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2024 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION NEWS

Professor Richard Arum receives $1.95 million grant for work on fostering equitable career outcomes (Read more)
Alums and professor receive PBS SoCal Local Heroes, John and Louise Bryson Transformative Leader in Early Childhood awards (Read more)
Dean Frances Contreras shares insights at the three-day Systemwide Academic Congress on the University of California as a Hispanic-Serving Research Institution (Read more)
Alumna Tracy Carmichael honored at Lauds & Laurels for her dedication to education and advocacy (Read more)
Brandy Gatlin-Nash co-PI of $3.96 million USDE literacy research initiative (Read more)
Alumnus Jesse Braun named Teacher of the Year (Read more)
Sirui Wan Ph.D. '22 wins Hershel D. Thornburg Dissertation Award (Read more)
Co-developed by Professor Young-Suk Kim, new minor in Bilingual Education in East Asian Languages launches (Read more)
Informed by inquiry project, Dave Winnick MAT '24 serves as Comic-Con panelist (Read more)
OCEAN transitions to new three-person leadership team (Read more)
Academic Senate names Elizabeth Peña the recipient of the Distinguished Faculty Award for Mentorship (Read more)
NSF awards Mark Warschauer and Andres Bustamante $1.3 million grant to strengthen Latino children’s STEM learning through interactive, AI-generated e-books (Read more)
School of Education, Santa Ana Unified School District to launch their first university-assisted partnership at James Monroe Elementary School (Read more)
Andres Bustamante, lead researcher of the Playful Learning Landscapes project and the School of Education to host ribbon-cutting ceremony, celebrating the installation of a giant abacus at bus stop, new educational signage inside Northgate Market (Read more)
Q&A with Class of 2024 top honors graduates (Read more)
Ascendium Education Group awards $1.6 million grant to Professor Di Xu, team to investigate noncredit workforce training programs (Read more)
Q&A with Jennifer Uken '14, Sonoma County Teacher of the Year (Read more)
UCI CalTeach director Doron Zinger returns to CSUDH as a tenure-track assistant professor in the School Leadership Program (Read more)
The Partnership for International Research and Education offers undergraduates unique research abroad opportunites (Read more)
Assistant Professor Katherine Rhodes one of 10 UC Irvine faculty named Hellman Fellows for 2024-25 (Read more)
#IamUCI: veteran and Master of Arts in Teaching student Michael Donaldson (Read more)
Reimaging UC to serve Latinx students equitably: a blueprint for becoming a Hispanic-Serving Research Institution (HSRI) system (Watch)
Climate change education activist Kelley Lê develops programs centered on social justice (Read more)
Q&A with lecturer and author Jody Guarino (Read more)
Jenny Woo Ph.D. '22 represents and inspires the AAPI community through her work (Read more)
Assistant Professor Adriana Villavicencio, Ph.D. candidate Alysia Cruz honored at Latino Excellence and Achievement Awards Dinner (Read more)
Research team findings highlight the need for more investigation on effective preschool interventions (Read more)
Dr. Keith Curry, Ed.D. '11 announced as commencement speaker (Read more)
School of Education enhances research and student experiences with global collaborations (Read more)
School of Education faculty, postdoc and students honored at AERA Annual Meeting (Read more)
A conversation with Distinguished Professor & National Academy Professor Jacquelynne Eccles (Read more)
Education researcher Yenda Prado Ph.D. '22 publishes book on inclusive education (Read more)
Alumni Esmeralda Martín and Clarielisa Ocampo share first published research worldwide through UC open access agreement with SAGE Publishing (Read more)
UC Irvine School of Education Teacher Academy to host third annual Teaching for Justice conference May 17-18 (Read more)
ECCLPs hosts annual symposium on May 3 to facilitate dialogue and collaboration with PK-16 stakeholders (Read more)
ECCLPs surveys 2,000 California high school students about climate change (Read more)
Assistant Professor Andres Bustamante awarded two-year, $500,000 grant from Heising-Simons Foundation (Read more)
Q&A with lecturer Viet Vu on recently published interactive e-book (Read more)
School of Education has strong representation of researchers, faculty and students presenting at AERA conference (Read more)
Stephanie Reyes-Tuccio appointed as Vice Provost for Educational and Community Partnerships (Read more)
Women in the School of Education creating change through service to the community (Read more)
Professor Julie Washington delivers Distinguished Lecture on Language Variation (Read more)
Dean Frances Contreras honored for contributions to education and the community at Women in Power event (Read more)
Q&A with Director of Teacher Education Susan Toma-Berge (Read more)
Researchers win $79.5K grant, launching Papyrus AI, helping educators teach K-12 writing using AI (Read more)
A conversation with Chancellor's Professor Emerita & National Academy Professor Deborah Lowe Vandell (Read more
Report co-authored by Dean Frances Contreras shares ways UC can become a Hispanic-Serving Research Institution system (Read more)
Professor Stephanie Reich recipient of Distinguished Mid-Career Faculty Award for Service (Read more)
AI K12 Deeper Learning Summit offers educational leaders insights, strategies for smartly and safely integrating AI into K-12 education (Read more)
MAT candidate Jasmine McGary integrates Black history into her classroom year round (Read more)
Doctoral Student Alejandro Granados Vargas awarded a two-year, $81.4K fellowship to center language, literacy practices of linguistically marginalized communities (Read more)
A conversation with Distinguished Professor & National Academy Professor Greg Duncan (Read more)
Professor Young-Suk Kim named 2024 AERA Fellow (Read more)
Third-generation teacher Tiana Herron was deterred, then inspired by teachers' sacrifices (Read more)
Nearly $3 million in NSF-funded grants spark collaborations, creation of first-of-its-kind smart school playgrounds (Read more)
Report urges industry-wide standards for social media to minimize harm, maximize benefit to adolescent health (Read more)
Color-conscious racial attitudes connected to better understanding, sympathizing with people from different racial backgrounds, Professor Gustavo Carlo, team finds (Read more)
School of Education to co-sponsor AI K12 Deeper Learning Summit in March (Read more)
Literacy Research Association honors Carol Booth Olson, team with P. David Pearson Scholarly Influence Award (Read more)
Research-practitioner partnership gives boost to Calbright Community College, Calfornia's first online public college (Read more)
A conversation with Distinguished Professor & National Academy Professor Judith Kroll (Read more)
Professors Greg Duncan and Richard Arum among top 60 influential education scholars according to RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings (Read more)

