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May 3, 2022
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Anabel Salimian, a student working on her minor in Applied Psychology, will lead a workshop on Positive Psychology Principles and Practices at the seventh annual UC Santa Barbara Mental health Conference on Saturday, May 7th. The workshop... -
Isabelle Fluery, M.Ed., doctoral student in the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, will deliver the keynote talk at the seventh annual UC Santa Barbara Mental health Conference on Saturday, May 7 at 10:15 am. Her... -
Jill Sharkey, Professor in the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology at UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School, has received a 2021-22 Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award. Mentoring graduate students is a vital component of...
April 27, 2022
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The Gevirtz School, along with the UCSB MultiCultural Center and The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, will present an online event featuring Gloria Ladson-Billings, “Staying on Mission: Race, Equity, and Justice in the Midst of...
April 26, 2022
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Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj chosen as an Outstanding Reviewer for the American Educational Research JournalCarolyn Sattin-Bajaj from UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School has been chosen as an Outstanding Reviewer for the American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) for 2021. The letter announcing this honor says, “AERJ would not be the...
April 25, 2022
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Evelyn Vera Flández is a Chilean graduate student in the Department of Education. Her research interests include foreign-language teaching and applied linguistics. She enjoys working with students whose sociocultural backgrounds have...
April 21, 2022
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Efrain Alvarez and Sofia Carrillo have been named 2022 Dorman Commons Fellows. Established in memory of Dorman L. Commons, past president of the California Board of Education, this fellowship supports financial aid for graduate students... -
Distinguished emeritus professor Michael Furlong of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School is one of the presenters for the webinar “Addressing mental health: The role of mental health and wellness data in shaping student supports,” presented...
April 19, 2022
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The CARES (HEERF) Minority-Serving Institution Award supports current UCSB Teacher Education Program (TEP) students who have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Student recipients Efrain Alvarez Nicole Aponte Valerie... -
Rachel Fulton is the recipient of the 2022 Peggy Frederickson Fellowship. The Fredericksen Fellowship was established to honor the memory of Peggy Fredericksen, who received her B.A. in Elementary Education from UC Santa Barbara in 1951....
April 15, 2022
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Don and Marilyn Gevirtz, Paul Orfalea, and Jules Zimmer upon the naming of the school after the Gevirtzes in 2000
UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School laments the passing of Jules Zimmer, Dean of the School from 1993-2004. Dr. Zimmer passed on April 9, 2022 at the age of 91. Zimmer was a professor in UCSB’s Department of Education from 1970 until 2004....
April 13, 2022
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Gevirtz School graduate students Matthew Bennett, Devon Christman, Liliana Garcia, and Ali Muller will help lead programs as part of “Untangling Entanglement & Other Quantum Ideas,” presented by the UC Santa Barbara Library on Thursday...
April 12, 2022
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Delaney Hawkins is a graduate student in the Teacher Education Program, pursuing a Master's degree as well as an Educational Specialist Credential to work with students with Extensive Support Needs. Delaney completed her undergraduate...
April 11, 2022
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(photo by Michel Houet)
Professor Shane Jimerson of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Liege, Belgium. This award recognizes his scholarly contributions in advancing research and practice to create safe...
April 7, 2022
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Vivian Guerrier in 2007 (photo credit Nell Campbell)
Generous donors to UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School Inell and Henry Chase are leading the way on UCSB Give Day 2022 with a $30,000 challenge gift to the Vivian Guerrier “Hope” Fellowship. As parents to a Gevirtz School graduate, the...
April 5, 2022
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Elizabeth Owens is the recipient of the 2022 Special Education Fellowship. The Special Education Fellowship was established by Peggy and Dick Lamb to support aspiring special education teachers who are dedicated to a long-term professional...
March 31, 2022
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The 2021-22 Dr. J Fellows: (top, l-r) Darlene Arenivas, Lunah Lee, Mateo Ochoa, Giselle Rivera; (bottom, l-r) Olivia Stehlin, Lidia Tapia Romero, Clara Thomann, Michael Zheng
The Teacher Education Program at the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at UC Santa Barbara has named its 2021 Dr. J Student Teacher Fellows: Multiple Subject Credential Candidates Darlene Arenivas Mateo Ochoa Lidia Tapia Romero... -
Jennie Rodriguez is the recipient of the 2022 Martha Aldridge Promise Award. Talkin is pursuing a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential and a master’s degree in education in the Teacher Education Program. Martha Aldridge was a UCSB staff...
March 29, 2022
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The South Coast Writing Project (SCWriP) invites teachers of all grade levels who are interested in designing digital writing projects for their students to a conference on Tuesday, June 21 in person and on Wednesday, June 22 on Zoom. This... -
Twelve graduate students from the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology (CCSP) at UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School have earned prestigious 2022-2023 internships across the country to complete their work for a Ph.D....
March 24, 2022
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Samantha Harris was named the Dorothy M. Chun and Joseph Polchinski Fellow for 2021. This fellowship supports qualified graduate students enrolled in the interdisciplinary emphasis in Applied Linguistics who are studying second language...
March 21, 2022
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Tracey Velasquez was selected by fellow staff members for the 2022 Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Staff Citation of Excellence Award. Velasquez, the Gevirtz School Employment Analyst, is an integral part of the School administration... -
Alisa Block is pursuing a Master’s in Education and a Single Subject Teaching Credential in Mathematics in the Teacher Education Program. Growing up, her family was low income, and she and her siblings would be the first generation to go...
March 16, 2022
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Kaylin Russell is the recipient of the 2022 Thomas G. Haring Memorial Fellowship. Russell is a second-year doctoral student in Clinical Psychology working with Dr. Ty Vernon. She earned a B.A. in Psychology from Michigan State University...
March 15, 2022
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Alumna Caitlin Lepore, Research and Program Evaluation Associate for the Santa Barbara County Department of Behavioral Wellness, will co-present (with Suzanne Grimmesey, Public Information Officer and Chief of Strategy and Community...