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UCI School of Education News Archive
2021 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION NEWS
JANUARY
  • Richard Arum, Greg Duncan named among nation's most influential education scholars (Read more)​
  • Assistant Professor Emily Penner receives 2020 Community Outcomes and Impact Award (Read more)​
  • ​Doctoral candidate Qing Zhang receives AERA-NSF Grants Program Dissertation Award (Read more)​
  • Dean Richard Arum presents ways to transform higher education into more just, equitable environments (Read more)
  • MAT Single Subject Coordinator Acacia Warren leads ISTE workshop on PBL & STEAM (Read more)
  • Associate Deans for Access initiative, Center for Educational Partnerships (CFEP) & Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP) partner to encourage college attendance among first-gen students at local high schools in Orange & Los Angeles counties (Read more)​
FEBRUARY
  • ​Doctoral candidate Yenda Prado signs contract with MIT Press (Read more)
  • Fourth-year doctoral students Sharin Jacob and Sirui Wan selected as Grad Slam Finalists (Read more)
  • Professor Susanne Jaeggi receives NIH/NIA grant to study interventions that may mitigate cognitive decline in older adult populations (Read more)
  • Doctoral student Undarmaa Maamuujav awarded Otto W. Shaler Scholarship (Read more)
  • Assistant Professor Nia Dowell named a Faculty Innovation Fellow  (Read more)​​
  • Assistant Professor Emily Penner named William T. Grant Scholars Program finalist (Read more)
  • Two doctoral students awarded Public Impact Fellowships (Read more)​
march
  • School of Education Master’s program launches Bilingual Authorization Program (Read more)​​​​​
  • ​OCEAN partnership with TLC Public Charter School generating novel research into ways that technology can foster an inclusive environment for culturally and linguistically diverse students with disabilities (Read more)
  • ​OCEAN partnership with Rea Elementary and the Newport-Mesa Unified School District improving teaching and students’ mathematical thinking and reasoning (Read more)
  • OCEAN team addressing threats to educational opportunities in low-income communities of color during the pandemic (Read more)
  • ​Alumna Vicki Vasques (’81) makes a $10,000 gift in honor of School of Education legendary teacher educator Mary Roosevelt (Read more)
  • Research team, led by Assistant Professor Andres Bustamante, receives award to introduce innovative Fraction Ball math game in SAUSD (Read more)
april
  • Association for Psychological Science awards Assistant Professor Andres Bustamante a Rising Star designation (Read more)
  • UCI School of Education Ranked No. 15 in the Nation by U.S. News (Read more)​​
  • ​UCI takes part in 28th annual KinderCaminata (Read more)
  • Doctoral candidate Yenda Prado receives Latino Excellence & Achievement Award (Read more)
  • The California Teacher Education Research and Improvement Network selects doctoral students Jonathan Montoya, Ethan Rubin, and Steven Skoropad as CTERIN Fellows (Read more)
2020 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION NEWS
January
  • Teacher Value-Added research by Emily Penner & colleagues featured in Brookings article
  • Distinguished Professor Jacquelynne Eccles receives 2020 Society for Research on Adolescence Outstanding Mentor Award
  • Lecturer Bruce Baron receives 2020 Hilda Taba Award for "exemplary skills, dedication, & commitment to high quality social studies education"  
  • Alumna Tirana Khan (Ph.D. '19) joins PBS SoCal as Education Research and Evaluation Analyst
  • Alumna Lauren Shea (Ph.D. '12) is providing science & literacy content consultation for new PBS animated series Hero Elementary
  • RHSU names Dean Richard Arum and Distinguished Professor Greg Duncan to 2020 Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings
  • New article by Edward Chen and Drew Bailey: Dual-Task Studies of Working Memory and Arithmetic Performance: A Meta-Analysis
  • New article from Susanne Jaeggi and colleagues: Evidence for the Contribution of COMT Gene Val158/108Met Polymorphism (rs4680) to Working Memory Training‐Related Prefrontal Plasticity
  • CalTeach student Valeria Zavala profiled in NBC's The Voice
  • New article from Jacky Au, Benjamin Gibson, Kimberly Bunarjo, Martin Buschkuehl, & Susanne Jaeggi: Quantifying the Difference between Active and Passive Control Groups in Cognitive Interventions Using two Meta-Analytical Approaches 
  • New article by Jiwon Lee & Rossella Santagata: A Longitudinal Study of Novice Primary School Teachers' Knowledge and Quality of Mathematics Instruction
  • New article by Drew Bailey and colleagues: Reciprocal Effects of Reading and Mathematics? Beyond the Cross-Lagged Panel Model
  • New article from Carol Connor and colleagues: Predicting Second and Third Graders’ Reading Comprehension Gains: Observing Students’ and Classmates Talk During Literacy Instruction Using COLT 
  • Acacia Warren, Joshua Yuan, Joshua Gagnier, Nora Renteria present at 7th Annual California STEAM Symposium
  • Greg Duncan research cited in Maclean's article: Can Treating Poverty Change a Child's Brain?
  • Undraa Maamuujav publishes in CATESOL Journal: Developing Autonomous Self-Editors: An Alternative Approach to Written Corrective Feedback ​
  • Adrianna Villavicencio speaks about her experiences at Research Alliance for NYC Schools during January Teacher Learning Group meeting
February
  • Scholars from Mellon Research Forum convene for first time at UCI School of Education
  • Distinguished Professor George Farkas's research on special education needs in California highlighted as part of PACE policy briefs
  • ​The UCI School of Education, in partnership with Educational Testing Service (ETS) hosts local leaders to discuss modern competencies and future workforce needs
  • OCEAN Spotlight: Enhancing Dual-Language Curriculum
  • Established in fall 2018, the UCI Teacher Academy provides professional development opportunities to all educators
  • Rudy Hanley Scholarships support future teachers such as Master of Arts in Teaching + Teaching Credential candidate Saeed Hussein Marandi
  • Alumna Feliza Ortiz-Licon speaks at 2/13 Graduate Alumni Speaker Event: Reflections of an Equity-Minded, State Board Member of Education
  • Professor Felicitas Thiel, Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany, presents at Teacher Learning Group on 2/13
  • Associate Professor Kylie Peppler discusses intersection of arts, computational technologies, and interest-driven learning with Dean Richard Arum - YouTube Trailer (3:25)
  • New publication from Young-Suk Kim & colleagues: "Academic Language and Listening Comprehension—Two Sides of the Same Coin?" 
  • Yasmiyn Irizarry presents 2/10: Racialized Tracking in the United States: Black Students and Trends in Advanced Math Enrollment
  • ​Frontiers in Psychology publishes research from Prof. Eccles' Motivation & Identity Research lab in special issue: Gendered Paths into STEM. Article: Traditional Gender Role Beliefs & Career Attainment in STEM: A Gendered Story?
