College of Education News

Learn more about COE School Psychology program alumni Sara Whitcomb, PhD, '09, through our Alumni Spotlight series.
The COE has a long tradition of using research and innovation to drive positive change. In fiscal year, 2024, the college was a major driver of growth in UO's research enterprise, with 35% of federal funding across the institution coming from the Department of Education.
Alumni Stephanie Johnson awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) , the highest recognition that a K-12 science, technology, engineering, or mathematics teacher can receive. Stephanie earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the COE and has been teaching in the Bend School District for 16 years.
In our latest Research Briefly, we sit down with Philip H. Knight Chair Beth Stormshak to discuss The Family Check-Up Model. The Model is a unique, strength-based approach focused on improving family mental health, child behavior, and family relationships.
UO-led training offered via smartphone aids parents struggling with mental health, opioids. Authored by Kate Hails, a research associate with the Prevention Science Institute (PSI), who collaborated on the paper with Anna Cecilia McWhirter, Audrey Sileci and COE Professor Beth Stormshak, all researchers with the institute.
The Center for the Prevention of Abuse and Neglect recently released its Prevention Education and Advocacy for Childhood Empowerment's final report, summarizing its first major steps to center youth in the way we think about the prevention of child maltreatment in Lane County.
For Taiyo Itoh, doctoral student in the College of Education, a powerful combination of passion, knowledge, mentorship, and collaboration point the way to a promising future and scholarship that will make a difference.
In Episode 4 of Coffee N Conversation, Dean Laura Lee McIntyre sits down with Kathleen Lane, Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor and Associate Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Kansas. Lane visited the COE this fall to give our inaugural Dan Reschly Distinguished Lecture.
“The productivity of College of Education faculty in the innovation space is a true competitive advantage compared to our peers,” said Christine Dixon Thiesing, associate vice president of Industry, Innovation, and Translation, the unit that assists researchers in commercializing intellectual property.
UO taps $10 million federal grant to develop a model that can be expanded to other communities. Christopher Murray, a University of Oregon College of Education professor, is facing an opportunity and a challenge unlike any in his 25-year career.