Students, staff and faculty members from Penn State's College of Education share recent research and career achievements.
Sarah Asson, a doctoral candidate in higher education, is lead author of a piece for Kappan, “Attendance zones in the suburbs.” Erica Frankenberg, professor of education (educational leadership and demography), is a co-author.
Alexander Cassell, a doctoral candidate in higher education, was selected to serve on the Rising Scholars board for the Journal of Student Financial Aid. In addition, he is co-author of an article, “The effects of state performance funding policies on student loan debt” in Economics of Education Review. Kelly Rosinger, associate professor of education (education and public policy), is a co-author on the paper.
Sean Hembrick and Raya Petty, doctoral students in higher education, received the Fannie Lou Hamer and W.E.B. DuBois Service Scholarships, awarded annually to full-time, degree-seeking Penn State students who are excellent scholars and actively engaged in service to the African American community.
Matthew Johnson, associate teaching professor of education (science education), is lead author of an article, “The Science of COVID-19” for The Science Teacher: Special Issue on Immunology. His co-authors include Tiffany Lewis, STEM education specialist/outreach liaison for Center for Science and the Schools (CSATS); and Amber Cesare, an instructor for CSATS. The article is based on a project CSATS has been working on, funded by a seed grant from the Social Science Research Institute and Huck Life Sciences Institute.
Paul Morgan, Harry & Marion Eberly Faculty Fellow and professor of education (educational theory and policy), was interviewed for an article in Education Week, “Racial disparities in STEM start as early as kindergarten, new study finds.”
Kelly Rosinger, associate professor of education (education and public policy), is lead author of a new article, “When the flood passes, does health return? A short panel examining water and food insecurity, nutrition, and disease after an extreme flood in lowland Bolivia” in American Journal of Human Biology.
Jonté “JT” Taylor, associate professor of education (special education), has been selected as a recipient of a Council for Exceptional Children’s Outstanding Student Chapter Advisor Award this year in celebration of his work for the University of Utah’s student CEC chapter. In addition, Taylor was selected as a panelist for the biannual meeting of the Board on Science Education at the National Academies to discuss Children and Youth with Disabilities in K-12 and Informal STEM Education.
"Around the College" highlights accomplishments by faculty, staff and students in the College of Education, including publications; research presentations at conferences and workshops; and awards, grants and fellowships. Please share your news with us and your colleagues by emailing edrelations@psu.edu.