Media mentions: Fields-Smith referenced in The Guardian; Giordano referenced in Yahoo News; Stewart quoted in MSN; Zhai quoted in Science News Explores
Fields-Smith referenced in The Guardian on Black families homeschooling
Cheryl-Fields Smith, professor and graduate coordinator in the Department of Educational Theory and Practice, was referenced in an article by The Guardian about Black families homeschooling.
Fields-Smith and Khadijah Ali-Coleman, an educator and writer, co-founded Black Family Homeschool Educators and Scholars to provide resources and foster community among Black families who homeschool their children.
Read the full story on The Guardian’s website.
Giordano referenced in Yahoo News about cyberbullying
Amanda Giordano, associate professor in the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services, was recently referenced in a Yahoo News article about cyberbullying.
A 14-year-old in New Jersey died by suicide earlier this month after she was physically attacked and experienced cyberbullying when the attack was uploaded on social media. The article cites a recent UGA study by Giordano that found a correlation between time spent on social media and cyberbullying.
Read the full story on the Yahoo News website.
Stewart quoted in MSN about birth order
Alan Stewart, professor and graduate coordinator in the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services, was quoted in an MSN story about the most annoying traits of a person based on their birth order.
He said the baby of the family “may develop social skills that will get other people to do things for them, thus contributing to their image as charming and popular.”
Read the full story on the MSN website.
Zhai quoted in Science News Explores about ChatGPT
Xiaoming Zhai, assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Education, was recently quoted in Science News Explores about the AI tool ChatGPT.
ChatGPT launched in late 2022, leading to students using it for homework, essays, and tests. Although it can generate information quickly, it sometimes makes mistakes.