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School of Education Graduation Ceremony 2021
The School of Education’s 2021 graduation event may have been held virtually, but the celebratory spirit was fully present. School of Education leaders Dean Lauren Lindstrom, program chairs Danny C. Martinez, Elizabeth Montaño and Margarita Jimenez-Silva, and student speaker and Assistant Vice Provost Binnie Singh spoke live from the School of Education building. They were joined online by 70 PhD, EdD, MA and Credential graduates who celebrated from their homes with family, friends and even pets.
Undergraduate Research Assistants Present at 2021 UC Davis Undergraduate Research Conference
At the 2021 Undergraduate Research Conference, undergraduate research assistants Jillian Yick, Felicia Wang and Jia Lei Qiu presented “Parent-Child Emotion Talk and its Link to Children’s Emotion Regulation: A Cross-Cultural Comparison Between Mexican-American and Chinese-American Families.”
Dr. Claudia Escobar presents on Learning Experiences and Noncognitive Factors
On May 24, 2021, the UC School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Ph.D. Student Colloquium Series featured the Dr. Claudia Escobar discussion “I don’t know, what I don’t know: An exploration of learning experiences and noncognitive factors at a broad-access institution.”
Vanessa Segundo Presents on Engineering Latinx Student Success
Vanessa Segundo presents “’We’re Not Here for a Photo Op’: Engineering Latinx Student Success,” as part of our Ph.D. Student Colloquium Series on May 17.
Kaozong Mouavangsou Presents on Hmong Students Transforming their University
Kaozong Mouavangsou presents “History and legacy in the making: Hmong students transforming their university,” as part of our Ph.D. Student Colloquium Series on May 10.
Dr. Kayce Mastrup Presents on the Present and Potential Future of Math Educators
On April 26, 2021, the UC School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Ph.D. Student Colloquium Series featured Kayce Mastrup presenting on “Current Trends and/or Challenges Faced by Math Educators in Today’s K-12 Schools”
Adam Musser Presents On How Incarcerated Youth Define Freedom
On April 19, 2021, the UC School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Ph.D. Student Colloquium Series featured Adam Musser presenting on “‘When I Think of Freedom…’: Youth Literacy Practices in a Carceral State’”
Lizette Navarette – 2021 UC Davis Grad Slam Finalist
UC Grad Slam is an annual contest in which master’s and Ph.D. students across UC campuses compete to see who can best sum up their research for a general audience. Watch Ed.D. student and Grad Slam finalist Lizette Navarette present “Time to Begin Adulting.” Navarette is the Vice Chancellor of College Finance and Facilities Planning for the California Community Colleges.
Dr. Rodriguez and Dr. Aleman Present on Money, Equity & Schools
On March 1, 2021, the UC School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Brown Bag Speaker Series featured Dr. Gloria Rodriguez and Dr. Enrique Aleman presenting on “Money, Equity, & Schools: A CRT/Racial Realist Analysis of Educational Leadership”.
Dr. Liam Aielo Presents on the Role of Revoicing in Dialogic Text Discussions
On February 22, 2021, the UC School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Brown Bag Speaker Series featured Dr. Liam Aielo presenting on “‘I feel like you’re summarizing badly what we’re saying’: Revisiting the role of revoicing in dialogic text discussions.”
Dr. Cuellar and Dr. Deeb-Sossa Present on Recruitment During COVID-19 as an Emerging HSI
On February 8, 2021, the UC School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Brown Bag Speaker Series featured Dr. Marcela Cuellar, Dr. Natalia Deeb-Sossa and Dr. Blas Guerrero presenting on “Recruitment Practices during COVID-19: Perspectives from Institutional Agents at an Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).”
Dr. Nicole Sparapani Presents on Language, Engagement and Serving Students with Autism
On February 1, 2021, the UC School of Education hosted Dr. Nicole Sparapani as she presented on “Teacher Language and Student Active Engagement in Classrooms Serving Elementary Students with Autism” as part of the Graduate Group in Education Brown Bag Speaker Series
Dr. Nicole Mirra and Dr. Antero Garcia Present on Speculative Civic Literacies
On January 26, 2021, Dr. Antero Garcia and Nicole Mirra presented “I Hesitate But I Do Have Hope: Speculative Civic Literacies for Troubled Times” as part of the Expanding Equity in Educational Research Speaker Series.
Dr. Nancy Acevedo Presents on ‘The Chicana/o/x Dream’
The Graduate Group in Education hosted Dr. Nancy Acevedo to speak to speak on her book ”The Chicana/o/x Dream: Hope, Resistance, and Educational Success” as part of its Brown Bag Speaker Series on January 25, 2021.
Alexis Patterson Williams presents on Sustaining Disciplinary Literacy in Science
On November 23, 2020, the UC School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Brown Bag Speaker Series featured Dr. Alexis Patterson Williams presenting on “Sustaining Disciplinary Literacy in Science: A Transformative, Just Model for Teaching the Language of Science.”
Megan Welsh presents on why Average is Overrated
On November 16, 2020, the UC School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Brown Bag Speaker Series featured Dr. Megan Welsh presenting on “Average is Overrated: What factors affect means and variation in performance?”
Ga Young Chung Presents on Destabilizing the “Undocumented Korean Box”
On November 2, 2020, the UC School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Brown Bag Speaker Series featured Dr. Ga Young Chung presenting on “Destabilizing the “Undocumented Korean Box”: Race, Education, and Immigrant Activism for Liberation.”
Michael Singh Presents on Subverting the Neoliberal Role Model
On October 19, 2020, the UC School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Brown Bag Speaker Series featured Dr. Michael Singh presenting on “Subverting the Neoliberal Role Model: Examining the Performance of ‘Positive’ Latino Manhood in Schools.”
Darnel Degand Presents on Golden Legacies vs. Trivializing Tropes
On October 26, 2020, the UC School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Brown Bag Speaker Series featured Dr. Darnel Degand presenting on “Golden Legacies vs. Trivializing Tropes: Africans, Toussaint L’Ouverture, & Comic Books.”
Bridging the Education Gap
Education is often called the great equalizer. And while it has helped increase economic mobility for generations of people, this path to opportunity is still marked by great inequities. Across the U.S., students and teachers alike face persistent, systemic barriers to educational access and success.
In this video, Dean Lauren Lindstrom, Director of Teacher Education Margarita Jimenez-Silva and PowerSchool CEO Hardeep Gulati discuss the School of Education’s mission of educational equity, our commitment to research, and the importance of working in partnership.