2024 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION IN THE MEDIA

Researchers including Professor Gustavo Carlo find that family-supported youth are more likely to become supportive, empathetic adults (Medical Xpress)
Associate Professor Emily Penner part of research team that found most teachers who leave their jobs do not earn more in new positions, suggesting that factors other than salary may cause exit decisions (Reason)
Associate Professor Emily Penner explains why solidarity in schools is crucial to future society (EdSource)
School of Education-hosted ribbon-cutting ceremony will celebrate installation of giant abacus at bus stop, new educational signage inside Northgate Market, part of Associate Professor Andres Bustamante's four-year, $2.57 million NSF grant (New Santa Ana)
Fraction Ball combines executive functioning skills and math while engaging students in a fun game, says Doctoral Student Lourdes Acevedo-Farag (K-12 Dive)
Institute of Education Sciences awards PI Young-Suk Kim, team $4 million grant to study effects of Lexia LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) on teacher knowledge, instructional practice, and student literacy outcomes in grades K-3 (The Learning Council)
Distinguished Professor Greg Duncan asserts that eliminating Head Start would have disproportionate effect on low-income families, would increase pre-K program demand and cost families more out of pocket (PolitiFact)
Professor Kylie Peppler, team publish The Connected Arts Learning Framework, An Expanded View of the Purposes and Possibilities for Arts Learning, which explores the critical role the arts play in building community cultural wealth (American Theatre)
UCI's Creativity Labs finds AI-powered Symphony Classroom reduces teacher stress, saves time (Merlyn Mind)
AI K12 Deeper Learning Summit part of effort to grow Orange County into regional AI hub (Orange County Register)
Assistant Professor Adriana Villavicencio offers teachers guidance on best practices for English learners (EducationWeek)
Associate Professor Andres Bustamante discusses the Playful Learning Landscapes initiative, and ways local governments can improve playground access and design (LawnStarter)
Interview with Jenny Woo Ph.D. '22 on mental health, "52 Essential" card games (NBC Bay Area)
Lecturer Jenny Woo Ph.D. '22 offers conversation starter tips (Time)
Professors Drew Bailey, Greg Duncan and Jade Jenkins part of research team that found that the impact of publicly funded preschool on student performance varied beyond early childhood (Futurity)
Distinguished Professor and chair of the National Academies committee which authored report on reducing intergenerational poverty Greg Duncan served as report discussion panelist (C-Span)
Associate Professor Jade Jenkins offers parents advice on assessing if a preK classroom is developmentally appropriate (Los Angeles Times)
Associate Professor Emily Penner discusses how categorization in school creates inequality (The Intentional Clinician)
Alumna and lecturer Jenny Woo Ph.D. '22 discusses overcoming gender bias with emotional intelligence in the workplace (Forbes)
Alumnus Keith Curry '11 keeps focus on expanding equity for Compton College students (Diverse: Issues In Higher Education)
Professor Stephanie Reich speaks on relationship between decline of mental health among youth, rise of smartphone technology on Get the Funk Out! with Janeane Bernstein (KUCI)
The Anaheim Collaborative and Professor June Ahn's partnership receives $200,000 grant from Carnegie Foundation for work on using Generative AI to redefine how students' college and career readiness is assessed (Carnegie.org)
Professor Gustavo Carlo and Doctoral Student Alysia Cruz state importance of familismo in Latine children's development (Child & Family Blog)
Associate Professor Di Xu discusses a research partnership with Virginia community College Systems to investigate the Commonwealth’s FastForward programs (Inside IES Research)
Associate Professor Emily Penner co-authors study, finds majority of teachers earn less after leaving profession for higher pay (EducationWeek)
Professor Gustavo Carlo discusses journey through academia to current position (Spotify)
Jenny Woo '22 dreamed up successful emotional intelligence card games in classroom (CNBC)
Professor Stephanie Reich coauthor of study which finds restrictive parental monitoring of adolescents' digital media use was associated with problematic internet use (Phys.org)
CalTeach and Master of Arts in Teaching + Credential lecturer Sabina Giakoumis discusses local support generated by Magnolia Agriscience Community Center (PBS Inside California Education)

