COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, April 07, 2017

Spotlight

Chris Kibbe, director of Graduate Student Services for the College of Education and Human Development, received an appreciation award for his work from the UTSA Graduate School. He was presented with the award during a special awards ceremony at the conclusion of Graduate Student Appreciation Week. (Photo courtesy of Elda Barajas, UTSA Graduate School)

COEHDnews

UTSA receives accolades as one of the world’s top young universities

by UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS| Pub: 04/06

UTSA is ranked among the top four young universities in the United States and among the top 68 young universities in the world under 50 years old, according to Times Higher Education's prestigious Young University Rankings.

IDS students gain inspiration from S.A. museum

by DR. ROSALIND HOROWITZ, ILT| Pub: 04/03

Interdisciplinary studies students enrolled in the RDG 3803 Writing Development and Processes course taught by Dr. Rosalind Horowitz, were guided through the San Antonio Museum of Art.

ELPS professor authors book on community partnership

by JO ANN JONES, COEHD| Pub: 04/03

Dr. Enrique Alemán, Jr., and Dr. Dolores Delgado Bernal, professor at California State University, Los Angeles, recently co-authored a book about Adelante, a university-school-community partnership based in Salt Lake City.

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Announcements

Dissertation defense of Ralph Gdovin

The Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching proudly announces the dissertation defense of:

Ralph Gdovin
Doctoral Candidate for the Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

Dissertation Title:
Efficacy of Analogy Based Instruction on Student Achievement in College Biology: Focusing on Gender and Race

Date & Time: Thursday, April 13 at 4:00pm

Location: Main Campus
Main Building 2.220

Dissertation Chairs:
Dr. Theodorea Berry

Committee Members:
Dr. Bekisizwe Ndimande
Dr. Crystal Kalinec-Craig
Dr. Aaron Cassill

Presentation is open to the public

Latino Policy Symposium

The Policy Studies Center is hosting its first statewide Latino Policy Symposium to address public policies that contribute to the well-being of Latino families. The theme is Path to Power and Prosperity. This working summit provides an opportunity for public agencies, non-profits to review the impact of local and state policies targeting education, labor/employment/housing, and health and human services. While Latino advocates have made policy achievements, there is still a need to invest in schools, increase jobs and wages, increase homeownership, and improve health and neighborhood environments to help strengthen Latino families and provide pathways to economic mobility.

Symposium deliberations include topics of Political Power, Applied policy analysis support across issues, Pro-active development of policy proposals (state and local), Communications network that informs, educates, and supports organized advocacy

Event details:
May 4-5, UTSA Downtown Campus, Buena Vista Meeting Assembly Room
Participation is limited.
Website: www.utsa.edu/txlps

Dissertation defense of ReAnna Roby

The Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching proudly announces the dissertation defense of:

ReAnna Roby
Doctoral Candidate for the Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

Dissertation Title:
Black Girl Magic in Science: A Critical Race Narrative of Black Women in Science

Date & Time: Monday, April 10, 2017 at 9:30am

Location: Main Campus
Graduate School and Research Building 1.204

Dissertation Chair: Dr. Theodorea Berry

Committee Members:
Dr. Crystal Kalinec-Craig
Dr. Bekisizwe Ndimande
Dr. Ebony McGee

Presentation is open to the public

ELPS alumna to be recognized at AERA conference

Dr. Venus Valenta, ELPS alumna, will be recognized at the AERA annual meeting as the Third Place winner of the Hispanic Research Issues SIG Outstanding Dissertation Award. Dr. Valenta is a principal in San Antonio ISD and her dissertation was titled “Super-mujeres: A Narrative Inquiry of Latina Assistant Superintendents in South Central Texas”. Her dissertation chair was Dr. Mariela A. Rodríguez and committee members were Dr. Juan Manuel Niño, Dr. Curtis Brewer, and Dr. Elizabeth Murakami.

