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June 8, 2018
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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... -
Gevirtz School alumna Dr. Stephanie Couch will take the stage as the 2018 UC Santa Barbara Graduate Division Commencement Keynote speaker on Sunday, June 17 at 4 pm on the Commencement Green. “I value my time at UC Santa Barbara,” she said... -
Michael Furlong of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School will give the invited talk “Addressing the Problem of School Violence in California: From Schoolyard Bullying to Mass Shootings” at the UC Center Sacramento at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, May...
May 21, 2018
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Andrew Maul of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School will give the talk “Rethinking Traditional Methods of Survey Validation” on Wednesday, May 23 from 12 pm – 1:30 pm in Education 1201. The free event is sponsored by Quantitative Methods in... -
Dr. Erika Felix of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School and Dr. Kirsten Olson will be facilitating an opportunity for the community to gather and learn as part of the healing process. UC Santa Barbara and local communities have been impacted...
May 16, 2018
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Many of the Task Force collaborators (l-r): Ricardo Venegas, Neighborhood and Outreach Services Coordinator, City of Santa Barbara; Ismael Huerta, Youth Outreach Worker, Santa Barbara Unified School District; Jill Sharkey, Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, UC Santa Barbara; Saul Serrano, Coordinator, South Coast Task Force on Youth Safety; Alejandra Cortes, Youth Outreach Worker, Santa Barbara Unified School District; Cesar Arroyo, Program Manager, Community Action Commission; Joe Talaugon, Deputy Probation Officer, Santa Barbara Probation; Ivan Luna, Youth Service Specialist, La Cumbre Junior High School
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Community Action CommissionDr. Jill Sharkey of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School and her colleagues affiliated with the South Coast Task Force on Youth Safety traveled to the 7th Annual Gang Prevention & Intervention Conference on May 7th and 8th at Carson...
May 15, 2018
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If you are a community partner or academic researcher (including Santa Barbara Unified School District employees enrolled in a graduate program), and wish to conduct a program evaluation or academic study, please work with school... -
Shane Jimerson, a professor in the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology at UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School, is a community partner in the Task Force for School Climate and Safety, which is organizing a forum at La...
May 14, 2018
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A Chinese translation of the second edition of the Handbook of Positive Psychology in Schools, co-edited by Michael Furlong of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School, was published this year (original released by Routledge, 2014). The... -
The Spring 2018 Applied Linguistics Colloquium presenters: Wona Lee, Justine Meyr, Feng Xie
On Friday, June 1, UC Santa Barbara’s Applied Linguistics Interdisciplinary Emphasis will host its spring colloquium featuring student research from 11 am – 12:30 pm in Education 1217. Pizza, drinks, and dessert will be provided at this...
May 11, 2018
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At a luncheon ceremony on Friday, May 11, 2018, UC Santa Barbara’s Department of Education honored its 2017-18 fellowship award winners. See a full album of photos from the event of our Facebook page. The awards and the recipients:... -
Michael Gottfried, Associate Professor in UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School, will give the talk “Showing Up: Chronic Absenteeism Disparities Between Children with and without Disabilities in NYC’s Public Schools” on Wednesday, May 16 from...
May 10, 2018
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Alyssa Hufana is a recipient of the 2018 APA Minority Fellowship in Mental Health and Substance Use Services. Funded by a grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the MFP has created the...
May 9, 2018
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Judith Green at the "In the Company of Scholars" event in June 2016
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education (GSE) kicked off its Distinguished Lecture Series on May 9 with the talk “Experiencing Learning in a Berkeley Way: Creating a Basis for Your Career” by Dr. Judith Green, Professor Emerita in UC...