天美传媒

• Dr. Terence Ngwa co-authored (pdf) 鈥淩epresentation Matters: Prioritizing Curriculum that Meets the Lived Experiences of African Students鈥� in RenewED, the education and leadership journal by Ghana ASCD.
• Assistant Professor听Dr. Robert Shand听was chosen as an Outstanding Reviewer for 2024 for听Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis,听a听听of educational policy analysis, evaluation and decision making. [April 16, 2025]
• 鈥淭he Influence of Culturally Responsive Literacy Practices on Students鈥� Literacy Motivation鈥� is an听听on the influence of a high intensity reading tutoring intervention program combining culturally responsive literacy and science-of-reading practices on students鈥� motivation to read. The authors include听Dr. Alida Anderson, Dr. Danielle Gervais Sodani, Dr. Sarah Irvine Belson,听and听Madelyn Dawn Smith听(BA 鈥�22, MEd 鈥�24), among others, and it was听听in听Sage Open.听[April 16, 2025]
• Dr. Sarah Irvine Belson听was听听the Outstanding Community Engagement Award at the University Faculty Awards. [April 16, 2025]
• Dr. Kenjus Watson听co-hosts the "听which featured听Cassandra Edwards,听EdD '25, who discusses her recently defended dissertation on Black mothering, grief, and activism through the lens of losing her son to suicide in 2017. The "Apocalyptic Education" podcast was recently named the 2024 "Best Health and Wellness Podcast" by Black Podcast Awards. [April 16, 2025]
• Dr. Antonio L. Ellis听co-edited a book that will receive an Outstanding Book Award (Honorable Mention) by the Society of Professors of Education for "Critical Literacy and Its Impact on Black Boys' Reading Readiness." Watch him accept the award if you are in Denver at the AERA annual meeting. [April 16, 2025]
• Dr. Danielle Sodani听was a panelist at "The Translating Research into Action Center (TRAC)" as part of President Alger鈥檚 inauguration weekend. The SOAR Symposium showcased innovative presentations and discussions focused on assessing the societal and economic impacts of research. [April 16, 2025]
• Jazzmyne Townsend, the 2025 DC Teacher of the Year and an instructional coach for grades K-5 in English language arts at Stanton Elementary School, visited the EDU 205 class 鈥淪chools in Society鈥漮f Senior Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Amaarah DeCuir.听This is the fifth Teacher of the Year visit to her class. [March 21, 2025]

• 听at the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST) included听Dr. Carolyn Parker听and graduating senior听Nicole (Nikki) LeVee's听results from the National Foundation-funded project on "Problem-Based Learning in a Non-Majors鈥� Environmental Science Class. Is it Science?"听Dr. Lauren M. Shea听presented "Exploring the Potential STEM Media Read-Alouds."听Jess Edwards, EdD '25,听will听听research from the NSF-funded grant, Racial Equity: Examining Blackness in Postsecondary STEM Education, with the Black epiSTEMologies AU site.听听[March 21, 2025]

• Dr. Carolyn Parker听听at the International Consortium of Science and Mathematics Education in Valladolid, Mexico.听[March 21, 2025]

• SOE鈥檚听听(IIE) and District of Columbia Public Schools leaders from Chisholm and Mann Elementary Schools came together at a workshop series on explicit and systematic writing instruction.听[March 21, 2025]

• Director of Education Policy and Leadership program听Dr. Reuben Jacobson听was on a panel at the State of DC Schools, 2023-2024听, focusing on the evolving role of school.听[March 21, 2025]

• Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Samantha Cohen听was听听as a Sine Civic Life Faculty Fellow who will collaborate with Civic Life Student Fellows to design and lead community seminars to engage members of the AU community in dialogue and productive disagreement.听[March 21, 2025]

• SOE鈥檚 Institute for Innovation in Education team members听Annie Karabell, Dr. Jasmine Rogers (EdD '23), Dr. Sarah Irvine Belson, and Dr. Clare Berke (EdD '24)听designed the adolescent literacy professional development听听which was released by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education.听[March 21, 2025]

• Co-authored by Professor听Dr. Brian McGowan,听Dean Rodney Hopson,听Lia Epperson, and听Morgan Leopold (MEd 鈥�24),听鈥淣avigating the Backlash and Reimagining Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in a Changing Sociopolitical and Legal Landscape鈥� was听听in the听Journal of College and Character's听special issue on Ethical Higher Education in the Anti-DEI Legislative Climate.听[March 21, 2025]

• Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Innovation听Corbin M. Campbell鈥檚听project, 鈥淓stablishing Measures for an Institutional Designation for Teaching Excellence Colleges and Universities,鈥� was selected to be a part of AU鈥檚听.听She also spoke on a plenary听听at the Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities (UERA), part of a coalition working with national initiatives to help research universities bring equitable and effective teaching practices to scale.听[February 17, 2025]
• Dr. Ocheze Joseph听was awarded a $99k contract through DC Public Schools to continue the Future Teacher Tutors program at听听in Northeast DC.听[February 17, 2025]
• Danielle听Gervais听Sodani听听the article "Teachers Learning: Understanding Continuous Professional Development in Panama鈥� in听Professional Development in Education听about AU's听听project.[February 17, 2025]
• Dr. Kenjus Watson听gave the talk 鈥淭owards Apocalyptic Education: Addressing Racialized Stress and Community Healing鈥� at Stanislaus State in California. Watch this听听about his visit.听[February 17, 2025]

