Miguel M. Gonzales (Educational Policy and Leadership), Tiberio Garza (Educational Psychology and Higher Education), and Elizabeth Leon Zaragoza, a graduate student presented their research "Generating Innovative Ideas for School Improvement: An Examination of School Principals" at the annual University Council for…

Lucas Graff and Federick Ngo (both Educational Psychology and Higher Education) presented a paper titled "Why is the Squad on the Quad?: Predictors of Police Presence on College Campuses" at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education. The study examines whether the total number and type of police officers on four-year…

Bucket Manyweather and Federick Ngo (both Educational Psychology and Higher Education) presented their study "The Implementation of Mandatory Ethnic Studies (AB1460) in the California State University System" at the annual conference of the Association for the Study of Higher Education. The study is part of a broader project on mandatory ethnic…

Jacob D. Skousen, Dana L. Bickmore, and Miguel Gonzales (all Educational Psychology and Higher Education), and Maria Banda Roberts (Education) presented their research, "Changing the Face of School Leadership: Diversifying the Principal Pool Through Purposeful Recruiting and Mentoring" at the annual University Council…

E. Michael Nussbaum (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) was elected a fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), effective Jan. 1, 2022. He is a former president of APA Division 15 (Educational Psychology). His research focuses on the use of argumentation in education, classroom discourse, and critical thinking…

Nancy Lough (Educational Psychology and Higher Education) was invited to present at The Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport. Lough presented The 2021 Fall Distinguished Lecture at the center's Oct. 27 symposium. It was titled Surveillance of Women in Sport & Why it Matters: Multidisciplinary Perspectives.

Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) was interviewed by Faculti to share her research on what early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities do and can look like in early care and education settings. 

Nancy Lough (Educational Psychology and Higher Education) published, with her co-author Ceyda Mumcu, "Pro Softball Fan Segments: A Two-Step Cluster Analysis" in the International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship.

Manoj Sharma (Environmental and Occupational Health) presented two posters at the American Public Health Association’s 149th annual meeting held as a hybrid virtually and in Denver.  The first presentation was “Technology Use to Improve Social Connectedness among Older Adults during COVID-19: Enhancing Educational Interventions,” and second…

Bradley Marianno (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published, with his co-authors, "Public School Teacher Contracts and State-Level Reforms: Assessing Changes to Collective Bargaining Restrictiveness Across Three States" in the  American Educational Research Journal. 

Department of Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education faculty and graduate students recently served as the local arrangements committee for the Council for Learning Disabilities Annual 2021 Conference in Las Vegas. Joseph Morgan, current president of the council, and Monica Brown, chair of the local arrangements committee, along…

Howard R. D. Gordon (Teaching and Learning) delivered the keynote address, "Ethical Leadersship: Potential Challenges and Implications for the Next Generation of Technical and Vocational Education and Training Leaders," at the 2021 East and Southeast Asia UNEVOC Network Consolidation Workshop. His address emphasized the elements of the toxic…