COEHD Recent News
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by Dr. Kalpana
Iyengar, San Antonio Writing Project/Haridwar Writing Project | July 30, 2015
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A blog from Dr. Kalpana Iyengar, COEHD alumna and co-creator of the Haridwar Writing Project, about her experience in Haridwar, India this summer.
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by Jo Ann Jones,
COEHD | July 29, 2015
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The College of Education and Human Development’s Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching will host the inaugural Interdisciplinary Inquiry Expo on Saturday, Aug. 8 at 11 a.m. in the second floor Group Spots of the John Peace Library. The event
is free and open to the public.
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by Dr. Roxanne
Henkin, Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching | July 26, 2015
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A blog from Haridwar, India by Dr. Roxanne Henkin, professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching and director of the San Antonio Writing Project
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Awards, Announcements, & Recognition
Participants needed for research study
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Donovan Fogt | Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition
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Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition
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Dr. Donovan Fogt is in need of hundreds of male and female students healthy enough to walk between the ages of 18 and 65 years old. He, and his research team, are conducting a study about how the body responds to conditions such as exercise, and what factors
may contribute to heart disease. They are creating a large data repository to answer questions related to cardiovascular diseases. They will: collect information about your physical activity, health, depression and mood; collect samples of urine, saliva, and
blood for testing hydration status and biomarkers associated with cardiovascular disease; measure your body's heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing in response to exercise, standing, and during a special breathing test; measure your level of physical capacity,
strength and balance. The entire procedure will take approximately 4 hours of your time. You will a body composition (body fat %), waist-to-hip ration, and body mass index report for your participation. There is no monetary compensation. All procedures will
take place at the UTSA Main Campus in the Integrative Cardiopulmonary and Autonomic Performance Laboratories (ICAPL) located in the Physical Education and Multidisciplinary Studies Buildings. Contact the ICAPL's Exercise Biochemistry and Metabolism Lab to
learn more and/or to get scheduled for participation. (210) 458-5405, PE Bldg. room 2.01.09C&D
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Lindahl named blogger for TESOL International Association blog
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Kristen Lindahl | Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
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Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) International Association
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Dr. Kristen Lindahl, assistant professor in the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies, was named the Teacher Education Blogger for the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) International Association. TESOL has 44,000 members and the blog
received nearly 20,000 site visits per month. The blog, which has elementary, secondary, adult, and teacher education strands, can be found at http://blog.tesol.org
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Bilingual author speaks to pre-service teachers
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| Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
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During Summer Session II, Bilingual Author, Illustrator, and Middle School Teacher, Xavier Garza, spoke to future teachers and students in Dr. Rosalind Horowitz’s RDG 3803, Writing Development and Processes course about his writing career and empathy for and
literacy education of adolescent writers. His works have been published by Arte Publico Press and supported by grants from City of Houston through The Cultural Arts Council of Houston. This presentation emanated from Dr. Horowitz’s research on Border Life
and its impact on translingual, transcultural, and transformative discourses.