2023 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION NEWS

Jessica Oviatt Ph.D. '20 publishes book, providing ways heath teams can provide more effective resources and family support (Read more)
Professor Gustavo Carlo offers ways to foster positive giving in children (Read more)
CFEP, OC World collaboration will yield professional-level internships to students interested in pursuing careers in media, communications (Read more)
Distinguished Professor Greg Duncan earns place on Highly Cited Researchers list (Read more)
Carolyn Brothers '78, '80 honored with Distinguished Alumni Award at Lauds & Laurels ceremony (Read more)
Dean Frances Contreras PI of $5M, five-year Department of Education grant to create first statewide family engagement center (Read more)
New faculty Symone Gyles, assistant professor, performs research at the intersections of community-based science, social justice, environmental justice, and equitable science teaching and learning (Read more)
Professor Symone Gyles, Hosun Kang and Rossella Santagata part of NSF-funded team developing high school curriculum to inspire teens to consider career in environmental engineering (Read more)
UCI Podcast: Associate Professor Emily Penner discusses new book, how educational categories create inequality (Listen now)
Anteater Insider Podcast: fourth-year undergraduate student Ella Lee discusses her path from Engineering to Education Sciences (Listen now)
Professor Rossella Santagata leads two NSF grants to create inclusive and accessible high school curricula (Read more)
Class of 2023 Master of Arts in Teaching, Multiple Subject Teaching Credential and Bilingual Authorization in Spanish alums discuss their paths to teaching (Read more)
Professor Young-Suk Kim chair of committee that published report stressing the importance of early intervention of students with dyslexia (Read more)
National Hispanic Heritage Month staff spotlight: Lizette Espino Delgado (Watch)
New faculty Andy de Barros, assisant professor, works towards improving educational policies and programs in less-developed countries. (Read more)
Distinguished Professor Greg Duncan, committee's report details methods to combat intergenerational poverty in U.S. (Read more)
MAT alumnus Matthew McKenzie '14 contributes to Black UCI Alumni Oral History Project (Watch)
School of Education highlights research, community outreach in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month (Read more)
Professor Emily K. Penner discusses ‘Schooled and Sorted,’ navigating educational categorizations (Read more)
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine appoints Sandra Simpkins to study group (Read more)
Professor June Ahn recognized as Chancellor’s Faculty Award Recipient for Undergraduate Mentorship (Read more)
School of Education becomes California branch of Bilingualism Matters (Read more)
National Science Foundation awards three-year grant to professors Mark Warschauer and Young-Suk Kim (Read more)
First national conference on generative artificial intelligence will address emerging opportunities for AI in education (Read more)
Distinguished Professor Jacquelynne Eccles ranked one of top psychology scientists globally (Read more)
Academic writing intervention Pathway to Academic Success significantly improves student writing (Read more)
Math game Fraction Ball makes fractions more accessible to students (Read more)
Three School of Education faculty, staff appointed to national boards (Read more)
Two student researcher teams win Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research (Read more)
NAEd awards Spenser Dissertation Fellowship to Doctoral Candidate Paul Yoo (Read more)
Money assigns UCI five-star rating, citing high-quality education, affordability and student outcomes (Read more)
Spencer Foundation awards $75K grant to Adriana Villavicencio to transform educational systems toward equity (Read more)
Associate Professor Jade Jenkins, research team reveal positive insights on elementary student outcomes (Read more)
UCI School of Education celebrates 10 remarkable years as a school (Read more)
Shirley Nieto MAT '23 cultivates empathy in her dual-immersion student teaching placement (Read more)
Brianna Gonzalez ’23 finds ideal career fit in academic counseling (Read more)
Assistant Vice Chancellor of Educational Partnerships Stephanie Reyes-Tuccio honored with multiple awards (Read more)
School of Education announces virtual event to celebrate launch of UCI branch of Bilingualism Matters (Read more)
UCI announces education sciences major Michelle Wei as 2023-24 Fulbright recipient (Read more)
Alumna Shelby Anderson ’18, ’19 a winner of Walt Disney 100th Anniversary Teacher Celebration (Read more)
Two Ph.D. students win Junior Scholar Awards (Read more)
Double Anteater Chloe Ziyu Wang places equity at the center of her teaching (Read more)
Doctoral student Raymond Villareal honored with Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship (Read more)
Honoring the AAPI community through service and research (Read more)
CTC awards UCI CalTeach $488K grant in support of transfer students (Read more)
#IamUCI – Q&A with Jessica Cai, Class of 2023 (Read more)
#IamUCI – Q&A with Nick Swink, Class of 2023 (Read more)
Conference Fosters Belonging and Well-being for AAPI Students (Read more)
Annual MAT job fair prepares teacher candidates for job-seeking process during winter quarter (Read more)
The School of Education announces its 10th anniversary gala (Read more)
UCI Baseball catcher and third-year Education Science major Abraham Garcia-Pacheco discusses playing baseball while pursuing his degree (Watch)
School of Education AERA 2023 Presentations (Read more)
School of Education hosts second conference centered on AAPI experiences (Read more)
Daniela Alvarez-Vargas receives Graduate Student Excellence Award (Read more)
Ph.D. candidates Daniel Robert Ritchie and Julie Salazar awarded NSF fellowships through Graduate Research Fellowship Program for STEM education and learning research (Read more)
Why I Give – Vicki Vasques '81 (Watch)
Time Capsule: Deborah Lowe Vandell, Founding Dean of the School of Education (Listen)
Assistant Professor Nia Nixon part of $17M NIH grant developing an online educational platform for researchers (Read more)
Assistant Professor Emily Penner named fellow at Stanford University center (Read more)
Q&A with Director of Teacher Education Virginia Panish (Read more)
Women's History Month: stories highlighting women in our community (Read more)
Alumnus Kamasi Kendrick Master of Arts in Teaching + Credential '22 wants to give back to his community as a teacher (Watch)
Dean Frances Contreras discusses creating opportunities for rising scholars while advancing equity, diversity and racial justice (Read more)
Professor Penelope Collins named inaugural FATE Fellow (Read more)
IUSD recognizes two teachers with 2022-2023 honors (Read more)
Q&A with Anteaters in Education Alumni Chapter President Tracy Carmichael (Read more)
CABE announces scholarships to three Bilingual Authorization Program students (Read more)
Alumna HyeJung Park to serve as honorary Superbowl LVII coin toss captain (Read more)
Professor Mark Warschauer, Digital Learning Lab are partnering with PBS Kids to create interactive, educational programming in which children engage in direct dialogue through AI (Read more)
WRITE Center helps teachers grapple with ChatGPT, future of writing instruction (Read more)
Psi Upsilon Foundation awards postdoc Alison Munzer Social Impact Fellowship (Read more)
Dean Frances Contreras discusses education, how today's students differ from those of past generations and more (Read more)
$1.1M grant funds research with Anaheim Union High School District (Read more)
Q&A with alumna & Associate Research Scientist Jin Kyoung Hwang (Read more)
Three School of Education professors among top 200 in nation (Read more)
SAGE Scholars program teaches career, life skills to diverse UCI students (Read more)

