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COE Rebel News
Dr. Paul Jones elected to Fellow status in the National Academy of Neuropsychology
Dr. Paul Jones, chair of the Educational Psychology department,
was recently elected to Fellow status in the National Academy of Neuropsychology, recognized for scientific contributions,
excellence in teaching and clinical practice, and professional leadership in clinical neuropsychology. Dr. Jones is a professor in educational psychology who joined
the UNLV faculty in 1987. He has published more than 70 articles in refereed professional journals. He authored a text for school counselors on use of the diagnostic
and statistical manual, is co-editor of a text for practicing counselors and therapists on enhancing clinical skills that was published in 2003, and co-authored a
text on research methods in 2005. His current research interests include the use of the Internet to deliver counseling and assessment services, applications of
single-case design/statistical analysis, and computer-assisted neuropsychological testing with particular attention to adaptations for persons with visual
disability.
Project KNOTtT: Helping People Transition to Teaching
Project KNOTtT (Kansas, Nevada, Ohio and Texas Transition to Teaching) is a consortium of colleges and universities in Kansas, Nevada, Ohio and Texas. UNLV is the only Nevada institution in this consortium. Dr. Martha Young is the Program Director at UNLV for Project KNOTtT. The program offered through UNLV is based on the grant requirements to prepare 15 "high needs" teachers in English language arts, math and science through alternative routes to licensure.
College of Education 2008 Faculty Award Recipients
Congratulations to the 2008 College of Education Faculty Award recipients:
- Teaching Award: Dr. Frank Serafini
- New Faculty Award: Dr. PG Schrader
- Service Award: Dr. Rebecca Nathanson
- Collaboration Award: The Southern Nevada Writing Project
- Research Award: Dr. Gregory Schraw and Dr. William Speer
Congratulations to Dr. Monica Lounsbery
The Get Healthy Hero Award was presented to Dr. Monica Lounsbery on April 17th by the Southern Nevada Health District in recognition of her contributions to various projects undertaken by the Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention programs. Specifically, Dr. Lounsbery serves as a community expert consultant for the Get Healthy Clark County Community Challenge and is co-author of an edited guide book for K-12 school wellness programming. The guide book will be disseminated to all Nevada K-12 schools in the fall of 2008. Dr. Lounsbery will also chair an ad hoc committee of community health and school personnel to design and implement school wellness coordinator training of which, will be conducted statewide.
Journal of Teacher Education Coming to UNLV
The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education recently announced that the
premiere journal in the field, the
Journal of Teacher Education, will
be guided by an editorial team of UNLV researchers. The team will be led by editors-in-chief Sandra Odell, the chair of the Department of Curriculum & Instruction
and, M. Christopher Brown the dean of the College of Education. The editorial team includes Curriculum & Instruction faculty
members Elizabeth Spalding, Jian Wang, Cari Klecka and Emily Lin.
Congratulations to Dr. Carl Steinhoff
Dr. Carl Steinhoff received the "Paul Harris Fellow"
award from Rotary Club of Las Vegas. This award is among the most prestigious presented to individuals who have made significant contributions to the life of the Las Vegas
Community. In addition to his stellar academic record, Dr. Steinhoff has a long record community service. "He was a volunteer fireman in New York State, he has served in
the Nevada Civil Air Patrol since 1989 and as a senior Mission Pilot, he has logged over 244 missions and been involved in 20 life saving events. He served as Squadron
Commander, Chief of Staff of the Nevada Wing and most recently, as Vice Wing Commander. Dr. Steinhoff and his wife Ellen, a former school librarian, have been married
for 47 years. They have two sons, both practicing attorneys in Las Vegas." Quoted from remarks by Dr. Steinhoff's friend for 39 years, Dr. Patrick Carlton.
Congratulations to Kent Crippen and MaryKay Orgill
Improving the
teaching and learning of science and math in Las Vegas Valley middle schools is the goal of a new $860,000 grant awarded by the Nevada State Department of Education to
the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and the Clark County School District (CCSD). The grant will fund a new three-year project, titled "Project MIST" (an acronym for
Mathematics Integrated with Science Using Technology).