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If you know
of someone in the college that deserves recognition, please EMAIL
US the following information:
Name | Department | Honor or Award | Organization Presenting
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Research Awards & Submittals
San Antonio Independent School District
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$900,000
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San Antonio ISD- TTIPS Grant Douglass ES proposal
Other Academics
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PI: Lorena Claeys
Other Academics
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CI: Belinda Flores, Maria Cortez, Jeremy Sullivan, Bruce Barnett, Roxanne Henkin, John Sutterby, Jorge Solis, Margarita Machado-Casas,
Patricia Sanchez, Lucia Ek, Howard Smith, Becky Huang, Kristin Lindahl, Crystal Kalinec-Craig, Dennis Davis, Misty Sailors, Candace Gann, Norma Guerra, Felicia Castro-Villarreal, Guadalupe Carmona
Other Academics
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San Antonio Independent School District
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$900,000
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San Antonio ISD- TTIPS Grant Crockett ES proposal
Other Academics
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PI: Lorena Claeys
Other Academics
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CI: Belinda Flores, Maria Cortez, Jeremy Sullivan, Bruce Barnett, Roxanne Henkin, John Sutterby, Jorge Solis, Margarita Machado-Casas,
Patricia Sanchez, Lucia Ek, Howard Smith, Becky Huang, Kristin Lindahl, Crystal Kalinec-Craig, Dennis Davis, Misty Sailors, Candace Gann, Norma Guerra, Felicia Castro-Villarreal Guadalupe Carmona
Other Academics
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GILEAD
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$193,314
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AUSTIN PrEP Access Project: Community Outreachand PrEP Navigation Capacity Building Grant
Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
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PI: Phillip Schnarrs
Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
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CI:
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CONACYT
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$67,266
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Sub Award with Universidad Autonoma De Nuevo Leon-CONACYT
Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
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PI: Meizi He
Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
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CI: Erica Sosa
Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
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IMPACT SA
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$108,000
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TEAM CENTER-Behavior Clinic Expansion
Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
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PI: Shanun Kunnavatana
Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
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CI: Lee Mason
Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
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Somerset Independent School District
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$158,219
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Roadrunners Readers:Improving Literacy achievement through discussion & strategy-based comprehension
Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
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PI: Misty Sailors
Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
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CI: Dennis Davis, Alicia Villarreal
Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
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Kellogg
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$10,518
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KELLOG UNAL Sub award
Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
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PI: Meizi He
Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
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CI: Erica Sosa
Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
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National Audubon Society-Dogwood Canyon
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$61,473
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Dogwood Canyon/Balengee Project
Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
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PI: Christine Moseley
Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
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National Institute of Justice
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$187,085
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Sub Award with Univ. of Houston “Reducing Status Offenses in Texas through Enhanced Youth Mentoring
Educational Psychology
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PI: Michael Karcher
Educational Psychology
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Texas Education Agency
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$75,000
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Sub Award with UT-Austin- “Write for Texas Project”
Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
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PI: Roxanne Henkin
Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
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Uvalde Independent School District
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$9,000
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SAWP Writing Workshop - Uvalde ISD
Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
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PI: Roxanne Henkin
Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
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South San Independent School District
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$7,500
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SAWP Writing Workshop - South San ISD
Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
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PI: Roxanne Henkin
Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
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Research,
Awards, and Submittals are 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 Matthew Watkins
| July 30, 2015
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With an eye on keeping up with demographic changes and competing with other states and countries, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board adopted a new overarching goal Thursday: Get 60 percent of Texans between 25 and 34 a postsecondary degree or certificate
by 2030.
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by John MacCormack
| July 30, 2015
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In a feel-good event that soon took on the flavor of a West Side homecoming for local public officials, Bexar County’s second all-digital library was officially opened Saturday in a ceremony attended by more than 200 people.
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by Claudio Sanchez
| July 30, 2015
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Many high schoolers hoping to attend George Washington University in Washington, D.C., one of the top private universities in the country, breathed a sigh of relief this week. GWU announced it will no longer require applicants to take the SAT or ACT.
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by Anna Gorman
| July 28, 2015
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Late on a Friday night at The New Jalisco Bar downtown, a drag show featuring dancers dressed in sequined leotards and feathered headdresses had drawn a crowd—most of them gay Latino men. Inside the bar and out, three health workers chatted with customers,
casually asking questions: Do you know about the HIV prevention pill? Would you consider taking it? A few men said they had never heard of it. Others simply said it wasn’t for them.
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by Marco Poggio
| July 28, 2015
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She came to San Antonio from Puerto Rico with her husband and two children a little over a year ago knowing very little English. At a job fair, she met a recruiter interested in her credentials and her proficiency in Spanish.
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Faculty Publications
A Counternarrative Autoethnography Exploring School Districts’ Role in Reproducing Racism…
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Felecia Briscoe | Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
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Khalifa, M., & Briscoe,
F. (Accepted). A Counternarrative Autoethnography Exploring School Districts’ Role in Reproducing Racism: Willful Blindness to Race Disparities in School Suspensions, Teachers
College Record.
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