COEHD Recent News
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by Christi
Fish, University Communications | March 16, 2015
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The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) welcomes Gallaudet University Assistant Professor Catherine O’Brien this month for “The Context of Deaf Education: Perceptions of Language, Disability and Culture.” The Consortium for Social Transformation in the
UTSA College of Education and Human Development will sponsor the lecture, which is free and open to the public.
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by Jo
Ann Jones, COEHDnews Editor | March 12, 2015
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The UTSA College of Education and Human Development will host award-winning children’s author Kathi Appelt at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31 in the Main Building Auditorium (0.106) on the UTSA Main Campus. The event is free and open to the public.
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by Marissa
Villa, University Communications | March 11, 2015
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Meet Kalpana Iyengar. She’ll soon have the opportunity to combine two aspects she’s most passionate about during the San Antonio Writing Project’s summer trip to India: professional development and her native country.
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by Jo
Ann Jones, COEHDnews Editor | March 11, 2015
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Dr. Anne-Marie Núñez, associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, co-edited a book on Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) that was published earlier this month.
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Awards, Announcements, & Recognition
Juhnke receives ACA David K. Brooks, Jr. Distinguished Mentor
Award
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Gerald Juhnke | Counseling
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American Counseling Association
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Dr. Gerald Juhnke received the David K. Brooks, Jr. Distinguished Mentor Award at the American Counseling Association Conference in Florida this past week.
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San Antonio mayoral candidates to address mental health
issues
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| Counseling & Educational Psychology
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The National Alliance on Mental Illness - San Antonio (NAMI-SAT) will host San Antonio mayoral candidates for a platform discussion on mental health issues on March 20, 2015, from noon to 3 p.m. at Cafe Commerce, located at 600 Soledad Street in downtown San
Antonio.
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Fogt named winner of the Richard S. Howe Excellence in Service
to Undergraduate Students Award
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Donovan Fogt | Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition
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Dr. Donovan Fogt was named the winner of the Richard S. Howe Excellence in Service to Undergraduate Students Award. He will receive the award during the University Excellence Awards Ceremony on Thursday, April 16.
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Sailors invited to ILA Standards Revision Committee
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Misty Sailors | Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
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International Literacy Association
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Dr. Misty Sailors was invited by the International Literacy Association to join the ILA Standards Revision Committee charged with developing ILA's Standards for Literacy Professionals 2017.
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ELPS doctoral student awarded an AAUM scholarship
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Cie Gee | Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
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American Association of University Women (AAUW)
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Cie Gee, a doctoral student in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, was awarded the 2015 American Association of University Women (AAUW) San Antonio Branch Duderstadt Graduate Scholarship.
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Alanis elected to NAEYC Governing Board
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Iliana Alanis | Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
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National Association for the Education of Young Children
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Dr. Iliana Alanis was elected as a National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Board Member at Large. She will serve a four year term.
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Recognizing Faculty, Staff & Students
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We are proud of the accomplishments of COEHD faculty, students, and staff! I you or someone you know has received an award or special recognition, Let us know!
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If you know of someone in the college that deserves recognition, please EMAIL
USthe following information:
: Name | Department | Honor or Award | Organization Presenting
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Faculty Publications
Suicide, Self-Injury and Violence in the Schools: Assessment,
Prevention, and Intervention Strategie
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Juhnke, G. A., Granello, D. H., & Granello, P. F. | Counselling
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Juhnke, G. A., Granello, D. H., & Granello, P. F. (2010).
Suicide, self-injury, and violence in the schools: Assessment, prevention, and intervention strategies. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. (Book is second edition and has been translated into Korean.
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Tried and True: The Many Faces of Word Walls in Middle School
Science Classrooms
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Jennifer Hooper, Janis Harmon | Interdisciplinary Learning
and Teaching
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Hooper, J., & Harmon, J. (2015). Tried and true: The many faces of word walls in middle school science classrooms: Variability in function and content. Science
Scope, 54-59.
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Support for Improvement of Practices through Intensive Coaching
(SIPIC)
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Misty Sailors | Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
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Teaching and Teacher Education
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Sailors, M., & Price, L. (2015). Support for Improvement
of Practices through Intensive Coaching (SIPIC): A model of coaching for improving reading instruction and reading achievement. Teaching
and Teacher Education, 45, 115-127.
