COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, November 18, 2016

Spotlight

ELPS professor selected as AAHHE faculty fellow

Dr. Juan Niño, assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, was selected as a 2017 American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) Faculty Fellow. Niño will be attending the 11th Annual AAHHE National Conference, "Degrees of Value: Focus on Student Learning," March 9-11, 2017, in Irvine, CA. He is among a select group of faculty from around the country to be selected in this competitive process. As an AAHHEE Fellow, Niño will present his work at the conference, receive mentoring opportunities from other scholars in the field, and participate in working with graduate student fellows from other universities.

COEHDnews

UTSA expert: current college prep policies aren’t cutting it for minority students

by JESUS CHAVEZ, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS| Pub: 11/16

Fifty years ago, American sociologist James Samuel Coleman published a groundbreaking report on inequality in the American public education system.

COEHD students find writing inspiration in local museum

by ROSALIND HOROWITZ, DEPARTMENT OF INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING AND TEACHING| Pub: 11/15

Undergraduate students from the College of Education and Human Development enrolled in RDG 3803, a writing development course taught by Dr. Rosalind Horowitz, toured the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) last week.

UTSA Human Performance Laboratory helps athletes reach peak performance

by JESUS CHAVEZ, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS| Pub: 11/14

Action: The athlete swings his golf club. Effect: A golf ball rolls to one end of the room. In the seconds before and after the action and its effect, six specialized cameras capture the motions of the athlete, the club and the ball.

COEHD center hosts Military Life Talks event

by JO ANN JONES, COEHD| Pub: 11/14

The UTSA Center for Military Families hosted the Military Life Talks discussion on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at the UTSA Downtown Campus.

Announcements

Thesis defense of Maria Elena Camargo

Maria Elena Camargo Pupil Dilation, Motor Imagery, and Cognitive Load

The Department of Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition announces the thesis defense of Maria Elena Camargo.

"Pupil Dilation, Motor Imagery, and Cognitive Load"

Date: Monday, November 28, 2016
Time: 3:00pm
Location: Main Building, room 2.220

Thesis chair: Dr. Alberto Cordova
Committee members: Dr. Wan Yao and Dr. William Land
Presentation is open to the public

ELPS professor elected to AESA Executive Council

Abraham DeLeon AESA Executive Council American Educational Studies Association

Dr. Abraham DeLeon, associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies was elected to the American Educational Studies Association (AESA) Executive Council for a three year term.

Thesis defense of Raymundo Mendoza

Raymundo Mendoza Qualitative Study in Perception of the Farm to Church Program: A Fruit and Vegetable Delivery Initiative in Predominantly Hispan

The Department of Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition announces the thesis defense of Raymundo Mendoza.

"Qualitative Study in Perception of the Farm to Church Program: A Fruit and Vegetable Delivery Initiative in Predominantly Hispanic Communities"

Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Time: 10:30am
Location: COEHD Dean’s Office, MB 3.304A

Thesis chair: Dr. Meizi He
Committee members: Dr. Sosa and Dr. Ullevig
Presentation is open to the public

Events Calendar

NOV

Student Success Transition Series: Mock Interview Round Tables

3:00 - 5:00 pm

Main Campus - UC 2.02.04 Career Center Conference Room

NOV

COEHD Open Space

4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Main Campus - Main Building, 0.414

NOV

Bilingual Education Student Organization General Meeting

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Main Campus - HEB UC 2.214

JAN

Texas Reading Specialist Exam Study Session

2:00 - 4:00 p.m

Main Campus - TBD

FEB

2017 Leadership Summit: Cultural Literacy, Language, and Diversity in the Community

8:30 am - 4:00 pm

DT Campus - TBD

FEB

13th Annual Storytelling Festival

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Main Campus - TBD

External News

Grandma invites wrong teen to Thanksgiving, now hundreds want to go

by KAILA WHITE, THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC - USA TODAY College | Pub: 11/17

After accidentally being included in a grandmother’s group text, a Phoenix teen is invited to her family’s Thanksgiving.

Education in prison

by MARKETPLACE STAFF - NPR Marketplace | Pub: 11/17

A new study from the National Center for Education Statistics found more than half of adults in American prisons lack basic math skills, Inside Higher Ed notes, much higher than the general population. The portion lacking basic literacy was also quite a bit higher.

‘Invisible’ Children: Raised In The U.S., Now Struggling In Mexico

by CLAUDIO SANCHEZ - nprEd | Pub: 11/17

A growing number of U.S.-born children are returning to Mexico with their parents and struggling in school because they don't read or write in Spanish. Reseachers say the problem is growing.

Hey Students, Applying For College Aid Is Easier! (But Still Hard)

by CORY TURNER - nprEd | Pub: 11/17

Washington overhauled the FAFSA to make it easier to complete, but it's still full of roadblocks for many teens.

UTSA Human Performance Lab Studies Athletic Prowess

by WENDY RIGBY - Texas Public Radio | Pub: 11/17

What does it take to make a great athlete? The Human Performance Lab at the University of Texas at San Antonio studies the mental aspects of physical competition. Their research could help ordinary athletes become extraordinary competitors.

Texas education board rejects Mexican-American studies textbook

by ALIYYA SWABY - THE TEXAS TRIBUNE | Pub: 11/17

In a 14-0 vote, the Texas State Board of Education rejected the adoption of a controversial Mexican-American studies textbook

High school club helps refugees, children and themselves

by SILVIA FOSTER-FRAU - San Antonio Express-News | Pub: 11/15

The thud of cartridges hitting their roof and skidding off the edges at night led to mornings of outdoor cartridge collecting. They’d sweep around their house to pick up the debris — ghosts of the war raging around them.

