Accomplishments: Department of Teaching and Learning

Iesha Jackson (Teaching and Learning) has been selected as the College of Education's interim associate dean for Faculty and Inclusive Excellence (iADFIE). In her new role, she will lead and assess the college's faculty development and general DEIJ efforts, and develop and sustain a culture of belonging among faculty, staff, students,…
Kari Kokka (Teaching and Learning) gave a keynote lecture on April 6, 2023, "Critical Praxis in Mathematics Education Inside and Outside the Classroom," for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo's School of Education Equity and Social Justice Speaker Series. 
Tina Vo (Teaching and Learning) and doctoral students/Holmes Scholars Mayra Marquez-Mendez (Educational Psychology, Leadership and Higher Education), Adjoa Mensah (Teaching and Learning) and Monique Soma (Post-secondary Career and Technical Education) presented their research titled “Fostering STEM career pathways by creating a…
Norma A. Marrun, Christine Clark, Kendra Beach, Maryssa Morgan, Claudia Chiang-López, Cecélia González, and Omi McCadney (all Education) published a new article in Race Ethnicity and Education: Indifferent, (Un)critical, and anti-intellectual: framing how teachers grapple with bans on teaching truth about race and racism, and critical race theory…
Jacob D. Skousen (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) and Peter Wiens (Teaching and Learning) presented their research titled, “Developing Teacher Leadership Course Content: The Experiences of Teachers, Instructional Coaches, and Administrators,“ at the 2023 Annual American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference.…
Chia-Liang (Leo) Dai (Teaching and Learning) along with Annalise Lullo, Devonte Woodson, Jessica Alanano, and Stephanie Graville recently completed the presentation titled, "Solution for underprivileged children access to sports and beyond," at the 2023 Society of Health and Physical Educators Annual Conference.  
Congratulations to the following winners of the 2023 College of Education Faculty Awards: Distinguished Research Award: Federick Ngo (Educational Psychology, Leadership and Higher Education) Distinguished Teaching Award: Tina Vo, Teaching & Learning Distinguished Service Award: Sophie Ladd, Teaching &…
Richard Miller (Music), Katrina Liu (Teaching and Learning), and Arnetha F. Ball (Stanford Graduate School of Education) have published an article in the journal Thresholds in Education, 46(1) titled, "Misunderstanding the Campaign Against CRT: Absurdity and White Supremacy in Attacks on Teaching and Teacher Education." Part of a special…
Chia-Liang (Leo) Dai (Teaching and Learning) was selected as the 2023 recipient of the American School Health Association’s (ASHA) School Health Professional of the Year Award. The purpose of this award is to recognize an individual who has demonstrated sustained, outstanding contributions to school health education and/or research. The…
Nate Koerber (Teaching and Learning), along with colleagues Lee Flood (University of Augusta) and Pamela Angelle (University of Tennessee) published a systematic review in Management in Education. The abstract is included below: This systematic review provides an overview of findings gleaned from the International School Leadership…
Members of the Holmes Scholars Program, Adjoa Mensah (Teaching and Learning) and Mayra Marquez-Mendez (Educational Psychology, Leadership and Higher Education) were presenters at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) 2023 conference. They presented "Teacher Education Enrichment: What are universities doing to enhance…
Tara Nerida (Social and Behavioral Health), Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine), Brain Labus (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Erika Marquez (Environmental and Occupational Health), and Chia-Liang Dai (Teaching and Learning) published an article titled, “COVID-19 vaccine acceptance behavior among Hispanics/Latinxs in…