coe-staff: The Monthly Vol. 4 #1

[Laura Lee McIntyre]

The Monthly Vol. 4 #1



Dear COE Community,



It’s officially summer, but things are still moving along in the College of Education. Shout out to the faculty and staff who are engaged in supporting students who are enrolled in our summer programs, including Couples and Family Therapy, Communication Disorders and Sciences, UOTeach, Education Policy, and the myriad other programs that offer summer classes. Beyond instruction and summer support for students, many faculty and staff take time during summer for grant writing, research, and scholarly writing. Whatever you summer brings, I sincerely hope that you can enjoy a different pace and all the summer season has to offer.



Sending you sunny wishes,

Laura Lee





Updates and Upcoming:

Welcome new Executive Assistant to the Dean
I’m thrilled to announce that Amy Kalani (she/her) has joined our COE Community as executive assistant to the Dean. Prior to joining COE, Amy worked at UO's Accessible Education Center overseeing the implementation of disability accommodations across campus. Before coming to the University of Oregon in 2022, Amy worked in international adoption for 10 years in various administrative, social worker, and program director roles. She has a bachelor's in sociology and psychology from UO and a master's in social work from Portland State University. Outside work, Amy enjoys spending time with her husband and two dogs. Fun fact about Amy: she appeared as a contestant on Wheel of Fortune in 2017. Although it didn’t end in fame, glory, and riches (she solved two toss up puzzles but landed on bankrupt twice), she will never forget the experience! Amy’s office is in the HEDCO 230 suite and she can be reached via educationdean at uoregon.edu<mailto:educationdean at uoregon.edu>



Dean’s Monthly

For the Summer term, we have transitioned to a monthly newsletter for College of Education news and updates. Please find the scheduled publication dates below. Please send your items, updates, and accolades to educationdean at uoregon.edu.<mailto:educationdean at uoregon.edu>

·         Wednesday August 21, 2024

·         Wednesday September 18, 2024



Onboarding and Training Hosted by the Office of the Provost

Every year, the Office of the Provost hosts onboarding and trainings for new and mid-career faculty and department/unit heads in June and September. Provided below is information on upcoming opportunities to add to your calendars. For further details, please visit the UO’s Faculty and Leadership Development Page.<https://provost.uoregon.edu/faculty-development>



1.       Unit Head Leadership Development (tentative) | Thursday & Friday, September 5 &6, 9:00am-5:00pm at the EMU Ballroom and Gumwood room

2.       September Institute for New Faculty: Open to faculty of all ranks in their first 3 years at UO | Monday through Wednesday, September 9-11 (3 days), 10:00am-3:00pm at the Browsing Room in Knight Library

3.       New Faculty Onboarding: Intended audience is faculty new to UO in 2024 | Monday, September 16, 9:30am-5:00pm at the EMU Ballroom (morning resource fair) and Crater Lake rooms

4.       Portland New Faculty Onboarding | Wednesday, September 18, 9:30am-5:00pm. Meeting room is pending

5.       Summit for Academic Leaders: Intended audience includes all academic unit leaders – dept heads, associate deans, school heads, area heads, program directors etc. and interested academic staff | Friday, September 20, 10:00am-3:00pm at EMU Redwood Auditorium



Fall Faculty & Staff Meeting: Save the Date!

Please save the date for our Fall Faculty & Staff Meeting on Friday October 11 from 2:30-4pm. More information to come!



Spotlights and Recognition: 

Associate Professor Jennifer Ruef Wins National Science Foundation’s Most Prestigious Honor for Early-Career Faculty

Around the O: Four UO researchers win NSF awards for early career faculty<https://around.uoregon.edu/content/four-uo-researchers-win-nsf-awards-early-career-faculty>

·         Jennifer Ruef<https://uonews.uoregon.edu/jennifer-ruef-college-education> received a CAREER Award, a five-year grant to support her project<https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2336391&HistoricalAwards=false> researching student perceptions of math and partnering with teachers to improve how they teach math. Congratulations Jenny!



Associate Professor Nicole Giuliani Receives UO Foundation Trustee Excellence Grant

OVPRI News: Trustee Excellen<https://research.uoregon.edu/about/announcements/trustee-excellence-fund-awards-projects-societal-impact>ce Fund awards projects with societal impact

·         Congratulations to Nicole Giuliani<https://education.uoregon.edu/directory/faculty/all/giuliani> for receiving a $50,000 grant from the UO Foundation! Her research will investigate the role that parent fear places in restrictive child feeding and involves training doctoral student Maria Iakovidis.



