Category: Colleagues
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Congratulations to John McDermott and Maria Uribe
CONGRATULATIONS John McDermott – Senior Instructor Emeritus Maria Uribe – Senior Instructor Emerita This emeritus/emerita status is in recognition of their outstanding work as teachers and excellent service to SEHD and the University of Colorado Denver.
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SEHD’s Edge News – Research Edition
We are pleased to share SEHD’s new e-newsletter. If you missed it in your email box, visit this link.
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Sofia Chaparro, Faculty Member in the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education Program, Interviewed by El Sol Habla
In this episode of El Sol Habla, hosts Vanessa Porras and Raleigh Burleigh discuss issues of language justice with Sofía Chaparro, assistant professor of culturally and linguistically diverse education at University of Colorado Denver. Click here to listen
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Lucinda Soltero-González Presents Keynote at MLE Biliteracy Conference
Lucinda Soltero-González, associate professor in the Responsive Literacy Education program, presented the keynote address at Denver Public School’s annual MLE Biliteracy Conference on August 7, 2023, at Regis University. Her presentation was titled “Beyond Science-Based Reading Instruction for MLLs: Towards an Equity-Minded Pedagogy.” Participants included teachers, school leaders, and Colorado State Board of Education members…
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Franci Crepeau-Hobson, Professor in the School Psychology Program, Interviewed by CBS Colorado Regarding De-escalation Rooms
“As we learn more about a seclusion room at Denver’s McAuliffe International School, a state representative plans to sponsor a bill to ban them.” Click here to read/watch More whistleblowers come forward with allegations regarding “de-escalation,” “seclusion” rooms in Denver schools on the CBS news site “17-year-old Sedik Mote says it is surprising to hear…
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Amy Ferrell to work with Penn State’s DEIB Council
This fall Amy Ferrell will be working with the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Council for Penn State’s Outreach and Online Education. Karen Armstrong, an SEHD EdD student in the higher education concentration, serves as the Director of Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity for Penn State’s Outreach and Online Education, and she invited Amy to speak with her…
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Ritu Chopra (PI) and Elizabeth Steed (co-PI) Awarded $997,902 Grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs
Ritu Chopra (PI), executive director of The Paraprofessional Research and Resource (PAR2A) Center, and Elizabeth Steed (co-PI), professor in Early Childhood Special Education at CU Denver, have been selected to receive a $997,902 funding stream through 2028, thanks to a recent grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs. Their project titled EPIC-ECEL: Equity-focused Preparation of InClusive Early…
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Scott McLeod Named a Fellow for NAESP’s Center for Innovative Leadership
Congratulations to Scott McLeod, professor in the Leadership for Educational Organizations program! He has been named a fellow for the National Association of Elementary School Principals Center for Innovative Leadership for a three-year period. Leaders engaged in the work of this center are interested in learning about and implementing non-traditional approaches to learning that have the…
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Chaya Abrams and Kelsey Armeni Published in The American Journal of Qualitative Reseach
Chaya Abrams and Kelsey Armeni published an article in the American Journal of Qualitative Research called: The Lived Experiences of Anti-Semitism Encountered by Jewish Students on University Campuses: A Phenomenological Study. Click here to access the article
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CU Denver Alumna Named Colorado’s Next Education Commissioner
CU Denver alumna Susana Cordova (MA, ’00), former superintendent of Denver Public Schools and deputy superintendent for Dallas Independent School District, is Colorado’s new education commissioner. She holds a MEd in Educational, Instructional and Curriculum Supervision from the School of Education & Human Development (SEHD). Read the full story in the SEHD Newsroom