Accomplishments: College of Education
May 19, 2023
Jacob D. Skousen (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) and R. Karlene McCormick-Lee published a chapter in the second edition of Funding Public Schools in the United States, Indian Country, and U.S. Territories. The chapter focused on the state of Nevada and the public school funding mechanisms.
May 18, 2023
Steven Payne (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) published "A comparison of paired- and multiple-stimulus-without-replacement preference assessments to identify reinforcers for dog behavior" in the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, the flagship journal of the field of behavior analysis, along with his coauthors…
May 16, 2023
Alpha Chi Omega national has selected LeAnne Montoya (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) for their inaugural Social Justice Institute. This institute is a national initiative to support, empower and educate alumni to assist them in preparing serve their communities.
May 14, 2023
Iesha Jackson (Teaching and Learning) has been selected as the College of Education's interim associate dean for Faculty and Inclusive Excellence (iADFIE). In her new role, she will lead and assess the college's faculty development and general DEIJ efforts, and develop and sustain a culture of belonging among faculty, staff, students, and relevant…
May 14, 2023
Sharolyn Pollard-Durodola has been selected at the College of Education's Dunn Endowed Chair for Educational Assessment effective July 1, 2023.
The Dunn Endowed Chair of Educational Assessment leads, innovates, and conducts research to support the strategic advancement of educational outcomes and assessment among diverse learners, with…
May 8, 2023
Sam Lee, Mehmet Erdem (both Hospitality), Eda Anlamlier (Business), Chih-Chien Chen, Billy Bai (both Hospitality), and LeAnn Putney (Education), published their study titled, "Technostress and hotel guests: A mere hurdle or a major friction point?" in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management. This study is among the first to apply the…
May 8, 2023
Kari Kokka (Teaching and Learning) gave a keynote lecture on April 6, 2023, "Critical Praxis in Mathematics Education Inside and Outside the Classroom," for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo's School of Education Equity and Social Justice Speaker Series.
May 3, 2023
Sharolyn D. Pollard-Durodola (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) and Jorge E. Gonzalez (University of Houston) recently published, "Content Literacy: Integrating Social Studies and Language," as part of the Handbook on the Science of Early Literacy.
May 2, 2023
Tina Vo (Teaching and Learning) and doctoral students/Holmes Scholars Mayra Marquez-Mendez (Educational Psychology, Leadership and Higher Education), Adjoa Mensah (Teaching and Learning) and Monique Soma (Post-secondary Career and Technical Education) presented their research titled “Fostering STEM career pathways by creating a Geoscience…
May 2, 2023
Holmes Scholar Mayra Marquez-Mendez (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) presented her work titled, “Critical Reflection, Generative Thinking, and Funds of Knowledge: A Culturally Responsive Mentorship Model,” at the 2023 Annual American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference in Chicago. Her work conceptualizes a…
May 2, 2023
Federick Ngo (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) and Kristine Jan C. Espinoza (Education) published an article titled, "Now We Come Here, We Feel It: Experiences of Anti-Asian Racism Among Community College Students in ESOL Programs," in the Community College Journal of Research & Practice. The study examines how Asian…
April 21, 2023
Norma A. Marrun, Christine Clark, Kendra Beach, Maryssa Morgan, Claudia Chiang-López, Cecélia González, and Omi McCadney (all Education) published a new article in Race Ethnicity and Education: Indifferent, (Un)critical, and anti-intellectual: framing how teachers grapple with bans on teaching truth about race and racism, and critical race theory…