Department News Archive

• Distinguished Professor of Education Greg Duncan's Research Cited in California Watch: "Kindergarten Math Skills Key to Later Success"
• Professor George Farkas Publishes with Colleagues in Social Problems: "Bodily Signs of Academic Success: An Empirical Examination of Tattoos and Grooming"
• Associate Professor Judith Sandholtz Interviewed about LearnZillion by Amy Scott for Marketplace, American Public Media
• Assistant Professor Thad Domina Publishes in American Educational Research Journal (AERJ): "Does Raising the Bar Level the Playing Field? Mathematics Curricular Intensification and Inequality in American High Schools, 1982-2004"
• Assistant Professor Joshua Lawrence Publishes with Colleagues in Bilingualism: Language and Cognition: "Language Proficiency, Home-Language Status, and English Vocabulary Development: A Longitudinal Follow-Up of the Word Generation Program"
• Associate Professor Joseph Mahoney Featured in Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Policy Watch: "Spotlight on SRCD Fellow"
• Assistant Professor Stephanie Reich Publishes with Colleagues in Journal of Interpersonal Violence: "A Brief Program Improves Counseling of Mothers With Children Who Have Persistent Aggression"
• Assistant Professor Elizabeth van Es Delivers Invited Lecture at Michigan State University Math Colloquium: "Learning to Notice Student Thinking: Developing Pre-Service Teachers' Professional Vision of Ambitious Mathematics Instruction"
• Distinguished Professor of Education Greg Duncan Presents at Arthur M. Sackler Colloquia of the National Academy of Sciences: "The Long Reach of Early Childhood Poverty"
• Assistant Professor Thad Domina Presents at UC Davis Institute of Governmental Affairs: "Mathematics Curricular Intensification and Inequality in American High Schools, 1982-2004
• Assistant Professor Rebecca Black Partners with Associate Professor Bill Tomlinson (Information and Computer Science) for Constellation Energy E2 Energy to Educate Grant
• Director Sue Marshall Receives Grant from Henry J. Nicholas III Foundation for 2011-2012 UC Irvine Cal Teach Program
• Professor George Farkas Delivers Invited Lecture and Workshop at University of Illinois: "Risk and Protective Factors Mediating the Effects of Parental Education and Income on Children's School Readiness"
• Associate Professor Carol Booth Olson Quoted in Orange County Register: "Little Writers, Big Futures" 
• Article in Press by Assistant Professor Rossella Santagata and Lecturer Jody Guarino in Issues in Teacher Education: "Teaching Future Teachers to Collaborate"
• Professor Mark Warschauer Presents Webinar: "How and Why to Transform Schools with Digital Media"
• Professor and Chair Deborah Lowe Vandell Presents at Bamberg University, Berlin: "Do the Effects of Early Child Care Extend to Age 15 Years? Results From the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development"
• Assistant Professor Elizabeth van Es Interviewed by KPCC for Opinion about National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification for Teachers
• Assistant Professor Maria Estela Zarate Interviewed by WBEZ 91.5 Chicago for Comments on "Translating the Parent-Teacher Conference"
• Professor and Chair Deborah Lowe Vandell Delivers 2011 State of the Department Address
• Professor George Farkas Publishes with Colleagues in Journal of Learning Disabilities: "Kindergarten Children's Growth Trajectories in Reading and Mathematics: Who Falls Increasingly Behind?"