• Senior Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Amaarah DeCuir听published an听听in听Education Week听titled 鈥淲hat Educators Need to Know About Countering Islamophobia.鈥澨齕February 17, 2025]

• Dr. Sherita Flake听听鈥淧roto-Narrative: A Critical Exploration of the Cultural Identities Held by Black Women in STEM鈥� in the听Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Studies.鈥澨�[February 17, 2025]

• Professor Jennifer Steele听was听听by CGTN about the Trump administration slashing millions from the Department of Education's research spending, and its impact on tracking student achievement.听She was听听in the听Las Vegas Journal Review听about the perceived challenges and realities of dual-language programs. Dr. Steele was听听by听The National News Desk听about post-pandemic learning loss highlighted in the 'Nation's Report Card' in January. She was also quoted in this听Times Higher Education听听about the potential closing of the Department of Education. [February 17, 2025]

• Dr. Carolyn Parker听was听听in听The Washington Post听about how cuts to teacher education grants hurt teachers, principals, and schools in need.听[February 17, 2025]

• Senior Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Gayle听Warmbrodt,听who is Osage,听听before the Texas State Board of Education to readopt Native Studies as a high school course and argued to put the course on the agenda for review and approval as a standards-based course.听[February 17, 2025]

• Professor听Jennifer Steele听was quoted in this听Big News Network听听about the prominence education is playing in this year's presidential election. Read about the options American voters had. [January 22, 2025]

• Dr. Jasmine Rogers听appeared in The Colorful Classroom Podcast episode 15,听Black Language & Structured Literacy with Dr. Jasmine Rogers.听"Dr. Rogers shares insights from her research, discussing how recognizing and celebrating Black Language鈥攔ather than correcting it鈥攊s essential to honoring students鈥� identities and supporting their academic growth." Listen to the听.听[January 22, 2025]

• 天美传媒's School of Education is mentioned in this听Maryland Matters听听about the Science of Learning and how it has been proven to shrink achievement gaps while increasing test scores. SOE is "breaking down the longstanding barrier between teacher training and research science, teaching future educators about how learning happens long before they step into a classroom."听[January 22, 2025]

• Dr. Amaarah DeCuir, senior professorial lecturer,听听at the's "Lessons from the Field Webinar - Student Religious Expression in Public Schools."听[January 22, 2025]

• Dr. Jacque D. Patterson, Sr. (EdD 鈥�22)听has been re-elected to the DC State Board of Education as At-Large Representative.听听Dr. Patterson's biography here.听[January 22, 2025]

• Assistant Professor听Liana Petruzzi, a founding member of the Community Health Worker and Social Worker National Workgroup, launched their听听鈥淓ssential Strategies for the Effective Integration and Collaboration of Community Health Workers and Social Workers in Health and Social Service Systems.鈥� The event and report shared best practices for community health and social workers collaboration and integration at the individual, organizational, and system levels, along with policy recommendations.听[January 22, 2025]

• Dr. Amaarah DeCuir听published "" in听Education Week,听part of a three-part series. Learn how you can help defend Muslim, Arab, and Sikh students against bias and hate.听听[January 22, 2025]

• "Identifying Sources of Preservice Teachers鈥� Dyslexia Knowledge to Guide Teacher Education" in听Frontiers in Education听by听Professor Alida Anderson听presents听听from an exploratory descriptive qualitative inquiry of preservice teachers' self-reported dyslexia knowledge sources.听[January 22, 2025]

VIEW ADDITIONAL FACULTY AND STAFF ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Lorelei Bangit,听a sophomore majoring in early childhood education, was awarded the School of Education鈥檚 2025 student athlete award. [April 16, 2025]

• The School of Education is proud to nominate two teacher candidates:听Nicole 'Nikki' LeVee,听a secondary education in social studies major; and听Victoria Schroeder,听an elementary education major, for the Maryland Association of Teacher Education 2024-25 Distinguished Teacher Candidate Award.听[April 16, 2025]

• 鈥淭he Influence of Culturally Responsive Literacy Practices on Students鈥� Literacy Motivation鈥� is an听听on the influence of a high intensity reading tutoring intervention program combining culturally responsive literacy and science-of-reading practices on students鈥� motivation to read. The authors includes听Madelyn Dawn Smith听(BA 鈥�22, MEd 鈥�24), among others, and it was听听in听Sage Open.听[April 16, 2025]

• EdD candidate听Tiffany Green听was听听in听Forbes' The Women Who Redefined Tech For Good In 2024 for founding听, which uses technology to ease the college-to-career journey for low-income and first-generation students of color. [February 17, 2025]

