Educational Leadership & Change faculty member Dr. Kitty Epstein received the 2013 UAA-SAGE Marilyn Gittell Activist Scholar Lecture Series and Award. Epstein advocates for more ethnically accurate curriculum materials. Read more.
Human & Organizational Development faculty member Christine Ho, PhD was recognized for her commitment and outstanding contribution to the doctoral concentration in Transformative Learning for Social Justice. Read more.
Karen Dill, PhD, School of Psychology, interviewed with Time Magazine on her research on race in video games. Read more.
Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu, PhD, School of Human & Organizational Development, authored the book When Half is Whole, which deals with categorizing humans with singular, rather than multiple identities.
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and greater teacher diversity in California schools.
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Mary Ellen Pantazis, an Educational Leadership and Change (ELC) doctoral candidate, explored the implications that virtual schooling has on students receiving special education and related services. Read more.
ELC doctoral student, Kalu Oji wrote her dissertation on the impact of culture shock and conflict on immigrant families. Read more.
The dissertation of Human & Organizational Development doctoral student, Kathy Kaya, explores the roles of Sansei women. Her findings suggest the need for educators to consider the cultural backgrounds of learners in designing and facilitating learning processes. Read more.
 Doctoral student Monique Morris was among a cohort who received an award from The Open Society Foundations. The cohort is made up of leaders working to advance fairness and transparency in the U.S. justice system. Read more.
Doctoral Student Chris Mare published a book titled Designing Ecological Habitats. A truly collective wisdom which brings together a wide diversity of perspectives on social justice by honoring the wisdom of many voices. Read more.
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2006 HOD alumus, Steven E. Wallis, was named to Fulbright's Specialist Roster. The Fulbright Specialist Program (FSP) promotes linkages between U.S. academics and professionals and their counterparts at host institutions overseas.
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 Educational Leadership & Change doctoral student and alumna Carol A. Preston-Brown, MA, (OMOD ’06) led a workshop based on her dissertation research titled “Like a Bridge Over Troubled Water: An Intervention for Youth Aging Out of the Foster Care System." Read more.
Eli Sopow, PhD, published "Leading in Complex Worlds", about a new study showing that in today’s rapidly changing world, employees want a boss who’s fair and has great communication skills more than someone with a lot of experience.
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Esther S. Birtcher, PhD, published her book Building Bridges with At-Risk Native Youth,describing education as "the road to success in this modern world woven in multicultural society.” Read more.
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