Alumnus Ryan Dack MAT+Credential ’18 elected to South Orange County Community College District Board of Trustees (Read more)

2023 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION IN THE MEDIA

"Frequent teacher referrers" and school discipline gap focus of Associate Professor Emily Penner, research group (EdSurge)
Assistant Professor Adriana Villavicencio urges caution when reading California School Dashboard data (Orange County Register)
Associate Professor Emily Penner talks Schooled and Sorted, educational tracking and inequality (EdUp Experience)
Associate Professor Emily Penner discusses impact of educational categorization (KCBS Radio)
Professor Julie Washington points out importance of dyslexia definitional issues as they drive research, funding, assessment (Scientific American)
Interdisciplinary team led by Professor Rossella Santagata awarded three-year, $1.6 million grant focused on creating accessible, equity-centered model for high school environmental engineering education (India Education Diary)
Boosting K-12 funding, increasing teacher diversity are demonstrated solutions for improving educational performance in low-income children, finds report co-authored by Distinguished Professor Greg Duncan (GoLocal)
Professor Mark Warschauer presents on AI in education at Pepperdine University's annual faculty conference (seaver.pepperdine.edu)
Professor Mark Warschauer on ChatGPT's ability to help students organize ideas, edit and revise writing (The Hechinger Report)
Distinguished Professor Jacquelynne Eccles honored for lifetime contributions to psychology (Read more)
Professor Young-Suk Kim stresses the need for inclusive classroom environments and personalized learning plans for dyslexic students (K-12 Dive)
Project Scientist Tamara Tate on benefits of using large language models as learning partners (Nature Portfolio)
Distinguished Professor Greg Duncan discusses promise of viable solutions to intergenerational poverty (KCBS)
Affiliated faculty Professor Elizabeth Cauffman on Young Adult Court and preventing repeat offenses (KABC)
Distinguished Professor Greg Duncan encouraged by breadth of potential solutions to intergenerational poverty (EdWeek)
Ph.D. alumnus Gabe Orona uses data from UCI-MUST to demonstrate that taking courses outside of one’s major promotes critical thinking (Bemusings)
Professor June Ahn offers insight on the use of AI in schools (ABC7)
Professor Richard Arum discusses how social science is used to adress education policy, reform (Gardner Institute)
Professor Sandra Simpkins recipient of the Mavis Hetherington Award for Excellence in Applied Developmental Science (Developmental Psychologist)
Professor Young-Suk Kim discusses importance of bridging gap between research and practice (Scholarus)
Alumna Yenda Prado universal design for learning advisor for PBS Kids' interactive program "Lyla in the Loop" (The Hollywood Reporter)
Fraction Ball one of many playful learning installations around the world (Newsweek)
Associate Professor Jade Jenkins part of research team which found marked positive outcomes for disadvantaged fifth grade students who attended pre-K (The Journal)
Doctoral Candidate Allison Starks discusses early insights in her digital literacy, citizenship research (EdWeek)
UCI MUST's data gathering, analysis efforts lead to revisions to academic policies to boost retention, graduation rates among undergraduates (Inside Higher Ed)
Professor Mark Warschauer discusses partnership with PBS in producing dialogic versions of PBS KIDS science shows to amplify children's learning gains (Academic Minute)
Professor Richard Arum asserts that for most college students affirmitive action matters little (New York Times)
Mark Warschauer, Tamara Tate and Shayan Doroudi announced as featured speakers at three-day professional development series on AI (OCDE Newsroom)
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative supports partnership between Anaheim Union High School District, UCI researchers who study impacts of district’s Career Preparedness Systems Framework (chanzuckerberg.com)
Mother and son attend, graduate from UCI together (CBS News)
UCI celebrates Class of 2023 (Orange County Register)
Associate Professor Emily Penner part of research team offering solution to cut K-12 racial discipline gap in half (EdWeek)
Jessica Cai, Class of 2023 – the first generation and transfer student shares thoughts on mentorships, educational technology (UC News)
Assistant Project Scientist Undraa Maamuujav serves as panelist in discussion about successes, lessons learned through disemination of work (EIR Innovation Insights)
Associate Professor Di Xu and Doctoral Candidate Michael Cooper discuss community college noncredit Career and Technical Education programs (Brookings)
UCI CalTeach program supports students' mental well-being (Spectrum News 1)
Doctoral Student Daniel Ritchie teaches students how AI works and how to use it at CodeAI program (Spectrum News 1)
Dean Frances Contreras delivers César E. Chávez celebration keynote address (UC San Diego Today)
Professor Mark Warschauer talks about the potential of AI for teaching and learning (Campus Technology Insider)
Director Neda Moyadi offers in-depth look into the Student Achievement Guided by Experience (SAGE) Program (Inside Higher Ed)
UCI CalTeach Director Doron Zinger explains the challenges California classrooms are facing in recruiting new teachers (Spectrum News 1)
Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University names Associate Professor Emily Penner as member of 2023-24 fellows class (CASBS)
Professor Mark Warschauer asserts that ChatGPT promotes equity (Spectrum News 1)
Assistant Professor Katherine Rhodes part of panel discussion seeking ways to support older students with reading difficulties (EducationWeek)
Professor June Ahn elaborates on AUHSD partnership funded by $1.1M Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative grant (kuci.org)
Professor Mark Warschauer discusses the future of AI in the classroom (LAist)
Professor Richard Arum outlines the benefits of immersive education (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
Professor Gustavo Carlo shares ways to make timeouts with young children most effective (Good Day LA)
Professor Young-Suk Kim discusses the science of reading on “Ask a Leader” (KUCI)
Professor Gustavo Carlo discusses long term effects of values that Latinx caregivers nurture in their children (Greater Good)
Associate Professor Jade Jenkins talks California's plan to provide three hours of education for four year olds (K-12 Dive)