  • Ben Motz presents to Digital Learning Lab 2/7: Behavioral Guide Rails to Improve Student Engagement
  • Lydia Liu presents 2/5: Assessing Skills for a New Economy
  • ​Record number apply to UCI - 72,391 - second year in a row for most applications in UC system
  • Caitlin Zaloom presents 2/3: Indebted: How Families Make College Work
  • For Education Sciences major Jocelyne Munoz, UCI feels like a home away from home
  • Teacher Value-Added research by Emily Penner & colleagues featured in Brookings article
  • Alum David Liu presenting at 2020 LA UX Research Meetup 2/11 in Los Angeles​
MARCH
  • New chapter from Sharin Jacob, Leiny Garcia, & Mark Warschauer: Leveraging Multilingual Identities in Computer Science Education
  • Prof. Elizabeth Peña publishes in Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 
  • Professor Gustavo Carlo presents at School: The Interplay of Parenting, Values, and Culture-Specific Mechanism on Prosocial Development
  • ​Faculty and doctoral students present at Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness Conference, March 11-14
  • Doctoral candidate Jane Nazzal presenting at two national conferences in March: Two-Year College English Association (TYCA) & Conference on College Composition & Communication (CCCC)
  • Doctoral student Undarmaa Maamuujav presenting at two international conferences: AAAL Conference and TESOL International Convention
  • Alumna Melissa Callaghan and Associate Professor Stephanie Reich publish in the International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning: Applying a Developmental Lens to Educational Game Design for Preschoolers
  • Joseph Aubele publishes in Science Communication: Hedged Language and Partisan Media Influence Belief in Science Claims
  • Faculty, doctoral students, and alumni present at the 45th Conference of the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP), March 19-21
  • Deborah Vandell, Ken Lee, Anamarie Auger, Kim Pierce publish in Child Development: Cumulative and Differential Effects of Early Child Care and Middle Childhood Out‐of‐School Time on Adolescent Functioning
  • UCI School of Education inaugurates IDEA Wall: (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Advancement)
  • Faculty and students present at Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Biennial Meeting, March 19-21
  • ​Michelle Spiegel publishes in The Early Years: Harnessing a Behavioral Economic Framework for Supporting Providers in Improving Early Childhood Care
  • New article from Carol Connor, Ashley Adams, Elham Zargar, Taffeta Woods, Belinda Hernandez, Deborah Vandell: Observing Individual Children in Early Childhood Classrooms Using Optimizing Learning Opportunities for Students (OLOS)
  • New article from Rachel Baker and Gabe Orona: The Role of Non-Cognitive Variable in Identifying Community College Students in Need of Targeted Supports
  • Doctoral students Jenny Woo and Ying Xu qualify for UCI's 2020 Grad Slam Finals
  • Professor Nicole Patton Terry presents at School: Contextualizing the Science of Reading: Vulnerability as a Framework to Understand and Address Reading Achievement among African American Students
  • New article from Tara Barnhart and Elizabeth van Es: Developing a Critical Discourse about Teaching and Learning: The Case of a Secondary Science Video Club
  • New article from Carol Connor and colleagues in the Journal of Deaf Studies: Language and Reading Progress of Young Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children
April
  • Dean Richard Arum: The cost of providing instruction has not decreased, if anything there is an added cost to moving instruction. CNBC Online 
  • Dr. Acacia Warren & UCI Teacher Academy offer free online PBL and STEAM workshops for K-12 educators
  • MAT Program and CalTeach Program host online panel discussion for candidate job market preparation
  • Prof. Elizabeth Pena: Language & Literacy Together: Supporting Grammatical Development in Dual Language Learners with Risk for Language & Learning Difficulties - Language, Speech and Hearing Services in Schools
  • Prof. Ahn: Studies show a negative impact on student achievement when K-12 students move to online formats - Journalist's Resource
  • Prof. Duncan: The weight of the evidence shows additional resources help kids - New York Times
  • Prof. Villavicencio: School closures could have long-term impacts on students' educational outcomes, mental health - Newsweek
  • Alumna Jin Kyoung Hwang publishes: The Relationship Among Home Language Use, Parental Beliefs, and Spanish-Speaking Children's Vocabulary - International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism
  • ​Online Learning Research Center featured - Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
  • Alum, publisher providing free materials for kids during school closures - Daily Pilot
  • Dean Richard Arum writes in op-ed: What is a College Education in the Time of Coronavirus? - New York Times
  • Prof. Di Xu discusses online learning - ​Seattle Times
  • School of Education Online Learning Research Center featured - Campus Technology
  • UCI’s graduate program in education shines in U.S. News & World Report rankings: 10th among U.S. public Schools of Education; 20th nationally 
  • Professor Mark Warschauer elected to National Academy of Education​
MAY
  • Alumnus Hansol Lee & Professor Mark Warschauer publish article describing how learner factors are associated with successful second language vocabulary learning Modern Language Journal​
  • First-year doctoral student Jonathan Montoya named 2020 Postsecondary Career and Technical Education Research Fellow
  • Happy National Teacher Appreciation Week!
  • Professor Judith Haymore Sandholtz is School of Education Dean’s Honoree for the 2020 UCI Celebration of Teaching 
  • Doctoral student Ta-Yang (Diane) Hsieh awarded UCI 2020 Promising Future Faculty Award
  • Three doctoral students- Jennifer Cabrera, Perla Ramos Carranza, Joseph Ta Tho Wong -named fellows by NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program. UCI School of Education has most GRFP fellows in STEM Education & Learning Research for fifth time in past seven years.