• Assistant Professor Joshua Lawrence Presents at East China Normal University, Shanghai: "Does Talk Exposure in Preschool Predict Second-Language Vocabulary at Age 10? A Longitudinal Study of Turkish Immigrant Children Growing Up in Norway"  Abstract in Chinese
• Associate Professor Judith Haymore Sandholtz Publishes with Colleague in Journal of Science Teacher Education: "Reversing the Downward Spiral of Science Instruction in K-2 Classrooms"
• Multiple Subject Coordinator Christina Giguiere Presents with Lecturer Jody Guarino at Conference of the California Council on Teacher Education in San Diego: "Rethinking P-20 Partnerships to Improve Teacher and Student Learning"
• Professor Mark Warschauer Hosts Visiting Educators from Nacka Municipality, Sweden
• Professor George Farkas Publishes with Colleagues in Maternal and Child Health Journal: "Prenatal and Socioeconomic Risk Factors for Variable and Persistent Cognitive Delay in a National Sample"
• Professor Mark Warschauer Speaks to California Senate’s Select Committee on Emerging Technologies and Economic Competitiveness
• Associate Professor Judith Haymore Sandholtz Publishes in Teacher Education Quarterly: "Preservice Teachers' Conceptions of Effective and Ineffective Teaching Practices"
• Associate Professor Joseph Mahoney Selected to Work with Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-New Mexico) on Education Issues During Year in Washington, D.C. as Congressional Policy Fellow
• Assistant Professor Elizabeth van Es Presents with Ph.D. Students Tara Barnhart and Huy Chung at the California Council for Teacher Educators' Fall Meeting: “Learning to Learn from Teaching Across the Disciplines”
• Distinguished Professor of Education Greg Duncan's Research Findings Featured in Chicago Tribune Article: "Economic Inequality: The Real Case of the Urban School Problem"
• Mary (Mrs. James) Roosevelt Hosts Reception for 2011 Mary Roosevelt Honor Scholars in Teaching and Learning Award Recipients
• Assistant Professor AnneMarie Conley Comments for Orange County Register on Local High School Practice of Color-Coding Student ID Cards According to a Student's Test Performance
• Professor and Chair Deborah Lowe Vandell Congratulates Second Year Ph.D. in Education Students on Successful Presentation of Research Posters During Fall Poster Session
• Emeritus Professor of Education Henry Jay Becker Serves as VP, Leads Discussions for the Shared Learning Association of Chapel Hill
• Distinguished Professor of Education Greg Duncan Announces Release of New Publication: Whither Opportunity: Growing Inequality, Schools, and Children's Life Chances
• Associate Professor Carol Booth Olson Awarded CPEC Grant: "The Pathway to Academic Success: Enhancing Student Achievement Through the Common Core Standards"
• Professor George Farkas Presents with Colleagues at Society for Research in Educational Effectiveness (SREE): "Which Teacher Instructional Practices Most Effectively Help 1st Grade Students With and Without Mathematics Difficulties"
• Associate Professor Judith Haymore Sandholtz Receives Three-Year Research Grant from NSF: "Assessing the Short- and Long-Term Impact of Professional Development on K-2 Science Instruction"
• Professor Michael E. Martinez Establishes Center for Research on Cognition and Learning (CRCL)
• Assistant Professor Joshua Lawrence's Announces Release of Report from Center for Research on the Educational Achievement and Teaching of English Language Learners: "Improving Reading Across Subject Areas with Word Generation"
• Assistant Professor Thad Domina Presents at American Sociological Association Meeting: "Does Detracking Work: Evidence from One California District" and "Did Raising the Bar Level the Playing Field: Inequality in High School Mathematics Courses, 1982-2004"
• Associate Professor Carol Booth Olson Publishes in Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness: "A Randomized Experiment of a Cognitive Strategies Approach to Text-Based Analytical Writing for Mainstreamed Latino English Language Learners in Grades 6 to 12"
• Professor Mark Warschauer Awarded Google Grant: "Cloud-Based Writing in K-12 Schools"
• Assistant Professor Rebecca Black Develops Seed Cycle Educational iPad App to Help Children Learn About Plant Growth and Pollination
• Professor George Farkas Appointed Principal Member (three year term) to IES Review Panel: Education Systems and Broad Reform
• Lecturer Susan Guilfoyle Develops Blog to Support Bilingual Educators and Encourage Career Choice Among Teacher Credential Candidates
• Professor Mark Warschauer Awarded Haynes Research Grant: "Improving Reading with Digital Scaffolding"
• Associate Professor Judith Haymore Sandholtz Awarded Grant by UC Irvine Division of Undergraduate Education to Assess Student Learning in Minor in Educational Studies
• Assistant Professor Rossella Santagata is Co-Director and Keynote Speaker at Lausanne, Switzerland International Symposium on the Use of Video in the Professional Development of Mathematics and Science Teachers
• Associate Professor Gilberto Q. Conchas Assumes Position of Executive Director for Career Academy Support Network
• Assistant Professor Elizabeth van Es' Manuscript Accepted for Publication by Teacher Education Quarterly: "Using Video to Collaborate Around Problems of Practice"
• Professor Greg Duncan's Article Recognized as Third Most Cited in Child Development: “Early-Childhood Poverty and Adult Attainment, Behavior, and Health”
• Professor George Farkas Joins the Editorial Boards of Sociology of Education and Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
• Professor and Chair Deborah Lowe Vandell's Article Recognized as Fifth Most Cited in Child Development: "Do Effects of Early Child Care Extend to Age 15 Years? Results From the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development
• Professor Michael E. Martinez Serves as Review Coordinator for National Research Council Publication: Successful K-12 STEM Education: Identifying Effective Approaches in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
• Assistant Professor Thad Domina Featured on UC Irvine Website: "Thad Domina Studies the Role of High School, College in American Society"
• Professor Michael E. Martinez Joins Gordon Commission on the Future of Assessment in K-12 Education
• Assistant Professor Rebecca Black Publishes in International Journal of Game-Based Learning with Assistant Professor Stephanie Reich: "Affordances and Constraints of Scaffolded Learning in a Virtual World for Young Children"
• Associate Professor Joseph Mahoney Presents at National Research Council: "What Have We Learned From Youth Development Research and Evaluations in the Past 10 Years?"
