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American University’s Board of Trustees recently appointed former Assistant Professor Dr. Emily Peterson to Associate Professor at the School of Education. [May 28, 2024]
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Senior Professorial Lecturers Drs. Antonio L. Ellis and Phelton C. Moss co-wrote the Wiley article “Breaking the Silence: Student Affairs’ Role in Black Male Faculty Well-Being at Predominantly White Institutions.” [May 28, 2024]
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Dr. Phelton C. Moss penned the Hechinger Report op-ed “Black Principals Play a Key Role in Transforming Education. We Need More of Them,” where he discussed the critical role Black principals have played in the development of Black teachers. Additionally, he co-wrote (with EdD student Brianna Nargiso, '25) “5 Truths About Brown V. Board of Education,” an ASCD op-ed declaring that teachers must ensure students’ understanding of the enduring significance of the Brown v. Board of Education case. [May 28, 2024]
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Director of Undergraduate Teacher Education and Senior Professorial Lecturer Dr. Ocheze Joseph was quoted in the Education Week article "These Preparation Programs Are Creating a 'Tutor to Teacher' Pipeline," which discusses how tutoring is giving aspirant teachers early experience in teaching. [May 28, 2024]
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SOE’s Child Development Associate (CDA) program was featured in a Council for Professional Recognition profile, “The Rewards of Reaching Out.” The spotlight highlighted the Advancing Early Education Collaborative, which created the CDA program to allow Black or Latina women who live or work Washington, DC's Wards 7 or 8 to excel in the field.[May 28, 2024]
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Senior Professorial Lecturer Dr. Amaarah DeCuir was named Advisor of the Year at American University’s 2024 University and Student Achievement Awards, an inaugural event which honored individuals who contributed to key accomplishments on campus in the last year. [May 28, 2024]
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Undergraduate Advisor Jody Hagen-Smith was awarded Outstanding Sophomore-Senior Advisor by American University's Dean of Undergraduate Education and Academic Student Services. [May 28, 2024]
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SOE Dean Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy was celebrated as a Read to Succeed honoree at “Read to Succeed 2024.” The event honored Reading Partners and their committed community supporters, which includes the AU School of Education. [May 28, 2024]
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American University’s Board of Trustees recently appointed former Provost Associate Professor Dr. Brian McGowan to Full Professor at the School of Education. [May 28, 2024]
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Dr. Phelton Moss was awarded a scholarship to participate in the Aspen Institute Justice and Society Seminar in June. He also gave a speech honoring Black teachers who were formative in his life at the White House during its events celebrating President Biden’s proclamation of National Teacher Appreciation Week. [May 28, 2024]
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Dr. Eugene Pringle, Senior Professorial Lecturer, delivered the keynote presentation at the Georgetown Day School event Discover HBCU, where he discussed the impact and cultural influences of historically Black colleges and universities. [May 28, 2024]
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Adjunct Instructor Dr. Jasmine Rogers conducted the session “Language Comprehension and Linguistically Responsive: Black Language Use in Structured Literacy Lessons” at the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education’s Spring 2024 OSSE Literacy Conference. EdD alum Dr. Tomiko Ball, ’22, held the session “Disrupting Power Dynamics Within Literacy Instruction: Connections and Comprehension” at the event. [May 28, 2024]
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Research Assistant Professor-in-Residence Dr. Lauren Shea represented SOE as lead researcher and co-principal investigator at the 2024 National Science Foundation ITEST Principal Investigators Meeting, “Innovating Equitable STEM Learning for the Future Technological Workforce,” where she presented her research team's STEM Tales Project. [May 28, 2024]
- Dr. Sung Ryung Lyu gave a video presentation, "African American Headstart Teachers' Approaches to Police Play in the Era of Black Lives Matter," for Faculti, an academic streaming platform. View her talk, which suggests that policymakers; curriculum designers; and early childhood educators must be more inclusive of teachers of color, here. [April 24, 2024]
- In the Education Week article "How These Teachers Build Curriculum ‘Beyond Black History,’" Acting Co-Dean Dr. Rodney Hopson spoke about his evaluation of a new Black studies curriculum in New York City. [April 24, 2024]
- Senior Professorial Lecturer Dr. Phelton Moss penned an op-ed for The Hill, "School Absenteeism Has Soared, Congress Must Act on Plans to Address the Issue," which details the alarming rise in chronically absent public school students. [April 24, 2024]
- SOE Dean Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy and Antiracist Pedagogy Scholar Dr. Annice Fisher co-wrote the Diverse: Issues in Higher Education op-ed, “Beyond Statements Toward Action: Maintaining the Antiracist Promise During the Anti-DEI Movement,” where they shared six lessons learned about sustaining organizational change amid polarization. [April 24, 2024]
