Subscribe<http://eepurl.com/bckAEX> | Archive<http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/home/?u=136171bc13e56eae0ccfa... Trouble Reading? Online Version<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> [COEHDnews]<http://education.utsa.edu/> UTSA College of Education and Human Development COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, April 15, 2016 <http://www.facebook.com/UTSACOEHD> Follow on Facebook <http://twitter.com/intent/follow?source=followbutton&variant=1.0&... Follow on Twitter <http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK6pHBcRJJXKzUyLAxgBgcw?sub_confirmation=... Follow on YouTube <http://education.utsa.edu/news/rss_2.0> Follow on RSS Spotlight: COEHD doctoral fellow selected to attend national conference<http://education.utsa.edu/SPOTLIGHT/article/coehd_doctoral_... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/27.jpg] ReAnna S. Roby, doctoral fellow in the Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, was selected to participate in the University of Delaware ADVANCE Institute’s “Women of Color in the Academy: What’s Next?” Conference. ReAnna is one of two nationally selected graduate student participants. Share: [Facebook] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer?url=http://e... [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... [Print] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/print/offer?url=http://educ... [Favorites] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/favorites/offer?url=http://... COEHDnews [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/coehd_logo_coehdnews.jpg] <http://education.utsa.edu/> BBL professor emerita publishes e-book on Moisés Espino del Castillo<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/bbl_professor_emerita_... [Unknown-1] by JO ANN JONES, COEHDPublished: 04/12 Dr. Ellen Riojas Clark, professor emerita in the College of Education and Human Development’s Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies, recently published an e-book on the work of the late poet Moisés Espino del Castillo. Share: [Facebook] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer?url={awards_... [Twitter] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/twitter/offer?url=%7Btitle_... [Email] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/email/offer?url=%7Btitle_pe... [Print] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/print/offer?url=%7Btitle_pe... [Favorites] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/favorites/offer?url=%7Btitl... UTSA one of just five U.S. universities recognized in prestigious ranking of young universities<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_one_of_just_f... [The2] by CHRISTI FISH, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONSPublished: 04/11 UTSA has been ranked as one of the best young universities in the nation, as well as a global leader, according to the 150 Under 50 Rankings released by Times Higher Education (THE). Share: [Facebook] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer?url={awards_... [Twitter] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/twitter/offer?url=%7Btitle_... [Email] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/email/offer?url=%7Btitle_pe... [Print] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/print/offer?url=%7Btitle_pe... [Favorites] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/favorites/offer?url=%7Btitl... Awards & Announcements COEHD students, professor receive University Life Awards<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> MARISOL REYES, VANESSA SANSONE, DR. ZAID HADDAD | COEHDUTSA Student Government Association ​COEHD students Marisol Reyes (Bicultural-Bilingual Studies) and Vanessa Sansone (Educational Leadership and Policy Studies) were awarded the COEHD Outstanding Undergraduate Student and Outstanding Graduate Student awards, respectively, at the 2016 UTSA Student Government Association's University Life Awards Ceremony. Dr. Zaid Haddad, assistant professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, received the Alumni Association's Distinguished Faculty Award at the ceremony. Share: [Facebook] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer?url={awards_... [Twitter] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/twitter/offer?url=%7Btitle_... [Email] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/email/offer?url=%7Btitle_pe... [Print] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/print/offer?url=%7Btitle_pe... [Favorites] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/favorites/offer?url=%7Btitl... Events Calendar APR 16 Writing Workshop: APA and Literature Review<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/writing_workshop_apa_an... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - Main Building 2.220 APR 19 Pornography and Sexual Culture in the Civil War North<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/pornography_and_sexual_c... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 6:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - Business Building, University Room, 2.06.04 APR 19 Acceptable Bigotry? Understanding Islamophobia and its Impact on Youth<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/acceptable_bigotry_under... