Katherine Feather, Heather Dahl-Jacinto and student collaborator Carter Causse (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services), Danica Hays (Dean, College of Education), Heather Baltodano-Van Ness (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education), and Nicole Atwell (Ohio University) published an article, "'Teachers' response to a…

Megan Griffard, Brad Marianno, and Mark Spinrad (all Center for Research Evaluation and Assessment) published the empirical research article, "Expanding Policy Priorities Through Data Integration and Extreme Case Analysis: Evidence From a School Finance Study," in the Journal of Mixed Methods Research (JMMR), which is the premiere outlet for…

Juanita K. Hinojosa and Federick Ngo (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) recently had an op-ed titled, "Are We Prepared to Protect and Advocate for Undocumented Students?," published in Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. Their piece summarizes research on the impact of public policies that…

LeAnne Salazar Montoya, Ph.D., (Educational Policy and Leadership) was interviewed for and featured in the article, "Shining with radiance: Uplifting Latinas leading in education," which traces her journey from rural New Mexico (a minority-majority state) to roles as teacher, superintendent, and now assistant professor at UNLV. It emphasizes…

Ph.D. student Dilara Kara Zorluoglu (Teaching and Learning) published an article titled, “Effects of Computational Thinking Approaches on 8th Grade Students’ Computational Thinking Skills and Knowledge About Climate Change” in the Journal of Science Education and Technology.  

Howard R.D. Gordon (Teaching and Learning) gave a presentation on "Collecting Industry and Occupation Data for Cancer Professionals and Health Educators" at the Indiana Association for Career and  Technical Education State Conference.

Professor Rebecca Nathanson (Law; Education) is part of a six-member expert team that helped establish the country’s first juvenile competency Hub Court in Los Angeles County. With its own judge, attorneys, evaluators, and social workers, the Hub Court is designed to better support young people navigating competency cases. Professor Nathanson’s…

Professor Rebecca Nathanson (Law; Education) hosted 30 judges and attorneys from across the globe as part of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program. Their visit focused on learning about the Kids’ Court School, which helps reduce children’s anxiety about testifying in court.

Doris Watson (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) has been appointed to chair the Higher Education session for the 1st International Online Conference on Education Sciences, scheduled for 2026. Watson currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief for the Higher Education section of the Journal of Education Sciences.  

Members of the Division for Emotional and Behavioral Health, a Special Interest Division of the Council for Exceptional Children, recently elected Heather Baltodano-Van Ness (Early Childhood, Multicultural, and Special Education) into the presidential line of the Executive Committee. She will begin her four-year commitment serving as Vice…

Chad Scott (Teaching and Learning) participated on a panel discussion at the Third Annual Las Vegas Arts and Culture Summit, on August 21 at the Historic Fifth Street School, Downtown Las Vegas.  The panel was called, "SO, YOU WANT TO BE A TEACHING ARTIST?" and was moderated by Cory Goble, senior cultural specialist for the City of Las…

Zhiling M. Shea (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) and her co-author at Johns Hopkins University published an article, "Independent book reading and bilingual children’s language and literacy skills" in Reading and Writing.  The current study investigated how independent book reading at home and…