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LAUNCH
2025-2026

LAUNCH, the annual magazine of the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, features our faculty, students, staff, awards and honors, and listings of fellowships and the donor honor roll.

2025-2026
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David Forman "The Road Less Traveled"

 

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ReLaunch 2025-2026 Associate Professor Rachel Lambert and Math Games
ReLAUNCH
2025-2026

ReLAUNCH, the annual research magazine of the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, features highlights of our major research initiatives and grant awards.

2025-2026
Table of Contents
Pages 1-7

 

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Jaime Lester Appointed New Dean for Gevirtz School

UC Santa Barbara Chancellor Dennis Assanis announced the appointment of  Jaime Lester as the new Jules Zimmer Dean of the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, effective July 1, 2026. 

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Munira Kairat Receives the National Academy of Education Spencer Dissertation Fellowship

Munira Kairat, a Ph.D. candidate at the UC Santa Barbara Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, has been selected as a 2026 National Academy of Education (NAEd) Spencer Dissertation Fellow.

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Fernanda Castellon, assistant professor of clinical psychology at the UCSB Gevirtz School, and the associate director of the Koegel Autism Center, reads to a third-grade classroom.

UCSB Autism Center Donates Children’s Books to Area Schools in Celebration of Autism Acceptance Month

For April Autism Acceptance Month, the Koegel Autism Center at the UC Santa Barbara Gevirtz Graduate School of Education is donating children’s books to elementary schools.

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Kaylee Laub presenting at Grad Slam 2026

Innovative Environmental Education Earns Top Honors at 2026 Grad Slam for Kaylee Laub

Department of Education graduate student Kaylee Laub won the UCSB 2026 Grad Slam championship event with her three-minute presentation on “Reimagining Climate Solutions Through Speculative Designs.” Kaylee shared that to discover creative solutions to the challenges of climate change, educators are increasingly turning to those who could someday be impacted the most: today’s children. 

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The Gevirtz School In the News

A record of print, radio, and video coverage of the School's faculty, students, staff, and alumni.

Darielle Robinson: Alumni Milestone

Darielle Robinson, MEd, School Psychology 2026.

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Grace Stewart: Alumni Milestone

Grace Stewart, M.Ed in School Pschology/PPS 2026, is now a School Psychologist at Ventura Unified School District. 

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Jennifer Green: Alumni Milestone

Jennifer Green, CCSP 2007.

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Madeline Hayden: Alumni Milestone

Madeline Hayden, School Psychology 2025 is now a School Psychologist at Rio School District in Oxnard, CA. 

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