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - Main Building, 0.106 APR 20 A Conversation on Latino Teacher Recruitment with Bright Spots in Hispanic Education<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/a_conversation_on_la... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] (Academy for Teacher Excellence featured in program) ** 1:00 p.m. central standard time (2:00 p.m. eastern standard time) [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Online via Google+Hangouts - http://www.ed.gov/HispanicInitiative APR 21 Racial and Ethnic Gaps in Post Secondary Aspirations, Preparation, and Enrollment<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/racial_and_ethnic_g... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Downtown Campus - Durango Building 2.316 APR 21 A Life on Hold: Living with Schizophrenia - Book Reading and Plática<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/a_life_on_hold_living_... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 11:30 a.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - McKinney Humanities Building, 3.01.18 External News [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/EXTERNAL.jpg] <http://education.utsa.edu/> How to Avoid Empathy Burnout<http://nautil.us/issue/35/boundaries/how-to-avoid-empathy-burnout?__scoop_post=c9e5bf40-fcb7-11e5-bfcf-90b11c40440d&__scoop_topic=4364025#__scoop_post=c9e5bf40-fcb7-11e5-bfcf-90b11c40440d&__scoop_topic=4364025> by JAMIL ZAKI, NAUTILUS - Psychology | 04/14 Caregivers can benefit by understanding a patient’s pain without feeling it themselves. Why going vegan for Earth Month can have a huge impact<http://college.usatoday.com/2016/04/14/why-going-vegan-for-eart... by Morgan Buckley, University of Southern California, USA Today College | 04/14 With Earth Month in full swing, many people are trying to reduce their environmental footprints by changing their day-to-day routines, like taking shorter showers or using public transportation. A Nobel Laureate’s Education Plea: Revolutionize Teaching<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/04/14/465729968/a-nobel-l... by ERIC WESTERVELT, NPR Ed | 04/14 Stanford physicist Carl Wieman is on a quest to bury the big lecture in favor of evidence-based techniques. But it's not clear higher education is listening. Gifted, But Still Learning English, Many Bright Students Get Overlooked<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/04/11/467653193/gifted-... by CLAUDIO SANCHEZ, NPR Ed | 04/14 More than 3 million U.S. schoolchildren are classified as gifted. Thousands of others, however, are never identified as gifted and remain underserved because they start school not speaking English. A Simple Cure For Education’s Jargonitis Facebook Twitter Google+ Email April<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/04/12/473016059/a-simple-cur... by ANYA KAMENETZ, NPR Ed | 04/14 It can be hard to make sense of the words used by people who want to make schools better. Here's our Reader's Guide, using the most common words in English. Broadway’s ‘Hamilton’ Makes Its Way Into NYC’s High School Curriculum<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/04/14/474185125/broadwa... by BETH FERTIG, NPR Ed | 04/14 The Broadway hit tells the story of the American Revolution with a multi-racial cast and hip-hop music. The point is to make American history a lot more exciting than how it's often taught in school. Lawmakers Promise Fix for Teacher Health Care Plan<https://www.texastribune.org/2016/04/13/panel-promises-fix-teache... by Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune | 04/14 A special panel of state lawmakers On Wednesday began trying to figure out how to address skyrocketing premiums for teachers under state-run health insurance plans. Districts Step Up Recruitment To Fill Critical Teaching Posts<http://tpr.org/post/districts-step-recruitment-fill-critical-tea... by LOUISA JONAS, TPR Texas Public Radio, Texas Tribune | 04/14 This weekend the San Antonio Independent School District held a job fair aimed at filling critical teaching positions for the fall. Across Texas districts are reporting a shortage of teachers in specific subject areas. Some Schools Have More Police Officers Than Counselors<http://tpr.org/post/some-schools-have-more-police-officers-... by RHONDA FANNING, TPR Texas Public Radio | 04/14 Some of America’s biggest school districts in New York City, Chicago, Miami-Dade County and Houston are hiring more security officers and police than counselors. In Houston, for example, there is only one counselor for every 1,175 students. UTSA announces university-wide campus carry policy<http://www.utsa.edu/today/2016/04/campuscarrypolicy.html> by University Communications, UTSA Today | 04/14 The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) today announced a policy on the implementation of Senate Bill 11, the campus carry law. The measure allows licensed individuals to carry a concealed handgun on public university campuses, and goes into effect just prior to the Fall 2016 semester. Uber for Education Is Here… Sort Of<https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2016/04/13/uber-education... by Staff Writer, Inside Higher Ed | 04/13 College students will soon be able to pay for rides from Uber through their learning management system. Blackboard on Tuesday announced a partnership with the ride-hailing service that will let students use Transact, the technology company's cashless payment application, when requesting a ride. Colleges, parents and students using Transact will be able to create accounts to be used exclusively for Uber payments. First ever interdisciplinary hackathon brings different fields together and creative ideas to life.