July 10, 2019

July 2019 Student News

July 5, 2019 James A. Hernandez (Learning & Cognition M.S./Ph.D.) received a McKnight Fellowship. The fellowship, established by the Florida Education Fund, provides five years of funding support to doctoral candidates. The McKnight Fellowship particularly aims support African American and Hispanic students seeking doctoral degrees and aims to help support historically underrepresented populations. Hernandez is […]

July 8, 2019

Dean Damon Andrew Receives Distinguished Service Award

Dean Damon Andrew has been recognized by the American Association of University Administrators with a Distinguished Service Award. Read on for the full press release, which originally appeared at https://news.fsu.edu/news/education-society/2019/07/03/fsu-college-of-education-dean-receives-distinguished-service-award/. Damon Andrew, dean of the Florida State University College of Education, has received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Association of University Administrators. “AAUA […]

July 2, 2019

College of Education Students Work With At-Risk Children

The Florida State College of Education has long made it a priority to work with those in need in the community. Children of migrant families face a number of challenges, namely an abysmally low high school graduation rate. Only 1 in 10 children of migrant families will graduate from high school. Most migrant families are […]

July 1, 2019

July 2019 Alumni News

July 1, 2019 Lance Edward Tatum Physical Education Ph.D. ’93 Lance Edward Tatum was promoted to Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Troy University, located in Troy, Alabama. Tatum has served as interim senior vice chancellor but assumed the role formally after the previous senior vice chancellor retired on January 1 of this year. […]

July 2019 Faculty News

July 12, 2019   Tamara Bertrand Jones, associate professor of Higher Education, and Sophia Rahming (Higher Education Ph.D.) were both featured in an article that appeared in Diverse Issues in Higher Education. The article, titled “Sisters of the Academy: A ‘Hidden Gem’ For Black Women in Higher Education,” spotlights the organization that Bertrand Jones helped […]

June 24, 2019

Experiential Learning at the FSU College of Education

Recently, Florida State University made the announcement that undergraduate students would have to complete experiential learning in order to graduate. This new requirement aims to help students gain more hands-on experience before entering the workforce. Alumni and current students from the College of Education might seem surprised that this wasn’t a requirement already. After all, […]

June 17, 2019

Early Literacy Skills: How Kindergarten Teachers Help Kids

Most experts agree on the importance of early literacy skills. Sonia Cabell, assistant professor in the School of Teacher Education & Florida Center for Reading Research, wants to look deeper. She and a team of researchers, led by Stefanie Copp from the University of Lynchburg, explored how early childhood educators support their youngest students in […]

June 5, 2019

June 2019 Student News

June 20, 2019 Alexis Rojas (Counseling/School Psychology Ph.D.) recently had her research highlighted by the American Psychological Association Division 17. Rojas is currently studying prevention efforts conducted by the Tallahassee Pediatric Behavioral health Center through its Behavioral Health Navigation (BHN) program. Rojas presented her project outline during the Florida National Association of Social Workers earlier […]

June 3, 2019

June 2019 Faculty News

June 29, 2019 Deb Osborn, associate professor of Psychological and Counseling Services, received a Presidential Recognition Award from the National Career Development Association (NCDA). The award recognizes “exceptional contributions which advance the growth, reputation, and impact of NCDA.” Osborn was honored at the NCDA Conference in Houston, Texas, which took place June 27-29. The NCDA […]

June 2019 Alumni News

June 27, 2019 Jessica Wallace McBride Elementary Education B.S. ’93 Jessica Wallace McBride presented at TEDxSavannah as part of its 10-year anniversary event. During her talk, Wallace McBride talks about stereotypes, particularly southern stereotypes, and how the South continues to evolve. You can watch her TED talk here.       June 20, 2019 Monique […]

May 17, 2019

May 2019 Student News

May 17, 2019 Ginny Smith (Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies Ph.D.) recently published alongside Valerie Shute, Mack and Effie Campbell Tyner Endowed Professor of Education in the Educational Psychology and Learning Systems department. The article examines how to create and evaluate stealth assessment to check for calculus competencies. The article, titled “Designing and Validating a […]

May 13, 2019

The Retirement of Pfeiffer, Tenenbaum and Darabi

Retirements are always bitter-sweet. On one hand, we get to honor a lifetime of work and the important careers of two individuals. On the other, we say goodbye to three Florida State faculty members who made a huge impact on the College of Education. Dr. Steven Pfeiffer, Dr. Gershon Tenenbaum and Dr. Aubteen Darabi retire this […]

