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Sam Abramovich, associate professor in the Department of Learning and Instruction and Information Science, has been named associate dean for academic affairs.
Tasha Austin, assistant professor in the Department of Learning and Instruction, was named a 2024 National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow, as well as the 2024 Early Career Award Winner for the Research Special Interest Group of the American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages.
Catherine Cook-Cottone, professor in the Department of Counseling, School and Educational Psychology, published a book, “The Embodied Healing Workbook,” that won silver in the Independent Book Publishers Association’s (IBPA) Benjamin Franklin Award in the Body, Mind & Spirit category for 2023.
Elisabeth Etopio, clinical professor in the Department of Learning and Instruction, has been named interim associate dean for teacher education.
Jaekyung Lee, professor in the Department of Counseling, School and Educational Psychology, received the UB Exceptional Scholar Sustained Achievement Award and was named a UB Fellow for AI in the Classroom.
Timothy Monreal, assistant professor in the Department of Learning and Instruction, was named a 2024 National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow.
Amy Reynolds, professor and chair in the Department of Counseling, School and Educational Psychology, was elected to the Council of Representatives of the American Psychological Association, representing Division 17 of Counseling Psychology.
Tangela Roberts, assistant professor in the Department of Counseling, School and Educational Psychology, recently passed the psychology licensure exam to become a licensed psychologist.
Stephen Santa-Ramirez, assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, is the recipient of a 2023-24 UB Exceptional Scholar-Young Investigator Award.
Margaret Sallee, professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, has been named department chair.
Saguna Shankar, assistant professor in the Department of Information Science, was the 2024 recipient of the Doctoral Dissertation Award from the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) and the winner of the Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Competition of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) for “Caring for Newcomer Communities and Their Data: An Inquiry into Interdependence in Information Practices.”
Paris Wicker, assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, is the recipient of the Irvin Lee (Bobby) Wright Dissertation of the Year Award from the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) for her dissertation titled “Who Gets to be Well? A Multi-Method Social Network Analysis of Well-Being for Black and Indigenous College Students.”
Jinting Wu, associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, received a Faculty Research Award from the Communities of Care program in UB’s College of Arts and Sciences, supported by a grant from the Mellon Foundation for her project titled “From Burnout to Renewal: Centering Healing and Wellbeing in Post-Pandemic Education through a Heart-Based Contemplative Approach.”
Melinda Haas, an information science PhD student, has been named one of Buffalo Business First’s 40 Under 40.
Taji Johnson, an education studies master’s student and UB Bulls wide receiver, has earned the Mid-American Conference’s student-athlete award, presented to those who have shown tremendous impact and excellence in inclusion efforts.
Elizabeth Adelman, MLS '94, director of the UB Charles B. Sears Law Library and vice dean for legal information services in the School of Law, was appointed to the rank of SUNY Distinguished Librarian, the first librarian in UB history to receive that distinction.
Amber Winters, Danielle LeGare, Nicole Mehlman-Davidow and William J. Belz III, members of the GSE marketing and communications team, in partnership with Ellen Stay, were awarded a Judges’ Citation for Excellence in Design for both the fall 2023 issue of Learn magazine and A College Graduate’s Guide to Becoming a Teacher in NYS e-book in the SUNY CUAD Awards of Excellence.
Faculty and Staff Promotions
Ashlee Campbell in the Department of Learning and Instruction has been promoted to clinical associate professor.
Tiffany Karalis Noel in the Department of Learning and Instruction has been promoted to clinical associate professor.
Erin Kearney in the Department of Learning and Instruction has been promoted to professor.
LaGarrett King in the Department of Learning and Instruction has been promoted to professor.
Namsook Kim in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy has been promoted to clinical associate professor.
Amanda Nickerson in the Department of Counseling, School and Educational Psychology has been named SUNY Distinguished Professor.
Amanda Winkelsas in the Department of Learning and Instruction has been promoted to clinical associate professor.
- Fabian Barch joined the Department of Counseling, School and Educational Psychology as a postdoctoral associate.
- Bethany Daniel joined the Institute of Learning Sciences as a postdoctoral associate.
- Deana Forbes joined the Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education as a graduate fellow.
- Abigail Henry joined the Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education as a graduate fellow.
- Ari Hock joined the Institute of Learning Sciences as a postdoctoral associate.
- Heather Killen joined the Institute of Learning Sciences as a postdoctoral associate.
- Kathleen Kinney has joined the UB Teacher Residency Program as a program manager.
- Hannah Montgomery joined the Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education and the Center for Literacy and Reading Instruction as a program and operations administrator.
- Khadejah Ray joined the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy as a postdoctoral associate.
- Vonetta Rhodes has joined the UB Teacher Residency Program as a program manager.
- Michael Sheridan has joined the Early Childhood Research Center as an early childhood lead.
- Aprell Scott has joined the Dean’s Office as executive assistant to the dean.
- Xintian Tu joined the Institute of Learning Sciences as a postdoctoral associate.
- Julianna Walker has joined the Early Childhood Research Center as an early childhood assistant.