COEHD students win Graduate School competition

Two students from the College of Education and Human Development received awards from the UTSA Graduate School during the 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) competition during Graduate Student Appreciation Week:

Soyeong Oh: 1st Place (TESOL) - $1500
The perception of Korean middle school students on English varieties: Linguistic Profiling

Catherine Robert: 2nd Place (ELPS) - $750
Clerical Turnover in the K-12 Campus Office

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Events Calendar

APR

7th Annual Early Childhood Institute

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

DT Campus -

APR

Graduate Writing Workshop: APA & Literature Review

9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Main Campus - Main Building 2.220

APR

International Literacy Association Student Council General Meeting

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Main Campus - HEB University Center, Bexar Room 1.102

APR

Superintendents’ Symposium: Future Ready Superintendents - Making it Happen

5:00 - 7:30 p.m.

DT Campus -

Frio Street Building, Riklin Auditorium (FS 1.406)

APR

Spring 2017 Lecture Tour: Texas Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Main Campus -

John Peace Library, Assembly Room 4.04.22

APR

2017 Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry Showcase

10:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m.

Main Campus -

Convocation Center

Upcoming Conferences

APR

AERA Conference 2017

8 am - 6 pm

Other -

Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 900 E Market St, San Antonio, TX 78205

JUN

ISTE 2017 Conference & Expo

8 am - 5 pm

Other -

San Antonio, Texas

AUG

8th Annual Texas Higher Education Symposium

8 am - 5 pm

Other -

Austin, Texas

External News

Teachers, Lawyers And Others Worry About The Fate Of Student Debt Forgiveness

by ANYA KAMENETZ - nprEd | Pub: 04/06

Borrowers are "frightened," "anxious," "betrayed," at the suggestion that a federal student loan forgiveness program could be taken away.

Fighting Hate In Schools

by TOVIA SMITH - nprEd | Pub: 04/06

April 5, 2017 • Hate is on the rise in U.S. schools. For students and educators, that means finding new ways to promote tolerance and inclusion.

Texas senators mull eliminating Top 10 Percent Rule

by MATTHEW WATKINS - T | Pub: 04/06

The Senate Higher Education Committee on Wednesday reviewed the state's automatic college admissions rule, which is popular among minorities but loathed among many suburban students and parents.

Four things Texans want the Legislature to know about special education

by ALEX SAMUELS - THE TEXAS TRIBUNE | Pub: 04/06

Last month, The Texas Tribune asked parents and educators what they think lawmakers should do before the Legislature adjourns. Here’s what they said.

Vote on the SABJ’s Best of Fiesta Medals Contest finalists

by SAN ANTONIO BUSINESS JOURNAL - San Antonio Business Journal | Pub: 04/06

The San Antonio Business Journal will award the winners of its inaugural Best of Fiesta Medals contest on April 12 during its Medal Swap event at Pearl Studio. But it needs your help in choosing from among the finalists.

Facing the fear of incompetence

by KATHLEEN SMITH - Counseling Today | Pub: 04/05

When Karena Heyward and Jessica Lloyd-Hazlett were enrolled in graduate school together at the College of William & Mary, they agreed to split the cost of a hotel room while attending the American Counseling Association’s annual conference. The two counselors didn’t know each other very well, but over the course of the weekend they found themselves engaging in long, authentic conversations about their lives. Returning home, they reflected on the topic of vulnerability, and the two began to build a friendship based on helping each other through difficult moments in the counseling profession and life in general.

The Hardest Spelling Test Ever

by MORNING EDITION - Texas Public Radio | Pub: 04/05

Michigan elementary school teacher, gave the hardest spelling test ever. He posted a video of himself going over answers. One word with spee-koo (ph).

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos Issues Statement Recognizing the Month of the Military Child

by - US COEd | Pub: 04/04

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos kicked off the Month of the Military Child today, April 3, by visiting Kimberly Hampton Primary School in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. She visited several classrooms, read to students, and met with school officials and with parents stationed at Fort Bragg. Following the visit, Secretary DeVos issued the following statement: "We have a responsibility to ensure every child has access to a quality education, especially those children whose parents dedicate their lives to the service of our country.

