Hughes

Kim Hughes, a doctoral candidate in the College of Education, has been selected as a 2013 Presidential Fellow by the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES).

The ACES Presidential Fellows program supports emergent leaders and educators in the profession of counselor education. Each of the five ACES regions nominates four individuals—two new professionals and two graduate students—who show a high level of professional commitment and potential for future leadership. Hughes was one of only two graduate students selected in the Southern region.

Hughes, of Snellville, a student at UGA-Gwinnett, is expected to receive her Ph.D. in counseling and student personnel services in May 2014. Her doctorate has a P-16 educational focus with an emphasis on social justice and advocacy. She is the 2014 chair of the Georgia Safe School Coalition’s 4th annual Gay-Straight Alliance Summit, which is scheduled to be held Feb. 15th, 2014, at Agnes Scott College in Atlanta.

Hughes has a private practice in Decatur. The native of Washington, D.C., earned her master’s degree in mental counseling from Georgia State University in 2008. She received her B.A. in English from Spelman College in 1989.

Each fellow receives a complimentary registration to the 2013 ACES Conference in Denver, Colo., and will be highlighted as a fellow at the awards luncheon on Oct. 19.

Knoblich

Andrew John Knoblich, a master’s student in professional school counseling, is featured as this week’s (Sept 30-Oct  4) Amazing Student on the UGA home page.

Glover

Parry

“Friends with Benefits: The Gendered Politics of Social Capital and their Implications for Health”

Diana Parry and Troy Glover
University of Waterloo

Parry is Special Advisor to the President on Women’s and Gender Issues at the University of Waterloo. Using a feminist lens, her research privileges women’s standpoints, aims to create social change and enact social justice by challenging the medical model for scholarship.

Glover is the Director of the Healthy Communities Research Network. His research explores the role(s) of leisure in advancing or deterring the realization of healthy communities.

Georgia Museum of Art Auditorium
Reception catered by Mama’s Boy to follow.

Oliver

A memorial service remembering and honoring the late College of Education faculty member Jenny Penney Oliver will be held on Saturday, July 20 at 3:30 p.m. at the UGA Chapel.

Jenny was a faculty member in the department of counseling and human development services for more than 20 years. She was honored with the Outstanding Alumni Award from North Carolina State University’s College of Education in 2004, the 1st Annual University of Georgia Diversity Award in 2004, and the President’s Fulfilling the Dream Award at the UGA Martin Luther King Celebration in 2009. The COE’s Faculty Diversity Award was renamed the Jenny Penney Oliver Diversity Award, and she was its first recipient in 2013.

Those wishing to honor and continue Jenny’s impact on education may contribute to the Jenny Penney Oliver Chair for Counselors and Student Support Personnel within the Clarke County School District. Send donations to Foundation for Excellence in Public Education, 240 Mitchell Bridge Rd., Athens, GA. 30603-1708.

Delgado-Romero

University of Georgia College of Education professor Edward Delgado-Romero has been named recipient of the 2013 Distinguished Career Contributions to Research Award from a division of the American Psychological Association (APA).

Delgado-Romero, a professor in the department of counseling and human development services, is being recognized by the Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues (Division 45) for scholarly contributions on ethnic minority populations and issues as well as mentoring young students and professionals in the field. Awardees must be in the field 15 or more years.

Delgado-Romero, who researches racial/ethnic issues in psychology and has applied multicultural psychology to clinical practice, has been recognized numerous times in his career.

He received the APA’s 2011 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest. He has been named a fellow of the APA in two divisions (Society of Counseling Psychology and Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues). He was elected president of the National Latino Psychological Association and twice named Faculty Member of the Year by the Counseling Psychology Student Association from 2006-08. He received the Distinguished Early Career Award from the National Latino Psychological Association in 2006 and the Emerging Professional Award from Division 45 in 2006.

In addition, Delgado-Romero was recently elected to a three-year term as APA Council Representative for the Society of Counseling Psychology (Division 17), effective in January 2014.
Delgado-Romero, who joined the UGA faculty in 2005, received his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the University of Notre Dame.

He will receive this award at the 121st APA Annual Convention July 31 in Honolulu.

Each of the Summer 2013 Innovative Instruction Faculty Grants provides $5,000 for faculty to improve teaching and learning through innovative instructional projects, such as redesign of course curricula and materials, integration of new techniques or pedagogical strategies for a course, or exploration of a new instructional technique. The projects also focus on faculty improving instruction in high-demand courses (large lecture classes, courses involving multiple sections, general education courses, etc.), as well as those that integrate instructional technology.