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Becoming Critical: The Emergence of Social Justice Scholars
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Felecia Briscoe | Educational Leadership and Policy
Studies
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Becoming Critical: The Emergence of Social Justice Scholars
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Briscoe, F., Kahlifa, M. (Eds.). (2015). Becoming
Critical: The Emergence of Social Justice Scholars. Albany, NY: SUNY Press.
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“Keep in mind that I will be improving”: The opening post
as a request for absolution
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Vittorio Marone | Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
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Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies
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Marone, V. (2015). “Keep in mind that I will be improving”:
The opening post as a request for absolution. Online Journal
of Communication and Media Technologies, 5(1), 136-158. Retrieved fromhttp://www.ojcmt.net/articles/51/518.pdf
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From discussion forum to discursive studio:Learning and
creativity in design-oriented affinity space
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Vittorio Marone | Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
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Marone, V. (2015). From discussion forum to discursive studio:
Learning and creativity in design-oriented affinity spaces. Games
and Culture, 10(1), 81-105. doi: 10.1177/1555412014557328
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To have your efforts recognized please EMAIL
US the following information:
Name of Faculty | Department | Journal/Publication Name | Cite (APA Format)
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Research Awards & Submittals
Educational Testing Services (ETS)
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$50,000
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An Investigation of the Comparability of Adolescent English Language Learners’ Communicative S
Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
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PI: Huang, Becky
Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
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CI: Bailey, Alison L. University of California, Los Angeles
(UCLA)
Other Academics
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UTSA VPR GREAT
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$17,476
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The Transformation of an HIS into a Tier 1 Research Institution
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
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PI: Briscoe, Felecia
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
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CI: DeTurk, Sara Communications
Other Academics
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UTSA VPR GREAT
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$19,999
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Inflammatory amd Lipid Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Disease Following Acute Cold Exposure
Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
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PI: Ullevig, Sarah
Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
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CI: Fogt, Donovan
Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
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UTSA VPR GREAT
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$19,845
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The Influence of Movement-Effect Priming on Bilateral Transfer during Motor Skill Acquisition
Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
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PI: Land, William
Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
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CI: Wan, Yao and Huang, Yufei (Electrical Engineering)
Other Academics
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UTSA VP for Research INTRA
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$5,000
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Examining a culture of academic success of girls-only national high schools in Kenya
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
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PI: Nathern Okilwa
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
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Research Awards and Submittals provided by your COEHD Research Service Center.
Juliet Ray, RSC Director | Jesse Hernandez CRA, Sr. Research Award Coordinator
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External News
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by Nova
Safo | March 20, 2015
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Recruiting teachers to work in low-income communities is not as easy as it used to be. ewer applicants for teaching reflects more competition in the job market.
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by Nova
Safo | March 20, 2015
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A report from The National Urban League paints a grim picture on education.
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by Shereen
Marisol Meraji | March 20, 2015
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A surprising number of gifted seniors are not applying to the Ivy League universities and selective colleges they'd be sure to get into.
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by Candice
Norwood | March 20, 2015
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This weekend, Maine teacher Nancie Atwell was awarded the first Global Teacher Prize, a $1 million award intended to be the "Nobel Prize of teaching."
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by Associated
Press | March 19, 2015
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The Texas Senate has approved allowing thousands of high school seniors to graduate this year despite failing one of the standardized exams needed to earn a diploma. Amarillo Republican Sen. Kel Seliger’s bill offers an alternative graduation plan to an estimated
28,000 class of 2015 seniors who failed to pass one of five required statewide exams in algebra I, biology, English I and II and U.S. history.
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Contact Us
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Jo
Ann Jones
COEHDnews Editor/Writer
Communications Specialist
COEHD Office of the Dean
UTSA
T: 210.458.4486
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Byron
Spencer
COEHDnews
Sr. Communications Specialist
COEHD Office of the Dean
UTSA
T: 210.458.7396
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Marissa
Villa
University
Communications
Multimedia Editor III
University Communications
UTSA
T: 210.458.4937
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