Criminal justice lecturer Robert Rico writes book chapter on restorative discipline practices

by MICHELLE SKIDMORE - College of Public Policy | Pub: 04/03

Criminal Justice lecturer Robert Rico is one of the authors of the book Restorative Discipline Practices: A Journey in Implementation by a Community of Texas Educators. The book provides stories by authors from diverse backgrounds including classroom teachers, university professors, community leaders, criminal justice professionals, and school administrators. Rico wrote a chapter entitled "Restorative Justice Outside of the Schools: A Police Officer's Perspective."

Two new parking lots to provide hundreds of new spaces on UTSA Main Campus

by COURTNEY CLEVENGER - UTSA Today | Pub: 04/03

More growth means new construction at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Main Campus. Crews have begun work on two new parking lots that will create 400 additional spaces for UTSA students, faculty, staff and guests.

UTSA celebrates first-generation Roadrunners

by KARA MIRELES - UTSA Today | Pub: 04/03

Nearly half of the undergraduates at UTSA are first-generation college students. So what does it mean to be a "first-gen" Roadrunner?

Publications

Working with English Language Learners in the Mainstream English Language Arts Classroom…

DR. MARGO DELLICARPINI - Bicultural-Bilingual Studies | Teaching English Language Arts to English Language Learners: Preparing Pre-service and In-service Teachers: 01/20

DelliCarpini, M. & Gulla A.N. (2016). Working with English Language Learners in the Mainstream English Language Arts Classroom Through Collaboration and Two-Way Content-Based Instruction. In L.C. de Oliveira & M. Shoffner (Eds.), Teaching English Language Arts to English Language Learners: Preparing Pre-service and In-service Teachers (pp. 79-105). London, England: Palgrave Macmillan.

Research

CONACYT-subaward with Universidad Autonoma De Nuevo Leon

Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (UNAL)
Awarded:   $17,544    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Meizi He  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:   Erica Sosa  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition

Cognitive and Motivational Factors contributing to STEM Career Aspirations among High School…

UTSA VPR Office
Submitted:   $5,000    Educational Psychology
PI:   Saw, Guan   Educational Psychology
CI:

Bilingualism in Young Mexican Folkoristas: Language Ideologies and Identity in a Local Cultural…

UTSA VPR Office
Submitted:   $5,000    Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
PI:   Christiansen, Martha Sidury   Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
CI:

Deaf Education and Educational Psychology (DEEP) Learning in Texas

Univ of TX HSC at San Antonio 745
Submitted:   $147,320    Educational Psychology
PI:   Sullivan, Jeremy   Educational Psychology
CI:   Castro, Felicia   Educational Psychology

The role of a Western obesogenic diet on pregnancy outcomes and fetal development

UTSA VPR Office
Submitted:   $4,996    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Chung, Eunhee   Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:   Ullevig, Sarah   Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition

Cross-Validation of the Academic Behavior Change Scale with a Non-Clinical Sample

UTSA VPR Office
Submitted:   $5,000    Educational Psychology
PI:   Styck, Kara   Educational Psychology
CI:

L.E.A.P.S. (Learning Engineering, Acoustics, and Physics with Synthesizers)

UTSA VPR Office
Submitted:   $5,000    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Marone, Vittorio   Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:

Building a Stronger Community: Resilience Among LGBTQ+ People in South Texas

Robert Wood Johnson Fdn
Submitted:   $349,878    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Schnarrs, Phillip   Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:

Building Counseling Competencies in Multicultural Oaxaca

US Dept of Educ
Submitted:   $62,583    Counselling
PI:   Robertson, Derek  Counselling
CI:   Trepal, Heather; Zambrano, Elias   Counselling

Bilingualism, language ideologies, and identity among transnationals in Mexico and the US…

UTSA VPR Office
Submitted:   $20,000    Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
PI:   Christiansen, Martha Sidury   Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
CI:

Edgewood YES (Youth Engaged in Scholarship) Collective

San Antonio Area Fdn
Submitted:   $121,289    Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
PI:   Aleman, Enrique   Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
CI:

Programming for Life: Increasing literacy opportunities for social change through computing with…

Natl Writing Project Corp
Submitted:   $20,000    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Sailors, Misty   Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:   Yuen, Timothy   Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

Science Education Partnership Award Program: K-3 Stem Foundations: Life Science

Baylor College of Medicine
Submitted:   $7,500    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Sailors, Misty   Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:

Sundt Foundation Community and Research Project

Sundt Foundation
Submitted:   $5,998    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Marone, Vittorio   Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:

Evaluation of the Camp PowerUP Type 2 Diabetes Primary Prevention Pilot Intervention

UTSA VPR Office
Submitted:   $20,000    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   He, Meizi   Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:

La Culinaria! Empowering South Texas Hispanics and Latinos as the Food, Nutrition and Culinary…

US Dept of Agriculture
Submitted:   $249,945    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Leal-Vasquez, Liset  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:   Ullevig, Sarah   Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition

Enhancing officer decision making: Efficacy of Performance & Recovery Optimization (PRO) training…

US DOJ Natl Inst of Justice
Submitted:   $424,626    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Land, William  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:   Cordova, Alberto; He, Meizi; Quarles, John   Other Academics

Pilot Study of a Smartphone Based Health Education Fotonovela Intervention to reduce Type II…

CONTEX
Submitted:   $147,288    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Grigsby, Timothy   Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:

Sawtelle Grant Proposal: The UTSA IMPACT Center

Sawtelle Financial
Submitted:   $2,500    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Kalinec-Craig, Crystal  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:   Bonner, Emily   Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

Closing The Education Gap For Hispanic Students With A Online Masters Degree Program In Community…

US Dept of Agriculture
Submitted:   $249,999    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   He, Meizi   Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:   Sosa, Erica; Pan, Meixia   Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition

Making standardized tests fair to all students: opening STEM pathways

ConTex
Submitted:   $47,476    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Lima, Cynthia   Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:

An educational digital platform for Latina adolescent empowerment

Con-Tex
Submitted:   $34,159    Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
PI:   Oliva, Maricela   Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
CI:

Early Integration: Transforming elementary computer science education through culturally relevant…

Natl Science Fdn
Submitted:   $1,242,994    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Yuen, Timothy   Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:   Arreguin Anderson, Maria; Gibson, Matthew; Carmona-Dominguez, Guadalupe   Other Academics

Equity Pipeline for Effective Teacher Preparation

Youth Empowerment Services (YES)
Submitted:   $266,160    Other Academics
PI:   Claeys, Lorena   Other Academics
CI:

Healthy Changes : a culturally sensitive obesity intervention through changing maternal weight…

ConTeX
Submitted:   $150,000    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   He, Meizi    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:   Sosa, Erica   Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition

Graduate School socialization of former HBCU Black student-athletes

SHAPE: America
Submitted:   $5,000    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Clark, Langston   Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:

Collaborative Proposal : Teaching STEM subjects to Middle School students through Logic Programming

Natl Science Fdn
Submitted:   $47,718    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Yuen, Timothy   Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:

Psychometric Properties of the Academic Behavior Change Scale with a Non-Clinical Sample

Society for the Study of School Psychology
Submitted:   $18,979    Educational Psychology
PI:   Styck, Kara   Educational Psychology
CI:

EVALUATING HIV PREVENTION SERVICES: EXPERIENCES OF SEXUAL MINORITY MEN AND TRANSGENDER WOMEN IN…

ConTeX
Submitted:   $121,318    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Schnarrs, Phillip   Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:

Scaling Up Regional PrEP Access (SUPRA)

US Dept of Health and Human Svcs
Submitted:   $1,756,208    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Schnarrs, Phillip   Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:   Grigsby, Timothy   Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition


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