Kudos: Thank you to transfer student advocates; Faculty members receive awards, recognition; Doctoral student, alumnus receive national awards
Thank you to transfer student advocates
Thank you to personnel in the Mary Frances Early College of Education who have been recognized by UGA’s Office of Transfer Academic Advising Services as transfer student advocates!
- Domane’k Kezia Blake
- Lauren Flowers
- Debbie Hargrave
- Jade May
- Leslie Elisabeth Moon
- Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett
- Emily Grace Robinson
- Brennen Salmon
- Drew Sanford
- Julian Williams
- Laurie Jean Zielinski
Appling elected to national executive board
Brandee Appling, an associate professor in the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services, has been elected to serve as secretary-elect of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), a national professional organization of counselor educators and supervisors.
She will begin her duties in this role on July 1 and will serve one year as secretary-elect and then move into the ACES secretary role.
Faison selected for 2023 Young Scholars Program
Morgan Faison, a clinical associate professor in the Department of Educational Theory and Practice, was selected as an awardee for the Foundation for Child Development’s 2023 Young Scholars Program (cohort 19). The Foundation’s Young Scholars Program supports scholarship for early-career researchers and funds implementation research that is policy- and practice-relevant and that examines the preparation, competency, compensation, well-being, and ongoing professional learning of the early care and education workforce.
“I am simply thrilled to be selected for the 2023 cohort of Young Scholars and profoundly honored by the investment of the Foundation for Child Development to support my research with Black high school youths who aspire to become future early childhood educators. As much as the history of early childhood education (ECE) in the U.S. is tied to the undervalued labor of Black educators and caregivers, I believe the future of the field depends on a strong and viable future Black workforce,” Faison said. “I cannot wait to glean from the unique insights of Black high school youths about what motivates them to pursue ECE, what can be done to retain them, and how ECE policies might ensure they thrive as future professionals.”
Hall joins Group Project Abroad to Tanzania
Jori N. Hall, a professor in the Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy and professor and program coordinator for the qualitative research program, has been accepted into the summer 2023 Group Project Abroad to Tanzania. The project is funded by the U.S. Department of Education and Fulbright-Hays and offers an exciting opportunity for teachers to explore Tanzania’s unique culture, history, and ecology while engaging in educational activities sharing robotics technology with teachers and students.
Hall is one of only a few teachers from across the region selected to participate in this prestigious program. The project is designed to foster cross-cultural exchange and build understanding between the United States and Tanzania, while providing educators with valuable insights and skills that they can bring back to their classrooms. During the program, Hall will join a team of educators and scholars from the University of Georgia and other institutions as they conduct fieldwork and engage in academic activities across Tanzania. They will have the opportunity to explore Tanzania’s rich cultural heritage, promote robotics education, study its diverse flora and fauna, and engage with local communities to learn more about the country’s social, economic, and political systems.
“We are thrilled to have Jori N. Hall join our team for this exciting project,” said project director and professor John Mativo. “Their passion for education and commitment to fostering cross-cultural exchange make them an ideal candidate for this program. We are confident that they will have a transformative experience in Tanzania and return to their classrooms with new perspectives, insights, and skills that will enrich the lives of their students.”
Jackson recognized as emerging leader by ITEEA
Andrew Jackson, an assistant professor in the Department of Workforce Education and Instructional Technology, received the emerging leader distinction from the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association at the organization’s annual conference.
The award recognizes competence and leadership in the field of technology and engineering education and was awarded following peer review of Jackson’s professional, community, and personal activities related to the field.
Doctoral student, alumnus receive national awards
An alumnus and doctoral student in the College’s Department of Educational Psychology were recently recognized by national professional organizations.
Shlon Smith (Ph.D. ’24), a doctoral candidate in the school psychology program, received the 2023 Presidential Award from the National Association of School Psychologists, and Jiawei Xiong (M.S. ’20, Ph.D. ’22) received the Brenda Loyd Outstanding Dissertation Award from the National Council on Measurement in Education for his dissertation.