• Professor George Farkas Publishes with Colleague in Social Forces: "Adolescent Cognitive Skills, Attitudinal/Behavioral Traits, and Career Wages"
• Associate Professor Gilberto Q. Conchas Appointed Chair-Designate/Chair of American Educational Research Association Books Editorial Board
• Assistant Professor Stephanie Reich Presents at Society for Community Research and Action Biennial Conference: "Affordances and Constraints of Scaffolded Learning in a Virtual World for Young Children"
• Lecturer Claudia Pineda Honored by Cross Cultural Center with Faculty Ally of the Year Award for Work with Dreams at UCI
• Assistant Professor Thad Domina Honored for Outstanding Teaching at UC Irvine's 2011 Celebration of Teaching
• Distinguished Professor of Education Greg Duncan Joins Population Association of America Delegation to Promote Social and Behavioral Research Funding
• Assistant Professor Rossella Santagata Presents at Jean Piaget Society: "Integrating Cultural Awareness and Innovative Practices for Mathematics Teacher Professional Development: A Video-Based Project Focused on Student Mistakes"
• Distinguished Professor of Education Greg Duncan Inducted into National Academy of Sciences During April 30, 2011 Ceremony
• Associate Professor Joseph Mahoney Receives Congressional Policy Fellowship
• Assistant Professor Estela Zarata Receives Council on Research Computing and Libraries Grant
• Assistant Professor Stephanie Reich Presents Poster at Pediatric Academic Societies Conference in Denver
• Carol Booth Olson Appointed Associate Professor of Education
• Assistant Professor Lindsey Richland Publishes in Developmental Science: "A Computational Account of Children’s Analogical Reasoning: Balancing Inhibitory Control in Working Memory and Relational Representation"
• Professor George Farkas Presents at UC Irvine CEO Roundtable Retreat: "College for All"
• Director of Undergraduate Programs Sue Marshall Presents at 17th Annual Coalition for National Science Funding Exhibition in Washington, DC: "UC Irvine's Cal Teach Science and Mathematics Teacher Preparation Program"
• Distinguished Professor of Education Greg Duncan Honored by Society for Research in Child Development for Service as SRCD President
• Professor Mark Warschauer, Visiting Professor at Waseda University, Japan, Reports from Tokyo
• Faculty and Students Present at American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting in New Orleans: Inciting the Social Imagination: Education Research for the Public Good
• Distinguished Professor of Education Greg Duncan Delivers Presidential Address at Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Conference in Montreal: "Give Us This Day Our Daily Breadth"
• Faculty and Students Present at Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Conference in Montreal
• Assistant Professor Thad Domina Publishes in Sociology of Education: "The Line Between Educational Expectations and Effort in the College-for-all Era"
• Assistant Professor Rossella Santagata Publishes Chapter in Mathematics Teacher Noticing: Seeing Through Teachers' Eyes: "From Teacher Noticing to a Framewok for Analyzing and Improving Classroom Lessons"
• Professor Michael E. Martinez Quoted in UC Irvine Feature on OpenCourseWare: "An Open Book"
• Assistant Professor Elizabeth van Es Publishes Chapter in Mathematics Teacher Noticing: Seeing Through Teachers' Eyes: "A Framework for Noticing Student Thinking"
• Richard Buddin, Professor and Senior Economist at RAND Corporation Presents at DoE Brownbag: "Teacher Effectiveness in Urban Schools"
• Distinguished Professor Greg Duncan Delivers Plenary Presidential Address at Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting: "Give Us This Day Our Daily Breadth"
• Professor George Farkas Honored as Outstanding Reviewer by American Educational Research Association for his Contributions to Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
• UCI Features Research Work by Stephanie Reich, Greg Duncan, and Ph.D. Student Emily Penner: "Reading Between the Lines: Baby Books Can Help Educate New Parents About Household Safety"