"Project MIST attempts to capitalize on the important role that classroom teachers play in the intellectual development of students by further developing their understanding
of science and science teaching," said Kent Crippen, UNLV associate professor of curriculum and instruction. "The project does that by engaging teachers in the process of
developing and using research to better understand their students, curriculum, and instructional practices."
Congratulations to Dr. Sonya Horsford
Dr. Horsford has been named AERA's
Division A Dissertation of the Year award winner. Her dissertation, "Vestiges of Desegregation: Black Superintendent Reflections on the Complex Legacy of Brown v.
Board of Education" was also the 2007 UNLV College of Education Dissertation of the Year. Her committee included Dr. Edith Rusch (chair), Dr. Robert McCord, Dr.
James Crawford, Dr. Helen Harper and Dr. Laurence Parker (University of Illinois). Sonya will be honored at the Division A Business meeting, Monday, March 24
(6:15-7:45 pm) at the Hilton NY, Sutton Complex, Beekman Parlour.
Dr. Victor McGuire's book Conversations About Being a Teacher a best seller.
About the book: Let the author of Conversations About Being a Teacher take you on an introspective journey that follows a young woman about to begin her high school
teaching career and the university professor from whom she seeks expert guidance.
Their insightful discussions can inspire your own reflections on such topics as:
- Challenging beginning teachers to become the teachers they want to be
- Reminding veteran teachers why they were first compelled to teach
- Mission and vision, expectations, caring, commitment, respect, observation, cultural awareness, balance, team building, growth, and knowledge
Teaching models are presented throughout the book with suggestions from the author for additional resources. Highly readable and engaging, Conversations About Being a Teacher helps all educators fine-tune their expectations for the teaching profession.
SOAP is a winner!
The UNLV Student Organization of Addictions Professionals (SOAP) just won the NAADAC's Emerging Advocates of the Year Award. This completes a
sweep of the Triple Crown of NAADAC, the country's leading organization of addiction professionals, Awards for UNLV. In 2004, we won the Organization Achievement Award becoming the first
University and non treatment or Medical School program to win the top programming award. In 2007 I won the Mel Schulstad Award, the top individual, Award and now in 2008 SOAP wins the
Emerging Advocates of the Year Award. UNLV in a class of its own relative to the preparation of addiction professionals.
The COE First Annual Golf Tournament set for August 29, 2008 at TPC Las Vegas. The tournament will support scholarships for the Troops To Teachers Program.
Troops to Teachers is a U.S. Department of Education and Department of Defense program that helps eligible military personnel begin a new career as teachers in
public schools where their skills, knowledge and experience are most needed. Visit the Troops To Teachers Program
website for more information about the program.
Dr. Jerry Hughes will be inducted into the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association Hall of Fame for his contributions to high school athletics in the
state of Nevada.
The UNLV College of Education would like to congratulate Dr. Jerry Hughes an Associate Faculty in Residence in the
Department of Sports Education Leadership. In February Jerry will be inducted into the Nevada Interscholastic Activities
Association Hall of Fame for his outstanding contributions to high school athletics in the state of Nevada. Jerry also just recently received a citation for outstanding
leadership from the National Federation of State High School Associations. For more information visit the
Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association website.
The nation's largest association of addiction professionals recently named UNLV professor Larry Ashley the recipient of the Mel Schulstad Professional of the Year award. Each year NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, recognizes excellence in the addictions profession, and the Mel Schulstad award, named after the first president of NAADAC, is among the most significant in the industry.
Two proposals receive Institutional Development Grants
A. Institute for Multicultural Education and Diversity Training
This institute will provide consultation, training, education, and organizational development services on issues of diversity and inclusion, broadly considered. The institute will develop and disseminate cutting-edge professional development initiatives and related resources for UNLV faculty, staff, and students, as well as PK-16 faculty, staff, and students in the greater Las Vegas community.
