Accomplishments: College of Education
Kenyon Lee Whitman (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) has received a $40,000 grant from the Transition-Age Youth Research & Evaluation Hub (TAY-Hub) to do a "Socio-ecological Examination of the Educational and Life Trajectories of Young Men of Color (YMOC) with Foster Care Experience." This study will further our…
Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) provided a keynote presentation at the Work of Fred Rogers Conference June 21 alongside nationwide colleagues Jennifer Waches, Kamila Rankin, Kate Belinsky and Scott Kubelka. Her presentation entitled, "Learning from Fred Rogers about the Inclusion of Young Children…
Jacob D. Skousen (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) co-authored the article, "Internal Equity: Analyzing Fluctuations in Salary Differences within Public Education in California Over Time," published in the Journal of Education Finance and Law. The co-authors included K. Scriber, D. McDaniel, M. Frame, S. Hilton, and S. C.…
The College of Education is pleased to share that several faculty/staff-alumni were recognized for contributions to their field and program, and named as 2025 Alum of the Year.
Recipients included:
Maria Aladjova '19 M.S. Counselor Education
Jennifer Guyer '05 Ed.S. School Psychology
Kim Nehls '07 Ph.D. Higher Education
Ignacio Prado '12 M.…
Juha Yoon (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) in Intercollegiate and Professional Sport Management, participated in the 51ԹϺ Sport LEAP executive advancement program, June 16-21.
Nancy Lough (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) led the program along with Bo Berhhard (Foundation) for the second year.…
Howard R. D. Gordon (Teaching and Learning Emeritus) gave a presentation on "Integrating Agriculture and Family and Consumers Sciences Programs through STEM: Suggestions for Career and Technical Education Educators" at the 2025 Agriculture and STEM Workshop at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.
Kenyon Lee Whitman (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) co-authored a paper in the Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice titled "Creating Validating Environments for Foster Youth in Higher Education." This study engaged with Foster Youth Support Program (FYSP) staff across a university system to develop an…
Assistant Professor Megan Griffard, Ph.D., and doctoral student Danette Barber (both Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published the article, “This Is Not Online Education. It’s Disaster Education”: A Qualitative Study of Remote and Hybrid School Climates During COVID-19" in AERA Open, the open-access journal for…
Marla Goins (Teaching and Learning), a researcher who studies intersectional educational experiences and practices, recently published an article co-authored with Maria Aline Soares, a teacher-activist based in Brazil. The article is titled, "'A Window Can Also Be a Mirror': Cultivating Two-Way Mirrors for Solidarity." It is published in Bookbird…
Ph.D. candidate Ebenezer Belete (Learning Sciences) was selected as one of three featured speakers for the Inspiration, Innovation, Impact (I³) session during the 27th Annual Graduate & Professional Student Research Forum at 51ԹϺ. His presentation highlighted the development of a GPT-powered conversational assistant designed to…
Bridget K. Daleiden (Educational Psychology) presented her research titled, "The Impact of Digital Distraction and Attentional Self-Efficacy on Self-Regulated Studying: A Qualitative Exploration," at the 2025 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting in Denver, CO.
Daleiden's research aims to better understand students’…
April Ursula Fox and Nicole Thomas (both Educational Psychology) presented the session titled, "Making Science Education Memorable with Zines at the Natural History Museum: A Mixed Methods Study," at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2025.
The session offered a deep dive into their research on the use of Zines as educational…