• Associate Professor Judith Sandholtz Presents at California Council on Teacher Education Spring Meeting in San Jose, March 24-25: "Predictions and Performance on the PACT Teaching Event: Case Studies of High- and Low-Performers"
• Director of Undergraduate Education Sue Marshall Announces New Undergraduate Course for CASE Certificate and Undergraduate Minor: Discovering Science in Out-of-School Hours
• Assistant Professor Rossella Santagata Delivers Keynote Address at National Conference on the Contribution of Psychology to School Teaching and Learning in Florence, Italy: "A Systematic Analysis of Videotaped Lessons: A Framework for Teacher Preparation"
• Assistant Professor Rossella Santagata Publishes with Colleagues in Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness: "Problem Implementation as a Lever for Change: An Experimental Study of the Effect of a Professional Development Program on Students' Mathematics Learning"
• Professor Mark Warschauer Publishes with Ph.D. Candidate Morgan Ames in Journal of International Affairs: "Can One Laptop Per Child Save the World's Poor?"
• Distinguished Professor Greg Duncan Presents at Project ABC (About Building Connections for Young Children and Their Families): "The Long Reach of Early Childhood Poverty"
• Associate Professor Judith Sandholtz Presents at DoE Inaugural Alumni Association Event: "PACT Predictions and Performance"
• Assistant Professor Rossella Santagata and Lecturer Jody Guarino Present at Fifth International Conference on Design Principles and Practices, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy: "Designing Settings and Tools for Learning to Learn from Mathematics Teaching: The Use of Digital Media"
• Department Establishes Mary Roosevelt Honor Scholar in Teaching and Learning Scholarship in Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Program
• Department Hosts Inaugural DoE Alumni Association Event at University Club, featuring Tim Allen, Executive Director of the Carlston Family Foundation; a Panel of Award-winning Teachers; Associate Professor Judith Sandholtz; and Doctoral Student Erik Ruzek: "Teaching Counts - Joining the Art and Science of Teaching"
• Presentation Scheduled for January 28, 12:00-1:30 pm, Education 2024: "STEM Attainment and Social Disparities: Beyond the Business of Parallel Play"
  Distinguished Professor William Tate, Washington University in St. Louis
• Associate Professor Joseph Mahoney Presents at International Conference on Out-of-School Time in Geissen, Germany: "Out-of-School and Extracurricular Activities: Perspectives on Research in the United States of America"
• Assistant Professor Stephanie Reich Publishes with Colleagues in Academic Pediatrics: "Using Baby Books to Increase New Mothers' Safety Practices"
• Professor and Chair Deborah Lowe Vandell Presents in Sacramento to CDE on Phase II of Field Testing of Measure of Skill Development and Positive Behavior Change in After School Programs
• Associate Professor Gilberto Q. Conchas Publishes witih Professor Diego Vigil in Changing Places: How Communities Will Improve the Health of Boys of Color: "Stopping Gangs With a Balanced Strategy: Prevention, Intervention and Suppression"
• Assistant Professors Elizabeth van Es and Rossella Santagata Present at Annual Association for Mathematics Teacher Educators: "Mathematics Teacher Noticing: Seeing Through Teachers' Eyes"
• Project Scientist Pilar O'Cadiz's Interview Posted on Learning in Afterschool Website: "Serving the Needs of Latino Youth: Part 2"
• Assistant Professor Rossella Santagata Publishes in Journal of Teacher Education: "Studying the Impact of the Lesson Analysis Framework on Preservice Teachers' Abilities to Reflect on Videos of Classroom Teaching"
• Associate Professor Judith Sandholtz's Publication Selected for Featured Article by Teachers College Record: "Constrained Professionalism: Dilemmas of Teaching in the Face of Test-Based Accountability"

Past Years

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Professor George Farkas Publishes in Journal of Special Education: "A Propensity Score Matching Analysis of the Effects of Special Education Services"