College of Education and Human Development - George Mason University

Accolades: Faculty Achievements, October 2013

October 4, 2013

CEHD faculty members have a scholarly impact locally, nationally, and internationally.

The following is a sampling of achievements from faculty in the College of Education and Human Development's two schools, the Graduate School of Education and the School of Recreation, Health, and Tourism.

 


Awards

Rita Chi-Ying Chung

Rick Brigham received an Outstanding Author Contribution Award at the Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2013 for his book chapter titled “Chapter 10 Families and Students With Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.” The chapter was published in Advances in Special Education.

Rita Chi-Ying Chung was awarded fellow status in the American Psychological Association (APA) in September. Fellow status is an honor bestowed upon APA members whose work has had a national impact on the field of psychology beyond a local, state, or regional level.

Rita Chi-Ying Chung was awarded the Commonwealth of Virginia General Assembly Commendation Award in May for her work on social justice, multiculturalism, and human rights.

 


Publications

Sonya Horsford

Sonya Douglass Horsford, a new faculty member in the Education Leadership program, published her latest book titled Advancing Equity and Achievement in America’s Diverse Schools: Inclusive Theories, Policies, and Practices, with co-editor Camille M. Wilson of Wayne State University. The volume illustrates how educators, students, families, and community partners can work in strategic ways to build on social, cultural, and ethnic diversity to advance educational equity and achievement. By drawing on the latest data on demographic change, constructions of culture and cultural difference, and the politics of school reform in urban, rural, and suburban school communities, the book looks toward solutions and strategies for meaningful educational improvement.

Shahron Williams van Rooij

Shahron Williams van Rooij co-edited a book with University of Alabama colleague Angela D. Benson and University of Missouri colleague Joi L. Moore that has been published by IGI Global. The book, Cases on Educational Technology Planning, Design, and Implementation: A Project Management Perspective, provides strategies for addressing the challenges and pitfalls faced when planning, designing, and implementing learning and educational technology projects in academic, government, and corporate settings.

Seth Parsons, Stephanie Dodman, and Sarah Burrowbridge (Lynbrook Elementary) published the article, “Broadening the View of Differentiated Instruction,” in the September issue of Phi Delta Kappan, 95(1), 38–42.

Seth Parsons

Seth Parsons co-authored an article with Melony Allen and Catherine Matthews (University of North Carolina at Greensboro). The article, titled “A Second-Grade Teacher’s Adaptive Teaching During an Integrated Science-Literacy Unit,” was published in Teaching and Teacher Education, 35, 114–125.

Colleen Vesely, with doctoral students Marriam Ewaida and Katina Kearney, published “Capitalizing on Early Childhood Education: Low-Income Immigrant Mothers’ Use of Early Childhood Education to Build Human, Social, and Navigational Capital” in Early Education & Development, 24, 744–765.

 


Presentations

Colleen Vesely

Colleen Vesely participated as one of 10 researchers invited from across the United States in a working meeting on July 29 sponsored by the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The purpose of the meeting was to facilitate the development and refinement of a national research agenda related to child care subsidies and child care decision making.

Bill Brozo

Bill Brozo was in Romania from May 23 to June 1 and again from August 22–25 as an expert consultant on a project funded by the Romanian-American Foundation titled “Reading to Learn.” Bill participated in project team and research planning sessions in Iasi, newspaper and TV interviews in Iasi and Bucharest, meetings with teachers and administrators, and school visits in the Moldavian region. Bill will be returning to Romania multiple times over the next five years to provide research and technical assistance.

Layne Kalbfleisch 

Layne Kalbfleisch gave a keynote speech in June titled “Getting to the Heart of the Brain: Educational Neuroscience, Constructivist Learning & Environmental Influences on Learning and Creativity” at the Brain Motivation Research Institute at Korea University as part of the bMRI Symposium on Motivation: The Emergence of Neuroeducation in Seoul, South Korea.

 


About CEHD

George Mason University's College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) includes two schools: the Graduate School of Education, one of the largest teacher preparation and education schools in Virginia, and the School of Recreation, Health, and Tourism. CEHD offers a comprehensive range of degrees, certificates, courses, and licensure programs on campus, online, and on site. The college is distinguished by faculty who encourage new ways of thinking and pioneering research supported by more than $75 million in funding over the past five years.

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