COEHDnews Week of Fri, July 03, 2015 ________________________________ [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/facebooknews.png]<https://www... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/twitternews.png] <https://twitter.com/UTSACOEHD> [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/rss.png] <http://education.utsa.edu/news/rss_2.0> COEHD Recent News Counseling and leading with creative spirit<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/counseling_and_leading_w... ________________________________ by Bethany Bray, Counseling Today | July 01, 2015 Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/counseling_and_leading_wi... [Thelma duffey] Dr. Thelma Duffey, professor and chair of the Department of Counseling, became the American Counseling Association’s 64th president on July 1, succeeding Robert Smith. Her term will run through June 30, 2016. ELPS professor publishes book on social justice<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/elps_professor_publishe... ________________________________ by Jo Ann Jones, COEHDnews | June 29, 2015 Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/elps_professor_publishes_... Dr. Felecia Briscoe, associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development’s (COEHD) Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, co-edited a book on social justice that will be published this July. VIEW ALL NEWS<http://education.utsa.edu/news/> Awards, Announcements, & Recognition Participants needed for research study ________________________________ Donovan Fogt | Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition 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 Sailors appointed to International Reading Association literacy panel ________________________________ Misty Sailors | Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching International Reading Association Dr. Misty Sailors, professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, was appointed to serve on the Literacy Research Panel (LRP) of the International Reading Association. As a member of the panel, Sailors will take part in research related activities, particularly those related to policy and practice, and will help maintain the LRP blog. If you know of someone in the college that deserves recognition, please EMAIL US<mailto:coehdcomm@utsa.edu> the following information: Name | Department | Honor or Award | Organization Presenting Research Awards & Submittals UTSA-Office of Vice-President for Research-GREAT Seed Grant Program ________________________________ $20,000 ________________________________ A long-duration capturing of the three-dimensional scapular kenematics using inertial magnetic unit Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition Awarded PI: Sakiko Oyama Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: National Institutes of Health R01 ________________________________ $3,620,587 ________________________________ Obesity Prevention in Head Start: The Miranos! Program Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition Submitted PI: Zenong Yin Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Meizi He, Erica Sosa Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition TX HHSC- Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services ________________________________ $610,476 ________________________________ DARS Autism Project Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Submitted PI: Lee Mason Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Shanun Kunnavatana Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Research, Awards, and Submittals are provided by your COEHD Research Service Center. Juliet Ray, RSC Director | Jesse Hernandez CRA, Sr. Research Award Coordinator External News 3-D heart printed using multiple imaging techniques<http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150626095528.h... ________________________________ by News Release | July 02, 2015 Full Story<http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150626095528.htm> Congenital heart experts have successfully integrated two common imaging techniques to produce a three-dimensional anatomic model of a patient's heart. This is the first time the integration of computed tomography (CT) and three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (3DTEE) has been used in this way. A proof-of-concept study also opens the way for these techniques to be used in combination with a third tool -- magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Teens turn to Internet to cope with health challenges<http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150602075750.h... ________________________________ by News Release | July 02, 2015 Full Story<http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150602075750.htm> While most teens tap online sources to learn more about puberty, drugs, sex, depression and other issues, a surprising 88 percent said they do not feel comfortable sharing their health concerns with Facebook friends or on other social networking sites, according to a study. NM’s bilingual workforce falls short of needs<http://www.abqjournal.com/606398/abqnewsseeker/border-spanish-ho... ________________________________ by Richard Metcalf | July 02, 2015 Full Story<http://www.abqjournal.com/606398/abqnewsseeker/border-spanish-ho... Bilingualism is touted as a strength of New Mexico’s labor pool, but a roundtable discussion attended by Gov. Susana Martinez on Tuesday described how the colloquial variety of Spanish commonly spoken here falls short of meeting the needs of business. Spanish-Language Spelling Bees Catch On Around the U.S.<http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/06/30/spanish-language-spe... ________________________________ by Jacob Bell | July 02, 2015 Full Story<http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/06/30/spanish-language-sp... The nation’s best spellers—en Español—will go head-to-head later this month in Albuquerque, N.M., to battle for the national championship title in the Concurso Nacional de Deletreo en Español, or the National Spanish Spelling Bee. Controversial New Textbooks Go Into Use This Fall In Texas<http://tpr.org/post/controversial-new-textbooks-go-use-fall-texa... ________________________________ by EDITOR | July 02, 2015 Full Story<http://tpr.org/post/controversial-new-textbooks-go-use-fall-texa... In Texas, there is a debate over textbooks. Last November, the Republican-controlled State Board of Education voted to adopt new textbooks that will hit classrooms for more than 5 million public school students this fall. The Supreme Court Ruling and Christian Colleges<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/06/29/will-supreme-c... ________________________________ by Scott Jaschik | July 02, 2015 Full Story<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/06/29/will-supreme-cour... Friday's Supreme Court decision that states must authorize and recognize gay and lesbian marriages could create major legal challenges for religious colleges -- primarily evangelical Christian colleges that bar same-sex relationships among students and faculty members. Why many Texas districts are not going back to deep frying<http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/gOpCCvaFltCPdAdLCidWqVCicNIqUU?for... ________________________________ by Liz Crampton | July 02, 2015 Full Story<http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/gOpCCvaFltCPdAdLCidWqVCicNIqUU?form... Eight of Texas' largest school districts say they do not plan to serve fried foods or soda despite a recent statewide policy change allowing them to do so. "Despite the reversal, we believe the healthy changes that have been made to our school menus remain in the best interest of our students," said Melissa Martinez, a spokeswoman for El Paso's school district. "It also would be cost prohibitive to retrofit all of our kitchens with deep fryers." TexasTribune.org VIEW ALL NEWS<http://education.utsa.edu/news/> Faculty Publications A Counternarrative Autoethnography Exploring School Districts’ Role in Reproducing Racism… ________________________________ Felecia Briscoe | Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Teachers College Record. 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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