Category: Colleagues
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Welcome to Lorrie Vigil New Assistant to the Associate Deans
The Associate Deans are excited to welcome Lorrie to the School of Education & Human Development. Please join us in welcoming her! Lorrie comes to us from the Chemistry department. Lorrie is a native Coloradoan, born in Colorado Springs Colorado and raised in Denver Colorado. She comes from a fourth generation military family. Lori recently…
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The SEHD welcomes Dr. Linda Bowman to our faculty!
Dr. Linda Bowman joins us as a Clinical Professor this semester and she will be leading the development of the Ed.D. area of concentration in Community College Leadership. Linda brings her deep and extensive background and leadership of the Colorado Community College System to the SEHD. Her office is LSC 610. Please feel free to…
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The School Psychology program welcomes Dr. Rachel Stein to our faculty!
Dr. Stein is a new Assistant Clinical Professor who recently wrapped up a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Harris Early Childhood Mental Health Program on the CU Anschutz campus. Dr. Stein received her Ph.D. from the combined Counseling, Clinical & School Psychology program at the University of California Santa Barbara. Dr. Stein’s first day will be…
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Lisa Forbes interviewed by Counseling Today on women’s needs in counseling
Lisa Forbes, an assistant clinical professor in the counseling program at the University of Colorado Denver who also works with clients at an inpatient psychiatric unit at a nearby medical facility, agrees that it is important that counselors not make assumptions. “You can read all the literature on this topic and know everything about women’s…
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Rod Blunck, ALPS program, provides school governance training in Taiwan
Rod L. Blunck, associate professor in the School of Education & Human Development, recently spent time with the Board of Education of Kaohsiung American School in Kaohsiung, Taiwan working on governance structures for the local Board of Education and Superintendent. Kaohsiung American School educates approximately 1,200 K-12 students. This is Dr. Blunck’s second trip to…
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Employee of the Month Nominations
Have you nominated a peer for the Employee of the Month program yet? Staff council members will be voting for this month’s winner on January 15th so be sure to nominate persons you think have gone above and beyond! We will also be announcing the December 2017 winner in a few weeks so more info…
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Educational Studies in Mathematics
Wonder how students think about “increasing” or “decreasing” increases? Check out our new open access publication. Educational Studies in Mathematics is one of the most prestigious journals in mathematics education. [Check it out here!]
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Scott McLeod featured in SmartBrief Education
A call for education innovation The world is changing rapidly, and many school leaders are struggling to keep up, according to Scott McLeod, an associate professor of educational leadership at the University of Colorado in Denver. McLeod, who has devoted considerable research and writing to areas of concern for educational leaders, including information literacy, workforce…
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To end child care deserts, it’s time to rethink care provided by family and friends, activists and experts say
Weighty regulations, high operating costs and rapidly changing neighborhoods are compounding child care shortages in many of Colorado’s low-income communities. Chalkbeat’s “Lessons From a Child Care Desert” event panel featured Liliana Flores Amaro, an Elyria-Swansea resident and community activist; Richard Garcia, former executive director of the Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition; Rebecca Kantor, dean of the…
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Geeta Verma, SEHD faculty member, named co-editor of Journal of Science Teacher Education
Geeta Verma, PhD, has something to celebrate. The associate professor of science education, was named co-editor of the Journal of Science Teacher Education, the flagship journal of the Association for Science Teacher Education and the only English-language journal focused exclusively on science teacher education. [Read the full story on CU Denver Today]