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Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy was awarded the American Counseling Association's 2024 David K. Brooks, Jr. Distinguished Mentor Award, which recognizes an individual who has demonstrated enthusiasm and support for the unique educational experience of mentoring. [April 24, 2024]
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AU recognized Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer Dr. Carolyn A. Parker and Senior Professorial Lecturer Dr. Ocheze Joseph with Faculty Awards. Joseph won the Outstanding Community Engagement Award while Parker won the Outstanding Contribution to Fostering Collaborative Scholarship Award. [April 24, 2024]
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Adjunct Instructor Dr. Jasmine Rogers gave a keynote address, “Liberation Through Language: Educators as the Catalyst of Linguistic Justice,” at the Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers: World Language Justice Conference, an event which highlights the intersection of social justice and world language. [April 24, 2024]
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Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Robert Simmons was selected as a 2024 Pahara Fellow, a fellowship that identifies exceptional leaders in the educational excellence and equity movement, facilitates their dynamic growth, and strengthens their collective efforts to improve public education. [April 24, 2024]
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Professorial Lecturer Dr. Rebecca Lubin was selected as an Emerging Special Educators of Color awardee at the 2024 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Special Education Convention and Expo. In May, she will give a presentation, "Brilliant State of Mind: The Methods for Unveiling Archetypes and Aspirations," at the University of Connecticut's 2024 Wallace Research Symposium on Talent Development. [March 20, 2024]
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SOE faculty members Drs. Michael Gibbons, Jisun Jeong, Terence Ngwa, and Elizabeth Worden each gave presentations at the 68th annual conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, CIES 2024 - The Power of Protest. Drs. Golnar Abedin and Deepa Srikantaiah served as panelists at the event. [March 20, 2024]
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Antiracist Pedagogy Scholar Dr. Annice Fisher launched a pilot class of her Exercising Conscious Leadership course at the Cook County Department of Corrections women’s division, where students who completed the sessions received a certificate of completion through her company, Developing Capacity Coaching. [March 20, 2024]
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Adjunct Professorial Lecturer Dr. Tomiko Ball and Senior Professorial Lecturer Dr. Samantha Cohen co-authored a chapter, "Keeping One Another Charged for an Evolving Antiracist Journey," in the book The IMPACT of the Scholarly Practitioner Doctorate: Developing Socially-Just Leaders to Make Equitable Change. [March 20, 2024]
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Assistant Professor Dr. Emily Peterson co-wrote a study, "Revising Teacher Candidates’ Beliefs and Knowledge of the Learning Styles Neuromyth," about how to address the myth that students learn best when instruction matches their preferred modality of learning - auditory, visual, kinesthetic, etc. Non-paywall content until April 18. [March 20, 2024]
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Professor Dr. Bridget Trogden published a paper with the American Society for Engineering Education Conference Proceedings titled, "The Educational Benefits of Operating a Service-Learning Course as a Corporate Structure." It describes how multidisciplinary project-based learning brings about improved student educational outcomes and career competencies. [March 20, 2024]
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Acting Co-Dean Dr. Rodney Hopson will give the opening remarks at the Adult Literacy and Learning Impact Network’s 2024 All In National Summit, themed "Promoting the Value of Adult Literacy," at AU on February 27. [February 27, 2024]
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Dr. Phelton Moss was a panelist for the Washington Mardi Gras education-themed event, "Voices of Louisiana," which brought together superintendents and policy actors from across Louisiana to discuss education policy. [February 27, 2024]
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Senior Professorial Lecturer Dr. Eugene Pringle moderated a panel on the role of culturally relevant messaging and political socialization of HBCU students, “Empowering Voices: Unveiling Insights from 'The Other Black Voter,'" at Rutgers University's Elevate event, a professional development program for early-career faculty members. [February 27, 2024]
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Dr. Jennifer Steele was named Associate Editor of the Journal for Research on Educational Effectiveness, which publishes multidisciplinary scientific inquiries on educational success and problems, including intervention, evaluation, policies, theory, and methodology. [February 27, 2024]
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SOE Librarian Hannah Park evaluated illustrated children's books submitted for the 2024 Randolph Caldecott Medal. "The Caldecott" is awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished picture book for children published in the US. The 2024 award went to Vashti Harrison, who wrote and illustrated Big, a book about a child's journey to self-acceptance, which also highlights the impact of words. [February 27, 2024]
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Adjunct Senior Professorial Lecturer Dr. Altheria Caldera co-edited the book Ourselves in Our Work: Black Women Scholar of Black Girlhood, which highlights how research on and activism focused on Black girls and Black girlhood are engendering the evolving field of Black girlhood studies. [February 27, 2024]
