Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood, Multilingual and Special Education) presented "Pack Your Bags: The Pyramid Model Goes to College!" at the National Training Institute on Effective Practices: Addressing Challenging Behaviors. As part of the National Center on Pyramid Model Innovations, she presented on embedding the pyramid model, an evidence-…

Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) and Kimberly Hile of the University of Alabama in Huntsville published an article with practical considerations for supporting families of infants and toddler with disabilities across medical services, early intervention, and childcare, specifically with insight into lessons…

Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) was recognized as Editor of the Month (for February) by Informing Science Institute for her work as an editor the International Journal on Doctoral Studies.

Jenna Weglarz-Ward, Nicole Atwell, Jessica Ain, Kendra Antill, and Melissa Beck Yarczower (all Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) presented their research at the Conference for Research Innovations in Early Intervention. Weglarz-Ward presented with Kimberly Hile from the University of Alabama in Huntsville on use of photo…

Alain Bengochea (Early Childhood, Multilingual, & Special Education) and Silvina Jover (Teaching & Learning) participated in a panel discussion, The Future of Dual Language Bilingual Education in CCSD (Clark County School District), with Anthony Troche and Ignacio Ruiz, both of CCSD, at the Nevada TESOL Symposium. Jover is a doctoral…

Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) presented her research on the impact COVI19 has had on families of infants and toddlers with disabilities at the Council for Exceptional Children's 2022 Convention and Expo. This study is a collaboration with Kimberly Hile from the University of Alabama at Huntsville and is…

Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) was interviewed by Faculti to share her research on what early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities do and can look like in early care and education settings. 

Department of Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education faculty and graduate students recently served as the local arrangements committee for the Council for Learning Disabilities Annual 2021 Conference in Las Vegas. Joseph Morgan, current president of the council, and Monica Brown, chair of the local arrangements committee, along…

Jenna Weglarz-Ward, Cyndy Anang, and Melissa Beck Yarczower, (all Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) resented this week at the Division for Early Childhood's 37th Annual International Conference on Young Children with Disabilities & Their Families. Sessions included Supporting Families of Children with Disabilities in Urban…

Sharolyn Pollard-Durodola (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education), Jorge Gonzalez (University of Houston), Laura Saenz (University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley), Denise Soares (University of Mississippi), Nora Resendez (University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley), and Leina Zhu (University of Houston) published an article in…

Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) was re-appointed by the governor to the Part C Interagency Coordinating Council to serve as the higher education representative for the state. This council provides guidance to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part C programs that provide early…

Dave Beisecker (Philosophy) recently was elected president of the New Mexico-Texas Philosophical Society at its annual meeting hosted this year by Baylor University (though conducted online). During the meeting, for which he served as a program chair, he commented on a paper on "John Dewey, Moral Theory, and Intellectual Disability" with…