Dear Colleagues,

As I enter my second year as dean of the University of Oregon College of Education and reflect on the connections I made with many of you at last week's CADREI conference, I feel a great sense of optimism for what lies ahead.

This year, our college welcomes seven new tenure-track faculty: Sarah Kate Bearman, Sofia Benson-Goldberg, Maithreyi Gopalan, Cindy Huang, Ashley Linden-Carmichael, Kristin Perry, and Amanda Tachine. Read more about each of them here.

Additionally, this is the second year of our partnership with the Coalition of Oregon School Administrators to offer licensure and graduate programs in educational leadership. Over 400 students are enrolled, making ours by far the largest program in the state of Oregon. We are facing an unparalleled workforce shortage in our K-12 system, and I am proud of the work we are doing to prepare the next generation of school and district leaders.

Read on to learn about more of the contributions our students and faculty have made this past year. Our College of Education has long been a force for innovation and positive change, and I am proud to lead us into the future.

Warmly,

Laura Lee McIntyre, Dean

Castle-McIntosh-Knight Professor

Sara Schmitt Leads Multi-State Project to Evaluate Early Learning Curriculum

A nearly $4 million, five-year award from the Institute of Education Sciences for a multi-state project will enable Sara Schmitt, associate professor and Bricker-Squires Faculty Chair in Early Intervention, to evaluate the Early Learning Matters (ELM) Curriculum.

“Because ELM is freely accessible to all early care and education programs, it has the potential to increase equity in access to high-quality early learning opportunities for many children who may not have this kind of access otherwise,” Schmitt said.

UO Team Partners with Alaska to Support Native Language Literacy

College of Education researchers have secured a $5 million grant to develop literacy screening tools for elementary school students learning Alaska Indigenous languages.

The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development has contracted with a team led by Gina Biancarosa, professor and Ann Swindells Chair in Education for a project which will support implementation of the 2022 Alaska Reads Act, which requires early literacy screening of all students, regardless of their language of instruction.

Study: Early Intervention Could Help Keep Young Women out of Jail

Leslie Leve, professor and Lorry Lokey Chair in Education, authored a new study which indicates that adolescence is the prime time to help young women who’ve had repeated run-ins with the U.S. juvenile justice system find a different path.

In one of the longest ongoing intervention studies focused on delinquency in women, researchers from the College of Education followed the same group of women over two decades.

Interview with Joanna Goode: Exploring Computer Science

Watch a video interview with Joanna Goode, Sommerville Knight Professor. Goode discusses how her NSF-funded project, Exploring Computer Science, is making computer science education more equitable and inclusive in Oregon and beyond.

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UO Research Could Improve Drug Abuse Programs for Teens

With support from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, doctoral candidate Lauren Berny is examining the long-term effects of recovery high schools to help inform public policy on adolescent recovery.

Associate Professor Jennifer Ruef receives NSF CAREER Award

One of four University of Oregon professors to receive a 2024 CAREER Award, Jennifer Ruef is researching student perceptions of math and partnering with teachers to improve their instruction.

Alumna Alex Newsom's Research featured by OPB

Alex Newsom, recent graduate of our doctoral program in Special Education and former teacher, is focused on exploring the experiences of neurodivergent educators.

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