Accomplishments: College of Education
Sarah Surrain (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education), along with colleagues, published the article, 鈥淭uning in to Development: How Home Music Activities Relate to Language and Motor Skills in Toddlers from Monolingual and Multilingual Home Environments鈥 in Infancy.
Brett Gleason, Heather Dahl, and graduate student Taylor Milner (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services), along with a colleague from Oregon State University - Cascades, published their study, "Bridging Nature and Counselor Education: Utilization and Barriers to EcoWellness" in the Journal of Humanistic Counseling.
The College of Education recently recognized the following faculty and staff for their outstanding contributions:
Heather Dahl-Jacinto, Distinguished Associate/Full Professor (Tenure Track)
Sarah Wolff, Distinguished Assistant Faculty-in-Residence
Heather Van Ness, Distinguished Associate/Full Faculty-in-Residence鈥
S. Kathleen Krach and Shengtian Wu (both Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services), along with Rob Dixon (University of Wisconsin-La Crosse), edited a special issue for the journal School Psychology Training and Pedagogy (SPTP), which is published by Trainers of School Psychologists (TSP). The special issue was on "鈥
Sage Stafford and Dan Wright (both AQUA; Education) published "Rank-Poisson Transformation for Use with Count Data in Poisson Regression" in Applied Math. Count data are common in the educational, medical, social, and physical sciences. We examined different transformations and approaches when the data were not distributed Poisson.
Alain Bengochea (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) has been appointed vice chair of Nevada's newly established English Learner Advisory Council for the 2025-2026 interim, created under legislation passed during the 83rd Nevada Legislative Session. The council is charged with studying and advising on policies related to English鈥
Hasan Deniz (Teaching and Learning) and Ph.D. student Dilara Kara-Zorluoglu (Teaching and Learning) published with co-authors Ezgi Yesilyurt (Utah State University), Erdogan Kaya (University of Texas at Arlington), Refika Turgut (University of South Carolina Upstate), and Elif Adibelli-Sahin an article titled 鈥淯npacking the sources of computer鈥
Shaoan Zhang, Ph.D., (Teaching and Learning) has been appointed to serve on the American Educational Research Association (AERA) International Relations Committee (IRC) for a three-year term through 2029.
AERA is the largest national research association dedicated to the scientific study of education and learning. The International Relations鈥
Melikabella Shenouda (Liberal Arts; Education) performed spoken word at TEDx Las Vegas. The second annual event was held at AC Element Symphony Park with the overarching theme of 鈥淧ast. Present. Possible.鈥.
Shenouda's composition, "Eclipse," encompasses themes of love, lust, and loss, with elements of comic relief. Through live performance鈥
Congratulations to Isabella Shenouda, Noah Karnafel, and Hongming Xu (all Teaching and Learning) on receiving the 性视界传媒 Teaching Expo: Best (and Worst) Teaching Practices 2026 People鈥檚 Choice Award. This recognition reflects the doctoral students鈥 dedication to learning and teaching in higher education, as well as their positive contributions鈥
Congratulations to Noah Karnafel (Teaching and Learning) on receiving the Doral Academy Excellence in Education Gala: New Teacher of the Year 2026 award! This is a wonderful recognition of his dedication and positive impact on students and the school community.
April Ursula Fox, a recent graduate of 性视界传媒鈥檚 Ph.D. program in Educational Psychology, received 性视界传媒鈥檚 highest graduate student teaching honor: the 2025鈥2026 Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award. Recognized for her innovative and transformative approach to education, Fox creates classroom experiences that blend intellectual rigor with鈥