[Coehd] COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, April 14, 2017

Subscribe<http://eepurl.com/bckAEX> | Archive <http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/home/?u=136171bc13e56eae0ccfa44e1&id... | Online Version<http://education.utsa.edu/coehdnews/2016_COEHDnews/> education.utsa.edu<http://education.utsa.edu/> [COEHDnews] <http://www.facebook.com/UTSACOEHD><http://twitter.com/intent/follow... COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, April 14, 2017 Spotlight COEHD students receive University Life Awards<http://education.utsa.edu/spotlight/article/coehd_student_recei... [Screen shot 2017-04-10 at 4.48.21 pm] Two students from the College of Education and Human Development received University Life Awards during a special ceremony on Thursday, April 6. Reem Farra, graduate student in the Coordinated Program in Dietetics, and Julissa Vera, undergraduate student in the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies, received the Best COEHD Graduate Student and Best COEHD Undergraduate Student awards, respectively. 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[Email] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/email/offer?url=http://educ... I LOVE UTSA<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/i_love_utsa_campaign> by STAFF WRITER| Pub: 04/11 [Utsa]Show your love for UTSA and COEHD by donating in the I LOVE UTSA campaign. Campaign runs through Friday, April 21, 2017. <http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/i_love_utsa_campaign> [Facebook]<https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer... [Twitter] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/twitter/offer?url=http://ed... [Email] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/email/offer?url=http://educ... AAS welcomes visiting research scholar<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/aas_welcomes_visiting_r... by JO ANN JONES, COEHD| Pub: 04/10 [17834401 1393455067367165 3713727469261929718 o]The African American Studies Program in the College of Education and Human Development's Consortium for Social Transformation welcomed Dr. Elaine Richardson, professor from The Ohio State University, as a visiting research scholar last week. <http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/aas_welcomes_visiting_research_sch... [Facebook]<https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer... [Twitter] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/twitter/offer?url=http://ed... [Email] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/email/offer?url=http://educ... CITL fosters intersections between science and literacy<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/citl_fosters_intersect... by AMANDA WHITE AND DR. ALICIA VILLARREAL, CENTER FOR THE INQUIRY OF TRANSFORMATIVE LITERACIES| Pub: 04/10 [Phillypic-2]Representatives from the Center for the Inquiry of Transformative Literacies represented UTSA and COEHD at the most recent Partner for Science Learning Design Institute. <http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/citl_fosters_intersections_between... [Facebook]<https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer... [Twitter] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/twitter/offer?url=http://ed... [Email] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/email/offer?url=http://educ... Submit a Story <mailto:coehdcomm@utsa.edu> View all News <http://education.utsa.edu/news/> Announcements Dissertation defense of John H. Harrell, Jr.<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/dissertatio... The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies announces the dissertation defense of: John H. Harrell Jr. Difference Makers: Effective Superintendent Practices That Guide Districts to Graduation Success of Hispanic Students April 18, 2017 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. ELPS Conference Room, BV 4.350 Disseration Chair: Dr. Mariela Rodriguez Committee Members: Dr. Encarnación Garza, Jr., Ph.D.; Dr. Mark Giles, Ph.D.; Dr. David Thompson, Ph.D. Presentation is open to the public. San Antonio’s 5th Annual Kimchi Festival<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/san_an... UTSA East Asia Institute cordially invites you to attend San Antonio's 5th Annual Kimchi Festival. April 15, 2017, 2 - 4:30PM UTSA main campus Univeristy Center 2.02.02 (Retama Auditorium & Galleria) Free and open to the public Free food tasting, games, art and crafts, drum and dance performances, music, presentations, information booths and more. Free parking information<https://sites.google.com/site/utsaparkinginfo/free-week-en... Disseration defense of Jeffrey Ragsdale<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/disser... The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies announces the dissertation defense of: Jeffrey Ragsdale Students' College Experiences at HSIs April 18, 2017 2:00 p.m. UTSA Downtown Campus Buena Vista Building 4.350 Disseration Chair: Dr. Gerry Dizinno (Co-Chair) and Dr. Gloria Crisp (Co-Chair) Committee Members: Dr. Abraham DeLeon and Dr. George Norton Presentation is open to the public. Dissertation defense of Kristina Vidaurri<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/disser... The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies announces the dissertation defense of: Kristina Vidaurri The Movement to Equality: The Female High School Principal April 19, 2017 1:00 p.m. UTSA Downtown Campus Buena Vista Building 4.301B Disseration Chair: Dr. Mariela Rodriguez Committee Members: Dr. Curtis Brewer, Dr. Linda Mora, and Dr. David Thompson Presentation is open to the public. Submit a Story <mailto:coehdcomm@utsa.edu> View all Announcements <http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/> Events Calendar APR 14 Spring 2017 Lecture Tour: Texas Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/spring_2017_lecture_t... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - John Peace Library, Assembly Room 4.04.22 APR 20 2017 Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry Showcase<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/2017_undergraduate_re... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 10:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - Convocation Center APR 20 Roadrunner Reader Extravaganza<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/roadrunner_reader... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Other - Somerset High School Cafeteria, 7650 S Loop 1604 W, Somerset, TX 78069 APR 20 Duncan Tonatiuh Lecture<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/duncan_tonatiuh_lectur... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 6:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - McKinney Humanities Building, Room 2.01.24 APR 22 International Literacy Association Student Council General Meeting<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/international_literacy... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - HEB University Center, Bexar Room 1.102 APR 26 Spring 2017 New Teacher Reception and Induction Ceremony<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/spring_2017_new_teach... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - H-E-B University Center Ballroom [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/rowdy_close.png] Upcoming Conferences APR 27 AERA Conference 2017<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/aera_conference_2017> [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 8 am - 6 pm [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Other - Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 900 E Market St, San Antonio, TX 78205 JUN 25 ISTE 2017 Conference & Expo<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/iste_2017_conference_expo... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 8 am - 5 pm [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Other - San Antonio, Texas AUG 03 8th Annual Texas Higher Education Symposium<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/8th_annual_texas_hig... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 8 am - 5 pm [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Other - Austin, Texas [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/rowdy_close.png] External News Legislature May Fund Technology Education<http://tpr.org/post/legislature-may-fund-technology-educatio... by LOUISA JONAS - TPR Texas Public Radio | Pub: 04/13 A legislative bill may help some freshmen in Texas get an early start on technology careers. Senate Bill 22, currently in the House, proposes to implement a new technology education program called P-TECH or Pathways in Technology Early College High School. Victoria Vargas Squats 3.6x Her Bodyweight for an Unofficial World Record<https://barbend.com/victoria-vargas-squat/> by JAKE BOLY - BarBend | Pub: 04/13 Possibly the most impressive performance at this year’s USAPL’s Collegiate National Championships was by junior powerlifter Victoria Vargas (COEHD kinesiology student). She finished with a 623.3 Wilks score, which was the highest recorded score of the meet. In addition, she recorded two unofficial IPF junior world records for the -52kg women’s equipped weight class. Paying for Pre-K Can Be Tough For Middle Income Families<http://tpr.org/post/paying-pre-k-can-be-tough-middle-income-f... by LOUISA JONAS - Texas Public Radio | Pub: 04/11 San Antonio has received national accolades for collecting a special tax to fund a quality pre-school program called Pre-K 4 SA. But Pre-K 4 SA doesn’t accept all children, and many middle income families in Bexar County can’t afford other pre-kindergarten programs. That concerns some educators. UT System updates UTSA Presidential search status<http://www.utsa.edu/today/2017/04/presidentsearch.html> by STEVE LESLIE - University of Texas System | Pub: 04/11 Over the last 16 months, the University of Texas System has engaged in searches for three new presidents at UT academic institutions. With the UT San Antonio presidential search, we have heard from many engaged individuals, including members of the UTSA faculty and civic and business leaders, who care deeply about the future of UTSA and its impact on San Antonio and Texas. UTSA community members to be honored April 13 at University Excellence Awards<http://www.utsa.edu/today/2017/04/ueawinners.html> by UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATION - UTSA Today | Pub: 04/11 UTSA faculty and staff members are invited to the 2017 University Excellence Awards Ceremony at 2 p.m., Thursday, April 13 in the H-E-B University Center Ballroom (HUC 1.104) on the Main Campus. Additionally, the ceremony will be livestreamed to the Meeting/Assembly Room (BVB 1.338) in the Buena Vista Street Building at the Downtown Campus. “David’s Law” would criminalize cyberbullying, mandate school policies<https://www.texastribune.org/2017/04/11/davids-law-criminaliz... by JACKIE WANG - The Texas Tribune | Pub: 04/11 David Molak had been harassed online by classmates who mocked his appearance and threatened physical violence. After months of cyberbullying, the 16-year-old Alamo Heights High School student took his own life in January 2016. His parents created David’s Legacy, a foundation aimed at raising awareness about cyberbullying and suicide. And now the San Antonio family is working with a state senator on a bill to make cyberbullying a crime in Texas when it leads to injury or suicide and the victim is a minor. ________________________________ Publications Working with English Language Learners in the Mainstream English Language Arts Classroom…<http://education.utsa.edu/coehdnews/2016_COEHDnews/> 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<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> 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…<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> 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…<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> 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<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> 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<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> 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<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> 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)<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> 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<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> 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<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> 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…<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> UTSA VPR Office Submitted: $20,000 Bicultural-Bilingual Studies PI: Christiansen, Martha Sidury Bicultural-Bilingual Studies CI: Edgewood YES (Youth Engaged in Scholarship) Collective<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> 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…<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> 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<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> 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<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> 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<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> 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…<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> 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…<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> 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…<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> CONTEX Submitted: $147,288 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Grigsby, Timothy Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Sawtelle Grant Proposal: The UTSA IMPACT Center<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> 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…<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> 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<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> ConTex Submitted: $47,476 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Lima, Cynthia Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: An educational digital platform for Latina adolescent empowerment<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> 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…<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> 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<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> 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…<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> 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<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> 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<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> 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<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> 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…<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> ConTeX Submitted: $121,318 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Schnarrs, Phillip Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Scaling Up Regional PrEP Access (SUPRA)<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> 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 ________________________________ [https://d2q0qd5iz04n9u.cloudfront.net/_ssl/proxy.php/http/education.utsa....] <http://www.facebook.com/UTSACOEHD><http://twitter.com/intent/follow... 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