2022 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION NEWS

Snapshot: CAMP Director Pheather Harris (Read more)
2022: Year in Review (Read more)
OCEAN receives $1.1M grant in research partnership (Read more)
Future teachers focus on mental health and self care (Read more)
Q&A with Associate Professor Jade Jenkins (Read more)
Professor Young-Suk Kim named one of top two productive researchers worldwide (Read more)
Professor Gustavo Carlo named most prolific author in prosocial behavior (Read more)

Associate professor Di Xu focuses research on community colleges (Read more)
School ranked No. 14 among educational psychology programs from 2015–2021 (Read more)
MAT alumni nominated as O.C. Teacher of the Year (Read more)
"Forbes 50 Over 50" recognizes alumna Vicki Vasques '81 (Read more)
Q&A with Michael Hebert, director of UCI Writing Project (Read more)
Research.com ranks Jacquelynne Eccles Top Female Scientist in the World (Read more)
Professor Sandra Simpkins, team awarded $1.5M NSF grant (Read more)
$450K planned gift endowment will advance student success for undergraduates in the SAGE Scholars Program (Read more)
U.S. News & World Report ranks School of Education No. 8 for education and educational research schools (Read more)
UCI named Fulbright HSI Leader by State Department for second consecutive year (Read more)
Alumna Stephanie Cluxton named San Diego County Teacher of the Year (Read more)
UCI-OC Alliance formed to engage and support Latino students, staff and faculty (Read more)
Assistant Vice Chancellor Stephanie Reyes-Tuccio and alumna Virginia Nguyen honored as exemplary educators (Read more)
Director of UCI Science Project Kelley Lê named ECCLPs executive director (Read more)
Professor Susanne Jaeggi, team receive $25K CNLM grant (Read more)
School of Education celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month (Read more)
CAPCSD recognizes Professor Elizabeth Peña's work in diversity (Read more)
NCSE honors UCI Science Project Director Kelley Lê (Read more)
AERJ selects Associate Professor Hosun Kang as associate editor (Read more)
USDE awards School of Education $5.2M grant to expand collect prep efforts in Compton schools (Read more)
UCI awarded $1 million grant, with Professor Richard Arum as co-principal investigator, for Anteater Virtues program (Read more)
Philanthropist Stacey Nicholas pledges $3 million to School of Education (Read more)
Assistant Professor Andres Bustamante recognized as outstanding faculty mentor by UCI DREAM Center (Read more)
Professor Sandra Simpkins receives career recognition through APA award (Read more)
Announcing the Carolyn Irene Brothers Psychology and Special Education Teacher Scholarship Endowment (Read more)
MAT, UCI CalTeach programs receive full accreditation for next seven years (Read more)
Doctoral student Valery Vigil named Outstanding DECADE Representative (Read more)
Third-year undergraduate student Jessica P. Lopez Perez wins campus-wide competition with "Number Ball" (Read more
Four Class of 2022 graduates receive Michael E. Martinez Prize for Outstanding Research and Service, Keith Curry Awards (Read more)
Ph.D. student Mariya Vodyanyk receives $25K Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute Pilot Program grant (Read more)
Recent Ph.D. graduate Sirui Wan's research asks "When do students begin to think that one has to be either a 'math person' or a 'language person?'" (Read more)
Bavarian legislators visit the Digital Learning Lab (More)
MAT’s Bilingual Authorization Program graduates its inaugural class (Read more)
OCEAN co-hosted conference strengthens support system for foster and housing insecure youth (Read more)
Professor Susanne Jaeggi, research team ask "Who benefits from brain training, and why?" (Read more)
"Confronting Extremism Through a Book Club Series in a STEM Educator Program" presented at "Building Community to Confront Extremism" event hosted by Office of Inclusive Excellence (Read more)
"Theater of Resilience: Engaging UCI Local Communities in Collaborative Writing and Performance" presented at "Building Community to Confront Extremism" event hosted by Office of Inclusive Excellence (Read more)
Sixty credential students, staff visit LA's Museum of Tolerance (Read more)
"Teaching for Justice" event draws more than 300 educators (Read more)
Three lecturers honored at 2022 Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Awards (Read more)
Professor Gustavo Carlo won the Outstanding Faculty Mentorship Award (Read more)
Ph.D. Candidate Melina Pinales was awarded the LEAD Graduate Student Excellence Award (Watch)
Professor Julie Washington named winner of 2022 Kawana Award for Lifetime Achievement in Publications (Read more)
NSF awards Professor Gustavo Carlo two-year grant to address challenges related to racism, prejudice (Read more)
Professor Rosella Santagata awarded grant to research effective math teacher professional development (Read more)
More than 80 Presentations by School of Education Faculty, Students at AERA (Read more)
$1 million grant from Templeton Foundation for UCI Anteater Virtues program will expand character growth curriculum and evaluate its impact on student success. (Read more)
American Psychological Association awards Ph.D. candidate Sirui Wan 2021 APA Dissertation Research Award (Read more)
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union pledges $480K in support of UCI School of Education (Read more)
"Ambition to Empower": Undergraduate Christopher Martinez profiled (Read more)
Doctoral student awarded NSF GRFP Non-Academic Research Internship (Read more)
Honoring a Legendary Teacher: The Aunt Mabel Looney Endowed Fund for Teacher Education (Read more)
UCI-led study links school suspensions and expulsions with inequality in early adulthood (Read more)
Research project co-led by Dist. Prof. Greg Duncan shows poverty reduction impacts infant brain activity (Read more)
Two School of Education professors recognized as nation's most influential (Read more)
Doctoral student Renzhe Yu awarded Public Impact Fellowship (Read more)
Doctoral student Hye Rin Lee awarded Public Impact Fellowship (Read more)
U.S. Department of Education awards CFEP a $5.2M GEAR UP grant (Read more)
Doctoral student awarded Public Impact Distinguished Fellowship (Read more)
Asst. Prof. Adriana Villavicencio awarded two grants aimed at reducing inequalites, dismantling racism (Read more)
Dean Richard Arum and research team publish "A Framework for Measuring Undergraduate Learning and Growth" (Read more)
Adjunct Professor leads development of community farm aimed at addressing food insecurity (Read more)

