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June 15, 2018
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Aaron Jones will be receiving his Ph.D. from UCSB’s Department of Education with an emphasis in Educational Leadership and Organizations. Jones is the Director of the Educational Opportunity Program at UCSB. As a graduate student, he... -
Stephanie Kasai and Branden Navaro from UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School Teacher Education Program have been selected as recipients of the William and Charlene Glikbarg Foundation Fellowships for 2017-18. Kasai is receiving her Multiple...
June 14, 2018
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Thirteen graduate students from the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology (CCSP) at UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School have earned prestigious internships across the country to complete their work for a Ph.D. Each year,... -
Josh Goodman will be graduating with a Ph.D. from the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, and he is currently a pre-doctoral intern at the University of Utah's University Counseling Center. His research focuses on...
June 13, 2018
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Eckland, a featured speaker at the end-of-year Multiple Subject Rose Garden Celebration, ended by "hugging" her fellow TEP-ers
Carla Eckland appreciates the connectivity of an intimate cohort. “I went to a small liberal arts college that was close-knit, and I grew up going to a small school in a small town,” she says. “I really value the community, and don’t... -
LeighAnn McDonald, Ned Emerson, Karin Anderson, Ann Lippincott (not pictured: Emily McBride)
UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School has awarded Karin Anderson, Emily McBride, and LeighAnn McDonald 2017-2018 Marika Ann Critelli Memorial Fellowships for Community Service. This fellowship is designated for Teacher Education Program (TEP)...
June 12, 2018
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Drew Edelman is graduating with a Master's in the Department of Education with an emphasis in child and adolescent development, and an interdisciplinary emphasis in cognitive science. Edelman also plays for the UCSB Gaucho basketball team... -
Kelly Whaling, a doctoral student at the Gevirtz School, has received the Graduate Research Mentorship Program award from UC Santa Barbara. The award provides an academic year fellowship for a continuing graduate student. It is intended to...
June 11, 2018
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A lecture presented April 23, 2018 at UC Santa Barbara's MCC Theater, the second in the series presented by UCSB's Gevirtz School. Dr. Solorzano from UCLA gave the talk “ Using the Critical Race Tool of Racial Microaggressions to Examine... -
Melissa Curtis is a multiple subject teaching credential candidate in the Teacher Education Program and will be earning that credential and her M.Ed. this June. GGSE: What is your favorite memory from GGSE? Curtis... -
Kirby Welsh presenting at the Fast & Curious event on February 28, 2018
The Las Virgenes Unified School District (LVUSD) has named Kirby Welsh, alumna of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, as the next principal of Round Meadow Elementary School. Welsh earned her teaching credential and a... -
Attendees for Methods U 18 register and prep with coffee and donuts
Monday, June 11 and Tuesday, June 12 the Gevirtz School is hosting approximately 45 scholars in the Education Building for the first two-day offering of Methods U. Attendees include UC Santa Barbara graduate students (many of whom have...
June 8, 2018
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Kelsey Oliver is a doctoral student in the Department of Education with an emphasis in Special Education, Disabilities, and Developmental Risk Studies with Dr. Robert Koegel as her faculty advisor. Her research interests include the... -
UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz Graduate School of Education (GGSE) has bolstered its commitment to academics and research with the addition of two members to the school’s leadership team. Jill Sharkey has been named associate dean for research...
June 5, 2018
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Sam del Castillo is finishing up their second year of graduate school in the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology and spoke to us about their passion for advocating for the mental health of LGBTQ and Latinx communities...
June 4, 2018
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Photo caption (l-r): The 2018 Dr. J Teaching Fellows: Marvin Liyanage, Gwendolyne Boden, Ahtziri Rosas (not pictured: Esmeralda Martinez)
The Teacher Education Program at the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at UC Santa Barbara has named its 2018 Dr. J Student Teacher Fellows: In the Multiple Subject Teaching Credential Track: Gwendolyne Boden Ahtziri Rosas In the...
June 1, 2018
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Sharon Conley (third for right) with the students in her Doctoral Seminar in Policy and Leadership
“There is nothing so practical as a good theory,” psychologist Kurt Lewin said. Professor in the Department of Education Sharon Conley’s aim is to take Lewin’s words to heart, for she says, “My work lies at the intersection of... -
To put it mildly, California has had a strained history with bilingual education. In 1998, voters approved statewide initiative Proposition 227 with 61% of the vote. It effectively ended bilingual education for Limited English Proficient... -
(photo courtesy Roger W. Thompson)
A collaborative study by researchers from UC Santa Barbara and the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs will examine how people cope with the aftermath of the recent Thomas Fire and the ensuing debris flow. The researchers are looking... -
Dr. Steven Smith of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School—along with Dr. Radhika Krishnamurthy, Distinguished Professor at Florida Institute of Technology’s College of Psychology and Liberal Arts—has co-edited Diversity-Sensitive...
May 30, 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 “Know the Signs: Autism in Early Childhood.” The event, which is free... -
David Hallowell is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Education with an emphasis in child and adolescent development, and an interdisciplinary emphasis in cognitive science. Hallowell has pursued his interest in cognitional theory...
May 29, 2018
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Rebeca Mireles-Rios and Jacob Kirksey were both nominated for 2018 Margaret T. Getman Service to Student Awards. In honor of the former UCSB Dean of Student Residents, Margaret T. Getman, these annual awards recognize university staff and...
May 23, 2018
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The Santa Barbara Unified School District has named Elise Simmons, alumna of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, as the next principal of Santa Barbara High School. Simmons earned her single subject teaching credential...
May 22, 2018
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UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz Graduate School of Education concludes this year’s “Policy Goes to School” lecture series on Wednesday, June 6 from 12 pm - 1 pm in room 1207 Education Building. Rachel Baker, Assistant Professor of Education...