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On the following pages, you will find UGA College of Education faculty commentary on education issues as heard and seen in local, regional and national broadcast media. When available, links are provided to hear that commentary.
Dove
Oct 15, 2009, 15:59:00 Rita Dove, Pulitzer Prize winner and former U.S. Poet Laureate, was in Athens recently for a series of appearances, and sat down for an interview with Melissa Cahnmann-Taylor, an associate professor of language and literacy education, for a 47-minute interview on the use of poetry in education in Cahnmann-Taylor's PoetryCast podcast series. Hear the interview (audio only).
Ferrara
Aug 10, 2009, 13:54:00 Kinesiology researchers Mike Ferrara and Bud Cooper are featured in a August 4 report ("Ga. High School Athletes At High Risk of Health Illnesses") on WSB-TV news about a new study they have begun on the heat risks for prep football players during pre-season practices in August in hopes of defining what those risks which will help coaches and administrators develop policies that will save lives.
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Koballa
Jun 30, 2009, 11:45:00 Thomas R. Koballa, Jr., a professor of science education and a principal investigator for Georgia's Teacher Quality Program, was interviewed on WCTV-TV (Tallahassee-Thomasville-Valdosta) on June 24, 2009, about an evolution workshop being held at Valdosta State University as part of the teacher quality program.
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Reschly
Jan 12, 2009, 08:51:00 Amy Reschly, an assistant professor in the department of educational pscyhology and instructional technology, talked about Georgia's high school dropout rate on Georgia Public Broadcasting's January 6 edition of Georgia Weekly. Watch the interview online.
Tomporowski
Feb 19, 2008, 14:21:00 Phillip Tomporowski, professor in kinesiology and director of the Cognition and Skill Acquisition Laboratory at UGA’s College of Education, and Catherine Davis, a clinical health psychologist at the Medical College of Georgia, talk about their research which shows children do better cognitively with regular exercise on the Feb. 17, 2008 edition of the television show, Georgia Weekly, on Georgia Public Broadcasting. Watch the interview online.
Fields-Smith
Apr 2, 2007, 14:51:00 Cheryl Fields-Smith, an assistant professor of early childhood education in the department of elementary and social studies education, is one of several experts interviewed in an Action News Primetime Special titled, Home School, March 21, 2007 on WSB-TV (Channel 2, Atlanta).
Chepyator-Thomson
Nov 10, 2006, 14:37:00 Rose Chepyator-Thomson, associate professor of kinesiology and former Olympic runner from Kenya herself, was quoted on the National Public Radio show, Only a Game, in a Nov. 4, 2006, story about Iten, Kenya, home to about 500 runners out of population of just 4000 people.
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Sep 13, 2006, 10:00:00 Thomson on ABC News' 20/20
College of Education professor Rose Chepyator-Thomson will be among those featured in a segment on stereotyping on the ABC News show 20/20 on Friday, Sept. 15 at 10 p.m. (WSB-TV, Channel 2).
Jun 2, 2006, 15:52:00 Tracy Elder Tracy Elder, doctoral student and research assistant on a CDC-funded study on bullying directed by Andy Horne, professor of counseling, is quoted in a June 2 story on 11Alive, WXIA-TV.
May 24, 2006, 14:06:00 Arthur (Andy) Horne, professor in counseling and human development services, was one of three national experts interviewed on "Voices in the Family," a weekly show on award-winning National Public Radio station WHYY in Philadelphia on the topic of "Dealing with the Bullies in our Schools and Families." Hear the interview.
May 24, 2006, 14:03:00 Martha Allexsaht-Snider, associate professor of elementary education, is interviewed on Georgia Public Radio about a cultural immersion course that involves UGA teacher students and NE Georgia teachers learning about Mexican schools and life for three weeks. Hear the interview.
May 24, 2006, 14:01:00 Andy Horne, UGA Distinguished Research Professor in counseling and human development services, and his Bully Busters program were featured in a FOX 5 evening news report on May 17, 2006.
Sep 16, 2005, 15:48:00 Scout Cloud Lee, a UGA alumna in recreation (MEd '70 and EdD '72), is one of 18 cast members on CBS' latest version of "Survivor," debuting September 16. Lee is a motivational speaker, entrepreneur, rancher, former university professor (Illinois and Oklahoma State) and author of 11 books and more than 100 articles.
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Sep 15, 2005, 15:43:00 Joe Blase, professor of educational leadership, was interviewed on WFMP-FM 107 in Minneapolis on Sept. 15, 2005, about he and his wife Jo's book, Breaking the Silence: Overcoming the Problem of Principal Mistreatment of Teachers.
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Aug 25, 2005, 15:45:00 Paul Matthews, co-director of the Center for Latino Achievement and Success in Education (CLASE), was interviewed August 25 on the growing diversity in Georgia schools on WGST-AM radio's AM Atlanta.
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