Accomplishments: College of Education

Kari Kokka (Teaching and Learning) was interviewed on the TODOS: Mathematics For All podcast.
Megan R. Griffard and Jacob D. Skousen (both Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published the book chapter "Leading Through Climate Disasters and Environmental Injustice: Past, Present, and Future" in the latest anthology in the series, Transforming Education through Critical Leadership, Policy, and Practice. In their…
Katrina Liu (Teaching and Learning) and Richard Miller (School of Music), together with their colleague Michael K. Thomas (Educational Psychology, University of Illinois, Chicago), published a new book, Preparing White Teachers for Anti-Racist Education: Critical Reflection and Generativity for Transformative Praxis. This research-based guide from…
Undergraduate Sport Leadership & Management Certificate students Jessica Sobel, Ryan Gilder, Gabriella Ghasserani, and Isabel Ritchie placed second in the Case Cup Competition at the Annual Commission of Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA) National Conference. Michelle Coyner (Intercollegiate & Professional Sport Management; Educational…
S. Kathleen Krach (Counselor Education, Psychology, and Human Services), along with faculty colleagues at three other universities, published the article, "Roles, Responsibilities, and Provided Supports for School Psychology Faculty," in the journal Contemporary School Psychology. This article addresses the shortage of faculty in school psychology…
Linc Johnson (Early Childhood, Multilingual and Special Education) presented his research, Activating the Globalization Scorecard – Measuring and Assessing Global Engagement, Consciousness and Citizenship in Education, at the Bangkok International Conference on Teaching, Education & Learning, 15-16 December 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand…
Assistant Professor Megan Griffard (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education), Ph.D., and doctoral student Monica Ceja-Rodriguez recently published the article, "Managing in a Storm of Chaos: The Ecology of School Principals’ Crisis Management," in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis (EEPA). The article examines…
Tina Vo (Teaching and Learning) and Holmes Scholar and doctoral candidate Mayra Marquez-Mendez (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) attended the 2025 Association for Science Teacher Education Conference (ASTE). They presented their study titled “Investigating the Connection between Science Curriculum and…
Holmes scholar and doctoral candidate Mayra Marquez-Mendez (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) and Tina Vo (Teaching and Learning) recently presented their research at the 2025 Association for Science Teacher Education Conference ASTE. Their paper, "Scripted Curriculum, Unscripted Support: Understanding…
Juanita K. Hinojosa (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) was selected as the recipient of NASPA's Latinx/a/o Knowledge Community 2025 Outstanding Doctoral Student Award. 
Julie Pham (Education) coauthored an article, "Leaving to Fit In? The Ethnoracial Composition of Principals, Peer Teachers, and Teacher Turnover in New York City," where she and fellow researchers (Luis Rodriguez and Briana Gonçalvez) found that NYC public school teachers were more likely to stay in schools with a principal and peers that shared…
Hasan Deniz (Teaching and Learning) received the 2024-2025 Nevada STEM Advocate of the Year Award. The award recipient is selected by the Governor’s Office of Science, Innovation and Technology (OSIT) and the Regional STEM Networks to increase awareness of high-quality STEM education in Nevada. Annually, each Regional STEM Network in…