MAT’s Bilingual Authorization Program graduates its inaugural class (Read more)

2022 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION IN THE MEDIA

Director of UCI CalTeach Doron Zinger explains why test prep focus in classrooms is limiting (Los Angeles Times)
Professor Young-Suk Kim argues the need for dyslexia screening in young students (EdSource)
Professor Young-Suk Kim discusses the need for children to know the sounds associated with letters (KNX)
Professor Young-Suk Kim shares how her experiences, work contribute to better understanding of importance of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in education (Inside IES Research)
Director of UCI CalTeach Doron Zinger discusses teacher series teacher challenges (AirTalk)
Distinguished Professor Jacquelynne Eccles makes list of world’s top female scientists (UCI News)
Dean Frances Contreras guest on Get the Funk Out! podcast (kuci.org)
Dean Frances Contreras discussed her goals for the School of Education (Diverse: Issues in Higher Education)
Professor Richard Arum proposes that universities partner with K-12 systems to ensure pandemic learning loss is students' only barrier to college access (Inside Higher Ed)
Professor Sandra Simpkins, math dept. receives $1.5M NSF grant in support of Math CEO outreach program (ps.uci.edu)
American Reading Company appoints Professor Julie Washington to Academic Advisory Board (PRWeb)
Associate Professor Di Xu discusses who benefits and who struggles most with online learning (New York Times)
Associate Professor Drew Bailey announced speaker at PSPI Live (Association for Psychological Science)
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Educational Partnerships Stephanie Reyes-Tuccio discusses $18M program which aims to close educational, workplace gaps caused by systemic inequities, racism (Orange County Register)
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Educational Partnerships Stephanie Reyes-Tuccio discusses benefits of the UCI-OC Alliance (UCI News)
Professor Richard Arum delivered inaugural lecture in Johnstone Distinguished Lecture Series in Comparative Education Policy (UBNow)
Environmental and Climate Change Literacy Projects (Re)Launch event aimed to re-engage major collaborators in climate and environmental literacy, justice, and action (Ten Strands)
Professor Gustavo Carlo's study explores if there are strategies that can help nurture teens’ compassionate instincts (Greater Good)
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Educational Partnerships Stephanie Reyes-Tuccio wins Distinguished Educator award (Irvine Chamber)
Ph.D. student Sirui Wan explains study he led regarding when students think they have to be a math or language person (The Conversation)
Professor Greg Duncan lends insight on connection between poverty and children's brain development (The Reader)
Professor Julie Washington discusses limitations of structural literacy (LAist)
Professors Greg Duncan and Mark Warschauer consider statewide "Universal Meals Program" (Orange County Register)
Professor Stephanie Reich discusses research findings of Baby Books Projects (Early Learning Nation)
Assistant Professor Andres S. Bustamante shares that creativity is fostered over time (Good Housekeeping)
Director of UCI CalTeach Program Doron Zinger provides insight on “more stable, more experienced” teaching workforce in Orange County (Orange County Register)
Dean Frances Contreras discusses ways to make hidden curriculum less hidden (LAist)
Associate Professor June Ahn interviewed for Asian American and Pacific Islander Appreciation Month (Inside IES Research)
Teaching for Justice conference featured on In Focus SoCal (begins 16:13) (Spectrum News 1)
Michelle Wei '22 named California Capital Fellows Finalist (UCI)
Professor Young-Suk Kim offers insights into dyslexia in adults (Forbes Health)
Alumna Lisa Moe featured on Mission Unstoppable (The Press-Enterprise)
LISTEN: Dist. Prof. Greg Duncan discusses study findings in Baby's First Years project (KCRW)
Dist. Prof. Greg Duncan discusses his research, early childhood brain development (Business Insider)
Dist. Prof. Greg Duncan comments on study he co-leads, which shows poverty reduction impacts infant brain activity (New York Times)
UCI awarded additional $5.2 million grant to support GEAR UP project (Diverse: Issues in Higher Education)
Science teacher and MAT alumna Karly Cassese '19 wins Teachers of Promise award (IUSD News)
MAT+Credential grad Kamasi Kendrick featured in #IamUCI series (UCI News)
Irene Morales '21 awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Recipient (UCI)

