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COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, April 13, 2018 

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COEHD students receive 2018 University Life Awards
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Two students from the UTSA College of Education and Human Development recently received 2018 University Life Awards. Cristina Carrillo, graduate student in the Department of Educational Psychology, received the Most Outstanding Graduate Student in the College of Education and Human Development award. Leslie Hernandez, undergraduate student and president of the Bilingual Education Student Organization (BESO), received the Most Outstanding Undergraduate Student in the College of Education and Human Development award. (Courtesy photos).


 

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Bringing the Arctic into the classroom
by JO ANN JONES, COEHD| Pub: 
For the last 10 years, Ana Lucia Pallares-Weissling has been working with students in Boerne, Texas, and Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico, to bring science and polar research into their classrooms.  
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KHN celebrates National Public Health Week
by DR. ERICA SOSA, KHN| Pub: 
The Department of Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition recently celebrated National Public Health Week with two special events last week in conjunction with the UTSA Health Honor Society.  
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COEHD professor receives AERA research grant
by JO ANN JONES, COEHD| Pub: 
Dr. Guan Saw, assistant professor in the College of Education and Human Development’s Department of Educational Psychology, recently received a research grant from the American Educational Research Association (AERA).  
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Announcements

“El Rincon de los Antojos” Erlinda’s Wish Program Cookbook Collection
The UTSA Housekeeping Staff’s Erlinda’s Wish Program members have created a collection of cookbooks filled with recipes, “dichos,” home remedies, and stories including family and regional recipes handed down from generation to generation.

Join us as we celebrate on Wednesday, May 2 from 4-6 pm in the JPL Assembly Room (4.04.22). Meet the contributors to the collection and sample recipes from their cookbooks, enjoy a celebration of this special event, and welcome the newest addition to the UTSA Libraries Special Collections’ Mexican Cookbook Collection. Please RSVP by May 1, 2018 ~ teacher.edservices@utsa.edu
 
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Events Calendar

APR
13
Purple Up! for Military Kids Day
 All Day
 Other - Across Texas
APR
16
ITW: BIG HUGE LABS
 9 - 11 am
 DT Campus - Frio Street Building FS 3.412 COEHD Computer Lab
APR
19
Lecture:  Fatal Vision: Indigeniety, Visuality, and the Colonial Politics of Gender
 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
 Main Campus - JPL 4.04.22 
APR
20
ITW: International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and TEKS for Technology Applications
 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. 
 Main Campus - John Peace Library JPL 3.02.38 COEHD Computer Lab
APR
20
Lecture - Returning to the Place We Come From: Health and History in Alaska Native Communities
 3 - 4:30 p.m.
 Main Campus - JPL 4.04.22 
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ITW: GOOGLE CULTURAL INSTITUTE
 9 - 11 a.m.
 DT Campus - Frio Street Building FS 3.412 COEHD Computer Lab



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External News

More Than 30K People Live With Autism In San Antonio And Surrounding Counties
by  JAN ROSS PIEDAD & KIM JOHNSON - TPR | Pub: 04/12
Autism occurs in approximately 1 of every 68 births in the United States and this number is growing at a significant rate. Still, the root cause remains a medical mystery. 
President Eighmy announces additions to UTSA’s Senior Leadership Team
by  DR. TAYLOR EIGHMY - UTSA Today | Pub: 04/12
UTSA President Taylor Eighmy sent this letter to UTSA faculty and staff today announcing additions to the Senior Leadership Team. The new roles will help support the university's strategic vision. 
A Seat at the Table: Where Are All the Female Superintendents?
by  EMILY DONALDSON - The Rivard Report | Pub: 04/12
On a mid-February afternoon, the City gathered its most powerful education leaders to talk about school finance, and a startling picture emerged: All the superintendents at the table were male. In Bexar County’s 15 public school districts, only one woman serves as superintendent while more than 70 percent of teachers and the majority of principals are female. 
Seven SA Educators Get a School-Day Surprise: Excellence Awards
by  EMILY DONALDSON - The Rivard Report | Pub: 04/12
Surprised by school district staff and the H-E-B mascot with a $1,000 check, balloons, flowers, and cookies, Angela Pichardo learned Thursday she was a finalist in the H-E-B Excellence in Education awards. 
Ole San Antonio to celebrate city’s Spanish heritage with series of events at the Pearl
by  STAFF REPORT - KSAT-12 | Pub: 04/12
From June to September, Ole San Antonio is bringing together local organizations, including the University of Texas at San Antonio, the Southwest School of Art and the Culinary Institute of America, to highlight San Antonio’s Spanish culture through music, art and cuisine. 
UTSA to celebrate city’s Tricentennial with A Taste of Folklife, May 3
by  COURTNEY CLEVENGER - UTSA Today | Pub: 04/12
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is planning a big party to celebrate San Antonio’s Founder’s Day. In conjunction with SA300, UTSA is hosting Historic Futures – A Taste of Folklife on Thursday, May 3 at the Student Union Paseo on the UTSA Main Campus. The event is free and open to the public. 
Roadrunner Pantry provides solution to food insecurity on campus
by  LIZ ROCKSTROH - UTSA Today | Pub: 04/11
A new survey exposes a hidden reality on college campuses across the country. The first of its kind survey released this month found 36 percent of students on U.S. college campuses do not get enough to eat. The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is tackling this food insecurity crisis. 
Families Experience Economic Integration At One SAISD School
by  CAMILLE PHILLIPS & BEKAH MCNEEL  - TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO | Pub: 04/10
Camille Phillips / Texas Public Radio The San Antonio Independent School District launched a bold new enrollment policy at five specialty schools this year, weighing the lottery based on income and geography to maintain a balance of working class and middle class students. 


