Accomplishments: Department of Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education
Alpha Chi Omega national has selected LeAnne Montoya (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) for their inaugural Social Justice Institute. This institute is a national initiative to support, empower and educate alumni to assist them in preparing serve their communities.
Tina Vo (Teaching and Learning) and doctoral students/Holmes Scholars Mayra Marquez-Mendez (Educational Psychology, Leadership and Higher Education), Adjoa Mensah (Teaching and Learning) and Monique Soma (Post-secondary Career and Technical Education) presented their research titled “Fostering STEM career pathways by creating a…
Holmes Scholar Mayra Marquez-Mendez (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) presented her work titled, “Critical Reflection, Generative Thinking, and Funds of Knowledge: A Culturally Responsive Mentorship Model,” at the 2023 Annual American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference in Chicago. Her work conceptualizes a…
Federick Ngo (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) and Kristine Jan C. Espinoza (Education) published an article titled, "Now We Come Here, We Feel It: Experiences of Anti-Asian Racism Among Community College Students in ESOL Programs," in the Community College Journal of Research & Practice. The study examines…
On Monday, April 17 2023 at the Nevada legislature, assistant professor LeAnne Salazar Montoya (Educational Policy and Leadership) was invited to present and testify before the education senate committee.
A.B. 43
Revises provisions relating to school emergency operations plans. (BDR 34-238)
Improving Access to Dual Language Education and…
April Ursula Fox (Educational Psychology) presented her work titled, "Self-Coherence: An Integrative Behavioral Mechanism Aimed at the Pursuit of Well-Being — A Qualitative Phenomenology Study," at the AERA 2023 conference in Chicago. Her presentation received funding from the 51ԹϺ GPSA.
Ariana L. Garcia (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) presented at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting in Chicago, IL, on April 15, 2023. She presented work from her dissertation titled “The Latina/o/x Graduate Student Experience: Advancing Our Collective Understanding.” AERA is the largest…
Jacob D. Skousen (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) and Peter Wiens (Teaching and Learning) presented their research titled, “Developing Teacher Leadership Course Content: The Experiences of Teachers, Instructional Coaches, and Administrators,“ at the 2023 Annual American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference.…
LeAnne Salazar Montoya (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) was accepted to AERA for four presentations and a session moderation this year and was also asked to feature her work in the Special Interest Group Journal for Educational Change.
Congratulations to the following winners of the 2023 College of Education Faculty Awards:
Distinguished Research Award: Federick Ngo (Educational Psychology, Leadership and Higher Education)
Distinguished Teaching Award: Tina Vo, Teaching & Learning
Distinguished Service Award: Sophie Ladd, Teaching &…
Jacob D. Skousen (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education), along with colleague Spencer C. Weiler (Brigham Young University) and graduate students Kim Scriber, David McDaniel, and Mark Frame, presented their paper, "Internal Equity: Analyzing Fluctuations in Salary Differences within Public Education in Mountain West States Over…
Latinos in Action in conjunction with Clark County Schools took over the 51ԹϺ Student Union on March 28, 2023, and 51ԹϺ faculty, staff, and students were asked to present to the 280 projected Latino students who aspire to be community leaders and who participate in Latinos in Action here in Clark County.
NASA astronaut José M. Hernández was…