  • Three doctoral students advised by Prof. Carol Connor - Jenny Woo, Dandan Yang, & Elham Zargar - receive PrecL awards for collaborative research & training
June
  • Assistant Professor Nia Dowell awarded Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant to grow new generation of learning engineers​
  • Doctoral student Undarmaa Maamuujav receives Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program appointment
  • Professors June Ahn, Rossella Santagata, Adriana Villavicencio receive grant from UCI Office of Inclusive Excellence to advance equity in the age of COVID-19​
  • ​Professor Young-Suk Kim awarded IES grant to develop and test an oral language and literacy development intervention​​
  • Distinguished Professor George Farkas receives Willard Waller Award from American Sociological Association for lifetime achievement in the field of sociology of education ​​
  • ​Fifth-year doctoral student Mariela Rivas receives 2020 Latino, Excellence and Achievement (LEAD) Award for academic excellence and service to others​
  • Associate Professor Lindsey Richland receives NSF grant to study the Impact of COVID-19 emotional stressors on college students' executive function and e-learning ​​
  • School of Education alum Mary Cappellini, Save Our Youth, keeping American Dream alive for
    underserved OC youth during pandemic
    ​​
  • Associate Professor Susanne Jaeggi awarded EF+Math Program Grant to develop tools that assess executive functions and math learning​
  • Doctoral student Hye Rin Lee utilizes YouTube videos in STEM Persistence Project to support engineering transfer students​
  • Bilingual Multiple Subject candidates Olympia Martinez and Brenda Ramos receive California Association for Bilingual Education awards​
JULY
  • Alumnus Nestor Tulagan (Ph.D. ’20) awarded two-year NSF fellowship to study family influences on Latinx middle schoolers’ math motivational beliefs & performance​
  • Professors Brandy Gatlin-Nash & Rossella Santagata receive Faculty Mentorship Awards for Inclusive Excellence ​
  • Destination UCI brings together incoming EAOP students to learn about campus resources & engage as a part of the UC community​
  • UCI GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness Readiness Undergraduate Programs) Compton provides academic support in Math & English Language Arts for 350 students in 8th & 9th grades​
  • Nationwide project seeks to understand how brain exercises produce cognitive benefits​
  • Professor Constance Iloh receives grant to explore COVID-19 College-Going for Low-Income Black and Latinx Students​
AUGUST
  • The UCI School of Education welcomes two new professors to its faculty - Dr. Gustavo Carlo and Dr. Julie Washington ​​
  • First Gen SAGE Scholar Kevin Mendez (BA '20, Economics) thanks family for their love & support throughout his educational journey
  • Associate Professor Stephanie Reich awarded Institute of Digital Media and Child Development grant to study screen use by young children and parents during COVID-19 ​
  • NSF awards Asst. Prof. Andres Bustamante grant to co-design with Santa Ana Early Learning Initiative a series of playful installations in public areas to encourage engagement in informal STEM learning ​​
  • The UCI Office of Inclusive Excellence awarded funding to Asst. Prof. Brandy Gatlin-Nash & colleagues for Project LIFTED, designed to provide a pathway for incarcerated students to obtain a UC bachelor’s degree​​
  • ​The Scientific Studies of Reading journal named Professor and Sr. Associate Dean Young-Suk Kim its editor-in-chief ​​
  • MAT Colloquium for Classroom Inquiry highlights student teaching experiences with distance learning ​​
SEPTEMBER
  • The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development awarded Associate Professor Stephanie Reich a two-year grant to research how screen media influence children’s development (Read more) ​​
OCTOBER
  • Association for Psychological Science selects Professor Sandra Simpkins Fellow of the Association in recognition of her “sustained outstanding contributions to the advancement of psychological science" (Read more)
  • NSF awards Assistant Professor Shayan Doroudi a two-year, $300,000 EAGER grant to study the potential role of non-researchers in advancing scientific research (Read more)​
  • UC team receives $1M grant from NSF to develop improved telepresence robots for children with medical conditions and disabilities (Read more)​
november
  • Spencer Foundation awards Assoc. Prof. June Ahn grant to help school partners address the needs of housing-insecure and foster youth in Orange County (Read more)
  • UCI School of Education Dean Richard Arum presents proposal to ensure that traditional colleges and universities, as well as federal college funding programs, respond to the acute learning needs brought on by the pandemic (Read more)
  • IES awards Dist. Prof. George Farkas grant to analyze racial disproportionality in special education services (Read more)​
  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awards Assoc. Prof. June Ahn a three-year, $500,000 grant to identify factors that motivate youth toward occupational careers (Read more)
DECEMBER
  • The UCI School of Education hosted its annual Ph.D. Poster Session on November 13 via a virtual space for the first time in its history (Read more)​
  • WATCH: Dean Richard Arum, team, present updated findings to Next Generation Undergraduate Success Measurement Project (Read More) ​​
2021 IN THE NEWS
JANUARY
  • Rodolfo Acosta, Center for Educational Partnerships GEAR UP Director, discusses program support provided to Compton middle & high school students Telemundo  (Translation)​
  • Professor and Dean Richard Arum comments, "The mission of the UCI School of Education has been unwavering: to advance educational science, learning outcomes and equity for all students" UCI News​
  • Postdoctoral scholar Elizabeth Mendoza is co-author of letter offering suggestions on how to help strengthen teaching in support of Black lives Inside Higher Ed​
  • Assistant Professor Adriana Villavicencio asserts that classroom suspension not only results in loss of instructional time but also affects feelings of support and belongingness PIX11​
fEBRUARY
  • ​Two alums - California Teachers of the Year Jim Klipfel and Laura Gómez - share their experiences (UCI News)
  • Newport-Mesa School District officials assess impact of COVID-19 closures and distance learning in K-6 learners, review progress report on UCI/OCDE collaboration to advance mathematics instruction (Daily Pilot)
  • Associate Professor AnneMarie Conley encourages pursuing mastery goals during pandemic (UCB Greater Good Magazine)
  • Alumna Laura Gomez (MAT '95), 2021 California Teacher of the Year, offers her students "windows into the world" (OC Register)
march
  • Research by Assistant Professor Jade M. Jenkins, Doctoral Candidate Jennifer Duer, Dr. Maia Connors assesses early childhood facilities' participation in quality rating and improvement systems (Start Early)​​​​​
  • ​Alumna Emily Matthews  honored as a Newport-Mesa Unified School District teacher of the year (Daily Pilot)
  • UCI Science Project Director Kelley Le pens op-ed: Reimagining Science Education with Climate Change (Ten Strands)
  • ​Professor Gustavo Carlo's research into implicit racial bias, sympathy highlighted (PsyPost)
  • ​Professor Gustavo Carlo's research into prosocial behavior Latinx youth detailed (EuerkAlert)
  • Professor Mark Warschauer and Postdoctoral Researcher Ying Xu discuss the research supporting PBS Kids series "Elinor Wonders Why" (EdSurge)
APRIL
  • Ten years of teaching experience encouraged fourth-year doctoral student Khamia Powell to research professional development options that can create more inclusive classroom cultures and more representative curriculum (UCI Grad Division) ​
  • Distinguished Professor Greg Duncan supports an expanded child allowance "even when the economy goes back to being more normal" (Yahoo!News)
2020 IN THE NEWS
JUNE
  • ​​Graduates Natalie Mejia & Amanda Dabbous found their career path in UCI's CalTeach Science & Math program UCI News​
  • Professor Elizabeth Peña urges school speech-language pathologists to use remote testing to avoid potentially damaging delays in speech-language evaluations ASHAWIRE ​​
