Publications
UCI School of Education News Archive
2019
jANUARY
- CalTeach Hosts Winter Workshop for Mentor Teachers
- UCI Celebrates the Arrival of Year of the Golden Pig
- Drew Bailey Selected as Jacobs Foundation Early Career Research Fellow
- UCI History Project 8th Grade Workshop for Teachers Examines the Mexican American War
- Second School of Education Workshop - Communicating to Learn - Attracts 200+ Educators
FEBRUARY
- UCI Next Generation Undergraduate Success Measurement Program1
- School Hosts Family Weekend Event: "21st Century Undergraduate Education"
- Working Memory & Plasticity Lab Undergraduate Researchers Awarded Funding for UROP Proposals
- Di Xu & Colleagues Receive Gates Foundation Grant to Examine College Acceleration Strategies
- Navy Veteran Jacob Kepins Awarded Brython Davis Fellowship in Honor of his Father's Marine Corps Service
maRCH
- Hosun Kang Receives 2019 NARST Early Career Research Award
- Third Research-Based Strategies Workshop Attracts 100+ Southern California Educators
- Ph.D. student Kimberly Telfer-Radzat and UCI alumna Dr. Sarah Bach received proposal approval from (OCDE) for the establishment of Sycamore Creek Community Charter School in Huntington Beach, CA
- Hosun Kang receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award
- Deborah Vandell Receives SRCD 2019 Distinguished Contributions to Public Policy and Practice in Child Development Award
- El Sol Project Receives AERA 2019 SIG Civic Action and Social Engagement (CASE) Award
april
- California Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP) Program Hosts Inaugural Alumni Roundtables Event
- Hansol Lee Advanced to Associate Professor at Korea Military Academy
- UCI School of Education at 2019 CABE Conference
- Jade Marcus Jenkins Honored at 2019 Celebration of Teaching: School of Education Dean's Honoree
- LEAD Invited Speaker Address: Veronica Ahumada Newhart, PhD
- UCI Celebrates Latino Excellence and Achievement at Second Annual Dinner Gala
- Wendy Ochoa Honored at 2019 Latino Excellence and Achievement Dinner (LEAD)
- MAT Program Hosts Annual Job Fair for Teacher Candidates
maY
- National Teacher Appreciation Day Celebration at Beckman Center Attracts 200+ Educators
- Building Partnerships to Improve Education Symposium
- Socorro Cambero: 2019 UROP Chancellor's Award
- Associate Professor Rossella Santagata: Sharing Research on Teacher Learning at Nine Universities in Four Countries
- 2019 Doctoral Student Recognition Ceremony
- Alumnus David Schrenzel Honored as IUSD Teacher of Promise
- Pheather Harris Receives UCI Dynamic Womxn Spotlight Award
- Tina Matuchniak: Promoted to Assistant Professor Position at California State University, Long Beach
- Tyler Watts to Join Columbia Teachers College as Assistant Professor
- Karen Taylor Accepts Postdoctoral Position at Stanford University
- Dr. Jessica Tunney: 2019 UCI Lauds & Laurels Distinguished Alumna
- Sabrina Solanki Accepts Postdoctoral Position at University of Michigan
- Kayla Puente Honored at 2019 Dynamic Womxn of UCI Awards Ceremony
- Peter McPartlan Accepts Post-Doctoral Fellow Position at SDSU
- UCI Hosts National Teacher Appreciation Day (video)
- Khamia Powell Garners Honorable Mention from Faculty Mentor Program
- Yangyang Liu Receives Dissertation Fellowship Award
- Sharin Jacob Named 2019 California State University Doctoral Incentive Program Scholar
- Undergraduate Research Symposium: May 18, 2019
- Delegates from Seoul National University Visit UCI to Explore Global Partnership Options
- Shanyce Campbell Awarded NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Rachel Baker Awarded NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship
- MAT Teacher Education Candidates Volunteer at 2019 Very Special Arts Festival
- MAT Alums Share Technology Ideas with Teacher Candidates during Tech Day at Woodbury Elementary
- SAGE Scholars Program Honors 2019 Graduates
- UCI Hosts Spring Credential Advisory Council Meeting
- PhD Students Showcase Research at 2019 AGS Annual Graduate Research Symposium
- PhD Students Present at 2019 APPAM Conference at UCI
JUNE
- WRITE Center Delivers Live-Stream Book Talks, Poised to Become a National Center for the Study of Secondary Writing
- Professor Sandra Simpkins Receives Faculty Mentorship Award for Inclusive Excellence
- Lecturer Susan Guilfoyle Receives Faculty Mentorship Award for Inclusive Excellence
- Acacia Warren Facilitates Project-Based Learning Institute for K-12 Educators
- Jade Jenkins Awarded 2019-2020 Hellman Fellowship
- CalTeach Program Reception Honors 2019 Graduates
- Jacquelynne Eccles Honored with University of Michigan Naming: "Jacquelynne S. Eccles Collegiate Lecturer of Psychology"
- Jade Jenkins is UCI Co-PI on 5-year NICHD Grant: "Factors in Persistence Versus Fadeout of Early Childhood Intervention Impacts"
- Qiujie Li Accepts Postdoctoral Researcher Position at New York University
- In Memorium: Rita Peterson, Ph.D.
