EDU 299: Career Planning
- EDU 320: Strategic Job Search
- EDU 101: Digital Literacy in the 21st Century
- EDU 111: Making and Sustainability
- CGS 130: Global Village
- CGS 170: Special Topics
- Calhoun, B., & Hayden, S., (Reposted July 2021). Integrating Career and Mental Health Assessment and Treatment. National Career Development Association – Career Convergence Journal – Trending Summer 2021 articles of importance to career counseling field
- Falco, L., Calhoun, B., Smith, C., & Osborn, D., (October 2020). Career Research: Challenges and Strategies in the Time of Covid. National Career Development Association – Career Convergence Journal.
- Gardner, D., Osborn, D., Wheeler, M., & Calhoun, B., (July 2020). On Getting Started on Research and Asking Good Questions. National Career Development Association – Career Convergence Journal.
- Scholl, M. B., Perry, J., Calhoun, B., & Robinson, H. Chapter 9 – Career Support Workshop Series: A Postmodern Intervention for Community Ex-Offender Population. In M.B. Scholl & J. T. Hansen (Eds.) Introduction to Postmodern Perspective on Contemporary Counseling Issues: Approaches Across Diverse Settings. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
- Calhoun, B. Chapter 12 – Review of Career Thoughts Inventory. A Comprehensive Guide to Career Assessment. In Stoltz, K. & Barclay, B. (Eds.) A Comprehensive Guide to Career Assessment (7th edition). Broken Arrow, OK. NCDA
- Calhoun, B. & Falco, L., (2022, June) National Career Development Association – National Conference (Los Angeles, California – In-person/Virtual hybrid conference), Presentation: “How the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts College and Career Readiness: Implications for Practice”.
- Calhoun, B., Wheeler, M., & Falco, L., (2021, June) National Career Development Association – National Conference (Atlanta, Georgia – Virtual), Presentation: “K-12 Career Interventions: Research as Partnerships.”
- Calhoun, B., Osborn, D., & Falco, L., (2020, October) National Career Development Association – Career Practitioner Institute (Virtual), “Career research: Challenges and strategies in the time of COVID.”
- Calhoun, B., Wheeler, M., & Falco, L., (2020, June) National Career Development Association – National Conference (Minneapolis, MN – Virtual), Presentation: “K-12 Career Interventions: Research as Partnerships.” – postponed presentation due to Covid
- Calhoun, B., Wheeler, M., & Falco, L., (2019, June) National Career Development Association – National Conference (Houston, Texas), Presentation: “Designing and Evaluating K-12 Career Interventions That Impact Practice.”