Associate Professor Samantha Shune Elected as a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Congratulations to Samantha Shune<https://education.uoregon.edu/directory/faculty/all/sshune> for being elected as a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association!  Fellowship is one of the highest forms of recognition given by the ASHA. Samantha will officially accept her award at the national conference in Seattle this December.



Associate Professor Sara Schmitt and Professor Leslie Leve’s Big 10 Partnerships Highlighted in Oregon Quarterly

Oregon Quarterly: UO Scientists and Big Ten Peers Make Powerful Partners<https://oregonquarterly.uoregon.edu/uo-scientists-and-big-ten-peers-make-powerful-partners>

·         Sara Schmitt<https://education.uoregon.edu/directory/sped/all/sschmitt> partners with David Purpura of Purdue University on the project “Examining Potential Causal Connections and Mechanisms between Children’s Block Play and Mathematics Learning, funded by the National Science Foundation”.

·         Leslie Leve<https://education.uoregon.edu/directory/faculty/all/leve> partners with Jenae Neiderhiser Penn State University on the project “Early Growth and Development Study, part of the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes Program funded by the National Institutes of Health”.



COE Professors Leslie Leve and Beth Stormshak’s Work Featured on Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation

OVPRI News: Disrupting the opioid crisis through prevention<https://research.uoregon.edu/about/announcements/disrupting-opioid-crisis-through-prevention>

·         Professors Leve<https://education.uoregon.edu/directory/faculty/all/leve> and Stormshak’s<https://education.uoregon.edu/directory/faculty/all/bstorm> work through the Center on Parenting and Opioids researches “the underlying mechanisms of addiction and parenting challenges to develop effective interventions that can positively impact those addicted by opioid use. The overarching goal is to improve the well-being of individuals, families, and communities affected by the opioid crisis by bridging the gap between basic science research and real-world interventions.”



COE Student Athlete Jaida Ross Headed to the Olympics!

Oregon Live: Oregon’s Jaida Ross headed to Paris Olympics after taking 3rd in shot put at trials<https://www.oregonlive.com/trackandfield/2024/06/oregons-jaida-ross-headed-to-paris-olympics-after-taking-3rd-in-shot-put-at-trials.html>

·         Jaida Ross placed third in the shot put at the U.S. Olympic Trials, earning one of three spots to represent the USA at the Olympics in Paris this month. Ross is also the 2024 NCAA champ and collegiate record holder. Congratulations and good luck Jaida!



“Double Duck” Marisa Macy is a UO Alumna Who Believes in Paying it Forward

COE News: The Power of Mentorship for Doctoral Student Karen Zyskind<https://education.uoregon.edu/power-mentorship-doctoral-student-karen-zyskind>

·         Marisa Macy, a Double Duck (MS Special Education ’00, PhD Special Education ’04) and current professor at the University of Wyoming, signed up to participate in the Division for Early Childhood’s DECIDE mentorship program in 2022. She was paired with current UO special education doctoral student Karen Zyskind. Their relationship demonstrates the importance of outside mentorship.

·         The pair worked together on a paper, Authentic Assessment for Children with Language Considerations: Early Identification and Connection to Services<https://digitalcommons.pace.edu/perspectives/vol8/iss1/4/>, that was published in the Perspectives on Early Childhood Psychology and Education journal in spring 2024.



HEDCO Institute Research About a Four-Day School Week Featured in Several Publications

Around the O: Institute has online took to research the four-day school week<https://around.uoregon.edu/content/institute-has-online-tool-research-four-day-school-week?utm_source=ato07-10-24>

KVAL News: Do you agree with a 4-day school week? UO researchers detail pros and cons<https://kval.com/news/local/do-you-agree-with-a-4-day-school-week-uo-researchers-detail-pros-and-cons>

·         Check out the interactive dashboard<https://hedcoinstitute.uoregon.edu/reports/four-day-school-week-research-database> created by a team of researchers at the HEDCO Institute created from “the first comprehensive meta analysis of the available research on four-day school weeks at K-12 schools in the U.S.” Learn more about how to use the dashboard on the HEDCO Blog<https://hedcoinstitute.uoregon.edu/blog/7/four-day-school-week-dashboard>.



COE Alumni Scholastic Reader

COE Alum Marty Perez, currently Principal at Newport Middle School and member of the College of Education Community Diversity Advisory Board (CDAB)<https://education.uoregon.edu/coe-community-diversity-advisory-board>, along with UOTeach ‘23 Alum Geena Talley are contributing authors to Scholastic’s Our Stories Decodables<https://education.scholastic.com/education/programs/our-stories-decodables.html?eml=scb/e/20240710////OSDACQ/////&ET_CID=20240710_SCB_OSD_RM_SL2_ADM_ACQ_35107&ET_RID=-181910856>. Marty’s book “Tag Tale Sale” and Geena’s book “The Land We Love” are part of the Scholastic series of decodable readers that are written predominantly by creators from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and that are designed to provide essential phonics practice through authentic and affirming storylines.



