coe-staff: The Weekly Vol. 3 #27

[Laura Lee McIntyre]

Dear COE faculty and staff,

I started my day this morning attending an Education Studies Department meeting. EDST department head, Professor Joanna Goode, invited faculty and staff to share something that they were grateful for. These gratitude statements reminded me how powerful this practice is. That is, when we take a moment to express our appreciation for something or someone, we strengthen our commitment and deepen our community. I invite each of you to pause and reflect on your own gratitude. Thank you, Department of Education Studies, for connecting to each other, connecting to our community, and carving out a few moments for this practice.

I ended my workday attending a reception and research poster session in honor and recognition of the 2022 recipients of the NSF ESPRIT and MaSTERIt student scholarships. These scholarships are awarded to high-achieving students in science and mathematics to become secondary science/math teachers through our UOTeach program. These Noyce-supported projects are game-changing for our undergraduate students in STEM who are pursuing careers in teaching. These projects also demonstrate a partnership between the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Education that is truly transformational. Thanks to the excellent work of COE faculty Jenefer Husman, Jill Baxter, Julie Heffernan, Katie Fitch and our CAS colleagues Dean Livelybrooks, Brian Rebar, and others for making this program a career-transforming opportunity for our STEM teacher educator workforce.
Last evening Dianna Carrizales-Engelmann, Sylvia Thompson, and I met with our Community Diversity Advisory Board<https://education.uoregon.edu/coe-community-diversity-advisory-board>. We had a rich discussion about building a positive climate in the COE, a timely conversation considering Interim President Patrick Phillips’ message to campus today about our institutional climate. President Phillips shared the initial, high-level results of the IDEAL Climate Survey <https://inclusion.uoregon.edu/ideal-climate-survey-initial-results-june-2022>  conducted by Gallup of our faculty, officers of administration, classified staff, and graduate employees. President Phillips’ message to campus mentioned four areas of improvement: 1) employee engagement and onboarding, 2) equity, 3) response, reporting and antidiscrimination, and 4) faculty service, promotion, and tenure. All of these areas resonate, and work groups<https://inclusion.uoregon.edu/ideal-climate-survey-committees-teams-and-working-groups> have been charged with identifying strategies, resources, tools, and activities in their area of focus to improve the campus climate. We will have more information about this important and ongoing work very soon.
In addition to the very important work of improving our campus climate, we are working on faculty recruitment. I am delighted to share that we have interviewed two strong candidates for the Petrone Professorship in Education Data Science<https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/529436/petrone-professorship-in-educational-data-science-associate-or-full-professor>. Please review the colloquia for Dr. Thema Monroe-White and Dr. Min Sun and provide feedback via this Qualtrics survey. https://oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_009CowwwK3FgOlE

Colloquium recording for Dr. Monroe-White: https://uoregon.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=1c2a7ebe-5405-47ee-b1a4-af48013b4c5a
Colloquium recording for Dr. Sun: : https://uoregon.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=1c2a7ebe-5405-47ee-b1a4-af48013b4c5a

Lastly, I share a few important student resources that may be helpful in our work with our student community.

Student Resources:

  *   The Dean of Students Care and Advocacy Program<https://dos.uoregon.edu/help>
  *   Report a concern for yourself or others via the Community Care and Support Form<https://dos.uoregon.edu/report-concern>
  *   If you or another student are experiencing a mental health crisis, please call Counseling Services’ 24-hour hotline at 541-346-3227
  *   Duck Nest<https://health.uoregon.edu/ducknest> is a place for students to explore balance and self-care

Thank you for engaging in the important work of supporting our college, supporting our co-workers and colleagues, and supporting our students.

Warmly,
Laura Lee

Reminders:


  *   College of Education End of Year Celebration: Please plan to join us as we celebrate the end of the term and the end of the year with a tropical themed lunch!  All faculty and staff are invited to participate as we take a breath and relax at a lunch with our colleagues on Wednesday, November 30, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, HEDCO 230T and HEDCO 220.



  *   Local / Eugene faculty and staff please RSVP to attend the luncheon here<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_03ALV5CX7EIY5ZY__;!!C5qS4YX3!D9GViT3lsa99PiJqtUQGzNIRjAhA4jKuMGEhaE8qxTlkYcVvIb27T808m93cRsiQjsoa8YY_szP1mccVrfOPjNc$>, by November 23rd.

     *   Faculty or staff who are employed remotely (i.e. remote employees) to their departments, units, or programs please RSVP here Remote Faculty/Staff RSVP<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6tagtZz7VNEuRBY__;!!C5qS4YX3!D9GViT3lsa99PiJqtUQGzNIRjAhA4jKuMGEhaE8qxTlkYcVvIb27T808m93cRsiQjsoa8YY_szP1mccVfIUYJr0$> by November 23rd for an alternate celebration option!

All RSVPs will be automatically signed up for a door prize.  The winning name will be drawn at the faculty and staff meeting on Friday, December 2!


