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Apr 29, 2008, 17:05:00 College Honors Outstanding Faculty, Top Student
The University of Georgia College of Education recognized several outstanding faculty members and an Honors student during its annual Spring Celebration on Monday, April 28 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education.
Kilpatrick
Apr 23, 2008, 13:28:00 Regents Professor Jeremy Kilpatrick to Receive International Career Award Jeremy Kilpatrick, Regents Professor of Mathematics Education, will receive the 2007 Felix Klein Medal from the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI) in recognition of his more than 40 years of distinguished achievements in mathematics education research and development.
Hébert
Apr 23, 2008, 13:16:00 Thomas Hébert Receives UConn Alumni Research Award Thomas Hébert will receive the 2008 Outstanding Alumni Research Award from the University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education in recognition of his work in gifted education.
VanSickle
Apr 16, 2008, 15:35:00 Ronald VanSickle Receives National Recognition
Professor Ronald VanSickle was honored for more than 25 years of distinguished service in teaching economics by the National Association of Economic Educators (NAEE).
Horne
Apr 16, 2008, 12:38:00 Interim Dean Andy Horne Receives National Counseling Award Arthur “Andy” Horne, interim dean of the College of Education, received the Extended Research Award from the American Counseling Association (ACA) in recognition of his decades of high-quality research on significant issues in the counseling profession.
Apr 16, 2008, 12:21:00 A book titled, The Educational Thought of W.E.B. Du Bois: An Intellectual History, authored by Derrick P. Alridge, associate professor of education and director of UGA’s Institute for African-American Studies, was recently published by Teachers College Press.
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Apr 9, 2008, 12:55:00 Cramond and Hébert Recognized for Work in Gifted Education
Education psychology professors Bonnie Cramond and Tom Hébert have each received awards from the Georgia Association for Gifted Children (GAGC) for their outstanding contributions to gifted education.
Apr 8, 2008, 15:31:00 How to Truly Reduce the Dropout Rate in Georgia A Statement by the High School Completion Task Force of the University of Georgia College of Education Policy and Evaluation Center
Atwater
Apr 4, 2008, 12:54:00 An article published in the November 2007 edition of the journal, Cultural Studies of Science Education, highlights the transformative contributions of COE faculty member Mary Monroe Atwater to the field of science education. The article praises her pioneering personal and professional efforts in diversifying the science education community, challenging dominant paradigms and broadening the knowledge base through scholarship.
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Singh
Mar 26, 2008, 09:13:00 Counseling Professor Anneliese Singh Receives National Award
Counseling professor Anneliese Singh will receive the 2008 ‘Ohana Award from the Counselors for Social Justice (CSJ) for her work in affirming diversity and social justice.
Neuharth-Pritchett
Mar 20, 2008, 15:10:00 Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett Appointed to National Head Start Review Panel Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett, a nationally recognized researcher in early educational intervention and kindergarten retention, has been named to a national panel which will review the performance of the Head Start program.
Mar 20, 2008, 14:12:00 An article written by Jerome Morris, an associate professor of social foundations of education and Research Fellow at the Institute for Behavioral Research, analyzes how scholars have researched black schools, as well as contemporary policy debates on quality schooling for black children, school racial composition, and Brown v. Board of Education in the Teachers College Record of Columbia University (fee and registration required).
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Feb 28, 2008, 12:51:00 Patrick O'Connor, a professor in kinesiology and co-director of the UGA Exercise Psychology Laboratory, Tim Puetz (Ph.D., '06), and former UGA student Sara Flowers have co-authored the study, "A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effect of Aerobic Exercise Training on Feelings of Energy and Fatigue in Sedentary Young Adults with Persistent Fatigue," in the Feb. 2008 issue of the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.
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Horne
Feb 27, 2008, 12:55:00 Andy Horne Receives Top International Counseling Psychology Award Arthur (Andy) M. Horne, interim dean of the College of Education, will receive a Many Faces of Counseling Psychology Award to be given at the International Conference of Counseling Psychology in March.
Feb 27, 2008, 10:19:00 Karen Samuelsen, an assistant professor in educational psychology and instructional technology, and Robert Lissitz, a professor of education and director of the Maryland Assessment Research Center for Education Success at the University of Maryland, have created a framework with a new vocabulary and a new way of thinking about validity that makes the validation of educational assessments a less daunting task. The results of their work are featured in the November 2007 issue of Educational Researcher, the official journal of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). The article is followed by commentary from well-known scholars in the field of measurement with Lissitz and Samuelsen’s response to the comments.
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Paisley
Feb 19, 2008, 14:18:00 Counseling Professor Pamela Paisley to Receive National Mentoring Award
Counseling professor Pamela O. Paisley will receive the David K. Brooks Jr. Distinguished Mentor Award, a national honor presented each year by the American Counseling Association Foundation (ACAF).
Mullendore
Feb 13, 2008, 12:23:00 Mullendore Appointed to NASPA Journal Editorial Board
Student affairs administration professor Richard Mullendore has been appointed to the editorial board of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Journal.
Delgado-Romero
Feb 7, 2008, 14:54:00 Counseling Professor Named Consulting Editor of APA Journal
Counseling professor Edward Delgado-Romero has been appointed as a consulting editor to the Professional Psychology: Research and Practice Journal, a publication of the American Psychological Association (APA).
Reeves
Feb 6, 2008, 14:16:00 Thomas C. Reeves, a professor in educational psychology and instructional technology, will lead workshops for Singapore's Nanyang Technological University Teaching and Learning Seminar, "from Good to Great 2008."
Reeves will teach "Designing Blended Courses with Authentic Tasks," a pre-seminar workshop on Feb. 26, 2008, and "Evaluating eLearning" a post-seminar workshop to be held on Feb. 29.
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Hill
Feb 6, 2008, 13:16:00 Derrick Floyd (BSED, '05) and Robert Hill, an associate professor in lifelong education, administration, and policy, received 2008 President’s Fulfilling the Dream Awards for community service, reports the Jan. 28, 2008, issue of Columns.
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Matthews
Feb 5, 2008, 15:15:00 Paul Matthews, assistant director and outreach coordinator for the Center for Latino Achievement and Success in Education, is one of four faculty members in the inaugural class of Service-Learning Senior Scholars, reports the Jan. 28, 2008, issue of Columns.
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Cooper
Dec 12, 2007, 11:20:00 Counseling Professor Diane Cooper Nationally Recognized
Counseling professor Diane L. Cooper has been selected as a member of the American College Personnel Association Diamond Honoree Class of 2008 by the ACPA Educational Leadership Foundation.
Jones
Dec 5, 2007, 14:30:00 Jones Receives Spencer Exemplary Dissertation Award
Elementary and social studies education professor Stephanie Jones is one of only five young scholars from across the nation to receive the 2007 Exemplary Dissertation Award from the Spencer Foundation.
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