GSOE welcomes five new faculty

Join us in welcoming Drs. Eui Kyung Kim, Alice Y. Lee, Amos Lee, Stephanie Moore, and Anthony Muro Villa III to GSOE.
By Julie Porter |
Research Round Up

GSOE research round-up & highlights

Congratulations to Brian Jones, fifth-year PhD School Psychology candidate. Jones' master's thesis, “Supplemental Reading Interventions Implemented by Paraprofessionals: A Meta-Analysis,” was accepted by Psychology in the Schools for a special issue titled: "Current Status and Future Directions for Training and Supporting Paraprofessionals in Schools." The article has been published online as an early release: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/pits.22427...
By Julie Porter |

Meet GSOE's 2020-21 student ambassadors

Each year, GSOE welcomes a new group of Education Ambassadors -- top-notch education students who support the vision and spirit of the GSOE by collaborating with faculty and staff to provide engaging, informative, and personalized experiences for the ESHD community. Ambassadors participate in a variety of outreach and recruitment events (virtually, for now), and facilitate...
By Julie Porter |

"Language, Literacy, and Ethnic Studies: Mobilizing Insurgent Histories for More Dignified Futures"

On Oct. 7, guest speaker Dr. Cati V. de los Ríos will discuss the growing national momentum for ethnic studies in K-12 public schools, the first event in GSOE's new Ethnic Studies Speaker Series.

"Educating for the Election and Beyond: Tools and Resources for Educators"

Join us Sept. 21 for a community webinar that will focus on the critical role that schools and teachers across grade levels and content areas can play in promoting informed and equitable voting.

Restorative justice shows promise in K-12 schools

Ten-study literature review led by two UCR doctoral students demonstrates restorative justice’s effectiveness in school settings

Law enforcement and autism

Dr. Katherine Stavropoulos discusses why encounters with police may be more dangerous for those with ASD compared to the general population, and why training is needed, in Psychology Today.

"Teaching from Home: Online Learning for Student Success During Challenging Times"

Join us Thursday, July 30 for a live webinar with Interim Dean Louie Rodriguez and GSOE faculty centered on effective online teaching strategies. This event marks the first webinar in the new "GSOE in the Community" series.

GSOE Undergraduate Education Awards

Congratulations to recent graduates Jennifer Ramos, recipient of GSOE's Outstanding Achievement Award, and Veronica Thai and Sergio Iribe, recipients of GSOE's Academic Excellence Awards.

Message to our community

The UCR Graduate School of Education is committing to an unwavering dedication to the fight for racial justice, including the complete dismantling of insidious forms of oppression.

Jonathan Walters #UCR2020

Jonathan Walters (M.Ed. and Single Subject English Credential) and his family could never afford to live in one place for very long. He used to ride the bus five hours a day just to get to and from school. Now he wants to help other students earn an education and overcome whatever obstacles might be...

School psychology doctoral student wins Dissertation Award

Ashley Pfenning is the recipient of one of three 2020 Spring Dissertation Awards presented by the Society for the Study of School Psychology.
By Tess Eyrich |

#UCRGrad20: Ahtziri Hernandez

Ahtziri Hernandez ’20, Education Congratulations on your upcoming graduation! How did you decide to become an education major? My goal since high school was to become an elementary school teacher so when the education major was created during my second year, I had to join the program. Tell us a little about your time at...

#UCRGrad20: Emad Alussaif

Emad Alussaif’s dream is to be a researcher, so when he was applying to doctoral programs, he decided to move from Saudi Arabia to study with some of the nation’s top special education researchers at UCR Graduate School of Education. Emad’s research interests include designing reading instructions to help improve reading comprehension for students with...
By Julie Porter |
Jennifer Ramos

#UCRGrad20: Jennifer Ramos

Jennifer Ramos '20, Education and Liberal Studies Education concentration: Social Justice, Policy, Community Congratulations on your upcoming graduation! How did you decide to become an education major? Before adding Education as a second major, I was only pursuing Liberal Studies (LBST). Being that LBST was a very broad major and was not entirely focused on...

#UCRGrad20: Sarah Juarez

When Sarah Juarez told her high school guidance counselor that her goal was to attend graduate school, their response was, “We will see if you can even make it through community college because you are not college-ready.” Not only did Sarah make it through community college, she earned two associate degrees, was accepted to nine...
By Julie Porter |

#UCRGrad20: Sergio Iribe

Sergio Iribe '20, Education and Public Policy Education Concentration: Community, Policy, Leadership Congratulations on your upcoming graduation from UCR! What inspired you to study education? I always wanted to work with youth, so I wanted to take steps toward accomplishing that. When I entered UCR, the education major wasn’t offered yet; I started off as...

#UCRGrad20: Siqi Wang

Siqi (Suki) Wang, set to earn her doctorate from the higher education administration and policy program, researches innovation and inclusion in higher education. Specifically, her research examines how faculty involvement in entrepreneurial activities influences their instruction, mentoring, and education of students. Suki also studies how to develop innovativeness and entrepreneurship in STEM education that are...

Building confidence is key

As a child, Eliza Day spent much of her time playing school. It’s no surprise that her passion for education led this two-time alumna to her current career as a special education teacher.
By Julie Porter |

Equity & Justice Research Series

Danielle Mireles, doctoral candidate, presents " 'That's like, a white man's disease': Counternarratives of dis/abled students of Color at four-year campuses" on Friday, May 22.
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