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David Balmaceda Awarded Kornblum Scholarship

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Maegan Ruiz Accepted into Researcher Development Program

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Maegan Ruiz Named INTERACT Incubator Fellow

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The purpose of the INTERACT Incubator is to identify research needs for studying teaching practices that improve equity in STEM, and to solidify a detailed design plan for infrastructure to address these needs comprehensively, and at scale.

Yanjie Li Recieves Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence

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Graduate students from a range of departments and programs were selected for their exceptional contributions in the classroom.

Doctoral Student David Balmaceda Selected for Bouchet Graduate Honor Society

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The Bouchet Society recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement and promotes diversity and excellence in doctoral education and the professoriate.

Doctoral Student Maegan Ruiz Wins Diversity Graduate Travel Award

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Doctoral student awarded by The Society for Personality and Social Psychology.

Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. Yeo-eun Kim wins APA Dissertation Award

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Congratulations to postdoctoral fellow Dr. Yeo-eun Kim who has won the 2022 Paul R. Pintrich Dissertation Award from Division 15 (Educational Psychology) of the American Psychological Association (APA).

Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. Cristina Zepeda to Start Tenure-Track Faculty Position at Vanderbilt University

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Congratulations to postdoctoral fellow Dr. Cristina Zepeda on her new tenure-track faculty position at Vanderbilt University!

Doctoral Student Maegan Ruiz Awarded 1st Place at the 2022 Graduate Research Symposium

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Congratulations to doctoral student Maegan Ruiz for being awarded 1st Place in the ArtSci+DBBS+UCollege category at the 2022 Graduate Research Symposium!

Critical Language Scholarship in Russian Awarded to Jalie Moore

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Washington University Olin Fellow and Master of Arts in Teaching student Jalie Moore has been awarded a 2022 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to participate in an intensive Russian language program.

John Harrop Receives Manson A. Stewart Teacher Training Award

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Congratulations to John Harrop for receiving the Manson A. Stewart Teacher Training Award from the Classical Association of the Middle West and South.

Research Spotlight: Social Connection

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Recent research undertaken by Ph.D. student Rachel Martin, Dr. Andrew Butler, and Dr. Rowhea Elmesky in WashU’s Department of Education explores the connection between students’ perceptions of instructor care and their help-seeking behavior. They surveyed undergraduate students across campus in the spring semester of 2021 and asked: “How do you know when an instructor cares about you?”

Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. Cristina Zepeda Receives Networking Award for Junior Scientists

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Congratulations to Dr. Cristina Zepeda! Cristina has received a Psychonomic Society and Women in Cognitive Science Networking Award for Junior Scientists.

Rachel Martin Awarded 2021 NACEP Research Development Grant

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Congratulations to Education doctoral student Rachel Martin! She was awarded a $1,000 Research Development Grant from the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP).

Partnering for Restorative Justice

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Since 2014, University City High School has reduced suspensions by more than 40% and dramatically changed its school culture. Rowhea Elmesky, associate professor of education, and Olivia Marcucci, PhD ’19, helped make it happen.

Congratulations to Dr. Huan Liu for successfully defending her dissertation

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Join us in congratulating Dr. Huan Liu for successfully defending her dissertation, entitled "Text Adjuncts and Comprehension with University Level Second Language Readers"!

Department of Education is accepting applications for a non-tenure track lecturer appointment

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Stress And Depression Rising Again Among Students As School Closures Drag On

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At the start of the school year, about a quarter of high school students screened by Dr. Chris Rozek, assistant professor in the Department of Education at Washington University, showed signs of major depression. That’s double the historical average — 11% — and as the pandemic lasted into the winter, rates are increasing again, he said.

Congratulations Janet Frederick - Kornblum Scholarship

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Congratulations to Janet Frederick for receiving the Beatrice and David Kornblum Endowed Scholarship for the Fall 2020 semester! The purpose of the Kornblum Scholarship is to support graduate students who show exceptional promise in their area of study.

Reaffirming our commitment to addressing systemic racism and achieving racial equity

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As a Department, we grapple with the harsh past and current realities of US and global life, and what they mean for the current state of education. The challenge that we face as a society is daunting, but it motivates us to continue advancing educational equity wherever we work.

Education launches new Graduate Certificate Program in Higher Education

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The Graduate Certificate Program in Higher Education (GCPHE) is designed to provide an overview of historical and contemporary issues in higher education for doctoral students who wish to gain a greater understanding of higher education research, policy, assessment and/or administrative practices.

PhD Student Huan Liu Selected for 2019 Research Grant

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Congratulations Huan Liu, PhD student in Applied Linguistics in Education, for being selected by the National Council in the Teaching of Less Commonly Taught Languages for the 2019 research grant

Interview with Kelly Harris, PhD Candidate, “Mapping Asthma: The Geography of Inequality”

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Kelly Harris, a doctoral student in education, uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to identify ‘hotspots’ of childhood asthma in St. Louis.