COLUMBIA, S.C. - Aubrey Lynne Stover, a daughter of Denise Stover, of Shamokin, and Joel Stover, of Mifflinburg, has been accepted to The University of South Carolina for the counselor education and supervision Ph.D. program, where she was offered a full scholarship to serve as a graduate assistant.
She is a credentialed alcohol and substance abuse counselor (CASAC) and a licensed master social worker (LMSW) in New York.
After spending six years in the U.S. Army Reserves and three years in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard as an intelligence analyst, with a deployment to Iraq and an honorable discharge, Stover earned an associate degree in letters, arts and sciences at Penn State University. She later earned her bachelor's degrees in sociology and history with a minor in information systems-statistical analysis and a master's degree in education in teaching and curriculum with a certificate of advanced study in diversity and community relations from Penn State.
In 2012, she graduated from Syracuse University with a master's in social work and a certificate of advanced study in women and gender studies. While at Syracuse University, Aubrey earned the NASW-CNY Division's MSW Student of the Year Award, as well as various scholarships.
Stover serves as president of the Syracuse Chapter of Phi Mu women's fraternity and on the new member committee of the Junior League of Syracuse. She is also a member of the Preceptor Kappa Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi.
Recently, she was honored as one of Central New York's "Forty under 40" for her work in the substance abuse field. Stover works for Central New York Services Inc. as a therapist specializing in addictions with juveniles living in a residential facility.
She will conduct research on high school dropout rates and educational attainment of students in both rural and urban communities.