  • Assistant Vice Chancellor for Educational Partnerships Stephanie Reyes-Tuccio leads discussion of COVID-19 and its impact on the K-12 educational system YouTube​
  • Dean Richard Arum believes Ed Tech has the potential to transform higher education MSN News​
  • CalTeach mentors offer educational support, resources & inspiration to teachers through Mentor Match Broadcom Foundation​
  • Associate Professor Di Xu finds online education helpful in early identification of struggling students and for offering targeted support Diverse Issues in Higher Education 
  • School of Education study reveals students' attitudes toward COVID-19 UCI News​
  • Professor Mark Warschauer warns that coronavirus-prompted changes could worsen disparities in academic achievement between low- and high-income students UCI News
  • CalTeach Director Doron Zinger contributes STEM expertise for Earth School curricula for world-wide youth confined by COVID-19 UCI News
JULY
  • Professor Mark Warschauer predicts "the deleterious effects of the digital divide will continue to be deeply felt this school year" WIRED​
  • The Orange County Educational Advancement Network (OCEAN) and doctoral candidate Yenda Prado featured in WSJ article discussing “pandemic pods” and inclusiveness Wall Street Journal​
  • Doctoral candidate Yenda Prado explains how the UCI School of Education and OCEAN are supporting equitable, inclusive, and community-driven learning pods  Online Learning Research Center​
  • Dean Richard Arum's "Next Generation Undergraduate Success Measurement Project" & UCI featured in PBS NewsHour special series “Rethinking College” PBS News Hour​
  • Associate Professor Susanne Jaeggi's Working Memory and Plasticity Lab research finds mixed results with brain training games Best Health​
  • UCI featured as "elite research university that is haven for Latinos" LA Times​
  • Assistant Professor Constance Iloh highlighted for grant awarded in the UCI Office of Inclusive Excellence’s Confronting Extremism Program Diverse Issues in Higher Education​
  • Assistant Professor Andres Bustamante's Fraction Ball research is bringing math from the classroom into the schoolyard while providing a playful context for students to engage in embodied rational number learning Brookings​
AUGUST
  • Associate Professor Susanne Jaeggi leads National Institute of Mental Health funded study of 30,000 volunteers to determine who benefits most — or least — from online games designed to challenge & enhance high-level cognitive abilities Discover​
  • Academy of Sciences report - led by Distinguished Professor Greg Duncan - advocating for a child allowance could be best investment to cut child poverty in half  New York Times​
  • National Academy of Sciences report - led by Distinguished Professor Greg Duncan - the topic of conversation on Vox & Ezra Klein show Vox​
  • Experts from UCI’s Online Learning Resource Center offer back-to-school tips and resources for parents navigating remote learning OC COVID-19​
  • Distinguished Professor Jacquelynne Eccles is one of five scholars featured in article: “Conversations with Five Highly Successful Female Educational Psychologists” Educational Psychology Review​
SEPTEMBER
  • Professor Elizabeth Peña publishes article on identifying developmental language disorder in school age bilinguals (Read more)
  • Research affiliate Christian Fisher, fourth-year doctoral student Renzhe Yu, Assistant Professor Rachel Baker, & Professor Mark Warschauer author article analyzing the challenges and potential benefits of mining big data (Read more)
  • Professor Emerita Carol Booth Olson is lead author on article detailing findings from trial of professional development program to enhance secondary students’ academic literacy (Read more)
  • Professor Gustavo Carlo publishes article analyzing relations between stress, coping strategies, & prosocial behavior in U.S. Mexican college student (Read more)​​
  • Article by Professor Emerita Deborah Lowe Vandell & Smith College President Kathleen McCartney explains how scarcity of quality child care during the pandemic has brought into sharp relief that families lack access to quality child care & even when they can find it, they often cannot afford it Newsweek​
  • Longitudinal research by doctoral candidate Christopher Wegemer and Chancellor’s Professor Emerita Deborah Lowe Vandell sheds light on how the dynamics of early childhood shapes adult political orientations Psychology Today​
  • Fifth-year doctoral student Yenda Prado is working with Orange County Educational Advancement Network (OCEAN) to scale up her summer pilot program & deliver academic instruction through pod learning groups facilitated by UCI School of Education “fellows” to affiliate K-12 schools ScienceNews​
  • Professor Mark Warschauer quoted: "Online learning works well for 'highly motivated' children “with strong autonomous learning & technical skills, & a good technology setup at school. It doesn’t work well for those who lack it.” Yahoo!Life​
OCTOBER
  • Alumna Melissa Callahan (Ph.D. ‘18) contributes article: “Am I Too Diverse for Academia?” Diverse Issues in Higher Education​
  • Programs & funding streams proposed by Dean Richard Arum & Stanford professor Mitchell Stevens designed to expand & equalize access to postsecondary education, reduce reliance on in-person instruction, & develop a "cumulative science" of adult learning  Inside Higher Ed​
  • Professor Mark Warschauer believes schools and educators deserve credit for improvements in online learning while acknowledging continuing challenges for distance education The Mercury News
  • Associate professor Susanne Jaeggi, project scientist Anja Pahor, professor Aaron Seitz (UCR), with support from NIH, are recruiting 30,000 volunteers test why and for whom brain training works, and under which conditions Scientific American 
  • Distinguished Professor Greg Duncan's research finds that programs that give families cash result in better learning outcomes & higher future earnings, dramatically improving the lives of children decades later Vox
NOVEMBER
  • Assistant Professor Adriana Villavicencio shares teacher-recommended tools for online learning Education Week​
  • Dean Richard Arum's Learning Opportunity Credits proposal cited in Chronicle of Higher Education​
  • Jim Klipfel (Teacher Credential ’93), Saugus High School Social Studies Teacher, is the second UCI alumnus selected as one of the five 2021 California Teachers of the Year Los Angeles Daily News​
  • Alumna Laura Gomez (Teacher Credential ‘95) honored as one of five 2021 California Teachers of the Year Orange County Register​
DECEMBER
  • Chancellor's Professor Emerita Deborah Lowe Vandell comments: "2020 has highlighted serious systemic inequities in many spheres of our lives" APA Special Report​
2021 PUBLICATIONS
JANUARY
  • Postdoctoral scholar Charlott Rubach publishes anthology: Emotions in School & Teaching: Conditions and Effects of Emotions in Teachers and Learners (Read more)​
  • Doctoral candidate Mishael Sedas, Associate Professor Kylie Peppler publish article analyzing perspectives on learning sciences (Read more)​
  • Director of Undergraduate Programs Janice Hansen (Ph.D. ‘13), Associate Professor Lindsey Richland publish article describing pedagogical intuitions on best practices to maximize learning (Read more)​
  • Professor Gilberto Gonzalez's new, award-winning book celebrates achievements of first-generation, Mexican-descent college students, calls for better support (Read more)​
  • Alumna Wendy Ochoa (Ph.D. ’19) publishes article on culture-specific dimensions of family engagement and children’s narrative ability (Read more)
  • Postdoctoral Fellow Jacky Au, Alumnus Austin Moon (B.A. '17), Associate Professor Susanne Jaeggi publish article on the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to enhance cognitive training (Read more)​
  • Postdoctoral Scholar Zehra Gülseven, Professor Gustavo Carlo publish article analyzing links between sociocognitive and socioemotive traits and prosocial behaviors (Read more)​
  • Professor Elizabeth van Es publishes article on teacher noticing  (Read more)
  • Alumna Priyanka Agarwal (Ph.D. ’19) contributes chapter to new publication Stem & the Social Good: Forwarding Political & Ethical Perspectives in the Learning Sciences (Read more)​
