Howard R. D. Gordon (Teaching and Learning) co-authored with selected mentees from University of Central Missouri, Murray State University, and Marshall University "Career and Technical Education Leadership Self-Efficacy Scale," which appeared in Faculty & Staff Research and Creative Activity this month

Jacob D. Skousen (Educational Psychology and Higher Education) and colleagues from Brigham Young University, Spencer Weiler and Nate Schmutz, presented their research virtually at the 2020 Education Law Association Annual Conference. Their paper, "Risks and Costs of School Safety: Assessing Different Measures," investigated the risks and…

Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education), along with Kimberly Hile from University of Alabama-Huntsville and Kim Travers from Kent State University, published an article about supporting families during and after their experiences in the neonatal intensive unit in the DEC Recommended Practice Series--Transition:…

Dan Wright (Educational Psychology & Higher Education) published the fifth edition of Research Methods in Psychology (Sage) with Glynis Breakwell and Julie Barnett of University of Bath in the United Kingdom.

Manoj Sharma (Environmental and Occupational Health) and Chia-Liang Dai (Teaching & Learning) presented two poster presentations at 148th virtual annual meeting of the American Public Health Association. The first one was, “Efficacy of Meditation-based Interventions on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among Veterans.” The second was “…

Iesha Jackson (Teaching and Learning), Doris L. Watson (Educational Psychology and Higher Education), Marcie Gallo (History), and Claytee White (Oral History Center) gave their second of two peer review presentations on their collaborative project, Digging Deep and Branching Out: Using Oral History and Collaborative Inquiry to Explore Candidate…

Chad Scott (Teaching and Learning) is presenting a performance installation, “How to Explain Electoral Politics Without Splitting Hares,” at Available Space Art Projects (ASAP). This exhibition is the first project of an ongoing collaboration with the Gayle A. Zeiter Literacy Development Center, where Scott serves as an interdisciplinary artist-in…

Katrina Liu (Teaching and Learning) recently published a book, "Critical Reflection for Transformative Learning," at Springer.  The book provides a research-based guide to using ePortfolios to develop critically reflective teachers capable of transformative learning for educational equity. It begins with a conceptualization of critical…

Howard R. D. Gordon and Xue Xing (both Teaching and Learning) coauthored an article, "Servant-Leadership During the COVID-19 Crisis: Implications for Career and Technical Education," in The CTE Journal. Additionally, Gordon recently was invited to the University of the West Indies at Mona, Jamaica as a scholar lecturer for the department of…

Iesha Jackson (Teaching and Learning) has been elected to serve as an at-large member of the executive council for the American Educational Studies Association (AESA). Her three-year term begins Nov. 1. As an at-large member of the executive council, she will participate in oversight of the organization, including leadership on committees and…

Bucket Manyweather (Educational Psychology and Higher Education) is presenting a virtual webinar on gender identities and how to use pronouns to the Los Rios Community College District in California. The workshop contextualizes and acknowledges how respecting non-cisgender identities are connected to decolonization…

Doris L. Watson (Educational Psychology and Higher Education) was an invited panelist for the OUT LBGTQ Business Alliance and the African American Business Alliance for the city of Albuquerque earlier this month. The panel, OUT / Sides, was a discussion on voter suppression, equity, and social justice.