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Special Education Doctoral Student Receives Grant to Teach Fraction Vocabulary to Students Experiencing Mathematics Difficulty
Jan. 20, 2021
Xin Lin, a third-year doctoral student in the Department of Special Education’s Learning Disabilities and Behavior Disorders program, has received the Candace S. Bos Innovative Grant Award from the Division of Learning Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children. The study will pilot a fraction vocabulary…
Five Principles Released from the Higher Education Community Designed to Promote and Inform Policy Decisions that Advance Racial Equity in Postsecondary Education
Jan. 20, 2021
One year ago today, President Biden spoke the following words as he signed the Executive Order on Racial Equity: “We need to open the promise of America to every American. And that means we need to make the issue of racial equity not just an issue for any one department…
Carrie Lou Garberoglio Named Director of National Deaf Center; Tia Ivanko Named Associate Director
Jan. 19, 2021
Can 4 Seconds of Exercise Make a Difference? Ed Coyle's Research Says 'Yes'
Jan. 13, 2021
Academic Minute Featuring Kevin Cokley on Imposter Syndrome
Dec. 30, 2020
Kevin Cokley examines why college students often feel like they don’t belong.
Kevin Cokley on the Imposter Syndrome
Dec. 29, 2020
Special Education PhD Student Collaborates with Department Chair, Others, on Researching the Immigrant Experience as it Relates to ASD
Dec. 22, 2020
Department of Special Education doctoral student Nataly Lim has co-authored two articles about the struggles of immigrant families with children on the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) with Mark O’Reilly, professor and chair of the department, and several colleagues. The first article, “A Review of Barriers Experienced by Immigrant Parents…
PhD Student’s Proposal to Pair Online Manipulatives and Lessons Garners Grant Award
Dec. 18, 2020
Jiyeon Park, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Special Education’s Learning Disabilities and Behavior Disorders program, has received the Candace S. Bos Innovative Grant Award of $1,000 from the Division of Learning Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children. Park’s research proposal, “A…
Learning Disabilities and Behavioral Disorders Alumnae Awarded
Dec. 18, 2020
Recent Department of Special Education graduates Elizabeth Stevens, Ph.D. ‘18, and Christy Austin, Ph.D. ‘20, have been recognized for excellence in research.  Stevens has won the Early Career Research Award from the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading while Austin has received a research…
Kinesiology and Health Education Mother-Daughter Duo Awarded
Dec. 18, 2020
The recent Texas Association For Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (TAHPERD) annual conference provided cause for celebration for two members of the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education family. Clinical Professor Emeritus Dorothy “Dolly” Lambdin received the David K. Brace Award for professional service while her daughter, Rebecca…

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