SEHD Impact

Category: Colleagues

  • SEHD PhD alumna Corrie Santos in the news

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    Santos Joins BSU Faculty to Lead Unique Indigenous Sustainability Program Dr. Cornelia “Corrie” Santos has joined Bemidji State University as the lead faculty member for Niizhoo Gwayakochigewin, a unique academic program that brings indigenous perspectives into environmental sustainability initiatives. Named for an Ojibwe phrase which translates to “two ways of making things right,” Niizhoo Gwayakochigewin…

  • STEM Faculty Research Symposium – February 13

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    Humanizing Students’ STEM Learning Experiences Join us on Wednesday, February 13th at the SEHD Faculty Spotlight as we showcase our STEM Education faculty. Five faculty members will share how they strive to humanize students’ STEM learning experiences through their individual research. Faculty presenters: Dennis DeBay – Public Data for Public Good Heather Johnson – College…

  • Dr. Sofía Chaparro Selected as 2019 TIRF Alatis Prize Recipient

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    We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019 TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for Research on Language Planning and Policy in Educational Contexts. Dr. Nelson Flores, Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Sofía Chaparro, Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Denver, have been named as the winners of TIRF’s 2019…

  • Scott McLeod quoted in EdSurge

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    Replacing VHS tapes with YouTube clips is probably not the ideal version of moving a classroom into the 21st century. While that type of digital substitution may tick the boxes of education technology frameworks like SAMR, it doesn’t always provide an opportunity for deep thinking and real-world learning. So how do teachers actually create meaningful work…

  • Faculty Opportunity: Chancellor’s Urban Engaged Scholars

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    Seven faculty members will receive $4,000, connections to the public and private sectors and an opportunity to share their scholarship. The Chancellor’s Urban Engaged Scholars award recognizes the outstanding contributions of CU Denver faculty to the Denver metropolitan region through community engaged research. Recipients of the Chancellor’s Urban Engaged Scholars award will receive $4000, connections…

  • SEHD alumna is next DPS Superintendent

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    Susana Cordova is unanimous pick to lead school district CU Denver alumna Susana Cordova (MA, ’00) is the next superintendent of Denver Public Schools (DPS). Cordova, unanimously approved this week, holds a MEd in educational, instructional and curriculum supervision from the School of Education & Human Development. In 2016, Cordova served as acting DPS superintendent, filling in while Tom…

  • Rebecca Kantor quoted in Chalkbeat Colorado

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    Reggio-Emilia inspired teaching coming to at least two preschools in Denver “Denver has been a bold city around early childhood,” said Rebecca Kantor, dean of the school of education and human development at the University of Colorado Denver, a partner in the work at Z Place. And adopting the Reggio approach is a “continuation of…

  • Farah Ibrahim featured in CU Denver TODAY

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    The culture of counseling Education school prepares future counselors to address diverse clients Deeply exploring counseling clients’ worldviews, cultural identities, privilege and oppression plays a key role in helping them heal. Every day, culturally diverse counseling clients walk into clinics, schools and private practices throughout the world to share their deepest concerns, hopes and dreams. Each…

  • Kristie Kauerz quoted in Education Dive

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    Pre-K-3 leadership academy fosters early learning hubs There are several new education professional development opportunities that focus specifically on increasing principals’ understanding of recommended early-childhood practices. “The field-wide move toward focusing on birth through age 8 has prompted more intentional discussion of what is the ‘through-8’ side,” Kristie Kauerz, director of the National P-3 Center…

  • Congratulations to Dr. Farah Ibrahim and her daughter, Jianna R. Henuer

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    Congratulations to Dr. Farah Ibrahim and her daughter, Jianna R. Henuer on their recent book chapter (2018), Issues in Counseling South Asian Americans. You may find the chapter in MJ. Perera, E.C. Chang (eds. ), Biopsychosocial Approaches to Understanding Health in South Asian American, Cross-Cultural Research in Health, Illness and Well-Being (see link) below. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-319-91120-5.pdf