  • Doctoral candidate Taylor Gara, Distinguished Professor George Farkas, Professor Liane Brouillette publish article analyzing potential reductions in art education resulting from implementation of No Child Left Behind (Read more)​
  • Postdoctoral research fellow Mark Vincent B. Yu, fifth-year doctoral student Stephanie Soto-Lara, Professor Sandra Simpkins publish article analyzing peer influence on Latinx youth participation in afterschool activities (Read more)​
  • Assistant Professor Fernando Rodriguez is first author of article on the effects of spacing and self-testing in two senior-level college courses (Read more)​
  • Professor Mark Warschaer, fourth-year doctoral student Sharin Jacob, third-year doctoral student Undraa Maamuujav contribute chapter to new publication The Routledge Handbook of World Englishes (Read more)​
  • Fourth-year doctoral student Edward Chen, fourth-year doctoral student Sirui Wan, Associate Professor Drew Bailey publish article reviewing ANS training literature addressing symbolic math performance (Read more)​
  • Alumnus Osman Umarji (Ph.D. ’19) is lead author of article analyzing the impact of student perceptions of teacher caring on students’ math motivation (Read more)
  • Alumna Tara Barnhart (Ph.D. '16) publishes article recommending rethinking mentoring practices for pre-service & early-service teachers during the current pandemic (Read more)​
  • Second-year doctoral student Joseph Montoya publishes paper investigating postsecondary community technical education work pathways in Silicon Valley (Read more)
  • Professor Gustavo Carlo publishes article assessing association between parents’ implicit racial attitudes & their children’s sympathetic bias (Read more)
  • Alumna Tarana Khan (Ph.D. ’19) publishes article on PBS family math engagement program co-designed with families in Compton, California (Read more)​
  • Alumnus Alex Lin (Ph.D. ’14), Prof. Sandra Simpkins publish article analyzing decision-making among Mexican-origin parent-adolescent dyads about enrolling in after-school activities (Read more)​​
  • Professor Gustavo Carlo publishes article summarizing research on prosocial behaviors during adolescence (Read more)​
  • Project Scientist Anja Pajor, WPM Lab Manager Rachel N. Smith-Peirce, Alumnus Austin Moon, Associate Professor Susanne M. Jaeggi publish article exploring how WM training might facilitate transfer to untrained tasks (Read more)​
fEbruary
  • Third-year doctoral student Alexandria Weaver is first author, Professor Susanne Jaeggi co-author, of an article exploring age-related changes in mental functioning (Read more)
  • ​Third-year doctoral student Ha Nguyen is first author, Prof. Mark Warschauer co-author, of article analyzing collaboration patterns & learning outcomes among four teams of undergraduate engineering students (Read more)
  • ​Postdoctoral Scholar Zehra Gülseven is lead author of article on the association between parenting and middle school youth’s cooperation and self-control (Read more)
  • Professor Rossella Santagata is first author, third-year doctoral student Ha Nguyen co-author, of article reviewing studies focused on teacher noticing (Read more)
  • ​Professor Gustavo Carlo publishes article examining prosocial development among recent immigrant adolescents (Read more)
  • ​Professor Elizabeth Peña publishes article exploring training skills for pre-service bilingual clinicians (Read more)
  • ​Professor Gustavo Carlo publishes article analyzing identity, socialization, and prosocial behaviors among Black young adults (Read more)
  • Fourth-year doctoral student Gabe Avakian Orona is sole author of article investigating the effect of promising practices on student learning (Read more
  • ​Postdoctoral Scholar Charlott Rubach publishes article on the assessment of teachers' basic ICT competence beliefs (Read more)
  • ​Professor Stephanie Reich publishes article assessing determinants of parental involvement in a child development intervention (Read more)
  • Doctoral candidate Taylor Gara publishes article analyzing the impact of dance engagement on middle school students' academic achievement (Read more)​
  • Alumna Wendy Ochoa (Ph.D. ’19) publishes chapter on pre-school STEM curriculum for dual language learners in new book Supporting Children’s Well-Being During Early Childhood Transition to School (Read more)​
march
  • ​Fourth-year doctoral student Renzhe Yu is first author of article analyzing student interaction in online learning (Read more)
  • ​First-year doctoral student Mariya Vodyanyk is first author of article exploring placebo effects in cognitive training (Read more)​​
  • Professor Gustavo Carlo publishes article exploring cross-ethnic comparisons using the Family Stress Model (Read more)​​
  • ​Associate Professor Di Xu is first author of an article exploring racial gaps in high school level college acceleration courses (Read more)
  • Postdoctoral scholar Elizabeth Mendoza is first author, Professor Elizabeth van Es co-author, of an article on "noticing" in professional development (Read more)
  • Doctoral student R. Mishael Sedas, Associate Professor Kylie Peppler publish article assessing STEAM learning approaches (Read more)
  • Postdoctoral Scholar Veronica Ahumada-Newhart (Ph.D. ’18) is first author of an article exploring the use of technologies in a post-COVID-19 world (Read more)​
  • Third-year doctoral student Alexandria Weaver is first author, Professor Susanne M. Jaeggi co-author, of article on the relationship between activity level & age-related changes in mental functioning (Read more)
  • ​Postdoctoral Research Fellow Nestor Tulagan and Distinguished Professor Jacquelynne Eccles publish article about parental socialization strategies and expectations (Read more)
  • Fourth-year doctoral student Kimberly Telfer-Radzat shares chapter: "Shifting Paradigms: From Screen-Free to Fully Digital During a World-wide Pandemic" (Read more)​​​​​​​
  • ​Professor Rossella Santagata and doctoral candidate Jiwon Lee publish article examining the association between teacher’s math knowledge & instruction quality (Read more)
  • Third-year doctoral student Minkyung Cho is first author, Professor Young-Suk Kim and Professor Emerita Carol Booth Olson co-authors, of article exploring the contribution of perspective taking to writing (Read more)
  • Associate Professor June Ahn, third-year doctoral student Ha Nguyen publish article on data visualizations (Read more)
  • Professor Gustavo Carlo is co-author of article exploring prosocial personality groups (Read more)
  • Distinguished Professor Greg Duncan publishes article assessing neighborhood effects on economic outcomes for adults (Read more)
  • Kelley Le, Director of the UCI Science Project, published an article about her commitment to climate science education (Read more) ​
  • Assistant Professor Jade Marcus Jenkins, doctoral candidate Jennifer K. Duer publish article exploring provider participation in early childhood quality rating and improvement systems (Read more)
  • Postdoctoral scholar Charlott Rubach publishes chapter examining the importance of individualization in math lessons for the experience of joy & fear in K-12 learners (Read more)​
  • Doctoral candidate Taffeta Wood, postdoctoral scholar Amy Pratt, Professor Elizabeth Peña publish article exploring cognitive demands for bilinguals (Read more)
  • ​Postdoctoral Scholar Christine Starr, Professor Sandra Simpkins publish article exploring impact of high school students’ math & science gender stereotypes (Read more)
  • Postdoctoral researcher Ying Xu is lead author of article exploring the effectiveness of using conversational agents to support children's language development (Read more)​​​​​​​​​​​​
  • ​Professor Susanne Jaeggi publishes article exploring associations between cognitive training and aging (Read more)
  • ​Assistant Professor Adriana Villavicencio is lead author of article examining the importance of teacher collaboration (Read more)
  • Professor Gustavo Carlo publishes article analyzing religiousness, prosocial behavior, & media exposure preferences among young adults (Read more)
APRIL
  • Third-year doctoral student Hye-Rin Lee, postdoctoral scholar Luise von Keyserlingk, Professor and Dean Richard Arum, Distinguished Professor Jacquelynne Sue Eccles publish article analyzing undergraduate students’ choice of college courses (Read more)
