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March 5, 2018
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The next event in the monthly Autism Seminar & Discussion (ASD) series—sponsored by UC Santa Barbara’s Koegel Autism Center and the Santa Barbara Public Library—is “Socialization in Schools and the Community for Children with Autism...
January 26, 2018
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A new collaboration between UC Santa Barbara’s Koegel Autism Center and the Santa Barbara Public Library, a monthly Autism Seminar & Discussion (ASD) series, will kick off with its first event on Tuesday, February 6 from 6:30 - 8 pm at...
September 19, 2017
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UC Santa Barbara’s Koegel Autism Center will be offering a Parent Education & Support Group October 4th through November 8th on Wednesday evenings from 6-7:30. This six-week program is offered at no charge to families. Parenting a...
July 19, 2017
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Ty Vernon giving a presentation at the Gevirtz School's "Fast & Curious" event in February 2017
Vernon announces new therapy and fundraising initiatives Dr. Ty Vernon, clinical psychologist and autism expert, assumed the role of Director of the Koegel Autism Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara at the start of July...
June 16, 2017
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Bethany Hicks, a 2016-17 Haring Memorial Fellowship recipient (not pictured, Daina Tagavi)
Bethany Hicks and Daina Tagavi of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School have received 2016-17 Thomas G. Haring Memorial Fellowships honoring achievement in special education. Hicks is working on her Education Specialist teaching credential and...
February 1, 2017
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UC Santa Barbara's Koegel Autism Center is currently recruiting for the Social Tools And Rules for Transitions (START) Program for young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders. The program is a 20 week no-cost multi-component social club...
January 31, 2017
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Faculty from across the University of California meet as part of the 2017 UC SPEDDR Conference
On January 27th and 28th UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School hosted the 11th annual Conference for the University of California Center for Research on Special Education, Disabilities, and Developmental Risk (UCSPEDDR). The conference brought...
January 25, 2017
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First free public event on February 16 at 7 pm at Santa Barbara Public Library The debut of a new lecture series, “Fast & Curious: ED Talks from UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School,” will take place on Thursday, February 16 at 7 pm at...
August 4, 2016
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American Psychological Association 2016 Annual Meeting August 4-August 7, 2016, Denver, Colorado Participants from The Gevirtz School Thursday, August 4 8 am – 8:50 am Tania Israel “A Midcareer Reflection on My...
August 2, 2016
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Ty Vernon of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School has been awarded a 2016 Hellman Family Faculty Fellowship. Vernon’s research project is entitled “Using electroencephalogram (EEG) technology to examine visual and auditory processing in...
July 5, 2016
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The UC Santa Barbara Koegel Autism Center will host the 9th Annual International Pivotal Response (PRT) Conference for ASD on Friday, September 9th, 2016. Attendees will receive Level 1 PRT certification, and BCBA CEU’s will be available....
May 11, 2016
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Amber Moran, Lynn Koegel, and Temple Grandin
On Tuesday, May 10, students and faculty from UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School participated in a special hour question & answer session with Dr. Temple Grandin, perhaps the world’s most accomplished adult with autism. Grandin, who has...
April 12, 2016
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UC Santa Barbara Gevirtz School alumni April Regester and Ralph Cordova have both received tenure at the University of Missouri, St. Louis in the Department of Educator Preparation, Innovation and Research. Cordova completed his Ph.D. in...
April 8, 2016
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Tina Hansen McEnroe & Paul V. McEnroe have generously committed to a trigger gift to encourage other generous members of our UCSB community to make gifts during UCSB’s first GIVE DAY. This most recent pledge of theirs is for $125,000...
April 7, 2016
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UC Santa Barbara Chancellor Henry T. Yang announced today the appointment of Dr. Jeffrey Milem as the next Dean of the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, effective July 1, 2016. "It is my honor to join the faculty, students, and staff...
June 23, 2015
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Stephanie Grillo, an education minor who just earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology, was the recipient of the 2015 Alyce Marita Whitted Memorial Award. One of the campus’s highest student honors, the Alyce Marita Whitted Memorial...
June 9, 2015
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The Koegel Autism Center at UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School has been selected as the recipient of the Enduring Programmatic Contributions in Behavior Analysis Award by the Society for the Advantage of Behavior Analysis (SABA). This award...
May 5, 2015
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The Koegel Autism Center presents the 8th International Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) Autism and Asperger’s Conference on September 3-4 at the Corwin Pavilion on UC Santa Barbara campus. Featuring Dr. Robert Koegel, Dr. Lynn Koegel,...
February 17, 2015
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Robert and Lynn Koegel from UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School delivered the keynote talk “Pivotal Response Treatment: Overcoming Autism” at the Second Annual PBS Home & Community Conference held in St. Petersburg, FL on February 12 and...
December 16, 2014
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Recent research by Lynn Koegel, the Clinic Director of the Koegel Autism Center at UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School, and her research team argues for intervention for infants under the age of two in both the diagnosis and treatment of...
October 28, 2014
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A study co-authored by Lynn Koegel, Clinic Director of the Koegel Autism Center at UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School, offers findings that contribute to the overall body of literature supporting Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT)--a...
September 16, 2014
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UC Santa Barbara’s Koegel Autism Center has postponed its Funk for Autism fundraiser that was scheduled for Saturday, September 27 at The Lark Restaurant due to issues and delays with permitting. The event will be re-scheduled for some...
September 2, 2014
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UC Santa Barbara’s Koegel Autism Center--one of the foremost research and treatment centers for autism in the country--is currently selling tickets to and looking for sponsors for a Funk for Autism fundraiser that will be held Saturday,...
August 19, 2014
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Mercedes Fernandez-Oromendia and Avery Voos
Mercedes Fernandez-Oromendia and Avery Voos, graduate students at the Gevirtz School at UC Santa Barbara, have been awarded 2013-14 Ray E. Hosford Awards for Excellence in Professional Behavior. These awards are for service they performed...
April 29, 2014
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Drs. Robert and Lynn Koegel outside the Koegel Autism Center
The Koegel Autism Center presents the 7th International Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) Autism and Asperger’s Conference on September 18-19 on the UC Santa Barbara campus. Featuring Dr. Robert Koegel, Dr. Lynn Koegel, and Dr. Ty Vernon,...