Student Accomplishments

This semester, 36 students across our programs earned CEHD donor-funded scholarships. Read more...

Graduate student Nasser McCummings, PhD Student Yosef Shaul, and faculty members Joel Martin and Marcie Fyock-Martin recently published a paper in the Strength and Conditioning Journal titled, "Injuries in the Fire Service: An Updated Review and Strategies for Practitioners." Read more...

Eter Mjavanadze, doctoral student in the PhD in Education Program, received an Advancing Innovative Math Solutions (AIMS) EduData grant with professor Angela Miller to support their research on learners’ early engagement and persistence patterns, which they can use to identify actionable insights for educators. Read more...

Katherine Fraze, a graduate student in the Counseling Program, has been awarded a competitive High Impact Grant from the Office of the Provost for the fall 2025 semester. Katherine will be completing her internship with Activv Counseling, where she will be seeing clients and co-facilitating group therapy.

Congratulations to our students in the College of Education and Human Development who were named to the George Mason University Dean’s List for the spring 2025 semester. Read more...

Each spring, faculty in the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) come together to select an outstanding student in their program to receive the honor of being named as their program award winner at the CEHD Degree Celebration. View the 2025 Outstanding Student Award recipients here.

Sport management student Brandon Cassedy was recognized as the Atlantic 10 Conference Pitcher of the Week. Read more...

Out of 5 undergraduate poster presentations, judges selected Hope Falon-Mazer as the recipient of the ‘Outstanding Bachelor’s Poster Presentation.’ Hope’s presentation, Transfer of Habituation of Cognitive Capacity after VR Intervention in Young Adults, was based on research supported by Tiphanie Raffegeau and PhD candidate Kelly Poretti.

Out of 17 master’s degree poster presentations, judges selected athletic training student Kelly Fitzgerald as the recipient of the ‘Outstanding Master’s Poster Presentation.’ Kelly’s presentation, Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy: A Level 4 Case Study, was based on research supported by Amanda Caswell, Marcie Fyock, and Candace Lacayo.

Out of 12 doctoral poster presentations, judges selected doctoral student Salvatore Ferranti as the recipient of the ‘Outstanding Doctoral Poster Presentation.’ Salvatore’s presentation, A Scale Validation of Teaching Self-Efficacy in Kinesiology Faculty, was based on research supported by Debra Stroiney.