May 2, 2019

May 2019 Faculty News

May 21, 2019 Cameron Beatty, assistant professor in the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Department, received a research grant from the Association of College and University Housing Officers – International (ACUHO-I). The ACUHO-I is the largest student affairs organization for housing and residence life professionals.         May 20, 2019 Tamara Bertrand Jones, […]

May 2019 Alumni News

May 30, 2019 Shelby Larson Sport Management M.S. ’19 Shelby Larson became the Director of Operations of the University of Kansas soccer program. As part of her responsibilities, Larson will coordinate videos, team travel and meals, as well as plan soccer camps and clinics. Larson previously served as a graduate assistant for Florida State’s women’s […]

April 29, 2019

Using New Research to Support College Students with Autism

When you think about supports for students with autism, programs and services at the Pre-K – 12 level usually come to mind. But what happens when these students graduate high school and enroll in college? The Research Gap Dr. Bradley Cox, associate professor of higher education at FSU, addresses this gap in autism research by […]

April 24, 2019

How Augmented Reality May Help Students with Autism

Autism research has long been a topic of interest for faculty and students at Florida State’s College of Education. With the introduction of our Autism Spectrum Disorder graduate program, we know that there is even more interest in what our faculty are researching and how autism specialists can better serve their charges. Today, we are […]

April 15, 2019

April 2019 Student News

April 27, 2019 Dorsey Spencer Jr. (Higher Education Ph.D.) received a “20 Under 40” Young Professional Award from the Tallahassee Network of Young Professionals as part of the 2019 Golden A.C.E. event. A Golden A.C.E. recipient is an emerging young leader in their respective industry and also represents the award’s namesake – to highlight those […]

Alumni Spotlight: Amy Booher, Special Education Teacher

Every student who comes through the FSU College of Education has a unique journey. As part of Autism Awareness Month, we reached out to one of our alumni, Amy Booher, to ask her about her journey. Booher, who graduated in 2017 with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Special Education, currently serves as a Communication […]

April 8, 2019

April 2019 Faculty News

April 30, 2019 Lara Perez-Felkner, assistant professor of Higher Education, won the Council on Research and Creativity Planning Grant. The Planning Grant helps support faculty members interested in existing research projects or creative activity.       April 30, 2019 Nicole Gabana, assistant professor of Sport Psychology, received the 2018 Journal of Sport Psychology in […]

April 4, 2019

FSU Talks at AERA 2019

The annual American Educational Research Association offers a great way for faculty members and students to share ideas and their latest research. This year’s conference, which takes place April 5 – April 9 in Toronto, asks participants to consider what it means to live in a “post-truth” era. Always at the forefront of research and […]

April 2, 2019

April 2019 Alumni News

April 27, 2019 Paul Aloise Jr. Sport Management B.S. ’14 Paul Aloise Jr. won a Golden A.C.E. Top “20 Under 40” Young Professional Award from the Tallahassee Network of Young Professionals. A Golden A.C.E. recipient is an emerging young leader in their respective industry and also represents the award’s namesake – to highlight those in […]

March 27, 2019

FSU Great Give: Improving the College of Education

When you get a group of people together who share a common interest, amazing things can happen. The Florida State community learns this lesson every year during the Great Give event. Last year, the university raised over $400,0000 to support projects across campus. For those not familiar with the Great Give, the event lasts 36 […]

March 21, 2019

Picking Brackets with the Experts: Bracketology Science

March Madness is upon us. Even if you are not a fan of basketball, chances are you might still end up filling out a tournament bracket. After all, the art of filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket has become a cultural moment—and a big business. Just doing a quick search online or browsing through newsstands […]

March 11, 2019

Breaking down bullying: FSU College of Education Research

This article originally appeared online at https://news.fsu.edu/news/education-society/2019/03/11/breaking-down-bullying-fsu-researchers-find-girls-more-likely-to-notice-interpret-and-intervene/ by Kara Irby. Forget what you’ve heard about mean girls; new research from Florida State University finds girls are far more likely than boys to notice instances of bullying and interpret them as emergencies. Those findings were recently published in the Journal of Early Adolescence. Lyndsay Jenkins is an […]

March 7, 2019

March 2019 Student News

March 22, 2019 Congratulations to the COE graduate students who received an external award this year! The following students won awards this year: Sheila Labissiere (Educational Policy & Evaluation Ph.D.) – Segal Americorp Education Award Jacob Ellis (Higher Education M.S.) – Delta Upsilon McQuaid Scholarship Marshall Anthony, Jr. (Higher Education Ph.D.) – Florida Gubernatorial Fellowship […]