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SOE Adjunct Professorial Lecturer Dr. Tomiko D. Ball, EdD '22, wrote the chapter, “Proactively Equipping Self and Community with Navigational Tools to Disrupt Othering Within Higher Education,” in the book, Healing While Studying: Reflections and Strategies for Healing, Coping, and Liberation of Graduate Students of Minoritized Identities. [February 27, 2024]
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Dr. Annice E. Fisher, SOE Antiracism Pedagogy Scholar, penned an Inside Higher Ed op-ed offering advice for Black women in higher education on successfully navigating the challenges of leading social change, "Hold Steady or Issue an Exit Ticket." [February 27, 2024]
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Dr. Tyrone Howard, SOE Advisory Board Member and President of AERA, is the subject of a cover story, "A Race Scholar," about his efforts to dismantle racial inequities in education in the Black History Month edition of Diverse: Issues in Higher Education Magazine. [February 27, 2024]
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Acting Education Policy and Leadership MEd Program Director and Senior Professorial Lecturer Dr. Phelton Cortez Moss wrote a Diverse: Issues in Higher Education op-ed, "From Classrooms to Ballots: Unpacking the Significance of School Boards in the 2024 Elections," about the high number of uncontested school boards seats in the 2024 elections. [February 27, 2024]
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Dr. Lauren Shea, Adjunct Research Assistant Professor-in-Residence, was a co-principal investigator for the research project, "STEM Tales: Investigating the Effect of Media Read-Alouds on Young Children's STEM and Literacy Learning and Interest in STEM Careers," profiled on the Stelar (Stem Learning and Research) Center website. [February 27, 2024]
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Professor Dr. Jennifer Steele was the interviewee for an American Magazine Q&A, "AI in the Classroom," where she discussed the importance of teaching students the evolving strengths and weaknesses of ChatGPT technology. [February 27, 2024]
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Director of SOE's Institute for Innovation in Education Danielle G. Sodani co-authored a chapter, "Figuring out my End Game: Supporting Novice ESOL Teachers' Emerging Identities as Humanizing Practitioners and Advocates through Peer Interaction," in the newly published book, A Sociopolitical Agenda for TESOL Teacher Education. [February 27, 2024]
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Dr. Andre Perry, Scholar-in-Residence, wrote an op-ed for MSNBC, "Navy Federal Credit Union is Getting Heat That the Whole Lending Industry Deserves," about the class action lawsuit accusing the nation's largest credit union of violating the Fair Housing Act of 1968 and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. [January 22, 2024]
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Senior Professorial Lecturer Dr. Eugene Pringle was selected to be the series reviewer for the William H. Sadlier, Inc. publication series Building Reading Success with Wiley Blevins, a module-based intervention program that develops K–5 students’ proficiency in foundational literacy skills. [January 22, 2024]
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Dr. Carolyn Parker, Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer, conducted a session, "Problem-Based Learning and the Development of Elementary Education Teacher Candidates,” at the Association of Science Teacher Education's (ASTE) 2024 International Conference. She was elected faculty chair of the ASTE's Women in Science Education (WISE) forum, and SOE EdD student Joytrese George '25, was elected co-chair. WISE is dedicated to sharing and examining issues faced by women in science education. [January 22, 2024]
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Joytrese George was also awarded a Centering Black Women STEM Educators in Teaching and Learning fellowship, funded by the National Science Foundation. [January 22, 2024]
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Senior Professorial Lecturer Dr. Amaarah DeCuir gave a talk, "Empowering Leaders to Advance Antiracism in Classrooms and Schools," at the Islamic Society of North America’s 12th West Coast Education Forum. She also participated in the Virtual Dialog to Counter Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim Bigotry session at the Communities United Against Hate event. [January 22, 2024]
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Dr. Antonio Ellis, Senior Professorial Lecturer and Director of the Summer Institute on Education, Equity, and Justice (SIEEJ), was a co-presenter for the session "Just Because You Left Home Doesn't Mean You Left Church: Alumni Perspectives on Spirituality, Identity, and Academic Persistence at HBCUs." The Hawaii International Conference on Education session examined the spiritual journeys of HBCU alumni and the impact on their academic and identity development. [January 22, 2024]
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Senior Professorial Lecturer Dr. Phelton Moss is serving as the Acting Director of our Education Policy and Leadership MEd program while Director Dr. Reuben Jacobson is on a semester-long sabbatical. [January 22, 2024]
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Adjunct Instructor Dr. Jasmine Rogers was a recent guest on the Apple podcast Science of Reading. In the episode "Celebrating Many Meanings: Language Comprehension and Bidialectal Students," she discussed Black language, her research on dialects, and best practices for structured literacy instruction. [January 22, 2024]