Accomplishments: Department of Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education
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…
Students from the special education doctoral program presented at the Nevada Association for the Education of Young Children (NevAEYC) conference on April 25-26. Turia Penkalski (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) presented a session titled, "Supporting the Inclusion of Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities with Pyramid…
Associate professor Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) presented three sessions at the recent Nevada Association for the Education of Young Children (NevAEYC) and Division for Early Childhood (NVDEC) annual conference. Her sessions centered around supporting young children with disabilities and their families…
Linc Johnson (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) presented at the 2025 National Social Science Association (NSSA) Conference in Las Vegas, NV on his research, "Measuring Globalization in Higher Education: Developing a Scorec ard for Social Impact and Academic Excelllence" which details the development, standardization and…
Linc Johnson (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) presented at the Singapore International Conference on Teaching, Education and Learning in March 2025 on the topic "Standardizing the Globalization Scorecard: The Johnson Ranking of Global Engagement (JRGE) Activated."
Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) published a book chapter titled, "Intervention and Instruction Strategies for Supporting Young Children with Delays and Disabilities," in the Sixth Edition of An Introduction to Young Children with Delays and Disabilities. This chapter provides research-based strategies;…
Linc Johnson (Early Childhood, Multilingual and Special Education) presented his research, Activating the Globalization Scorecard – Measuring and Assessing Global Engagement, Consciousness and Citizenship in Education, at the Bangkok International Conference on Teaching, Education & Learning, 15-16 December 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand…
Gerilyn Slicker, Alex Faucheux, and Alain Bengochea (all Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) published an article, "A Nationwide Multidimensional Examination of Early Care and Education Access: Links Between Access Profiles, Equitable Enrollment, and Public Funding Policies" in Early Education and Development. Using a…
Melissa Stoffers, Gerilyn Slicker, and Jessica Ain (all Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) published an article, "Factors affecting enrollment of children with disabilities in child care and early education programs: A mixed methods study of Arkansas center-based programs" in Early Childhood Research Quarterly. This mixed…
Linc Johnson's (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) paper, "Exploring the Nexus of Language, Culture, and Identity: Insights from Interdisciplinary Perspectives," has been published in the International Multidisciplinary Research Journal as part of the 11th International Conference on Language, Literature, and Linguistics…
Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education), associate professor, presented multiple sessions on inclusion and equity at the National Association for the Education of Young Children's Annual Conference in Anaheim, California. With Courtney O'Grady and Alison Hooper (University of Alabama), she presented Disentangling…
Jenna Weglarz-Ward and Melissa Yarczower (both Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) presented a session "Functional Frameworks for Inclusive Fieldwork: A Systematic Review", alongside colleagues Maryssa Mitsch from San Francisco State (51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Alumni, 2017), Jessica Branch from Murray State University, Prince Estanislao and Hadas…