- Rachel Stumpf Joins Santa Clara University as Faculty Development Program Manager
- "Exploring Associations between Leisure Activities and Cognitive Performance in Older Adults"
- "Fraction Ball" at El Sol Academy
- Sylvia Navarro Hernandez's Inspiration Leads to Introduction of UCI's Brave Spaces
jULY
- Center for Educational Partnerships Summer 2019: 24 Programs Serve 910 Participants
- WRITE Center Delivers Live-Stream Book Talks, Poised to Become a National Center for the Study of Secondary Writing
- Professor Sandra Simpkins Receives Faculty Mentorship Award for Inclusive Excellence
- Lecturer Susan Guilfoyle Receives Faculty Mentorship Award for Inclusive Excellence
- Acacia Warren Facilitates Project-Based Learning Institute for K-12 Educators
- Jade Jenkins Awarded 2019-2020 Hellman Fellowship
- CalTeach Program Reception Honors 2019 Graduates
- Jacquelynne Eccles Honored with University of Michigan Naming: "Jacquelynne S. Eccles Collegiate Lecturer of Psychology"
- Jade Jenkins is UCI Co-PI on 5-year NICHD Grant: "Factors in Persistence Versus Fadeout of Early Childhood Intervention Impacts"
- Qiujie Li Accepts Postdoctoral Researcher Position at New York University
- In Memorium: Rita Peterson, Ph.D.
- Rachel Stumpf Joins Santa Clara University as Faculty Development Program Manager
- "Exploring Associations between Leisure Activities and Cognitive Performance in Older Adults"
- "Fraction Ball" at El Sol Academy
- Sylvia Navarro Hernandez's Inspiration Leads to Introduction of UCI's Brave Spaces
SEPTEMBER
- Study by Prof. Penner finds that culturally centered program for Black, male students boosts persistence
- WRITE Center to Launch with Keynote, All-Star Panel
- October 30 Workshop: Fostering Collaborative Inquiry & Civic Engagement through Youth Participatory Action Research to feature Nicole Mirra & Antero Garcia
- PhD Candidate Jacob Kepins Awarded AERA Dissertation Grant
- PhD Candidate Jennifer Duer Awarded DHHS ACF Dissertation Grant to Study Early Head Start
- Second year PhD in Education students showcase 1st year research at annual Poster Presentation
- Professor George Farkas Publishes in Child Development
- New article by doctoral student Undarmaa Maamuujav, allumna Jenell Krishnan, and Assoc. Prof. Penelope Collins: The Utility of Infographics in L2 Writing Classes
- PhD Student Undarmaa Maamuujav Publishes in Tesol Journal
- School Welcomes 150 New Education Sciences Majors for a Total Enrollment of 825
OCTOBER
- USDE awards Prof. Elizabeth Peña $1.25 million training grant to develop Special Education emphasis in UCI’s Ph.D. in Education program
- Prof. Mark Warschauer leads team on $4 Million EIR Grant: Improving Pedagogy to Accelerate Computational Thinking (IMPACT)
- Chronicle of Higher Education features launch of Next Generation Undergraduate Success Measurement Project
- MAT alumna Megan Smith receives Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
- New book from Prof. Liane Brouillette explores ways to integrate arts into diverse K-5 curricula
- Dist. Prof. George Farkas publishes "Are U.S. Schools Discriminating When Suspending Students With Disabilities? A Best-Evidence Synthesis"
- Asst. Prof. Emily Penner's research cited in Futurity: "Manhood Development" program cuts drop-out rate for Black male high schoolers
- New article by Prof. Sandra Simpkins, Yangyang Liu, Ta-yang Hsieh, & Gabriel Estrella: Supporting Latino HS Students' Science Motivation
- New chapter from Assoc. Prof. Drew Bailey in the Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence & Cognitive Neuroscience: "How Intelligence Research Can Inform Education & Public Policy
- Alumna Tarana Khan joins PBS SoCal/Public Media Group of Southern California as Education Research and Evaluation Analyst
- Alumna Lauren Shea, adjunct professional lecturer at American University, consulted for new PBS series Hero Elementary
- Alumna Joyce Lin joins CSU Fullerton as assistant professor
- Century High School's TEACH Academy Advisory Board meets at UCI
- UCI News features Alumnus David Liu's PhD Journey
- PhD Candidate Jennifer Renick awarded Newkirk Fellowship in Community-Based Research
- Doctoral student Joseph Aubele co-authors chapter in Misinformation and Fake News in Education
- Doctoral student Jacob Steiss sole author of Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy article promoting critical pedagogy
- Doctoral student Paul Yoo lead author on new RAND Report: Putting Data to Work for Young People
- New article by Susanne Jaeggi: "Benefits of Playing Number and Working Memory Games on Kindergartners’ Numerical Knowledge"
- New article by postdoctoral scholar Jasmine Nation & colleagues analyzes impact of service learning engineering course
November
- The Writing Research to Improve Teaching & Evaluation (WRITE) Center celebrates its official launch
- Record number of students honored at Master of Arts in Teaching + Teaching Credential Scholarship Awards Ceremony
- More than 100 Southern California educators attended the first workshop in the UCI Writing Project's 2019-20 series, "Research-Based Strategies to Enhance Learning for All Students"
- Associate Professor Lindsey Richland discusses children's reasoning and higher-order thinking with Dean Richard Arum
- Andrea Kristell Medrano - a first-gen senior majoring in Education Sciences and Spanish - hopes to become an academic counselor in low-income communities
- Doctoral student Jenny Woo showcased her social-emotional learning activity, 52 Essential Conversations, during the university's campus-wide Honors Program's New Student Orientation
- Associate Professor Susanne Jaeggi publishes in Developmental Science: "Racing Dragons and Remembering Aliens: Benefits of Playing Number and Working Memory Games on Kindergarteners' Numerical Knowledge"
- Assistant Professor Emily Penner publishes "My Brother's Keeper? The Impact of Targeted Educational Supports" in The National Bureau of Economic Research
- Associate Professor Hosun Kang discusses science education, teaching, identities, and social justice with Dean Richard Arum
- Century High School's TEACH Program, which helps high school students interested in teaching prepare for college, visits UCI School of Education