  • ​Third-year doctoral student Glona Lee, Professor Sandra Simpkins co-author article examining the interaction between adolescents’ academic motivation and parental support (Read more)
  • Doctoral candidate Christopher Wegemer, colleague Norah Sarsour, Samueli Academy Director of Alumni Success, publish article examining the potential benefits of high school friendships (Read more)​
  • ​​Assistant Professor Fernando Rodriguez, third-year doctoral student Hye Rin Lee, alumna Teomara Rutherford, research affiliate Christian Fischer, Professor Eric Potma (Chemistry), Professor Mark Warschauer publish article exploring the use of clickstream data mining techniques (Read more)
  • Second-year doctoral student Phebe Chew is first author of article exploring community-based participatory design  (Read more)​​​​​​​​​
  • Second-year doctoral student Yiwen, Assistant Professor Nia Dowell publish article assessing collaborative problem-solving skills (Read more)
  • ​Associate Professor June Ahn, third-year doctoral student Ha Nguyen publish article exploring human-centered design components of Learning Analytics (Read more)
  • Professor Gustavo Carlo publishes article analyzing African American mothers’ conversations with their children about honesty & lying (Read more)
  • ​Professor Elizabeth Peña publishes article analyzing technology usage among speech and language therapists (Read more)
  • Third-year doctoral student Perla Ramos Carranza, Professor Sandra Simpkins publish article exploring family support for Latinx adolescents’ academic success (Read more)
  • ​Associate Professor Penelope Collins, postdoctoral scholar Tamara P. Tate (Ph.D. ‘18), third-year doctoral student Joong won Lee, project scientist Jenell A. Krishnan (Ph.D. ‘19), Professor Mark Warchauer publish article analyzing writing of seventh- and eighth-grade students (Read more)
  • Professor Gustavo Carlo is co-author of article examining relations among parenting, culture, & prosocial behaviors in US Mexican youth (Read more)
  • Postdoctoral Scholar Veronica Ahumada-Newhart (Ph.D. ’18) is first author of an article on Latino youth’s use of digital technologies to support access to health information (Read more)​
2020 PUBLICATIONS
MAY
  • ​Professor Elizabeth Peña explores grammatical development in Dual Language Learners with risk for language & learning difficulties Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools 
  • Assistant Professor Andres Bustamante & alumnus Kreshnik Begolli examine ability of game Parkopolis to foster STEM language & interaction in young children Developmental Psychology
  • Associate Professor Susanne Jaeggi & colleagues publish article assessing impact of adaptive training on brain activity and working memory load  Neuroimage
  • Associate Professor Di Xu & colleagues publish article on summer session enrollment patterns & student performance in face-to-face & online classes The Internet and Higher Education
  • Second-year doctoral student Hye Rin Lee & colleagues publish cautionary note on self-related beliefs in motivational measures Journal of Educational and Psychological Research
  • Associate Professor Stephanie Reich authors new textbook on contemporary social issues: climate change, affordable housing and homelessness, and immigration Community Psychology: In Pursuit of Liberation and Well-Being 
  • Associate Professor Drew Bailey examines evidence for persistence and fadeout from educational interventions Psychological Science in the Public Interest
  • The Chicana/o/x Dream, new book by Professor Gilberto Conchas, chronicles  experiences of first-generation, Mexican-descent college students Harvard Education Press
  • Fourth-year doctoral student Jane S. Nazzal & colleagues publish new article analyzing differences in academic writing across four levels of community college composition courses  Teaching English in the Two-Year College
  • Assistant Professor Nia Dowell & colleague explore the relationship between emergent sociocognitive roles, collaborative problem-solving skills and outcomes Journal of Learning Analytics
  • Fifth year doctoral student Miguel Abad examines infrapolitical maneuvers in the era of college and career readiness Anthropology and Education Quarterly
  • Professor Elizabeth Peñ​a explores English Semantics Measure for identifying Developmental Language Disorder in Spanish–English Bilinguals Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
  • Assistant Professor Andres Bustamante asks: Are our preschool teachers worth more than they were two months ago? Brookings Institute Education Blog
  • New article by Alumnus Peter McPartlan illustrates how adolescents use ability feedback to promote a positive self-concept of ability in mathematics  Journal of  Early Adolescence
JUNE
  • Article on middle school girls of color developing STEM identities, co-authored by Assoc. Prof. Hosun Kang, Prof. Sandra Simpkins & colleagues, one of Science Education Journal's top-10 percent most downloaded articles of 2019  Wiley Online Library
  • Professor Young Suk Kim contributes chapter on an interactive dynamic literacy model for reading-writing relations Reading Writing Connections: Toward Integrative Literacy Science ​​
  • Fifth-year doctoral student Vicky Chen, Professor Emerita Carol B. Olson & UCI Writing Project Director of Research Huy Quoc Chung publish on characteristics of secondary students’ on-demand analytical essay writing Journal of Writing Assessment​
  • Second-year doctoral student Daniela Alvarez-Vargas is lead author, with third-year doctoral student Sirui Wan, Associate Professor Drew Bailey of article on researchers’ ability to communicate causal interpretations to readers PsyArXiv ​​
  • Postdoctoral scholar Christine R. Starr publishes article about science practices in classrooms predicting increases in UGs’ STEM motivation, identity & achievement Journal of Research in Science Teaching​
  • Fourth-year doctoral student Christopher Wegemer & Chancellor's Professor Emeritus Deborah Lowe Vandell publish article on parenting, temperament, & attachment security as antecedents of political orientation Developmental Psychology​​​
  • ​Alum Dr. Jenell Krishnan, Prof. Rebecca Black, Prof. Emerita Carol Booth Olson publish article exploring teachers' formative assessment for online collaborative writing Reading and Writing Quarterly​
  • Assoc. Prof. Kylie Peppler, first-year doctoral student R. Mishael Sedas, Analyst Specialist Maggie Dahn (UCI Informatics) publish article on minoritized youth and maker practices Education Sciences​
  • Third-year doctoral student Ha Nguyen, Professor Mark Warschauer document impact of project‐based introductory engineering course on students' subsequent academic success Journal of Engineering Education​
  • ​Fifth-year doctoral student Vicky Chen’s explores representations of autism in online Harry Potter fanfiction Journal of Literacy Research
  • Distinguished Professor Jacquelynne Eccles publishes article on linkages between expectancies, values, performance, and choice Educational Psychology Review​
JULY
  • Professor Elizabeth Peña publishes article on bilingual children's receptive and expressive responses to a novel category sorting task American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology​
  • ​Alumna Nancy Tsai (PhD ’18), Associate Professor Susanne Jaeggi, Distinguished Professor Jacquelynne Eccles & colleagues publish article on the influence of early adolescent stress on later adolescent anxiety Frontiers in Psychology​
  • Assistant Project Scientist Anja Pahor & Associate Professor Susanne Jaeggi publish article on methods to estimate user skill level & predict appropriate task challenges Frontiers in Science​
  • Third-year doctoral student Ha Nguyen (first author), Associate Professor June Ahn & colleagues publish article on crowdsourcing tasks Proceedings of the Seventh ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale​
  • Fifth-year doctoral student Stephanie Soto-Lara is first author with Professor Sandra Simpkins of an article on parent support of Mexican-descent high school adolescents' science education Journal of Adolescent Research​