“This is the second year these instruction grants have been funded to faculty, and once again, the selection process was extremely difficult, due in large part to the overwhelming number of submissions and the overall quality of the proposals,” said Laura Jolly, vice president for instruction. “This year’s submissions demonstrated further interest in technology to enhance the student learning experience, as well as interests in supporting current campus initiatives. This is strong evidence of the faculty’s commitment to improving teaching and learning and expanding beyond traditional instruction methods.”

Each of the 92 proposals was reviewed by three faculty members outside the college from which the proposals were submitted. The 26 projects, which included 40 faculty across the university, receiving grants were:

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  Emuel Aldridge, New Media Institute, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication: “Coding and Merit Badges: New Components for NMIX 4110 (New Media Production)”

• Charles Byrd, Germanic and Slavic Studies, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences: “Integrating Student Videography and eLC-New in Elementary Russian I and II”
• Ike Choi, career and Information Studies, College of Education: “Developing A Mobile Peer Evaluation Tool for Any Classroom”
• Christy Desmet, Ron Balthazor and Sara Steger, English, Franklin College: “Digital Barn Raising for a Peer Review Platform”
• Ellen Evans, kinesiology, College of Education: “KINS 2500:  Exercise Is Medicine: A General Education Course Proposal”
• Kamal Gandhi, forest biology, Warnell School of Forest Resources: “Enhancing & Digitizing the Forest Pest and Pathogen Collection at UGA”
• Jennifer Gay, health promotion and behavior, College of Public Health; and Laurel Murrow, GRU/UGA Medical Partnership: “Bridging the Gap between Public Health and Medical Education at UGA”
• Allison Haley, Simon Platt and Marc Kent, small animal medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine: “Development of an Internet Based, Interactive Canine Neurology Teaching Model”
• Kelsey A. Hart, James N. Moore, large animal medicine; Robert M. Gogal, Veterinary Biosciences and Diagnostic Imaging; Ira G. Roth, small animal medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine; and Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn, advertising/public relations, Grady College: “Interactive Tools for Enhancing Instruction of Veterinary Diagnostic Skills”
• DeLoris Wenzel Hesse, cellular biology, Franklin College: “Improving Assessment Techniques for a Large Enrollment Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory Class”
• Mary Hondalus and Sreekumari Rajeev, infectious diseases; Brad Gilleland and Chris Herron, Educational Resources Center, College of Veterinary Medicine: “Incorporation of Computer Animated and Interactive Laboratory Learning Modules and Clinical Case Workup for Enhancement of Veterinary Student Engagement and Retention of Veterinary Microbiology”
• Shelley Hooks, pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences, College of Pharmacy: “Active Learning and Assessment in Pharmacology Instruction”
• Imi Hwangbo, sculpture, Lamar Dodd School of Art: “A New Model for Technology in the Art Foundations Classroom”
• Sonia Janis and Mardi Schmeichel, educational theory and practice, College of Education: “Learning to Teach Social Studies in Authentic Settings”
• Kyle Johnsen and Hillary Tanner, College of Engineering: “Mobile Immersive Learning Environments for Engineering”
• Nadia Kellam, College of Engineering: “3D Printing and Maker Learning Communities in the First Year Mechanical Engineering Program: Encouraging Retention and Professional Identity Development”
• Fanbin Kong, food science and technology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: “Using Flipped Learning to Improve Food Engineering Course at the University of Georgia”
• Paula P. Lemons, biochemistry and molecular biology, Franklin College: “Reinvigorating BCMB 3100 with Case Studies and Flipped Class Sessions”
• Richard Morrison, organic chemistry, Franklin College: “Development of a Library of Guided-Inquiry Clicker Exercises for Sophomore Organic Chemistry”
• Marisa Anne Pagnattaro, legal studies, Terry College of Business: “Apple Inc.’s Global Business Strategies: Balancing Law, Ethics and Human Rights”
• Julie Velásquez Runk, anthropology, Franklin College: “Fostering Interaction, Local Engagement, and Diverse Perspectives in ANTH 3541 Anthropology of Eating”
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  Kristin Sayeski, communication sciences and special education, College of Education: “Addressing Dyslexia: Instructional Strategies for Teaching Reading”

• Janice Simon, art history, Lamar Dodd School of Art: “American Art and the Environmental View”
• Alan E. Stewart, counseling and human development, College of Education; and John Knox, geography, Franklin College: “Collaborative Research in Atmospheric Science: Probability Forecasting—Perception of the Probability of Precipitation”
• Brock Tessman, international affairs, School of Public and International Affairs: “Creating Conversations Outside the Classroom: A Cloud-based, Multimedia, Student-led Approach”
• Zion Tsz-Ho Tse and William Kisaalita, College of Engineering: “Do-It-Yourself Approach for Learning Engineering Physiology.”