• EdD candidate听Melanie Latson听published an听听in听New York Amsterdam News听after an encounter with blackface memorabilia. She explores how this peculiar home decor continues to perpetuate generational racism and what this culture means for children.听[February 17, 2025]

• 2025 EdD candidate听Joytrese George听won the 2025 Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE)听听Three Minute Thesis People's Choice Award where she condensed her dissertation 鈥淔or the Culture, Beyond Microorganisms; Uplifting Joy Among Black Women Science Teachers in NYC.鈥� [February 17, 2025]

• EdD candidate听Derek Flake听has been accepted into the inaugural Howard Community College鈥檚 President's Leadership听.听[February 17, 2025]

• Dr. Keisha Woods听(EdD 鈥�24) will present Effective Co-teaching Strategies for Students with Disabilities in Inclusion Classrooms at the听. She will also be presenting Every Learner Counts:Transforming Reading Instruction for Diverse Learners at the听听in Ghana in July.听[February 17, 2025]

• Dr. Jenni Torres,听EdD 鈥�22, was听听Executive Director of WIDA, an educational services organization housed in the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) in the University of Wisconsin鈥揗adison鈥檚 School of Education. [December 5, 2024]

• Dr. Jasmine Rogers听(EdD '23 and SOE adjunct faculty) was a guest on the Leading Literacy Podcast听听about her time in AU's Doctorate in Education program. [October 15, 2024]

• Julie Corbett听(EdD '25) was also听听Chicago Tribune听about a the resignation of the entire Chicago Public School Board of Education.听[October 15, 2024]

• Julie Corbett听(EdD '25) presented at the听听in Salt Lake City, UT, discussing听听(the foundation of her doctoral dissertation).听[October 15, 2024]

• Dr. Nara Nayar,听EdD '27, published 鈥溾�� in the听American Institutes for Research,听examining data about the education of Indigenous people.听[October 15, 2024]

• MEd student听Carlos Gamez鈥檚听paper, 鈥淪tudent Growth on a Statewide Progress-Monitoring Assessment System by District,鈥� was accepted by the听Florida Journal of Educational Research.听[October 15, 2024]

• Education studies minor听Felicity Chapman,听SOC/BA 鈥�26,听听the prestigious 2024鈥�26 Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship and up to $50,000 in financial aid. [September 16, 2024]

• Carl Felton, III, MEd '23, policy analyst at EdTrust,听听a blog post promoting tutoring, extending learning time, and teachers building relationships with students.听[September 16, 2024]

• Teaching Fellows听Tatiana Ellis, BA '26, and听Luis Paredes Alvizurez, BA '27, taught DCPS Generation Teach (GT) STEAM Academy听听math and engineering as part of their GT Summer Teaching听听promoting teaching in diverse communities.听[September 16, 2024]

• The Black Code, a documentary by EdD program alum听Dr. Sharice Lane, '24, is a Student Film category听听for the 2024 Lane Doc Fest. The film analyzes the cultural responsiveness of English language arts (ELA) instruction.听[September 16, 2024]

• Pamela Harris, CAS/MEd '73 and SOE/EdD '25, with husband Tyrone, SOC/BA '72 and WCL/JD '75, won the 2024 Volunteer Impact Award at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Ebony Eagles of Excellence听, for their dedication to advancing the global Black community.听[September 16, 2024]

• EdD alum听Dr. Dia L. Jones, '22, will听听a workshop at STEMNoire 2024: Black Women Leading the STEM Renaissance Conference which will听听attendees with tools to build their belongingness capacity in STEM spaces. She will also present research to support increased participation of Black girls and women in STEM at this summer's Black Gaze Symposium.听[May 28, 2024]

• EdD student听Julie Corbett, '25, was one of the subjects of a听The Hour听, "Chalk Talk: A Diverse Group of Norwalkers Are Being Trained to Be Civic Influencers," which detailed a听听she designed enabling diverse citizens of Norwalk, CT, to participate in a civics lesson on local government.听[May 28, 2024]

• EdD alum听Dr. Iris Bond Gill,听'24, has been named a听Fellow. The program invests in thinkers who generate big, bold ideas that have an impact and spark new conversations about the most pressing issues of our day.听[May 28, 2024]

• EdD student听Darla Davenport-Powell, 鈥�24, plays the role of the family matriarch Lucy Bell in the slavery-centered live-animation听听The Bell Affair, which explores freedom lawsuits of US slaves and recently began听听on Amazon Prime.听[April 24, 2024]

• Education Policy and Leadership (EPL) MEd students听Lauren Gustafson,听Meanha Kim, and听Kwand Lang, Jr.听of听Dr. Phelton Moss鈥檚 proseminar course are partnering with Opportunity Consulting to develop a series of toolkits for school leaders with strategies to bolster school improvement efforts. EPL MEd students听Jarren听Newby,听Kissiah听Valle, and听Angeliki Papari-Kosiori听accompanied Moss to a Capitol Hill roundtable discussion he organized and facilitated for Black and Latino school superintendents from across the country and the education policy advisors of President Biden and Vice President Harris. [April 24, 2024]

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