Dean Frances Contreras recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (Twitter)
Assistant Professor Adriana Villavicencio discusses the achievement gap during the pandemic (KPCC)
Associate Professor Hosun Kang named AERJ outstanding reviewer (Twitter)
Professor Greg Duncan lends insight on connection between poverty and children's brain development (The Reader)

2021 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION NEWS

Professor Sandra Simpkins named American Psychological Association Division 7 Fellow (Read more)
CAMP Director Pheather Harris leads NSF grant to boost STEM degree success for minoritized students (Read more)
Research by Prof. Jaeggi shows that playing action video games can improve perception and working memory (Learn more)
Dean Richard Arum and research team publish "A Framework for Measuring Undergraduate Learning and Growth" (Read more)
Frances Contreras named third dean of UCI School of Education (Read more)
Dean Richard Arum to chair CLA-OC Talent Leadership Advisory Board (Read more)
Tilling A Social and Cultural Shift (Read more)
MAT Scholarship Award ceremony (Photo album / video)
Card deck game uncovers cognitive bias (Read more)
UCI’s Lauds & Laurels program honors alumna (Read more)
IES releases report on research conducted on the Pathway to Academic Success Project (Read more)
APA names Sandra Simpkins Division 7 Fellow (Read more)
Judith Kroll wins Distinguished Leadership Award from Psychonomic Society (Read more)
NSF funds project to boost STEM success for underrepresented students (Read more)
First-Year Research Poster Presentations 2021 (View photo album)
Modest Supports for Sustaining Professional Development Outcomes over the Long Term (Watch)
Susanne Jaeggi, Adriana Villavicencio receive Faculty Mentorship Award for Inclusive Excellence (Read more)
Study shows Ethnic Studies course led to increase in high school graduation and college matriculation (Read more)
Sandra Simpkins receives NSF grant to study math and science motivation (Read more)
Rosella Santagata awarded NSF grant to enhance understanding of student thinking in mathematics “proof-transition courses” (Read more)
Research team receives NIA grant to help mitigate effects of age-related cognitive decline and hearing loss (Read more)
Profs. receive IES grant to train underrepresented undergraduates in education analytics, data science (Read more)
Rossella Santagata receives Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentorship (Read more)
Spencer Foundation awards Racial Equity Special Research Grant to team (Read more)
Adriana Villavicencio shares findings from new book (Watch video)
Project scientist Jin Kyoung Hwang (Ph.D. '15) awarded four-year, $1.69 million grant to study personalizing literacy instruction for English Learners (Read more)
Doctoral candidate Zhiling Shea awarded AERA/NSF Dissertation Grant (Read more)
Katia Necoechea Madriz, SAGE Scholar/double major in Educational Sciences & Psychology (B.A. ’21), named Fulbright Scholar (Read more)
Doctoral candidate Khamia Powell awarded President’s Dissertation Year Fellowship (Read more)
Professor Sandra Simpkins named 2021 Society for Research in Child Development Mentor (Read more)
Doctoral candidate Sirui Wan awarded Graduate Dean's Dissertation Fellowship (Read more)
Doctoral candidate Dandan Yang awarded Graduate Dean's Dissertation Fellowship (Read more)
Doctoral candidate Xuehan Zhou awarded Graduate Dean's Dissertation Fellowship (Read more)
First generation scholar/undergrad commencement speaker Bethany Urbano committed to making education accessible to all (Read more)
Brad Greene, Education Sciences major/Sociology major/2020-21 Big West Conference Defensive Basketball Player of the Year greets opportunity with optimism, perseverance, and a nod to his Native American heritage (Read more)
Doctoral candidate Undarmaa Maamuujav awarded Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program Dissertation Fellowship (Read more)
Third-year doctoral student Alexandria Weaver, Professor Susanne Jaeggi receive SSIHI grant to explore auditory processing in older adults (Read more)
Doctoral candidate Sharin Jacob awarded Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program Dissertation Fellowship (Read more)
UCI School of Education Climate Council engagement programs promote equity and inclusion (Read more)
Gates Foundation commissioned report from the UCI Next Generation Undergraduate Success Measurement Project: "Ensuring a More Equitable Future: Assessing Student Learning and Growth in Higher Education" (Read more)
Assistant Professor Emily Penner named William T. Grant Scholar (Read more)
Doctoral Student Undarmaa Maamuujav awarded UCI Summer Inclusive Excellence Grant (Read more)
Doctoral student Sharin Jacob awarded 2021 Haynes Lindley Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (Read more)
Acacia Warren, Single Subject MAT Coordinator, presented her book - Project Based Learning Across the Disciplines - at the Spring 2021 Virtual Cue Conference (Read more)
Doctoral students Socorro Cambero, Marixza Torres, Valery Vigil, WMP lab manager Rachel Nicole Smith receive three-year GRFP fellowships in STEM education & learning (Read more)
Doctoral candidate Khamia Powell receives 2021 VOICE fellowship to conduct research promoting free speech and civic engagement (Read more)
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)
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)
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)
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)

