UO’s research enterprise grew in fiscal year 2023-24 across all disciplines with $178 million in new awards. 35% of federal funding came from the Department of Education, and faculty in the College of Education received high-impact awards including $24.5 million in funding renewals.
The University of Oregon College of Education is pleased to welcome seven new tenure-track faculty members this year: Sarah Kate Bearman, Sofia Benson-Goldberg, Maithreyi Gopalan, Cindy Huang, Ashley Linden-Carmichael, Kristin Perry, and Amanda Tachine.
Co-Directors of the Sapsik'wałá Teacher Education Program Leilani Sabzalian, PhD, and Michelle Jacob, PhD, released an article in the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian magazine on the importance of Indigenous educators in schools.
Early adolescence, roughly ages 10 to 13, is a unique time in development where young people experience rapid social, cognitive, and emotional changes. In a new research brief authored by Lorry Lokey Chair in Education Leslie Leve, the National Scientific Council on Adolescence (NSCA) provides research-based recommendations for educators to promote positive mental health in their classrooms.
Researchers will test the Early Learning Matters Curriculum’s efficacy in a multistate, five-year project led by Sara Schmitt, Bricker-Squires Faculty Chair in Early Intervention and an associate professor in the College of Education at the University of Oregon.
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report indicates that Black girls face more discipline and more severe punishments in public schools than girls from other racial backgrounds. Dylan Bragg, Software Developer/Senior Research Assistant and Sean Austin, Research Associate from ECS worked collaboratively with the GAO to provide the data and consult on analysis and interpretation.
Ilana Umansky, PhD, and Karen Thompson, associate professors at the University of Oregon and Oregon State University respectively, found evidence that English learners in both Oregon and Michigan were excluded from core content during their high school years.
GSUN - The Global Sport University: Greta Jarvis, MS, MPH of Center for Active Women, Tiffany Brown of the Athletes Mental Health Foundation, Erica Woekel PhD of Oregon State University, and Nichole Kelly & moderator Elizabeth (Liz) Budd of University of Oregon discuss evidence-supported practices for promoting more equitable engagement in physical activity/sport, and optimal physical & mental health outcomes for athletes.
Educational and Community Supports at the COE is thrilled to announce research associate professor Dr. Erin Chaparro has been awarded a $4 million grant from the US Department of Education to study Team-Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS) over the next five years.
