College of Education

DEPARTMENTS

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  Curriculum & Instruction

  Our award-winning teacher-preparation program gives students invaluable classroom experience with support from experienced mentors. At the graduate level, our degrees deepen students’ research skills and content knowledge for career advancement. Together, we're making an impact in schools across the region.

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  Educational Leadership & Policy Studies

  Our graduate programs prepare aspiring principals, superintendents, special education professionals, higher education administrators and other scholars committed to transformative leadership. We also offer undergraduate minors in special populations and Asian-American studies.

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  Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences

  With a focus on improving wellness and quality of life, we offer undergraduate degrees in health and human development and family sciences. We also offer graduate degrees in counseling, counseling psychology, school psychology, and measurement, quantitative methods and learning sciences.

NEWS & FEATURES

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  Sisters Set to Earn Doctoral Degrees Together

  Ayana Lebron and Khechara Bradford juggled raising children, working and school, all amid COVID, Winter Storm Uri and family loss. They’ll graduate together, equipped with new tools to support students with special needs. “Our goal is to leave a legacy for our children,” Lebron said.

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  Forever Coog Finds Time to ‘Give Back to the Next Generation’

  Jeremy Gates, a 2015 teaching graduate, now serves on the College of Education’s alumni working group to help strategize ways to increase engagement. “I make it a point to give back to my alma mater,” he said.

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  Special Populations Professor Wins National Leadership Award

  Jacqueline “Jacquie” Hawkins earned recognition from the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate for her work to transform the College’s Ed.D. program. “It has been the joy of my life to lead this kind of transformation of doctoral students,” Hawkins said.

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  Internships Gave UH Students an Edge in High-Tech Tools

  The program, which involved students in the learning, design and technology graduate program, was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. “The internship prepared me for success,” said Kathryn Seastrand.
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  New Grant Will Help Emergent Bilingual Middle School Students

  Thanks to a $2.2 million award from the National Science Foundation, Associate Professor Sissy Wong is leading a program to equip middle school science teachers with tools to support students who are learning English while still developing their home language.

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  Grit and Faculty Support Helped M.Ed. Student Graduate

  Despite catching COVID in July 2021 as he was working on his master’s degree, Jorge Mendoza graduated a year later and recently started his dream job providing educators with technology support.

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  HDFS Name Change Marks New Era in Program

  Naming the major Human Development and Family Sciences, instead of Family Studies, better reflects that the “research and teaching we are doing is evidence-based,” Associate Professor Leslie Frankel said.

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  Professor’s Book Amplifies Voices of Incarcerated Individuals

  Mikel Cole’s project allows people in prison and immigrant detention centers to tell their own stories. “What really marks this book as unique is the first-person experience of having been detained,” said Cole, an associate professor of ESL/bilingual education.

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  Educator Certification Programs Earn New Accreditation

  The College’s programs earned full accreditation from the nationally recognized Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation. “Our faculty are providing best-in-class experiences, and our graduates are the ultimate beneficiaries,” Interim Dean Cathy Horn said.

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  UH College of Education Welcomes New Faculty in Fall 2022

  “These incoming faculty bring exceptional expertise to bear in the College’s ongoing efforts to end inequities in education and health,” said Interim Dean Cathy Horn. “We are excited and grateful to have them join and amplify our mission-centered work in meaningful ways.”

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  Faculty, Students to Present at APA Conference

  Dozens of UH College of Education members will share their research on stress, working poverty, autism spectrum disorder, mindfulness and other timely topics at the 2022 American Psychological Association conference from Aug. 4-6. See a list of our APA award winners and presentations.

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  UH Partners with Aldine ISD to Prepare Future Principals

  The College of Education and Aldine ISD have launched an immersive principal training program in which participants gain real-world experience during a yearlong internship. Participant Joseline Herrera said the program will allow her to be “a role model for the leaders who will come behind me.”

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  Ph.D. Student Earns Psychology Research Recognition

  Kerry Chávez’s study on how social support affects the relationship between childhood trauma and marijuana use among African American young adults earned her an honorable mention from the Association for Psychological Science. “It is a recognition that we are headed in the right direction … in reducing health inequities,” Chávez said.

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  Health Professor Works to Reduce HIV, STIs

  Associate Professor Chakema Carmack received a grant of more than $580,000 from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. Her plans include creating an educational podcast to help reduce infection rates in African American and Hispanic communities in Houston. 

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  Asian American Studies Mentor Program Helps Students

  “I was able to grow personally and professionally through the guidance of my mentor,” said undergraduate student Melissa Quach, who participated in the Multicultural Success Initiative peer mentoring program. Read more from the mentees and mentors.

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  Alumni, Community Partner Honored at Star Awards

  The College of Education celebrated its 2022 award winners for their leadership and service to the community. The winners included a college consultant, a Houston ISD principal, a literacy advocate and an accountant who provides global leadership training.

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  Higher Education Alumna Wins 2022 Rising Star Award

  Chantelle George, who earned an M.Ed. from the College in 2015, has impacted hundreds of thousands of students nationwide. During the pandemic, she launched a consulting firm to help school districts, colleges and nonprofits prepare traditionally underserved students for postsecondary success.

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  Top Graduates Ready to Transform Education

  Thirteen top graduates share their goals and advice on how to earn 4.0 GPAs. “Do not be afraid to ask questions, seek help when needed, stay focused, be positive and believe in yourself,” said Larry Chan, who is graduating with a B.S. in teaching and learning.

UPCOMING EVENTS

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