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  $1.6 Million Grant Awarded for Dyslexia Support

  Professors Kristi Santi, Jacqueline Hawkins and Shawn Kent have teamed with other UH faculty on a federal grant to help improve outcomes for students struggling with reading. The project, Hawkins said, “gives educators a process for success.”

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  Distinguished Alumna Leads Advocacy for Trauma Survivors

  “Counseling psychology superstar” Diane Elmore Borbon serves as policy director for the UCLA-Duke University National Child Traumatic Stress Network. She earned a 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award from the College for her influential work.

   

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  Special Populations Ed.D. Gets $1.25 Million Boost

  A grant from the U.S. Department of Education will fund doctoral students seeking to become leaders in K-12 special education. The project involves professors Kristi Santi (pictured), Jacqueline Hawkins and Shawn Kent.

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  Students Apply Classroom Lessons As Third Ward Mentors

  As part of professor Toya Conston’s Introduction to Educational Psychology course, students get the opportunity to mentor local middle school students. The project is supported through a grant from the UH ACES Institute.

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  School Leadership Conference Features UH Researchers

  College faculty, students and alumni will present their research on principal preparation, the school-to-prison pipeline, culturally responsive practices and more at the University Council for Educational Administration conference in New Orleans.

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  Higher Education Experts Present at National Conference

  Faculty and students from the College shared their research on admissions, mentorship, community colleges and more at the Association for the Study of Higher Education conference in Portland. See a list of participants and presentations.

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  Doctoral Student Selected for Prestigious Psychology Fellowship

  Dieu Truong, a fourth-year doctoral student in the school psychology program, was selected for the American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program. She will continue her research on autism in children and support for their families.

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  From the Military to Teaching, These Coogs Serve

  In honor of Veterans Day, teaching students Yelena Reyes (above) and Maurilio Perez and alum Jesus Sanchez share how their passion for service extends beyond the classroom. They join an estimated 110,000 veterans working as teachers in the U.S.

   

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  Doctoral Student Addresses Health Issues in Homeless Adults

  Ashley Taylor, a second-year doctoral student in the counseling psychology program, recently published research that delves into the activity and sleep problems in homeless adults. Her desire is to help people improve their overall well-being.
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  Alum Wins Early Career Psychology Award

  Alum Marti Jones, who earned an M.Ed. in counseling in 2013 and a Ph.D. in counseling psychology in 2016, has won an early career award from the American Psychological Association for her research on how race and gender shape black women’s identity.

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  Geophysicist-Turned-Teacher Creates Scholarship at the College

  Alum Dayna Salter, who received an M.Ed. in educational psychology in 1996, embraced teaching after retiring as a geophysicist. She created two endowments to support the College’s educational psychology program and incoming freshmen.

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  Professor Wins International Presentation Award

  Clinical Associate Professor Susie Gronseth received an outstanding presentation award from the International Association of Special Education. She presented on Universal Design for Learning, the subject of her forthcoming book.

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  Professor Leads Project on Teacher Diversity

  Associate Professor Conra Gist is co-editing a first-of-its-kind handbook featuring new research related teachers of color. The project is supported by a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant.

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  Psychology Researchers Present at APA Conference

  About 60 professors, students and alumni from the College shared their research at the 2019 American Psychological Association conference in Chicago. One professor received a lifetime achievement award.

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  Professor Honored for Her Lifetime of Service

  Retired Clinical Professor Roberta Nutt has won a lifetime contribution award for her work preparing aspiring counseling psychologists. The national award comes from the Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs.

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  Grant Awarded for Research on Writing Assessments

  Associate Professor Milena Keller-Margulis has received a $1.39 million federal grant to develop a more efficient way to assess students’ writing abilities. Professor Jorge Gonzalez is co-investigator on the grant.

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  Doctoral Student Addresses Ethnic Disparities

  Ashley Ramclam, a Ph.D. student in the school psychology program and recent scholarship recipient, works to address disparities in mental and behavioral health services that impact ethnic minority youth.