Co-Coordinators: Porter Troutman, Curriculum & Instruction, Randy McCrillis, Student Diversity Programs and Services
Colleagues: RR Apache, Sports Education Leadership, Bea Babbitt, Academic Affairs, Leora Baron, Teaching and Learning Center, Ramona Denby, Social Work, Jennifer Fabbi, Curriculum Materials Library , Angela Ferrar, Hotel Management, John Filler, Special Education, Kathleen Krach, Educational Psychology, Greg Levitt, Curriculum & Instruction, LeAnn Putney, Educational Psychology, Cecilia Maldonado-Daniels, Educational Leadership and Joanne Thompson, Social Work.
B. Research Center for the Study of Race, Class, and Social Justice
This center will prioritize research that focuses inquiry and analysis at the intersection of race and class and locates it in a social justice context. The center will help researchers across campus develop and sustain highly collaborative, cutting-edge research initiatives, and disseminate the results of this work through traditional scholarship and presentation venues, as well as through an array of non-traditional, highly innovative, and more accessible vehicles in order to broaden the basis of who has access to and, thus, can directly benefit from it.
Co-Coordinators: Edith Rusch, Educational Leadership, Sylvia Lazos, Law, Sonya Horsford, Educational Leadership, Elaina Bhattacharyya, Diversity and Inclusion.
Colleagues: Maria Raquel Casas, History and Chicano Studies, Jorge Luis Galindo, Foreign Languages, Randy McCrillis, Student Diversity Programs and Services, Jose Luis Melendrez, Student Diversity Programs and Services, Alicia Rico, Foreign Languages, Karen Strong, Campus Life, Anita Tijerina Revilla, Women's Studies and John Tuman, Political Science and Latin American Studies John Tuman, Political Science and Latin American Studies.
The College of Education is honored to host the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's 2007 West Regional Education Summit, "Exploring the Future of Holocaust Education." The Summit will be held at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas on February 20 - 22, 2008. Dr. Jesus Garcia and Dr. Greg Levitt are organizing the event for UNLV. For additional information, please contact Dr. Garcia at (702)895-1176.
Dr. Saddler in Educational Administration recently received $2.146 million dollars in grants from the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security for Frontline Responder programs.
The Frontline Responder Train the Trainer Course is a 2-day training course providing an overview of terrorism awareness; facilitated seminars in defining the threat, identifying
the potential targets of the terrorist, terrorist options in delivering an attack, and the Homeland Security role of the security professional.For more information please contact
the UNLV Frontline Responder Training Office at (702) 895-5041.
Tom Pierce and Jeff Gelfer, Department of Special Education received a $26 million dollar grant for "The Nevada Child Care Subsidy Program" for 2006 thru 2010. The gran was awarded by Department of Health and Human Services,. For more information, please contact the Department Office at (702)895-3205.
UNLV Professor, Larry Ashley was appointed by the Governor to the Committee on Co-Ocurring Disorders as the representative of Higher Education. His term will be from January 7,2008 to October 1,2010. Dr. Ashley will be on the Workforce Subcommittee.
UNLV Professor, Patricia Markos has been asked to participate in the Mental Health Working Group that Assemblywoman Sheila Leslie is forming. This working group is being formed to discuss the possible redesign of mental health services in Clark County.
College faculty receive Research Infrastructure Award
John Filler (PI) Catherine Lyons (Co-PI) & Greg Levitt (Co-PI) received a President's Research Infrastructure Grant for their proposal, "Digital Audio/Visual Remote recording of Complex Social Interactions Among Teachers and Children with and Without Disabilities." The proposal was funded for $99,000.
The proposal is for digital equipment that will enable researchers from various disciplines across campus to record and store, with reliability and fidelity, the complex interactions that occur between preschool age children with and without disabilities in a natural classroom setting. It will enable our UNLV researchers to capture digitized audio and visual records of complex micro-molecular strands of both verbal and non-verbal forms of the behavior of adults and young children. Doing so will allow us to isolate the variables that may ultimately be shown to account for reoccurring patterns and eventually lead to the identification of functional relationships among behaviors. The Lynn Bennett Early Childhood Center will be setting for the research.
