Radiochemistry Ph.D. candidate Becca Manns (Chemistry) is the recipient of a prestigious Rickover Fellowship from the South Carolina Universities Research and Education Foundation (SCUREF). The appointment, which begins Sept. 1, is offered to students in pursuit of graduate study and research supportive of the mission and goals of…

Gerilyn Slicker (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education), along with colleagues at the University of Delaware and The University of Oklahoma - Tulsa published an article, "Populations Served by Child Care Centers Accepting Subsidies and Linkages with State Subsidy Policies," in Early Education and Development. The study used a…

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…