 Associate Professors Nichole Kelly and Elizabeth Budd’s Research on Worksite Weight-Based Discrimination Training Featured in Around the O

Around the O: The benefits of worksite weight-based discrimination training<https://around.uoregon.edu/content/benefits-worksite-weight-based-discrimination-training>

·         Research by Nichole Kelly<https://education.uoregon.edu/directory/faculty/all/nicholek> and Liz Budd<https://education.uoregon.edu/directory/faculty/all/ebudd> showed reductions in explicit and implicit biases, as well as weight bias internalization, after participants completed a workshop. Participants “strongly agreed that it contributed to a more inclusive work environment and was highly needed and liked.” Kelly and Budd founded ReDefine Health Promotion LLC<https://redefinehealthpromotion.my.canva.site/> after requests for trainings. More information on their business is available in article from the UO Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation<https://research.uoregon.edu/about/announcements/enabling-wellness-goal-two-uo-based-startups>.



Reminders:

Student Academic Service Office Hours

The SAS office will be open 9am to 4pm Monday through Thursday for the rest of the summer. As staffing is limited, there may be occasional short-term closures for lunches and breaks. When that occurs, a sign will be posted to let you know when the office will open again.



Job Listings/Opportunities:

Open pools for various positions:

·         Communication Disorders & Sciences Pro Tem Clinical Assistant Professor/Supervisor & Instructor/Lecturer<https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/534167/pro-tem-clinical-assistant-professorsupervisor-instructorlecturer-open-pool>: Clinical supervisors will provide clinical instruction and/or supervision in clinical or professionally-related community education/service settings to students in the Communication Disorders and Sciences program.

·         Counseling Psychology & Human Services Pro Tem Clinical Assistant Professor/Supervisor & Instructor/Lecturer<https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/534169/pro-tem-clinical-assistant-professorsupervisor-instructorlecturer-open-pool>: Clinical supervisors will provide clinical instruction and/or supervision in a clinical setting to students in the Couples and Family Therapy program.

·         Special Education & Clinical Sciences Pro Tem Practicum Supervisor<https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/534170/pro-tem-practicum-supervisor-open-pool>: The department anticipates hiring supervisors in the Early Intervention program, however, supervisors may also be needed in SPED K-12. Supervisors will provide individual coaching and feedback to students enrolled in Special Education: Early Intervention educator licensure program during practicum and student teaching experiences.

·         Special Education & Clinical Sciences Pro Tem Instructor/Lecturer<https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/534171/pro-tem-instructorlecturer-open-pool>: The department anticipates hiring instructors for undergraduate or lecturers for graduate-level courses in the following content areas: instruction and assessment; behavior management; transition; educational and psychological foundations; methods of teaching (elementary and secondary); child and adolescent studies; multicultural education; special education law or other research and education-related areas. Courses may be offered in Special Education or School Psychology programs within the department.

·         Center on Teaching and Learning Pro Tem Research Assistant/Associate<https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/534154/pro-tem-research-assistantassociate-open-pool>: Potential areas of research include: research; program development; statistical analyses related to all phases of preparation of scientific papers, presentations, development and training, grant applications; staff professional development at project level; and off-site research activities with a variety of populations including persons with identified developmental disabilities. Some positions may require bilingual written and oral fluency. Some positions may include overnight travel and/or extensive previous experience in a similar job role.

·         Educational & Community Supports Pro Tem Research Assistant/Associate<https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/534054/pro-tem-research-assistant-research-associate-open-pool>: Possible research areas encompass program development, statistical analyses covering all aspects of preparation of scientific papers, presentation, and grant application preparation, professional development of project staff, off-site research activities involving a variety of populations like individuals with developmental disabilities or non-English speaking groups, and the establishment of population databases essential for research and evaluation projects.

·         Prevention Science Institute Postdoctoral Scholar<https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/533883/postdoctoral-scholar-prevention-science-institute-open-pool>: Postdoctoral scholars seek to improve skills in independent research through direct, mentored scholarship with faculty for the purpose of acquiring research training. Principal Investigators are collaborative in their research activities and postdoctoral scholars are expected to serve in both lead and supporting roles in manuscript development and other project activities.



Laura Lee McIntyre | 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<https://education.uoregon.edu/>
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