Although Texas offers free tuition waivers and other benefits to ease foster youths’ transition to

by ELENA MEJIA LUTZ - Texas Tribune | Pub: 11/14

Although Texas offers free tuition waivers and other benefits to ease foster youths' transition to higher education, the number of students using the resources has declined.

New Partnership To Get Students to School – No Matter What

by BEKAH MCNEEL - The Rivard Report | Pub: 11/14

The best education in the world is not worth much if a student isn’t there to participate. Even the highest performing schools are only as effective as their attendance rates.

Publications

Free-Operant Field Experiences

LEE MASON, ALONZO ANDREWS, DON DAVIS - Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching | Global Education Review: 11/16

Mason, L. L., Andrews, A., Rivera, C. J., & Davis*, D. (2016). Free-operant field experiences: Differentially reinforcing successive approximations to behavior analysis through a shaperspace. Global Education Review, 3(4), 70-83.

Research

CITL Literacy Coaching at Barrera Veterans Elementary in Somerset ISD

Somerset Independent School District
Submitted:   $1,800    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Misty Sailors  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:

A Non-Invasive Elderly Sensor Platform

Wise Wear Inc
Submitted:   $6,274    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Sakiko Oyama  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:

Employment Patterns in Educator Sexual Misconduct

Spencer Foundation
Submitted:   $46,634    Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
PI:   David Thompson  Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
CI:   Catherine Robert  Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Designing Academic Conversations: Effects on Writing and Reading Argumentation in Science and…

VPR- Achieving Literacy Initiative (ALI)
Submitted:   $10,000    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Rosalind Horowitz  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:

The Contributions of Language Skills to Bilingual Children’s Literacy Development in Early…

VPR- Achieving Literacy Initiative (ALI)
Submitted:   $9,980    Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
PI:   Becky Huang  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
CI:   Nicole Wicha  Other Academics

Youth Affinity Group and Reading: Its Effect on Increasing Literacy

VPR- Achieving Literacy Initiative (ALI)
Submitted:   $9,924    Other Academics
PI:   Jeffrey Halley  Other Academics
CI:   Alicia Villareal  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

Inferential Thinking in Early Childhood Classrooms

VPR- Achieving Literacy Initiative (ALI)
Submitted:   $9,938    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Misty Sailors  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:   Guan Saw  Educational Psychology

Engaging Preschoolers in Literacy through Parent-Created Stories

VPR- Achieving Literacy Initiative (ALI)
Submitted:   $10,000    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Miriam Martinez  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:   Janis Harmon  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

The Use of Postmodern Picture Books to Promote Close Reading by Fourth Grade Latino/a Students

VPR- Achieving Literacy Initiative (ALI)
Submitted:   $10,000    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Janis Harmon  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:   Miriam Martinez  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

Exploring the Pedagogical Language Knowledge of Secondary Science teachers

COEHD Faculty Research Award
Submitted:      Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
PI:   Jorge Solis  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
CI:

Assessing Protective Health Factors among bisexual Latinxs in South Texas

COEHD Faculty Research Award
Submitted:   $5,000    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Phillip Schnarrs  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:   Sara Oswalt  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition

Coping with Academic Distress: Measuring College Students’ Behavior Change Using the…

COEHD Faculty Research Award
Awarded:   $4,947    Educational Psychology
PI:   Kara Styck  Educational Psychology
CI:

Detection of fatigue using a wearable sensor in baseball pitchers

COEHD Faculty Research Award
Awarded:   $4,901    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Sakiko Oyama  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:

Preparing Bilingual Teachers to Support Scientific Biliteracy

COEHD Faculty Research Award
Submitted:      Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
PI:   Jorge Solis  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
CI:

Exploring Moral Panic and Transgender Rights in the U.S.: Development of the Moral Panic…

COEHD Faculty Research Award
Awarded:   $2,500    Counselling
PI:   Derek Robertson  Counselling
CI:   Allison Pow  Counselling

Dietary Supplement Intake, Potential Medication- Supplement Interactions, and Sarcopenia in the…

COEHD Faculty Research Award
Submitted:   $4,995    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Sarah Ullevig  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:

Whether and Under What Conditions Inclusive STEM High Schools influence Student Outcomes?

COEHD Faculty Research Award
Awarded:   $5,000    Educational Psychology
PI:   Guan Saw  Educational Psychology
CI:

An Investigation of the Validity of a University-Level ESL Placement Assessment

COEHD Faculty Research Award
Awarded:   $4,912    Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
PI:   Becky Huang  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
CI:   Juliet Langman  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies

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

COEHD Faculty Research Award
Submitted:   $4,995    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Vittorio Marone  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:

Digital Literacy Practices of 1st Generation Multilingual Hispanic Students: Understanding the…

COEHD Faculty Research Award
Submitted:   $4,945    Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
PI:   Martha Sidury Christiansen  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
CI:

Universal Mental Health Screening: Implications for School-Based Evaluation and Intervention

COEHD Faculty Research Award
Submitted:   $4,267    Educational Psychology
PI:   Victor Villarreal  Educational Psychology
CI:   Jeremy Sullivan  Educational Psychology

Culturally Responsive Applied Behavior Analysis

COEHD Faculty Research Award
Awarded:   $5,000    Educational Psychology
PI:   Leslie Neely  Educational Psychology
CI:

Aerobic exercise and central pain inhibitory processing in African Americans

National Institutes of Health R21
Submitted:   $373,786    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Masataka Umeda  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:

Examining Autism as a Contingency-Shaped Disorder of Verbal Behavior

National Institutes of Health R21
Submitted:   $274,008    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Lee Mason  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:


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