  • Professor Elizabeth ​Peña publishes article about using comprehensive assessment when making diagnostic decisions for dual language learners American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology​
  • Fourth-year doctoral student Dandan Yang is first author, with fifth-year doctoral student Elham Zargar, postdoctoral scholar Ashley Marie Adams, project scientist Stephanie Day, Chancellor’s Professor Carol Connor, of an article on the use of stealth assessment in a digital reading platform Assessment for Effective Intervention​
  • Alumna Wendy Ochoa (PhD '19), Associate Professor Stephanie Reich, Distinguished Professor George Farkas publish article assessing how ​caregivers’ mobile device use influenced quality of interactions with their children Academic Pediatrics​
  • Second-year doctoral student Yiwen Lin, fourth-year doctoral student Renzhe Yu, Asst. Prof. Nia Dowell publish article on gendered linguistic signals of performance and experience in online STEM courses AIED 2020: Artificial Intelligence in Education​
  • Fourth-year doctoral student Renzhe Yu, Alumna Qiujie Li, Dr. Christian Fischer, Assoc. Prof. Di Xu, & Assist. Prof. Shayan Doroudi publish article examining what data are useful for predicting college success Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM ’20)​​​
  • Alumna Veronica Ahumada-Newhart & Distinguished Professor Jacquelynne Eccles publish article exploring the use robotic avatars to benefit children homebound by illness Technology, Mind, and Behavior​
  • Professor Rossella Santagata publishes article on benefits of using video in teaching Italian Journal of Educational Technology​
AUGUST
  • Project scientist Anja Pahor asserts: "A personalized approach to brain training could be beneficial" BOLD​
  • Alumnus Osman Umarji (Ph.D. ‘19), associate project scientist Stephanie Day, fifth-year doctoral student Ying Xu, fifth-year doctoral student Elham Zargar, fourth-year doctoral student Renzhe Yu, & Chancellor’s Professor Carol Connor publish article on elementary students’ in-the-moment reading behaviors with an online choose-your-own adventure e-book  Reading and Writing
  • Postdoctoral researcher Mark Vincent B. Yu is first author of the chapter: "Supporting Youth Purpose in Adolescence: Youth-Adult Relationships as Ecological Assets" The Ecology of Purposeful Living Across the Lifespan​
  • Fourth-year doctoral student Yucheng (Ruby) Cao publishes article on effectiveness of an educational game design in improving elementary students’ math learning Cognitive Cities​
  • Assistant Professor Shayan Doroudi is co-author of an article probing learning scientists’ beliefs about learning & science The Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences, 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences​
  • Fourth-year doctoral student Renzhe Yu and UG Catherine Kung publish article examining five commonly used machine learning models in student success prediction Proceedings of the Seventh ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale​
  • Associate Professor Susanne Jaeggi publishes with colleagues from Finland on brain activity associated with working memory training in adults with attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder Human Brain Mapping​
  • Assistant Professor Shayan Doroudi contributed an article on mastery learning heuristics in new publication Artificial Intelligence in Education ​​
  • Assistant Professor Jade Jenkins publishes on the local deterrence effect of immigration raids on Hispanic Head Start enrollment  ​American Economic Association Papers & Proceedings​
  • Second-year doctoral student Jonathan Montoya is first author of an article exploring whether Project-based Learning is a feasible method for woman-focused Career and Technical Education 8th International Research Symposium on PB​
  • Fourth-year doctoral student Sharin Jacob; third-year doctoral student Ha Nguyen; second-year doctoral student Leiny Garcia; Debra Richardson, professor emerita & founding dean of the UCI School of Information & Computer Science; & professor Mark Warschauer publish article analyzing how enactment of inquiry-based learning can be applied to computer science education ResearchGate​
  • Distinguished Professor Jacquelynne Eccles publishes with Janice Templeton on retention predictors for Native American college students Future Review: International Journal of Transition, College, and Career ​
  • Third-year doctoral student Ha Nguyen, second-year doctoral student Leiny Garcia, fourth-year doctoral student Sharin Jacob, Professor Emerita Debra Richardson (ICS), & Professor Mark Warschauer publish article on teachers’ use of Flipgrid to promote computer science language RESPECT 2020​
SEPTEMBER
  • ​Associate Professor Penelope Collins and alumna Tien Thuy Ho (Ph.D. ‘19) contribute encyclopedia chapter on bilingualism and bilteracy Oxford Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology​
  • Alumna Jessica Tunney (Ph.D. ’19) publishes article on promoting heterogeneity in STEM learning Cognition and Instruction​
  • Postdoctoral scholar Amy Pratt, Professor Elizabeth Peña, Professor Lisa Bedore publish article exploring the use of sentence repetition in identifying developmental language disorders Bilingualism: Language and Cognition
  • Distinguished Professor Jacquelynne Eccles publishes article exploring cross-domain trajectories of students’ ability self-concepts & intrinsic values in math & Language Arts Child Development​
  • Associate Professor June Ahn publishes article detailing a district-level initiative to implement K12 computer science education Computer Science and Engineering​
  • Assistant Professor Brandy Gatlin-Nash publishes article on linguistic differences and learning to read for nonmainstream dialect speakers Perspectives on Language and Literacy
  • Postdoctoral research fellow Mark Vincent B. Yu, doctoral candidate Yangyang Liu, fifth-year doctoral student Ta-yang (Diane) Hsieh, third-year doctoral student Glona Lee, Professor Sandra Simpkins, & Assistant Professor of Teaching Alessandra Pantano publish an article about collaborative learning and adolescents’ developmental experiences in afterschool programs Applied Developmental Science​
  • Associate Professor Stephanie Reich & alumna Melissa Callaghan (PhD ‘18) publish article examining the presence of feedback in 76 digital games for preschoolers Journal of Children and Media​
  • Second-year doctoral student Yiwen Lin, fourth-year doctoral student Renzhe Yu, Assistant Professor Nia Dowell publish article on cognitive linguistic features significantly predicting female’s likelihood of passing an online chemistry course Artificial Intelligence in Education​
  • Postdoctoral scholar Amy Pratt, postdoctoral scholar Ashley Adams, Professor Elizabeth Peña publish article exploring the accuracy of a parent and teacher report designed to measure developmental language disorder in bilingual children Topics in Early Childhood Special Education​
  • Doctoral candidate Ying Xu, alumna Joanna Yau (Ph.D. ’19), Associate Professor Stephanie Reich publish article analyzing how use of touchscreen media impacts learning in early childhood Journal of Computer Assisted Learning​
  • Doctoral candidate Remy Pages is first author of article on research replicating and extending earlier assessment of Head Start’s life cycle skill formation impacts Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis​
OCTOBER
  • Professor Gustavo Carlo publishes article on the impact of fathers’ residency on children’s academic skills in pre‐kindergarten (Read more)​
  • Professor Sandra Simpkins, fourth-year doctoral student Kayla Puente publish article analyzing adolescents’ reasons for participating in organized activities (Read more)​
  • Director of UCI’s CalTeach Program Doron Zinger (PhD ‘18), Professor Judith Haymore Sandholtz publish article on science instruction in high-need rural schools (Read more)​
  • Fourth-year doctoral student Su Jiang, Professor Sandra Simpkins, and Distinguished Professor Jacquelynne Eccles publish article analyzing math and science motivation and subsequent STEM course choices and achievement (Read more)​
  • Assistant Professor Adriana Villavicencio publishes report analyzing two Center for Racial Justice in Education programs designed to build teacher capacity to interrupt racism in schools (Read more)