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  Professors Receive Grant to Help Students with Autism

  School psychology professors Milena Keller-Margulis and Sarah Mire received a national grant to develop effective methods to measure the academic skills of students with autism spectrum disorder.

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  Fort Bend ISD Superintendent Honored by the College

  Charles Dupre, who leads one of the largest districts in Texas, received a 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award from the College. Dupre earned an M.Ed. in administration and supervision in 2003.

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  Two-Time College of Education Graduate Leads Literacy Campaign

  Tracy Weeden, who earned an M.Ed. in administration and supervision in 1995 and an Ed.D. in 2003, leads the Neuhaus Education Center, which specializes in dyslexia training and support.

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  Professor Researches Black-Oriented Reality TV

  With the rise of reality TV, Associate Professor M. Nicole Coleman wanted to know the impact on black women. Does watching reality TV influence negative stereotypes? The findings surprised this counseling psychology professor.

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  Researcher Explores Literacy and Genetics Link

  Assistant Professor Miao Li is working to understand why some children have good word-reading abilities yet struggle with reading comprehension. In a recent study, she found that poor comprehenders were more likely to carry a gene called READ1.
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  Top Graduates Share Advice with Future Students

  Before commencement, the College’s five banner bearers – who each had 4.0 GPAs and led the graduation processional – shared their best memories from UH, their goals and their advice to future Coogs.

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  Provost/Senior VP Short Honored for Work on Faculty Diversity

  UH Provost Paula Myrick Short, also a distinguished professor in the College of Education, has been honored by the Association for Women in Mathematics for supporting women in STEM.

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  Alum Named President of Tarrant County College Northeast

  Kenya Ayers, who earned an Ed.D. in professional leadership from the College, was named president of Tarrant County College Northeast, a community college campus outside Fort Worth.
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  Doctoral Graduate Wins HISD and College of Education Awards

  Amy Poerschke, principal of Durham Elementary, has won Houston ISD’s 2019 Elementary Principal of the Year Award as well as the College of Education’s Rising Star Award, giving to outstanding young alumni.

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  Professor and Alum Selected for National Leadership Program

  Cathy Horn, chair of the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, has been selected to participate in a prestigious yearlong fellowship program through the American Council on Education.

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  Research Shows Importance of Walkable Neighborhoods

  Assistant Professor Rosenda Murillo found that people who report high rates of individuals walking in their community feel a greater connectedness to their neighborhood. More sidewalks, crosswalks and parks in all parts of town could help, she said.

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  Three Professors Win Education Research Awards

  About 50 professors and graduate students from the College of Education presented at the American Educational Research Association conference in Toronto. What's more, three of the College's professors were honored with awards for their work.

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  Ed.D. for Math Educators Now in Sugar Land

  Seeking to grow a network of math leaders in the region, UH Sugar Land has started offering a hybrid doctoral program that can be completed in just two years. Graduates can serve as curriculum writers, instructional coordinators and more.
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  Hard Work Pays Off for 4.0 Teaching Graduate

  Aspiring teacher Rida Rangoonwala said her father's journey from Pakistan to America, where he worked his way through graduate school, inspired her to persevere. She recently was honored at graduation for her perfect GPA.
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  Research Debriefed: An Article on Writing Quality

  Assistant Professor Shawn Kent researched the relationship between the key components of writing and writing quality to help teachers improve instruction. He recently won an award for the publication.

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  Alum Supports Diversity at Juilliard in New York

  Cory Owen, who received an Ed.D. in administration and supervision from the College in 2015, works as assistant dean of international advisement and diversity initiatives at Juilliard.

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  Professor Researches Autism ‘To Make Big-Level Changes’

  Assistant Professor Sarah Mire, who won the College's Research Excellence Award in 2018, specializes in helping families impacted by autism and training future school psychologists.

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  Retired Educator Continues to Serve the City

  Jo Furr, who earned an M.Ed. in curriculum & instruction from the College and published a resource book for teachers, now serves on the UH Board of Visitors Third Ward Task Force.

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