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Dr. Robert Stevens had his article The Significance of Teaching Local History published in the Social Studies Texan.
Dr. Colleen Swain, professor and director of the School of Education at UT Tyler, received the 2012 University of North Texas Department of Learning Technologies Outstanding Alumni Award.
Dr. Peggy Gill has just received the Advocate of the Year Award from the Texas Council of Professors of Educational Administration.
Dr. Paula Lundberg-Love has just had two chapters published in Violence and Abuse in Society: Understanding a Global Crisis. Co-authored with Amy E. Werry, the first chapter is entitled "From Powerlessness to Resilience: Therapeutic Interventions with Adult Survivors of Incest." The second chapter, co-authored with Jennifer Piazza and Melodye Cure is entitled "Long-term health Effects Associated with Childhood Sexual Abuse."
Drs. Peggy Gill, Genie Linn, and Ross Sherman recently published Personality, Preferred Leadership Style and Principal Preparation in the Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences. >>More...
Dr. Ross Sherman, Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, co-authored Higher Education Opportunities for Undocumented Students in the United States: What are the Policy Implications for Educators and Legislators in the eJournal of Education Policy. >>More...
Dr. Wes Hickey, Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, and two colleagues have co-edited Texas public school organization and administration: 2012 (13th ed.) published by Kendall Hunt Publishing Company.
Dr. Ronnie Livingston, Professor in the Department of Psychology and Counseling, has recently co-authored "Factor Structure of the Reitan-Indiana Neuropsychological Battery for Children" in Gregory J Boyle, Donald H Saklofske and Gerald Matthews (Eds.), Psychological Assessment SAGE Benchmarks in Psychology.
Ms. Bonnie Pearson, Coordinator of Clinical Experiences, was recently named the February 2012 UT Star receipient in recognition of her service and support to students, faculty and the university community.
Dr. Genie Linn, Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, was named co-editor to design and launch a new electronic professional publication, Journal of Texas Women School Executives, for Texas Council of Women School Executives. The inaugural edition can be found at http://tcwse.org/jtwse/vol1.pdf.
The following UT Tyler alumni were recently named Tyler ISD Campus Teachers of the Year: Kelly England, Bell Elementary Global Communications Academy, Lawren Phillips, Boshears Center for Exceptional Programs, Anna Dickey, Clarkston Elementary School, Ashley Rayner, Griffin Elementary School, Jim Westwood, A.W. Orr Elementary School, and Satoya Dodd, Dogan Middle School. The Teacher of the Year program acknowledges the phenomenal dedication and success of the district's teachers and recognizes them for their contributions to Tyler children.
Drs. Wes Hickey and Peggy Gill, faculty in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, and a colleague recently published A scholar-practitioner approach to international mentoring through collaborative partnerships in Scholar-Practitioner Quarterly. >>More...
Dr. Ronnie Livingston, Professor in the Department of Psychology and Counseling, has recently co-authored Mastering modern psychological testing: Theory & methods. Boston, MA: Pearson.
Dr. Kouider Mokhtari, Professor and Anderson-Vukelja, Wright Endowed Chair in the School of Education, recently co-authored Preparing Every Teacher to Reach English Language Learners: A Practical Guide for Teacher Educators (2012), Harvard Education Press. http://www.hepg.org/hep/book/158/PreparingEveryTeacherToReachEnglishLearners
Ms. Linda Speed, Administrative Assistant II, was recently named the August 2011 UT Star receipient in recognition of her service and support to students, faculty and the university community.
Dr. Brenda Gilliam, professor of special education, has been recognized as Member of the Year for her dedication, service and extraordinary effort on behalf of Educational Diagnosticians by the Council of Educational Diagnostic Services, a Division of the Council for Exceptional Children.
Drs. John Gill and Peggy Gill (Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership) recently published Planning for integration of part-time faculty in a rapidly growing comprehensive regional university in International Society for Educational Planning. >>More...
Dr. Genie Linn, Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, recently published A (super) heroic vision of leader self in the Journal of Leadership Education. >>More...
Ms. Cynthia Harris, Administrative Assistant III, was recently named the May 2011 UT Star receipient in recognition of her service and support to students, faculty and the university community.
Drs. Ross Sherman, Vance Vaughn, Peggy Gill, Wes Hickey, W., & Genie Linn, faculty in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, recently published Shifting from face-to-face to an online educational leadership program: A case study. In B.J. Alford, G. Perreault, L. Zellner & J. Ballenger (Eds.), Blazing New Trails: Preparing Leaders to Improve Access and equity in Today's Schools (pp. 309-317). Lancaster, PA: DEStech Publications, Inc., 2011. >>More...
Drs. Wes Hickey and Peggy Gill, professors in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, and Lakesha Brown from the Tyler Independent School District published “Scholar-practitioner inquiry as international action research” in the Scholar-Practitioner Quarterly, 5(1), pages 69-81. >>More...
Dr. Ross Sherman, professor and educational leadership and policy studies chair, was the university’s 2011 “Outstanding Distance Learning Faculty Award” recipient. Dr. Sherman was recognized at the at the sixth annual Northeast Texas Consortium of Colleges and Universities Distance Learning Conference for leading the department into developing an online format of the principal and superintendent certification programs, increasing enrollment in both by 250 percent. >>More...
Dr. Sarah Sass, assistant professor of psychology at The University of Texas at Tyler, has received a grant from the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health to study a new approach to treating anxiety. >>More...
Francisco Flores, an education student, has been reocginzed for his outstanding work in the classroom by being selected for the 2011 Warren Fellowship for Future Teachers. >>More...
Julie Chappa, a student in the master’s degree program in Curriculum and Instruction, published “Integrating geometry and biology in the secondary classroom” in the fall 2010 issue of the Texas Mathematics Teacher.
Dr. Robert Stevens, Professor in the School of Education, published Teaching the sublime: Landscape in American history in the spring 2011 issue of The Social Studies Texan. >>More...
Drs. Wes Hickey and Peggy Gill, faculty in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, recently published Analyzing principal perceptions of educational purpose in Southern Belize through scholar-practitioner research in the National Social Science Journal, Vol. 36. >>More...
Drs. Wes Hickey and Peggy Gill, faculty in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, recently published “Analyzing principal perceptions of educational purpose in Southern Belize through scholar-practitioner research” in the National Social Science Journal, pp 61-67.
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