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October 14, 2021
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Recognizing the critical need for more and better prepared scholars in the areas of school psychology and special education, the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $2.7 million grant to UC Santa Barbara and Boston University to...
October 12, 2021
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Alumni Profile: Dennis Ridley awarded the Albert Nelson Marquis Who's Who Lifetime Achievement AwardOn the Alumni News Page of the site we run a full story with Dennis Ridley (Educational Psychology, '72, Ph.D.) that begins with the following news: Marquis Who's Who recently presented UC Santa Barbara alumnus Dennis Raymond Ridley (Ph.D...
October 5, 2021
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Alumnus Scott Thomas (Ph.D., ’94, Department of Education) has been named the John P. ‘Jack’ Ellbogen Dean of the University of Wyoming’s (UW) College of Education. Prior to this appointment, Thomas had been the dean of the University of... -
Shane Jimerson, Professor of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology at UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School, will be the featured guest on KCSB-FM’s new public affairs show “Schooled Radio” on Thursday, October 7 from 5:30 – 6 pm. (Note...
September 17, 2021
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The 2021-22 GSAE Officers (l-r):Diana Magaña, Ali Muller, Isaac Castro, and Mary Franitza
The Graduate Students Association in Education (GSAE) – the official students’ association that exists to promote and represent the interests of students in the Gevirtz School’s Department of Education to the UC Santa Barbara campus...
September 16, 2021
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Christine Hirst Bernhardt, flying on a mission of NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) in 2017
Christine Hirst Bernhardt, a Department of Education Ph.D. student, has been named a 2021-2022 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow (AEF). The AEF Program provides a unique opportunity for accomplished K-12 STEM educators to apply...
September 14, 2021
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This week we caught up with Daniel Ulises Rios Arroyo a Ph.D. student in the Department of Education. Rios Arroyo was born in Mexico, and immigrated to the U.S at the age of 9. He received his B.A in Sociology with a minor in education...
September 1, 2021
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The previous in-person Department of Education orientation in 2019
The Department of Education at UC Santa Barbara's Gevirtz School will kick off the new academic year with its 2021 New Student Orientation on Wednesday, September 22 from 3-5:30 pm in ED 1213. All newly admitted students are encouraged to...
July 19, 2021
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Andrew Maul from UC Santa Barbara’s Department of Education has co-authored Measurement across the Sciences: Developing a Shared Concept System for Measurement (Springer 2021) with Luca Mari, professor of Measurement Science at... -
Miriam Burnett graduated with a Masters of Education from the GGSE. She is a supervisor on the ÉXITO (Educational eXcellence and Inclusion Training Opportunities) project, an organization dedicated to providing high-quality ethnic studies...
July 14, 2021
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Victor Rios and Jeffrey Stewart in Isla Vista
Jeffrey Stewart, affiliated faculty member with the Gevirtz School, and Victor Rios, co-founder of the Center for Publicly Engaged Scholarship, partially housed in the Gevirtz School, have been named to John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur...
July 8, 2021
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Honeiah Karimi, a doctoral student in the Department of Education at the Gevirtz School, has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 Louis H. Towbes Fellowship. The late Mr. Michael Towbes, local businessman, philanthropist, and former...
July 7, 2021
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John Sekulich graduated with a Master’s in Education from the GGSE. His work focuses on the intersection between higher education academics and athletics. He coaches the UCSB rowing team. In the future, he hopes to take on an... -
Jolie Colby is graduating with a Ph.D. from the Department of Education. Her dissertation examines the role of schools in educating people about large carnivore reintroduction to California. After graduating, Colby will focus on family,...
July 2, 2021
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Genetti Gradaute Mentoring Award winners Corinna Klein and Valerie Meier
Corinna Klein from the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology and Valerie Meier from the Department of Education were both chosen for two of the three 2021 Carol Genetti Mentoring Awards. The Carol Genetti Graduate...
June 30, 2021
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Mian Wang has been appointed the Chair of the Department of Education at UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School, beginning July 1, 2021. He succeeds Dr. Julie Bianchini. Mian Wang is a Professor in the Department of Education. From 2017-2019,...
June 29, 2021
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Kelsee Kennedy (third from left) at commencement
Kelsee Kennedy graduated with a Ph.D. from the Department of Education. Her dissertation involves a qualitative analysis of the steps a school team took to build positive behavioral support systems for students with emotional and... -
The plan for one of the naturescapes at Harding University Partnership School
First 5 has awarded a $150K four-year Early Learning Plan implementation grant to the Santa Barbara Unified School District for a project at the Harding University Partnership School (HUPS). Devon Azzam and Lilly Garcia—the outreach team...
June 22, 2021
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Clare Washington (center), with fellow Department of Education students Noreen Balos and Jenny Sperling
Clare Washington graduated with a Ph.D. from the Department of Education. Her research focuses on the career paths of women of color in historically white universities in California. After graduating, she plans to teach full-time and take... -
Registration opens 1 July 2021 for Methods University. Methods University, housed in UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School, will offer multi-day intense workshops on a specific methodological topic. These workshops are geared for graduate...
June 21, 2021
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Professor Jin Sook Lee, from the Gevirtz School’s Department of Education, has been appointed Associate Dean of UC Santa Barbara’s Graduate Division. The Graduate Division promotes excellence in graduate education and ensures our graduate...
June 17, 2021
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Himadhari Sharma has earned UC Santa Barbara Graduate Student Association (GSA) Excellence in Teaching Award. She was one of thirteen 2020-2021 winners selected from a pool of two hundred nominations. Daniel Ulises Rios Arroyo was given an...
June 15, 2021
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Keri Bradford (r), with her partner Elena Gomez
Keri Bradford (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) graduated with a Ph.D. in Education. Her dissertation, “The Higher Education Experiences of Native American Students: A Qualitative Study of Historical Trauma, Identity, and Institutional Support... -
Alumna Malaphone Phommasa of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School has won a 2021 Margaret T. Getman Service to Students Award. This award recognizes university staff, faculty, and administrators who have demonstrated an extraordinary...
June 14, 2021
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Emerita Professor Dorothy Chun, along with Department of Education doctoral students Honeiah Karimi and David Sañosa, gave one of the keynote talks at the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO) conference on June 2nd....