  • Professor Gustavo Carlo publishes article on the effects of community violence on immigrant young adults (Read more)
  • Doctoral candidate Carlos Sandoval, Professor Elizabeth van Es, Assistant Professor Shanyce Campbell, Professor Rossella Santagata publish article on equity in teacher preparation programs (Read more)​​​
  • Lecturer Viet Vu (Ph.D., '17), fifth-year doctoral student Yenda Prado, alumna Soobin Yim (Ph.D., '17), alumna Phuong Le (B.S., '19) contributed a chapter on digital storytelling to the new publication Learning Critical Thinking Skills Beyond 21st Century for Multidisciplinary Courses: A Human Right Perspective in Education (Read more)​
  • Alumna Wendy Ochoa (Ph.D. ‘19), Associate Professor Stephanie Reich publish article about benefits & detriments of young children's mobile screens use & diverse Latine parents (Read more)​
NOVEMBER
  • Alumnus Ryan W. Lewis (Ph.D. ’18), Associate Professor Drew Bailey publish article on the practical effectiveness of Latent Class Analysis for identifying patterns of student knowledge (Read more) ​
  • Third-year doctoral student Ha Nguyen, Professor Rossella Santagata publish article on the implications of teacher modeling of computer use for student learning in classroom interactions (Read more)​
  • ​Distinguished Professor Jacquelynne Eccles publishes article assessing changes in general anaesthesia rates for caesarean section during the peak of pandemic in the north-west of England (Read more)​
  • Professor Young-Suk Kim publishes article exploring exploring children’s letter-name acquisition (Read more)​
  • Postdoctoral scholar Zehra Gülseven, Professor Gustavo Carlo publish article exploring links between both sociocognitive and socioemotive traits and prosocial behaviors (Read more)
  • Associate Professor Lindsey Richland publishes article assessing the presence of higher relational responding in children (Read more)​
  • Associate Professor Lindsey Richland publishes article assessing the presence of higher relational responding in children (Read more)​
  • Fourth-year doctoral student Melissa S. Dahlin, Dr. Guadalupe Díaz, Assistant Professor Jade M. Jenkins, Professor Stephanie M. Reich publish article on  the use of Head Start family services by Latinx families (Read more)​
  • Associate Professor Drew Bailey, Distinguished Professor George Farkas publish article on bidirectional relations between reading & mathematics achievement (Read more) ​​
  • Professor Sandra Simpkins publishes article exploring culturally responsive organized activities (Read more)​
  • Project Scientist Anja Pahor publishes article on variations of an N-Back task, a working memory updating task (Read more)​
  • Director of UCI’s CalTeach Program Doron Zinger (Ph.D. ‘18), Dr. Therese Shanahan, CalTeach Master Teacher/Math Coordinator Kris Houston publish article on early career teacher resilience (Read more)​
  • Assistant Professor Adriana Villavicencio is first author of article examining the role of teacher collaboration (Read more)​
  • Postdoctoral scholar Jissel B. Anaya, Professosr Elizabeth D. Peña publish article on vocabulary development in school-aged bilinguals (Read more)​
  • Professor Gustavo Carlo, postdoctoral scholar Zehra Gülseven publish article exploring parental involvement and adolescent prosocial behaviors, deviant peer affiliation and school connectedness (Read more)​
  • Professor Sandra Simpkins, alumnus Nestor Tulagan (Ph.D. ’20), third-year doctoral student Glona Lee, Chancellor’s Professor Emerita Deborah Lowe Vandell publish article on youth’s self-management skills and subsequent academic success (Read more) ​
  • Associate Professor Di Xu, doctoral candidate Ying Xu publish article about ambivalence toward distance learning in higher education (Read more)
  • Fourth-year doctoral student Kimberly Telfer-Radzat contributes chapter describing shift from screen-free to full digital during worldwide pandemic (Read more)​
DECEMBER
  • ​Doctoral candidate Yangyang Liu, Professor Sandra Simpkins, Chancellor's Professor Emerita Deborah Lowe Vandell publish article assessing the impact of children’s conflictual relationships with teachers & afterschool staff (Read more)​
  • Professor Gustavo Carlo publishes article examining associations between family conflict and children's subsequent behaviors (Read more)​
  • Associate Professor Susanne Jaeggi publishes article on action video game players “learning to learn" (Read more)​
  • Fourth-year doctoral student Jennifer Renick, Professor Stephanie Reich publish article exploring how students’ school perceptions relate to sense of school belonging (Read more) ​​
  • Doctoral candidate Yangyang Liu, Chancellor’s Professor Emerita Deborah Lowe Vandell, Professor Sandra Simpkins publish article documenting ways in which organized activities support moral and civic character (Read more)​
  • Postdoctoral researcher Ninger Zhou, third-year doctoral student Ha Nguyen, Research Affiliate Christian Fischer, Professor Emerita Debra Richardson, Professor Mark Warschauer publish article on the teaching of computer science in high school (Read more)​
  • Second-year doctoral student Nickolina Yankova, Associate Professor Kylie Peppler publish article promoting the benefits of aligning craft & activism (Read more)​
  • Professor Young-Suk Grace Kim publishes article on discourse comprehension in oral language (Read more)
  • Professor Gustavo Carlo publishes article on the impact of acculturative stress on Latinx college students (Read more)​
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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
AUGUST
  • Award-winning Author and UCI Alum Roberto G. Gonzales will Deliver Inaugural Lecture at Dean's Equity and Inclusion Speaker Series
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
DECEMBER
  • Chancellor's Professor serves on National Assessment of Educational Progress panels
  • UCI's Center for Educational Partnerships (CFEP) supports Anaheim Education Pledge, which fundamentally changes the drivers for education from focusing on "college readiness" (through test scores) to “college, career & life success"
  • Professor Mark Warschauer receives grant to improve computer science teaching practices
  • New study for California State Bar by Distinguished Professor of Education George Farkas finds racial disparities in lawyer discipline
  • Research by Distinguished Professor George Farkas for California Bar Association reveals black male lawyers more likely to be disciplined 
  • Ying Xu awarded UCI's Distinguished Public Impact Fellowship to develop conversational videos for new PBS science show, Elinor Wonders Why
  • Center for Educational Partnerships issues 2018-2019 SAGE Scholars Annual Report highlighting student achievement
  • Professor Mark Warschauer publishes with Fernando Rodriguez, Ninger Zhou, Christian Fischer, & Susan King: "Exploring how Enrolling in an Online organic Chemistry Preparation Course Relates to Students’ Self-Efficacy" in Journal of Computing in Higher Education
  • School of Education welcomes Beijing Normal University doctoral students for weeklong research project 
  • Jenny Woo receives seed grant from Consortium on the Developmental Science of Adolescence to research college students' sense of belonging through social-emotional learning
  • Professor Elizabeth Peña publishes chapter in Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders: From Science to Clinical Practice, 4th Edition: "The Social and Cultural Bases of Communication
  • UCI/Tustin USD Science Academy workshop explores opportunities to enhance students' complex thinking
  • Assistant Professor Emily Penner and colleagues publish "Teacher Effects on Student Achievement and Height: A Cautionary Tale" (working paper #26480, National Bureau of Economic Research) 
  • School of Education hosts fall credential advisory meeting
  • UCI's Center for Educational Partnerships (CFEP) is participating in the Anaheim Education Pledge with Anaheim Union High School
  • Alumna Tutrang Nguyen presents at EPSC lab: "Unpacking Microlevel Features of Classroom Quality to Improve Early Childhood Education at Scale
  • Photographs: UCI Writing Project hosts the 25th Annual Literacy Conference for K-12 Educators
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