<http://www.ecampusnews.com/technologies/college-hackathon-interd... by RONALD BETHKE, eCampusNews | 04/13 In a trending event that’s taken the higher-ed world by storm (e.g. MLH hackathons, Northern Virginia’s recent hackathon, Princeton’s recent hackathon, and many more), a team of Hampshire College students have launched a unique hackathon aimed at engaging more than just tech students, thanks to the incorporation of different disciplines such as art, design, fabrication and more. The goal is to create products that attempt to solve problems resonating in the modern world. Publications Respiratory modulation of human autonomic function on Earth.<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Journal of Physiology William Cooke | Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition Eckberg DL, Cooke WH, Diedrich A, Biaggioni I, Buckey JC Jr, Pawelczyk JA, Ertl AC, Cox JF, Kuusela TA, Tahvanainen KU, Mano T, Iwase S, Baisch FJ, Levine BD, Adams-Huet B, Robertson D, Blomqvist CG (2016). Respiratory modulation of human autonomic function on Earth. Journal of Physiology. doi: 10.1113/JP271654 Respiratory modulation of human autonomic function. Long-term neuroplasticity in space.<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Journal of Physiology William Cooke | Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition Eckberg DL, Diedrich A, Cooke WH, Biaggioni I, Buckey JC Jr, Pawelczyk JA, Ertl AC, Cox JF, Kuusela TA, Tahvanainen KU, Mano T, Iwase S, Baisch FJ, Levine BD, Adams-Huet B, Robertson D, Blomqvist CG (2016). Respiratory modulation of human autonomic function. Long-term neuroplasticity in space. Journal of Physiology. doi: 10.1113/JP271656 Research Awards & Submittals Measuring Stage of Change for Academic Distress<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Hogg Foundation Submitted: $21,330 Educational Psychology PI: Kara Styck Educational Psychology CI: Promoting Outcome-Based Wellness, Empowerment, and Recover (POWER)<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Hogg Foundation Submitted: $22,000 Counselling PI: Hope Bell Counselling CI: Catherine Somody Counselling Autonomic Neural Regulation During Recovery from Severe Burn<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> San Antonio Medical Foundation Submitted: $198,899 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: William Cooke Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Donovan Fogt Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition Expanding and Disseminating the Building a Healthy Temple: A Summer Obesity Prevention Program…<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Submitted: $158,712 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Meizi He Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: CultuRemix! Innovating Teaching and Learning Through Remixing<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> IDEA Submitted: $10,000 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Vittorio Marone Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Autonomic Regulation and Neurocognitive Function in PTSD<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> San Antonio Life Sciences Institute (SALSI) Submitted: $49,992 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: William Cooke Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Donovan Fogt Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition Applied Behavior Analysis Clinic<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> TRICARE Submitted: $177,726 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Lee Mason Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Electronic Client Data Intake Project<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> The Trull Foundation Submitted: $15,495 Counselling PI: Catherine Somody Counselling CI: EI: Opening Doors to Underrepresented Students: A Computer Science Graduate Certificate Program…<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> National Science Foundation Submitted: $1,249,304 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Timothy Yuen Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Maria Arreguin-Anderson; Guadalupe Carmona-Dominguez; Matthew Gibson Other Academics Project Behave<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> UTSA VP for Research - GREAT Submitted: $20,000 Educational Psychology PI: Leslie Neely Educational Psychology CI: Candace Gann Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CONTACT US College of Education and Human Development One UTSA Circle San Antonio, TX 78249 education.utsa.edu<http://education.utsa.edu/> <http://education.utsa.edu/> Jo Ann Jones<mailto:Joann.Jones@utsa.edu> COEHDnews Editor/Writer T: 210.458.4486 Byron Spencer<mailto:byron.spencer@utsa.edu> COEHDnews Editor T: 210.458.7396 Jesus Chavez<mailto:Jesus.chavez@utsa.edu> University Communications Media Relations T: 210.458.4937