2021 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION IN THE NEWS

Professor Elizabeth Peña and project scientist Amy Pratt detail new IES-funded measurement project that aims to develop assessments to measure Spanish language and literacy skills. (Inside IES Research)
Professor Stephanie Reich describes how children develop fine motor skills and ways in which teachers can help (U.S. News & World Report)
Distinguished Professor Greg Duncan's $17 million project, "Baby's First Years", detailed (The 74)
UCI Science Project Director Kelley Le, UCI CalTeach Director Doron Zinger both quoted on how to best teach about the pandemic in K-12 science classes (Mashable)
Distinguished Professor George Farkas's study on children's oral vocabulary cited (L.A. Times)
Assistant Professor Emily Penner's study on Ethnic Studies courses detailed (The 74)
Assistant Professor Emily Penner shares expertise at OCDE colloquium focused on Ethnic Studies curriculum (OC Register)
Assistant Professor Emily Penner to present at OCDE colloquium focused on Ethnic Studies curriculum (Voice of OC)
Dean and Professor Richard Arum to chair CLA-OC Talent Leadership Advisory Board (CLAOC)
Research by Profs. Andres Bustamante, Deborah Vandell suggests high-quality early childhood education can greatly reduce disparities between children from low- and high income families in life outcomes (Society for Research in Child Development)
Distinguished Professor Greg Duncan speaks at AERA event: "How Education Fared During the First Wave of COVID-19 Lockdowns?" (via YouTube)
Research by Professor Susanne Jaeggi shows that playing action video games can improve perception and working memory (nature.com)
UCI Science Project Director Kelley Le co-authors UCI Special Report on Climate Change (UCI News)
Professor Elizabeth Peña and project scientist Amy Pratt detail new IES-funded measurement project that aims to develop assessments to measure Spanish language and literacy skills (Inside IES Research)
Professor Stephanie Reich describes how children develop fine motor skills and ways in which teachers can help (U.S. News & World Report)
Assistant Vice Chancellor of Educational Partnerships Stephanie Reyes-Tuccio participates in the virtual forum celebrating Latino cultures and contributions in Orange County (OCDE Newsroom)
Assistant Professor Andres Bustamante shares five ways that early educators can make math fun (PBS SoCal)
Alumnus Keith Curry (Ed.D ‘11) pens op-ed: Unapologetically Fighting for Black Student Success (Los Angeles Sentinel)
Distinguished Professor Greg Duncan's $17 million project, "Baby's First Years", detailed (The 74)
Distinguished Professor George Farkas's research cited in op-ed: Child care is in crisis, but we can fix it — and help the economy, too (Los Angeles Times)
Professor Susanne Jaeggi discusses brain training and nationwide study of brain apps' efficacy (This is Your Brain)
UCI Science Project Director Kelley T. Le, UCI CalTeach Director Doron Zinger discuss the importance of teaching students to become scientifically literate citizens (Mashable)
Assistant Professor Emily Penner to present at OCDE colloquium focused on Ethnic Studies curriculum (Voice of OC)
Assistant Professor Emily Penner shares expertise at OCDE colloquium focused on Ethnic Studies curriculum (OC Register)
Assistant Professor Emily Penner presents at OCDE colloquium focused on Ethnic Studies curriculum (Los Angeles Times)
Assistant Professor Emily Penner ethnic studies results analyzed (The 74)
OCEAN Network featured in UCI Brilliant Future Report (Brilliant Future UCI)
Assistant Professor Andres Bustamante works with Santa Ana families to design STEM-inspired installations for children in the city (PBS SoCal)
Assistant Professor Emily Penner interviewed about teaching ethnic studies in high school (KUCI)
Research and analysis from UCI's Next Generation Undergraduate Success Measurement Project featured in Gates Foundation report (Gates Foundation)
New Spanish Bilingual Authorization Program to boost number of bilingual teachers in state (EdSource)
School of Education's community partnership, establishment of learning pods highlighted (EdSurge News)
Research from Associate Professor Di Xu cited in story analyzing COVID learning gaps (Newsweek)
Dr. Kelley Le, Director of the UCI Science Project, shares her thoughts on meaningful science instruction (California Classroom Science)
Professor Mark Warschauer discusses COVID-19's lasting impact on the post-pandemic classroom (UCI News)
"Brilliant UCI Women in STEM" features Jenny Woo (Rising Tide Magazine YouTube Video)
Research analyzing the impact of remote learning on UCI UGs, led by Professor & Dean Richard Arum, finds “When you move to more engaging, participatory, interactive instructional strategies, student academic engagement goes up.” (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
Co-founder/Professor Mimi Ito explains how COVID-19 created a five-fold increase in demand for UCI’s virtual, project-based non-profit, Connected Camps, ages 8-14 (EdSurge)
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)
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)
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)
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

2020 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION NEWS

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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: S tudies 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

June

JULY

AUGUST

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)

2020 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION IN THE NEWS

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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