  *   Save the Date! Please hold January 12-13, 2023 for full day interviews for our Ballmer Institute Tenure Track Candidate Visits<https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/529494/assistant-associate-or-full-professor-of-childrens-behavioral-health>. This is a cluster hire of Ballmer Institute/children’s behavioral health faculty who will have their tenure homes in either the College of Education or Psychology department and be engaged in work to support the Ballmer Institute on Children’s Behavioral Health<https://childrensbehavioralhealth.uoregon.edu/> at the new NE Portland campus.



  *   Faculty Books: Have you recently written a book? We have a section on our webpage<https://education.uoregon.edu/faculty-books> that links to books that our faculty have published and we would love to share yours. Please send your links to coesocial at uoregon.edu<mailto:coesocial at uoregon.edu>.

Accolades:


  *   John Seeley provides expert commentary - How to talk to your teenagers about suicide, and what to do if they're experiencing suicidal thoughts. From the article, "It's important for parents or caregivers of loved ones to identify signs of suicide or suicidal ideation as soon as possible so they can get their kids help", says John Seeley. https://www.insider.com/guides/health/mental-health/suicide-prevention


  *   The Center on Human Development <https://www.facebook.com/uochd?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZXylWUJUS6Y-AyJmFG23y0hoSrlffJsHgcJ8Slr1Sg1SqBDDMbllV1DvExd6D65qqAY7aXN8XAfG-2KO0d9arvDsCqU3Zpeol4_m0EkwlRy0lmKSBLVhcfvdsFT1eRui5bjSjV8a_G-x2o9A897f7GDgWbHSWnZXnMr2hf1LcE9WGujcs0UAAGSbSTUQx65n7jO5pNcWV6Ra7du76rR-Im8&__tn__=-%5dK-R> is excited to introduce the Lived Experience of Disability Video Series. The video series, created by a neurodiverse team of individuals who identify with and without disabilities, is a resource for teachers, professionals, and others to use in training and curricula to bring lived experience of disability into higher education. Learn more and watch the videos: https://chd.uoregon.edu/lived-exp<https://chd.uoregon.edu/lived-exp?fbclid=IwAR1Vyg6kQi6Mmqp3GBpep8nMPuGX0sYwtLaFUYY2_y4Xd0Mdjb-kFHbiC4g>.



  *   Daniel Anderson is a study coauthor featured in K-12 EDUCATION: Study: School Facebook Pages May Compromise Student Privacy <https://www.govtech.com/education/k-12/study-school-facebook-pages-may-compromise-student-privacy> . A recent study by the American Educational Research Association estimated that 4.9 million Facebook posts on official school pages include identifiable images of students, risking the attention of nefarious actors.


  *   Kimberly Marshall published a book: Behavior Analytic Approaches to Promote Enjoyable Mealtimes for Autistics/Individuals Diagnosed with Autism and their Families. <https://vernonpress.com/book/1589>



  *   Hill Walker has a book in production with Guilford Publishing: Solutions to Critical Behavioral Issues in the Classroom<https://www.guilford.com/books/Solutions-to-Critical-Behavioral-Issues-in-the-Classroom/Hill-Walker/9781462549207>. The book will be published in February 2023 and is designed for practicing K-6 teachers and teachers in training.



  *   PSI scientists are leading two new grants that were awarded this week, as part of the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics - Underserved Populations (RADx® -UP) initiative, Office of the Director, NIH.


     *   The first project, administered by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, is led by Dave DeGarmo with Jorge Ramírez-Garcia, Leslie Leve, and Ellen McWhirter as co-investigators. The project, entitled, “Enhancing SARS-Co-V-2 Rapid Testing Acceptance in Latinx Communities” will tailor the Promotores de Salud COVID-19 evidence-based health promotion intervention developed previously by this team and other PSI scientists (Stephanie DeAnda, Liz Budd, Camille Cioffi, Anne Marie Mauricio) and deliver it to 400 Latinx participants. This study will use a clustered randomized trial design to evaluate the addition of a brief behavioral self-affirming implementation intention (SAII) intervention, in conjunction with rapid testing distribution in partnership with events led by the Mexican Consulate. SAII is an approach that is evidence-based for increasing acceptance of health messaging, increasing intentions to change, increasing health promoting behaviors, reducing stigma, and reducing psychological distress. The project will run from 11/2022 – 10/2024 with this $1M new award.



     *   The second project, administered by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, is led by Camille Cioffi and Leslie Leve, with Anne Marie Mauricio as co-investigator. This study, entitled “Supported employment to create a community culture of SARS-CoV-2 rapid testing among people who inject drugs: PeerConnect2Test,” will include the co-design of a supported employment program with people who inject drugs (PWID) and community partners. Through this grant, PWID will be employed as peer health workers to distribute SARS-CoV-2 rapid testing to their communities. The research will assess the impact of this low barrier employment on the overall well-being of PWID peer health workers and on health outcomes for other PWID in their networks. The project is in partnership with HIV Alliance and will run from 12/2022 – 11/2024 with this $2M new award.




Laura Lee McIntyre | Interim Dean & Castle-McIntosh-Knight Professor (she/her)
University of Oregon | College of Education
230 Hedco Education Building | Eugene, OR 97403-1215
llmcinty at uoregon.edu<mailto:email at uoregon.edu> |  https://education.uoregon.edu
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