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April 15, 2014
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The 2014 Knowles Fellows from the Gevirtz School, Erika Bland and Matthew Wilson, flanked by their teachers and mentors Peggy Lubchenco and Susan Johnson
Erika Bland and Matthew Wilson, teacher credential candidates at UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School, were named Knowles Science Teaching Foundation Fellows. The KSTF Teaching Fellowships, a five-year program, supports, sustains, and... -
Autism is a complex disorder that shapes how affected individuals interact with other people. It has been known for some time that the key to significantly improve success with the social problems experienced by children with autism is if... -
Ten 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,...
April 8, 2014
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Heidi Zetzer, Director of the Hosford Counseling and Psychological Services Clinic, and Kelley Hershman, a graduate student in the Gevirtz School’s Department of Counseling, Clinic, and School Psychology and clinician at the Hosford, will... -
The agenda for the California Senate hearing “On the Brink: UC’s Role in Research and Implementation of the Common Core and Next-Generation Science Standards”
Dean Jane Close Conoley of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School prepared opening remarks and Director of UC Santa Barbara’s Teacher Education Program Tine Sloan was a presenter at a legislative briefing recently held in Sacramento. Sponsored... -
Professor Hsiu-Zu Ho, a Professor of Education and Fulbright Senior Scholar 2012-13, will give the free talk “Beyond the Breadwinner? Father Involvement in Taiwanese Society” on Wednesday, April 16 at 12 noon in the Don Gevirtz Boardroom... -
Professor Russell Rumberger, a Professor of Education at UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School, delivered a featured presentation on dropout prevention as part of the Research, Policy, and Practice Conference (R2P 2014) hosted by the School...
April 7, 2014
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The nine 2013 Grad Slam finalists, including at fourth and fifth from left GGSE students Torrey Trust and Jasmin Llamas. (photo courtesy UCSB Grad Post)
Nine Gevirtz School graduate students in the Department of Education are taking part in the 2014 UC Santa Barbara’s Graduate Student Showcase Grad Slam. The students participating in the Grad Slam – a campus-wide competition for the best...
April 1, 2014
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Faculty members and graduate students from UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz Graduate School of Education will take part in 53 events, panels, poster presentations, and workshops at the 2014 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual... -
Faculty and graduate students from UC Santa Barbara take part in 53 events at the 2014 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting in Philadelphia
American Educational Research Association 2014 Annual Meeting April 3-7, 2014, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Participants from The Gevirtz School and UC Santa Barbara Thursday, April 3 10:15am – 11:30am Hsiu-Zu Ho Jane Choi Yin Yu... -
Professor Shane Jimerson from UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz Graduate School of Education delivered the opening keynote address at the Australian Psychological Society’s (APS) Annual conference on March 28 and a workshop on March 29, 2014. The...
March 25, 2014
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A Teacher Education Program student leads a class
A recent survey conducted by Education Partnerships at the UC Office of the President determined that California public school principals highly value UC-prepared teachers. More than 70% of the principals rated their UC-prepared beginning... -
Teacher Education Program alumni among the group meeting with VP Joe Biden (photo courtesy Santa Barbara Unified School District)
On their recent visit to the region, Vice-President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden met with eight local teachers and Santa Barbara Unified School District Superintendent Dave Cash aboard Air Force 2 at the Santa Barbara Airport. Half of... -
Dean Conoley will deliver a talk at the UC Office of the President in Oakland on April 8
Dean Jane Conoley of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School will deliver the President’s Advisory Committee of the Status of Women (PACSW) talk “Women We Admire” on Tuesday, April 8 at 12 noon in Franklin Lobby 1, the UC President’s Office,...
March 18, 2014
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Training the trainers for the Santa Barbara Wellness Project
One group of students training in the Hosford Counseling & Psychological Services Clinic are currently volunteering to present the Santa Barbara Wellness Center’s Mental Health Matters educational program in local elementary schools.... -
The 2013-14 Hearst and Tuohy Scholars (from l-r): Adam Anderson, Michael Lutz, Anmarie Economos, Allen Lu, Monica Cadenasso, Stephen Hine, Thalia Moshtagh, and Megan Phillips (not pictured: Alyssa Breeher, Lauren Selonke, Emily Turner, and Matthew Wilson)
The Gevirtz School at UC Santa Barbara has named its 2013-14 Hearst and Tuohy Scholars, twelve students working on their teaching credentials in mathematics and science. The 2013-14 Hearst Scholars are: Alyssa Breeher Monica Cadenasso...
March 10, 2014
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The 2013-14 Noyce Scholars (from l-r): Kirby Welsh, Kim Ramirez, Mary Plant-Thomas, Erika Bland, Sabrina Harper, Chelsea Wallace, and Griselda Velazquez
The Gevirtz School at UC Santa Barbara has named its 2013-14 Noyce Scholars, seven students working on their teaching credentials in mathematics and science. The funding for the Noyce Scholars comes from a $900,000 grant awarded to the... -
Two of the eleven people named Educators of the Year by the California League of High Schools are graduates of the Teacher Education Program at UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School. The winners are Natalie Behr (Single Subject Teaching... -
Faculty and students from UC Santa Barbara will take part in 13 events at the 2014 CCCC in Indianapolis
Faculty and graduate students from UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, along with their colleagues at the Writing Program, will take part in 13 events, panels, and workshops at the 2014 Conference on College... -
Faculty present at the 2014 Conference on College Composition and Communication
Conference on College Composition and Communication 2014 Annual Meeting March 19-22, Indianapolis, IN Participants from UC Santa Barbara Wednesday, March 19 9am – 12:30pm Karen Lunsford Coding for Data Analysis Marriott...
March 4, 2014
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Michael Furlong co-edits the second edition of the Handbook of Positive Psychology in Schools
Collection features six articles co-authored by members of the Gevirtz School Michael Furlong of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School--along with Rich Gilman of the University of Cincinnati Medical School and E. Scott Huebner of the...
February 25, 2014
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Hosford Clinic Director Heidi Zetzer elected to the Executive Board of the Association of Psychology Training Clinics
Heidi Zetzer of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School was elected to the Executive Board of the Association of Psychology Training Clinics (APTC) as one of two members-at-large. The Association of Psychology Training Clinics is the national...
February 18, 2014
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Alum Jesse Bernal appointed Director for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at Santa Clara University
Alumnus Jesse Bernal of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School has been appointed the Director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at Santa Clara University. As Director, Jesse Bernal works with the Associate Vice Provost for Diversity and... -
Dr. Steven Smith co-edits Personality Assessment, 2nd edition
Steven Smith of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School--along with Robert Archer, the Frank Harrell Redwood Distinguished Professor at Eastern Virginia Medical School’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences--has co-edited the new...
February 11, 2014
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Participants at work during a previous SCWriP Summer Institute
The South Coast Writing Project (SCWriP) is pleased to announce its 36th Annual Invitational Summer Institute in Composition and Critical Literacy. This premier four-week professional development event will be held June 23rd-July 18th,...