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Tasha Austin, assistant professor in the Department of Learning and Instruction, has been awarded a Spencer Foundation Small Grant for her project entitled “"Excavating the Oral Histories of Black World Language Teachers."
Janina Brutt-Griffler, professor in the Department of Learning and Instruction, was the recipient of UB’s 2023 Award for Outstanding Contributions to International Education.
Africa Hands, assistant professor in the Department of Information Science, was awarded a research grant from the Association for Library and Information Science Education.
Megan Iantosca, associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, was selected as an Outstanding Reviewer for 2023 by the American Educational Research Association (AERA) for her contributions to the Review of Educational Research (RER).
Steve Jacobson, emeritus professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, was awarded the University Council for Educational Administration Roald F. Campbell Award.
Brittany Jones, assistant professor in the Department of Learning and Instruction, has been awarded the National Council for the Social Studies Exemplary Research in Social Studies Award.
Heidi Julien, professor in the Department of Information Science, was named a senior editor for the Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Julien also was selected to visit Simmons University as the Allen Smith Visiting Scholar for 2024. She visited the School of Library and Information Science on Feb. 26-March 1.
Melinda Lemke, associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, was awarded the University Council for Educational Administration 2023 Paula Silver Case Award.
Amanda Nickerson,professor in the Department of Counseling, School and Educational Psychology was Awarded UB’s Graduate School’s 23-24 Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award.
Amy Reynolds, professor of counseling, school and educational psychology, received the National Multicultural Conference and Summit (NMCS) Distinguished Elder Award.
Stephen Santa-Ramirez, assistant professor of higher education was selected as an emerging scholar by The American College Personnel Association (ACPA).
Integrity Partners for Behavioral Health IPA, an organization spearheaded by Steven Harvey, PhD ’97, was honored with the 2023 Excellence in Research Community Level Award from the University at Buffalo School of Social Work.
Kelly Ahuna, PhD ’20, received the 2024 McCabe Research of the Year award from the International Center for Academic Integrity (ICAI) along with UB alum Loretta Frankovitch, PhD ’19, for an article they wrote with a colleague Greer Murphy from the University of Rochester. It was titled "Claiming Space for Honest Work; Academic Integrity as Third Space Labor."
Iman Lathan, a doctoral student in educational culture, policy and society, was awarded the 2024-2025 Dissertation Fellowship from UB’s Gender Institute for her dissertation, titled "Secondary Diaspora of the Black NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Student-Athlete."
Azzah Alzahrani, a doctoral student in language education and multilingualism, won the People's Choice category in the University at Buffalo’s 2024 Art of Research competition for her research titled "Shaping Bilingual Minds: The Power of Family Language Policy in Biliteracy."
- Wil Green has been promoted to assistant dean for community relations for the Graduate School of Education.
- Katheryn Ross-Winnie has been promoted to the director of advancement for the Graduate School of Education.
- Lindsey Dotson has been assigned to GSE as the director of corporate and foundation relations through the Office of Advancement.
- Lindsay Gallson joined the Institute of Learning Sciences as an administrative operations coordinator.
- Donna Grant joined GSE as a business liaison in the Dean’s Office.
- Cait Larson joined GSE as an academic advisement assistant in the Office of Educator Preparation.
- Rachel Skrzypek joined GSE as an academic advisement assistant in the Office of Educator Preparation.
- Hannah Rapp, PhD joined the Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention as a postdoctoral researcher.
- Alyssa Steinborn joined GSE as an academic advisement coordinator in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy.
Explore our spring 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.
UB GSE presents the AI + Education Learning Community Series. In collaboration with the Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, the Center for Information Integrity and the Institute for Learning Sciences at UB, as well as the National Science Foundation/Institute of Education Sciences-funded National AI Institute for Exceptional Education. The series aims to create a collaborative platform for professionals in K-12 and higher education to better understand AI in education.
The AI + Education Learning Community Series is open to all interested professionals in the education sector and related fields. Registration details and the full schedule of sessions can be found on the GSE website.
Dec. 4, 2023
"John Dewey, Community Schools and Creating a Democratic Civic University," featuring Ira Harkavy, PhD, associate vice president and founding director of the Netter Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania
Dec. 8, 2023
"Beyond February" Book Workshop featuring Dawnavyn James
Feb. 8, 2024
"Safety, Identity, Attitude, Cognition and Capability: The 'SIACC' Framework of Early Childhood AI Literacy" featuring Hui Li, PhD, chair and professor of early childhood education at the Education University of Hong Kong.
Feb. 28, 2024
Alberti Center Colloquium Series
"An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study Considering Parents of Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities as Secondary Victims of Bullying Abuse" featuring Hannah Rapp, PhD, Alberti Center postdoctoral researcher.
Feb. 29, 2024
Teaching Banned Books Webinar, featuring Fenice Boyd, PhD, chair and professor, Department of Teacher Education at the University of South Carolina; Siva Ramakrishnan, director of Young Adult Programs & Services at the New York Public Library; Robert Petrone, PhD, associate professor, Department of Learning, Teaching and Curriculum at the University of Missouri; and Christina King, PhD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Learning and Instruction at UB.
March 6, 2024
"Education for Disaster Justice: What is the Role of STEM" featuring Wonyong Park, PhD, assistant professor of science education at the University of Southampton, UK.
March 7, 2024
Johnstone Lecture Series
"Imperatives of International Research in Negotiating Local Issues in Higher Education" featuring Fazal Rizvi, PhD, emeritus professor of global studies in education at the University of Melbourne, as well as at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The series was established through the support of D. Bruce Johnstone, PhD, Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Higher and Comparative Education at the University at Buffalo, and his late wife, Gail E. Johnstone.
March 26, 2024
Student Research Symposium
"Edufuturism: Reimagining and Rebuilding Research, Education and Practice"
April 2, 2024
Alberti Center Colloquium Series
"Race-Centered Trauma-Responsive Schools Approach: Pathway to Racial Healing" featuring Christopher T. H. Liang, PhD, professor of counseling psychology at Lehigh University.
April 24, 2024
Bobinski Lecture Series
"The Competent Humility Model: Merging the Powers of Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility" featuring Nicole Cooke, PhD, Augusta Baker Endowed Chair and professor at the University of South Carolina.
This series is supported by the George and Mary Bobinski Lecture Fund, which brings scholars of significant standing and high quality to address important topics in library and information studies. George S. Bobinski, emeritus professor and former dean of the School of Information and Library Studies, is a library historian and noted scholar. Mary Bobinski was a former director of Amherst Public Libraries, Buffalo and Erie County Public Library.
"Understanding Statistics to Give Meaning to Black History" featuring Akil Parker | Dec. 9, 2023
"Race, Abolition & Artificial Intelligence" featuring Tiera Tanksley, PhD | Jan. 13, 2024
"Carter G. Woodson: Writing Black History into America's Culture" featuring Daryl Scott, PhD | Feb. 3, 2024
"Examining Black Studies" featuring Frederick Douglas Dixon, PhD | Feb. 10, 2024
"Education as Revolution: Septima Clark and Black Citizenship Education" featuring Kristen Duncan, PhD | Feb. 17, 2024
"History Matters: Wellness, Healing and Community Care Through the Lens of Black Experiences" featuring Marcus Sankofa Nicks | March 9, 2024
"Pro-Blackness: Diversifying Curriculum in K-3 Classrooms and Beyond" featuring Gloria Swindler Boutte, PhD, Jarvais J. Jackson, PhD, Saudah N. Collins, Janice Baines, PhD, Anthony Broughton, PhD, George Lee Johnson Jr, PhD | March 16, 2024
"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
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