 

Publications

Perceived Social Norms About Oral PrEP Use: Differences Between African–American, Latino and..
DR. PHILLIP SCHNARRS -  | AIDS and Behavior: 04/02

Schnarrs, P., Gordon, D., Martin-Valenzuela, R., Sunil, T., Delgado, A., Glidden, D., Parsons, J., & McAdams, J. (2018). Perceived social norms about oral PrEP use: Differences between African-American, Latino and White gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Texas. AIDS and Behavior. 

The Stimulus Control Ratio Equation: A quantification of language
DR. LEE MASON AND ALONZO ANDREWS - Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching | Perspectives on Behavior Science: 04/02

Mason, L. L., & Andrews, A. (2018). The Stimulus Control Ratio Equation: A quantification of language. Perspectives on Behavior Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-018-0141-1

 

Research

How STEM learning opportunities in- and out-of-school affect STEM Academic/motivational…
American Educational Research Association
Awarded:   $35,000    Educational Psychology
PI:   Guan Saw  Educational Psychology
CI:      

Roadrunner Reader Family Literacy Program
Urban Studies
Awarded:   $19,520    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Misty Sailors  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:      

Sutherland Springs Coordinated Response
DOJ through Texas Office of Governor
Awarded:   $549,999    Counselling
PI:   Shane Haberstroh  Counselling
CI:   Thelma Duffey, Elias Zambrano  Counselling 

Academy for Teacher Excellence: Líderes Avanzando Through College
UNIDOS US
Submitted:   $24,999    Other Academics
PI:   Lorena Clayes  Other Academics
CI:      

Creating Streamlined Transfers in the Geoscience Higher Education Pipeline through Collaborative…
National Science Foundation
Submitted:   $4,999,926    Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
PI:   Vanessa Sansone  Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
CI:   Judith Haschenburger, Alexis Godet, Walter Gray, Marina Suarez, Daniel Michel  Other Academics 

Roadrunner Education for Newcomer Students
Sundt Foundation
Submitted:   $9,848    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Sarah Aguirre  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:   Misty Sailors  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching 

Radical Imaginations in Literacy Teacher Education
UTSA VP for Research - GREAT
Submitted:   $19,535    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Misty Sailors  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:      

PreFreshman Engineering Program (PREP) and Student STEM Academic and Motivational Factors
UTSA VP for Research - GREAT
Submitted:   $20,000    Educational Psychology
PI:   Guan Saw  Educational Psychology
CI:   Joseph Kulhanek  Other Academics 

Opportunities and challenges of transnationals in Mexico: On the language practices, ideologies…
UTSA VP for Research - GREAT
Submitted:   $20,000    Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
PI:   M. Sidury Christiansen  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
CI:      

Project AIMMS [Automatic Individualize Measurement with Microsensors for Severe behavior]
UTSA VP for Research - GREAT
Submitted:   $20,000    Educational Psychology
PI:   Leslie Neely  Educational Psychology
CI:   Sakiko Oyama  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition 

The role of maternal exercise on microbiota and inflammation in pregnant dams and their offspring
UTSA VP for Research - GREAT
Submitted:   $20,000    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Eunhee Chung  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:   Soo Chan Lee  Other Academics 

Services to Students with Austism
Texas Education Agency thru NISD
Submitted:   $132,028    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Lee Mason  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:   Alonzo Andrews  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching 

Substantially [Un]Equal:  Examining Texas School Finance Policy to Reduce Educational Inequity
Russel Sage Foundation /William T. Grant Foundation
Submitted:   $20,000    Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
PI:   Sofia Bahena  Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
CI:      

The effect of folate and PSMA on prostate cancer progression under conditions of androgen ablation
NIH thru UTHSCSA
Submitted:   $61,908    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Sara Ullevig  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:      

Alpha: Using longitudinal data to understand historically low educational outcomes for young Latinas
Russel Sage Foundation /William T. Grant Foundation
Submitted:   $7,000    Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
PI:   Alpha Martinez-Suarez  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
CI:      


 

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