Xueying (Sherry) Gao is a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Counseling, School and Educational Psychology. A native of Dongying, China, she holds a PhD in methodology, measurement and analysis from the University of Central Florida. Gao’s research focuses on using quantitative methods, like educational data mining to improve student engagement and achievement, with a focus on MOOCs and learning algorithms. She works across education, social work and public health, and has published on topics such as the efficacy of computer-adaptive reading programs.
Explore our 2024 event highlights below. View upcoming events on our calendar.
AI + Education Learning Community Series
This series is scheduled to occur every fourth Tuesday of the month. It began on Jan. 23, 2024, and continues through Dec. 17, 2024.
“Learning in Action: Applying Learning Sciences to Tackle Social Challenges” featuring Philip Bell, PhD, from the University of Washington Seattle; Susan Goldman, PhD, from the University of Illinois Chicago; Brian Smith, PhD, from Boston College; and Candace Thille, PhD, from Stanford University. May 3, 2024.
PhD Awards and Recognition Ceremony
May 16, 2024
Steven Graser receiving the Dean's Service Award from Dean Suzanne Rosenblith.
Associate Professor Alexa Schindel receiving the PhD Mentorship Award from Kendra Ormerod, PhD ’24.
The Department of Information Science Spring Research Seminar
“Enhancing Community Resilience: An Interdisciplinary Study of Midwestern Public Libraries” featuring Iulian Vamanu, PhD, University of Iowa | May 9, 2024
Teacher Residency Summer Institute
July 10-11, 2024 | Aug. 13-15, 2024
Teacher Education Summit
July 17, 2024
Teaching Black History Conference
July 26-28, 2024
Igniting Equity in Education Conference
Aug. 9-10, 2024
Dean’s Leadership Team Retreat
Visit to Foster Hall | Aug. 13, 2024
New Student Orientation
Aug. 24, 2024
Ice Cream Social
Aug. 27, 2024
Department of Information Science Fall Seminar Series
“Trajectories of Knowledge Work: Evidence from an Online Freelance Labor Market” featuring Steven B. Sawyer, PhD, Syracuse University | Sept. 12, 2024
Institute for Learning Sciences Talk Series
“Giving Them Their Flowers: Youth Participatory Archives and WOC Digital Art Exhibitions as Intergenerational Sites of Learning” featuring Wendy Barrales, PhD, New York University | Sept. 18, 2024
Guest speaker Wendy Barrales.
“Collaborative Map Building to Engage a Rural Community’s Locally-Held, Landscape-Based Climate Knowledge” featuring Heather Killen, PhD, University at Buffalo | Oct. 9, 2024
“Designing the Future of Learning: Collective Embodied Play in Mixed Reality for Young Children” featuring Xintian Tu, PhD, University at Buffalo | Oct. 23, 2024
“Visions of Wallingford: Neighborhood Learning through Collaborative Filmmaking” featuring Ari Hock, PhD, University at Buffalo | Nov. 20, 2024
Dean’s Lecture Series
“Trans-disciplinary Learning with Community at Heart” featuring Miwa Takeuchi, PhD, University of Calgary | Sept. 20, 2024
Alberti Center Colloquium Series
“Understanding the Effects of Peer Victimization on Adolescent Health: Pathways and Protective Factors” featuring Hannah Schacter, PhD, Wayne State University | Sept. 24, 2024
CLaRI Colloquium Series
“The Science of Reading: A Conversation with P. David Pearson and Fenice Boyd” featuring P. David Pearson, PhD, University of California, Berkeley, and Fenice B. Boyd, PhD, University of South Carolina | Sept. 26, 2024
“Learning Across Cultures: A Conversation Connecting International and Domestic Students” featuring UB GSE’s Erin Kearney, PhD, and Nate Daun-Barnett, PhD | Oct. 8, 2024
Cellphone Ban Webinar
Featuring UB GSE’s Stephanie Fredrick, PhD, Katy Leigh-Osroosh, PhD, and Amanda Nickerson, PhD | Oct. 10, 2024
VITAL Scholars Presentations
Oct. 16-17, 2024
Presidential/Schomburg Reception
Oct. 18, 2024
Alberti Center Conference
“Current Practices for Preventing Bullying and Promoting Safety in Schools and Online” featuring Catherine P. Bradshaw, PhD, University of Virginia, and Kira Wong O’Connor, Head of Youth Well-Being and Creator Safety Policy Engagement Youth Safety Policy at Meta | Oct. 23, 2024
70th Anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education
“Lift Every Voice” featuring Jillian Hanesworth, the first poet laureate of Buffalo, NY | Nov. 7, 2024
Black History Nerds Saturday School Professional Development Series
“Black Elephants in the Room” featuring Corey D. Fields, PhD | April 27, 2024
“From West Philadelphia to Burlington, Vermont: African American History for Teachers” featuring Abigail Henry | May 11, 2024
“We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance” featuring Kellie Carter Jackson, PhD | Sept. 24, 2024
“Black Millennials, Slipping Alliances and the Democratic Party” featuring Donovan Watts, PhD | Oct. 12, 2024
“60th anniversary of the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer Project” featuring La TaSha Levy, PhD | Nov. 9, 2024
Friday, March 7, 2025 • 2:30–4 p.m.
Dean's Lecture Series continues with Sophia Rodriguez's presentation “The Power of Belonging: Reflections From Research With Latinx Immigrant Youth in Schools and Communities.” Read More