Tamekia Bell (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) and co-author Tameeka Hunter, assistant professor at Palo Alto University, published an open access article titled, "Black, Disabled, and Gay: A Pragmatic Approach to Counseling Clients at Multiple Intersections," for the Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development…

Doris L. Watson (Educational Psychology, Leadership and Higher Education) has been appointed as editor-in-chief for the Higher Education Section of the Journal Education Sciences (IF: 2.6, Q1). Watson has served as a reviewer and section editor for the journal over the last four years.

Sarah M. Wolff (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education), along with colleagues from the University of Iowa and University of Washington and the Pablove Foundation, published an article in the Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing examining the impact of a virtual photography program on quality of life among children…

Sarah Wolff and Dan Wright (both Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published a paper in Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling evaluating a method for using response times to improve the reliability of performance estimates for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (the Nation's Report Card). As they…

Dana Roseman (Executive Educational Leadership), a doctoral candidate, and Maria B. Roberts (Educational Policy and Leadership) delivered a scholarly presentation and participated in panel discussions at the July 28-30, 2025 International Conference for Professors of Educational Leadership. Their presentation, entitled "Telling Herstory: The…

Howard R. D. Gordon (Teaching and Learning) gave a presentation on the "Importance of Collecting Industry and Occupation Data" at the University of Mount Olive School of Agriculture and Biological Sciences 2025 Summer Workshop Series.

Ph.D. student Dilara Kara Zorluoglu (Teaching and Learning) published an article titled, “What, Why, How?… Cognitive and Motivational Question Patterns of 7th Graders in Science Communication Meetings,” with her former research team in the International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. 

Federick Ngo (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) and Lucas Graff (Ph.D. '23), a graduate of the doctoral program in Higher Education, were awarded a research grant from The Spencer Foundation. Their project draws upon administrative data from a large statewide system of higher education to examine fairness and inequitable…

Assistant professor Juha Yoon (Intercollegiate and Professional Sport Management) has been named to the editorial board of the International Journal of Sport Communication. 

Beth Barrie (SVPAA) and Jon Hilpert (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) presented at the UPCEA (online and professional education association) 2025 Summit for Online Leadership and Administration (SOLAR) Conference. Their presentation, "Same Strategy, Different Tactics: How Do Learning Analytic Dashboards Differ…

Kenyon Lee Whitman (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) co-authored a paper in Innovative Higher Education titled, "A Mixed-Methods Study of Students of Color with Foster Care Experience Navigating a Syndemic," the paper explored how the intersection of COVID-19 and racial violence impacted them. Findings revealed that…

Howard R. D. Gordon (Teaching and Learning) recently was invited to Utah State University as keynote speaker for the Department of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences. His presentation, "Maximizing Response Rates in Surveys," was attended by doctoral students in career and technical…