coe-staff: The Weekly Vol. 6 #34

[Laura Lee McIntyre]

Dear COE Community,

In keeping with our gratitude theme, I want to express my deep appreciation to our faculty who were recently promoted (or tenured).


  *   EDST: David Liebowitz (associate professor with tenure) & Maithreyi Gopalan (tenure - accelerated case in the fall)
  *   SPECS: Sarah Kate Bearman (tenure - accelerated case in the fall), Jessica Fanning (clinical professor), Elise Peltier (clinical professor), & Amanda Thompson (clinical associate professor)
  *   CPHS: Rachel Rochester (senior instructor I/teaching professor)
  *   CTL: Gena Nelson (associate research professor)
  *   BRT: Joe Nese (research professor)
  *   SSET: Cindy Post (senior research assistant I)

 Thank you for your many contributions to our college departments and research centers!

Don't forget our college-wide faculty/staff meeting on Friday June 6th from 2-3:30 pm followed by our COE picnic at 4pm. See you then/there!

Warmly,
Laura Lee


Updates and Upcoming
Strategies for reducing dating and relationship violence in schools<https://hedcoinstitute.uoregon.edu/reports/dating-relationship-violence>
Check out the HEDCO Institute website for research findings on school-based interventions for dating and relationship violence and gender-based violence. Great job to everyone involved in this project!


Spotlights and Recognition
Graduate and Alumni Spotlights
Read about Lauren Berny<https://education.uoregon.edu/lauren-berny-prevsci> who is graduating with a PhD from the Prevention Science program with specializations in Data Science and Quantitative Research Methods.

Emily Tanner-Smith Selected as Society for Prevention Research Fellow<https://education.uoregon.edu/emily-tanner-smith-phd-selected-society-prevention-research-fellow>
Congratulations to Emily Tanner-Smith, PhD, selected as a Society for Prevention Research Fellow for 2025 for her outstanding contributions to prevention science research!

The Recognition and Honors Committee with nominations from the membership of the Society for Prevention Research selected Emily Tanner-Smith to be a SPR Fellow. Fellowship is an honor that SPR bestows upon a small and select group of members who have a particularly distinguished record of contributions in the field of prevention research. A distinguished record reflects a substantial body of work that has had a broad and significant impact on prevention science.

Friends and colleagues were proud to attend the event to show support in this meaningful accomplishment for Emily and the University of Oregon College of Education.

The Annual Awards Presentation was held Thursday, May 29 at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research held at the Hyatt Regency Seattle, Seattle, WA.
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Image description: Emily smiling and accepting her award


Williams Fellow Award
Congratulations to Karrie Walters<https://education.uoregon.edu/directory/cft/all/kwalters> for being selected as the 2025 Williams Fellow! This prestigious award recognizes excellent teachers who have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to undergraduate education by challenging their students academically, creating an engaged and inclusive learning environment, striving to improve the learning process, and fostering collaboration within or beyond their units.


2025 Outstanding Research Award Winners in the COE<https://research.uoregon.edu/news/2025-outstanding-research-awards-announced>
Congratulations to those listed below for being awarded Outstanding Research Awards from OVPRI!
Senior-Career Award Winner: John Seeley
John Seeley<https://education.uoregon.edu/directory/sped/all/jseeley>, professor of special education and associate dean for research in the College of Education, is recognized for his research career in mental health and suicide prevention, particularly in developing assessments and interventions, engaging in validation and efficacy studies, and investigating the variables that impact implementation. With more than 300 publications to his name, Seeley is one of the top 10 scholars at the UO based on citations. He also serves as an associate dean for research and senior advisor to the Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health<https://childrensbehavioralhealth.uoregon.edu/>. Seeley is known for being an exceptional teacher who integrates student participation into his research work, as well as the mentorship he provides to students, postdocs, and junior faculty.
His nominator wrote, "He is such an accomplished scholar who cares about building the next generation of scholars, leaders, and innovators. He is equally thoughtful about his work in community and applied settings and higher education."
Career Research Faculty Award Winner: Anne Marie Mauricio
Anne Marie Mauricio<https://education.uoregon.edu/directory/prevsci/all/amariem>, associate research professor in the College of Education and the Prevention Science Institute (PSI), is recognized for her accomplishments and work in implementation science, school-based mental health, and prevention. Mauricio's expertise with Hispanic populations, Spanish language fluency, and ability to supervise students engaging in treatment with Spanish speaking populations has improved the collective research at the PSI. As the principal investigator or co-investigator of multiple federally funded projects, Mauricio frequently collaborates across disciplines and schools, and with colleagues across the nation. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Mauricio helped secure $10 million of funding linked to the RADx program and other recovery funds to support research in prevention and intervention of disease in the Hispanic community. Mauricio's expertise in implementation in community settings has helped facilitate a start-up company, Northwest Prevention Science, Inc., which supports uptake of the Family Check-Up model in community settings. She provides vital support for students as the clinical training director of Counseling Psychology.
Her nominator wrote, "Dr. Mauricio has been an incredible asset to our research and academic community. Her work on implementing evidence-based interventions in community settings is timely and supports our overall efforts at the UO to increase our science in this area, particularly in schools."
Advancing a Flourishing Research and Innovation Community Award: Gena Nelson<https://ctl.uoregon.edu/people/gena-nelson-phd> and Marah Sutherland<https://ctl.uoregon.edu/people/marah-sutherland-phd> of the NUMBER Project
The NUMBER Project team is recognized for its work on early math interventions. The NUMBER team itself inclusive of a wide range of researchers-from undergraduates to tenure track faculty- and its work is impactful outside academia, helping children with disabilities, their families, and other community members successfully participate in STEM education. The project aims to empower parents as the experts, encouraging them as partners in the design of interventions that best fits their child. The NUMBER team has built partnerships with schools and community members, providing much needed professional development and establishing connections, ultimately helping 100 families during the funding period. The team's website under development is another aspect of the work that advances flourishing by disseminating resources, tools, and findings so that many families and educators, regardless of where they are in the nation or world, can access math practice and professional development materials.


Reminders
COE Faculty/Staff Meeting & Picnic Friday June 6
Our final faculty/staff meeting of the year - inclusive of COE awards - will be held on Friday June 6 from 2-3:30 pm in HEDCO 220. Following our meeting, we will be hosting our annual (and not to be missed) picnic from 4:00 -6:30 pm.


Job Opportunities

  *   Assistant/Associate/Teaching Professor - Couples and Family Therapy<https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/535416/assistantassociateteaching-professor-couples-and-family-therapy>: Applications due June 9


Laura Lee McIntyre | Dean & Castle-McIntosh-Knight Professor
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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