News

Dec 06 - GSEHD alumna Hala Abdulaziz Aseel (master's, Community Counseling) was highlighted in the Arab News article, "The Face: Hala Abdulaziz Aseel, Saudi campaigner for awareness of mental health wellness."

Dec 06 - Drs. Elisabeth Kutscher and Beth Tuckwiller had their manuscript "A Mixed Methods Study of K-12 Influences on College Participation for Students with Disabilities" accepted for publication in Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals.

Dec 06 - GSEHD alumnus Steven Myers (master's, School Counseling), received the Virginia Career Development Award at the Virginia Counselor Association Conference. Dr. Rebecca Dedmond wrote, "It is certainly well deserved," as he has "worked tirelessly for the organization, for the counseling profession, and ultimately, for the youth of Virginia!".

Dec 06 - GSEHD doctoral student Angel Jones (Ph.D., Education) presented a paper session entitled, "Refrain, Reframe, Reclaim: How Black Female College Students Respond to Racial Microaggressions," at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Conference.

Dec 06 - GSEHD doctoral candidate Corey Adams (Human and Organizational Learning) was recently promoted to Program Director for Leadership and Executive Development, Employee Engagement, and Work-Life Strategy at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. In this role, Mr. Adams provides leadership and direction to empower federal agencies government-wide to provide work-life and leadership development strategies and solutions.

Dec 06 - Dr. Harvey Peters published a co-authored peer-refereed article entitled "An interdisciplinary ecological framework: Intervention for LGBTQ interpersonal violence" in the International Journal of Bullying Prevention.

Dec 06 - GSEHD alumni Drs. Nicole Dillard and Russell Robinson (both Ed.D., Executive Leadership Program) recorded a podcast on diversity and inclusion on the Amplified Research Speakerbox podcast series

Dec 06 - GSEHD alumna Dr. Estella Gillette (Ed.D., Executive Leadership Program) was recently interviewed by The Los Angeles Times. The video provides anecdotes from Dr. Gillette’s 40-year career at NASA, and she discusses how the career path for women at NASA has changed over the years.

Dec 06 - Dr. Abebayehu Tekleselassie was elected and appointed President of the International Society for Educational Planning for a two-year term (October 2019-October 2021). In addition, Dr. Tekleselassie gave two presentations at the International Society for Educational Planning (ISEP) annual meeting in Lisbon, Portugal: (1) paper presentation - "Publish while others perish: University-based research centers and their underutilized potential as knowledge brokers in Ethiopia," and (2) panelist - Planning for effective school leadership-theory, practice, and analysis from around the world.

Dec 06 - GSEHD alumnus Glen Gummess (master's, Educational Technology Leadership) produced a documentary that was aired on public television in Chicago, WTTW-TV. The title is “From Slavery to Glory,” and it views the life and legacy of America’s first black Catholic priest, Fr. Augustus Tolton, through the eyes of African American students.