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July 25, 2017
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Dr. Torrey Trust, an alumna of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher’s Education (JDLTE) Research Paper Award and has also been...
July 24, 2017
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(l-r) Ron Skinner, MOXI Director of Education, the Gevirtz School's Danielle Harlow, Jody Skendarian, Girl Scouts of California's Central Coast CEO
UC Santa Barbara Gevirtz School Associate Professor Dr. Danielle Harlow wrote the curriculum for, and designed, the new Girl Scout Wolf Museum of Exploration and Innovation (MOXI) patch. This patch program provides girls and troops a fun...
July 20, 2017
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2016-17 Dorman Commons Fellow Jenna Dotts (not pictured, Erin Beerer)
Erin Beerer and Jenna Dotts of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School were awarded 2016-17 Dorman Commons Fellowships. Both earned their M.Ed.s from the Teacher Education Program; Beerer also earned a multiple subject teaching credential and...
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...
July 18, 2017
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2017 Cavazos Fellows (l-r): Carlen Handley, Emily Bond, Asya Litvina (not pictured: Courtney Vaccaro)
Emily Bond, Carlen Handley, Asya Litvina, and Courtney Vaccaro of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School have been awarded 2016-17 Lynne Cavazos Fellowships. Bond earned her single subject teaching credential in English, Litvina earned her... -
Professor Dorothy M. Chun of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School gave a keynote lecture on computer assisted language learning at the XVIIIth International CALL Research Conference at UC Berkeley, July 7-9, 2017. The international CALL...
July 14, 2017
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The University of California Board of Regents approved Michael T. Brown, a veteran professor from the Gevirtz School and administrator at UC Santa Barbara, as UC provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs on July 13. As...
July 12, 2017
July 11, 2017
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A contract from the Community Action Commission has supported Jill Sharkey and her research group from UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School to provide evaluation training to youth serving programs supported by the South Coast Task Force on...
July 6, 2017
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Hosford Clinic Director Heidi Zetzer with Lauren Koch (l) and Emmie Matsuno (r)
Lauren Koch and Emmie Matsuno, doctoral students at the Gevirtz School at UC Santa Barbara, have been given Susan A. Neufeldt Awards for Excellence in Clinical Supervision for 2016-17. These awards are for service they performed at the... -
Asya Litvina is the recipient of the 2017 Martha Aldridge Fellowship. Litvina is in the Multiple Subject Credential program at UCSB’s Teacher Education Program. Family, friends, and colleagues established the Aldridge Memorial Fund to... -
Three of the 2017 California Retired Teacher Association-Santa Barbara Fellowship awardees (l-r): Megan Reed, Danni McConnell, Ashley Morales (not pictured: Gabriel Matthews and Evelín Servín)
The California Retired Teachers Association (CalRTA) awarded scholarships to five outstanding graduate students from UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School. Ashley Morales, Megan Reed and Evelín Servín are the recipients of the Laura E. Settle...
July 5, 2017
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June 20 is World Refugee Day: The UN commemorates the enduring strength and courage of millions of refugee children and families every year. Around 65 million people have been forcibly displaced from their homes. Psychologists are urged to...
July 3, 2017
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Faculty members and graduate students from UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School presented at the 16th Interaction Design and Children Conference, IDC 2017, which was held at Stanford University, June 27-30. Interaction Design and Children is...
June 23, 2017
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Justina Weinbender with Rotary Club of Santa Barbara’s Mike Bieza. (Rotary Club of Santa Barbara)
Alumna Justina (Pursley) Weinbender from UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School has been recognized for her demonstrated excellence and significant contributions to public education by the Santa Barbara Rotary Club. Weinbender has taught...
June 22, 2017
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Danni McConnell and Ashley Morales from UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School Teacher Education Program have been selected as recipients of the William and Charlene Glikbarg Foundation Fellowships for 2016-17. McConnell has just received her... -
Hosford Clinic Director Heidi Zetzer with Margaret Boyer (l) and Haley Meskunas (r)
Margaret Boyer and Haley Meskunas, students at the Gevirtz School at UC Santa Barbara, have been awarded the Ray E. Hosford Awards for Excellence in Clinical Dedication for 2016-17. These awards are for service they performed at the...
June 21, 2017
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Alumna Mikyla Avakian from UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School has received the certificated employee of the year award at the Meiners Oaks School in the Ojai Unified School District. Avakian, who teaches a moderate/severe special day class...
June 20, 2017
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The GSAE Officers for 2017-2018, clockwise from top left: Noreen Balos, Jenny Sperling, Alexis Spina, Yirong Lu
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...
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...
June 14, 2017
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The 2017 Graduate Division Commencement Ceremony at UC Santa Barbara, to be held Sunday, June 18 at 4 pm on the Commencement Green, will have a distinct Gevirtz Graduate School of Education flavor. The guest speaker at the event will be... -
Hosford Clinic Director Heidi Zetzer with Alyssa Hufana (l) and Elizabeth McGarry (r)
Alyssa Hufana and Elizabeth McGarry, graduate students at the Gevirtz School at UC Santa Barbara, have been awarded 2016-17 Ray E. Hosford Awards for Excellence in Professional Behavior. These awards are for service they performed at the...
June 13, 2017
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Brenda Bilton of the Teacher Education Program of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School has been chosen as the 2017 Patty Hopkins-Acos Memorial Scholarship recipient. This scholarship benefits an outstanding UCSB graduate student who...
June 12, 2017
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The Central Coast Association of School Psychologists acknowledged UC Santa Barbara Ph.D. candidate Katherine Carnazzo as deserving of meritorious service for her work as a school psychologist intern at the Aliso, Summerland, Rincon, and... -
2017 Tuyay Fellow Megan Reed flanked by Ann Lippincott and Herb Tuyay (not pictured, Maria Darling)
Maria Darling and Megan Reed of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School have been chosen as the 2017 Dr. Sabrina Tuyay Memorial Fellowship recipients. This fellowship acknowledges teacher candidates who have shown a commitment to providing...