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Mary Steinhardt Named American Academy of Health Behavior Fellow
Nov. 11, 2019
Mary Steinhardt, professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education (KHE), has been named a fellow of the American Academy of Health Behavior. The academy serves as the research home for health behavior scholars and researchers primarily focused on a commitment to excellence in research and its…

Gray and Carlson Receive $1.1 Million Grant
Nov. 04, 2019
Jane Gray and Cindy Carlson have received a $1.1 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration, Graduate Psychology Education Program.

Doctoral Student Wins 3-Minute Thesis Competition
Nov. 04, 2019
Daniel Thomas, a third-year doctoral student in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, is the winner of the 2020 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition at UT Austin.

La Introducción de un Nuevo Curso de Autismo en Español
Oct. 31, 2019
Department of Special Education Introduces Undergraduate Course on Autism Taught in Spanish

Toste Elected Chair of DRTx Board of Directors
Oct. 30, 2019
DRTx is one of 57 prevention and advocacy organizations in the Unites States dedicated to the ongoing fight for the personal and civil rights of individuals with disabilities.

Sarah Powell is Co-PI on New $1.4 Million Grant
Oct. 30, 2019
Sarah Powell is a Co-PI on a new project that hopes to improve math, music, and computational thinking in kindergarten through a series of field-based activities.

Two ELP Professors Appointed Associate Editors of AERJ
Oct. 22, 2019
University of Texas at Austin Associate Professor Rebecca Callahan and Assistant Professor Huriya Jabbar have been appointed as associate editors of the American Educational Research Journal (AERJ).

Richard Mattingly
Oct. 18, 2019
Portrait of Richard Mattingly, former Assistant Dean for Student Affairs in the College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin. For 15 years, Richard Mattingly worked with College of Education students as assistant dean for student affairs. He guided them in course choices and helped them navigate decisions…

David DeMatthews and Joshua Childs: What the Next Education Secretary Must Do
Oct. 16, 2019
Educational Leadership and Policy faculty David DeMatthews and Joshua Childs outline what the next Education Secretary must do.

ELP Doctoral Candidate Honored with Harrington Dissertation Fellowship; Five Current Students Harrington Fellows
Oct. 11, 2019
Dwuana A. R. Bradley has received the highest graduate fellowship award given by The University of Texas at Austin.