Horne

Arthur M. (Andy) Horne, dean emeritus and former Distinguished Research Professor  in counseling psychology at the University of Georgia College of Education, has received the 2013 University of Florida Distinguished Alumnus Award.

Horne, who earned bachelor’s degrees in English education and journalism in 1965 and a master’s in counselor education at UF in 1967, received the award May 4 at UF’s spring commencement ceremony.

For the past five years, Horne was the dean of UGA’s nationally ranked College of Education where he led the improvement of faculty productivity in outreach and research before retiring in December.

Horne is widely known for his nearly three decades of research on troubled families and ways to prevent and deal with male bullying and aggressive behavior in schools. He received more than $7 million in grants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since 1999 as principal investigator of a program designed to reduce violence and bullying in middle schools called the Bully Busters Project.  He conducted this project for more than a decade, working with schools in several states. His popular 2006 book, Bully Prevention: Creating a Positive School Climate, resulted from that project.

Horne also received more than $1.5 million in federal grants to train teachers how to identify children at risk for academic, emotional and behavioral problems, as well as how to direct them to a healthier development.

Horne was on the faculty and directed training in counseling psychology at Indiana State University from 1971-89 before joining the Georgia faculty, where he headed the counseling psychology department and training program before becoming dean.

Among numerous leadership posts, Horne is past president of the American Psychological Association’s division of group psychology and group psychotherapy and is the current president of the Society of Counseling Psychology. He is a fellow in numerous divisions of the APA and the American Counseling Association.

Despite his retirement, Horne remains active with the Safe and Welcoming Schools program, a project developed to increase school safety in order to create an engaging culture for all students.

Crowell

University of Georgia College of Education graduate student Candice Crowell has received the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Predoctoral Fellowship from the American Psychological Association (APA).

Crowell, of Atlanta, is a third-year doctoral student in counseling psychology whose research focuses on African-American male sexuality education. Her dissertation will qualitatively investigate sexual health among heterosexual black men of Caribbean descent.

Crowell’s advisor, Edward Delgado-Romero, a professor in the department of counseling and human development services, will serve as her mentor in this APA Minority Fellowship Program.The fellowship includes funding that covers her tuition, as well as a stipend of $22,000 for the academic year. It also provides funding to attend the 2013 APA Convention July 31-Aug. 4 in Honolulu, Hi., where she will participate in professional development workshops and present a research poster.

Crowell received her M.S. in professional counseling and M.Ed. in English education, both from Georgia State University and her B.A. in English from Spelman College.

Scott

University of Georgia College of Education graduate student Ciera Scott received the 2013 Mary Frances Early Award at the 13^th annual Mary Frances Early Lecture on April 2.

The lecture honors Mary Frances Early, the first African American to earn a degree from UGA, and her legacy at the university. The award is presented to a student at the lecture and recognizes their accomplishments at UGA.

Scott is a first-year doctoral student in the counseling psychology program at UGA.  She received her bachelor of arts degree in psychology with a Spanish minor from Mercer University in Macon in 2008. She then earned her masters of science degree in clinical mental health counseling from Mercer University in Atlanta in 2012.

Scott expects to graduate from her doctoral program in May 2016. Her research interests include depression and childhood trauma in minority women. After earning her doctorate, Scott plans to continue conducting research on childhood trauma in ethnic minority women, pursue a clinical career in a community mental health center conducting group therapy, and write books about her research.

The annual lecture recognizes Mary Frances Early’s dedication toward making UGA an institution of higher learning for all people. The lecture and award demonstrate the progress that has been made in achieving her vision as well as to identify the work that remains to be done.

The Mary Frances Early Lecture and Mary Frances Early Award is sponsored by the UGA Graduate School, Graduate and Professional Scholars and the Office of Institutional Diversity.

Fox

“Researching and living paradoxical knowledges: Indigenous and non-Indigenous approaches.”

Fox teaches courses on the human-nature relationship, leisure and community development, environmental education and ethics.

She has engaged in numerous studies with Central American immigrants and refugees, native Hawaiians, and urban Aboriginal hip hop artists in an attempt to rethink the leisure experience, believing that these cultures engage in performative practices that integrate leisure more holistically than the dominant Western views of leisure.

Room G-5, Aderhold Hall
A reception will immediately follow the presentation.

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