Students, staff and faculty members from Penn State's College of Education share recent research and career achievements.
· Erica Frankenberg, professor of education (educational leadership and demography), co-authored a new study, “Understanding school segregation: Toward a renewed civil rights agenda” published by the Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles at UCLA.
· Ed Fuller, professor of education (educational leadership), was interviewed for an article in The Philadelphia Inquirer, “Where are Philly teachers going? Here’s what new research on city educators leaving the profession says.” The article drew from Fuller’s study, “Where did they go? Teacher attrition in Philadelphia County (2018-2022).” Additionally, Fuller was quoted in an article by WPMT-TV, “Why Pennsylvania’s teacher shortage is still a problem.”
· Brandy Henry, assistant professor of education (rehabilitation and human services), is co-author of a new article, “Application of an opioid use disorder cascade of care in a large public health system” in The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.
· Matthew Gardner Kelly, assistant professor of education (educational leadership), wrote his first book, “Dividing the Public: School Finance and the Creation of Structural Inequity,” which was published in January in the Histories of American Education Series at Cornell University Press. A digital edition of Kelly’s book is available for free through Open Access Monographs, which is funded by Penn State University Libraries.
· Beverly Lindsay, professor emerita of education, published a new article, “The roles of universities in virtual intellectual migration via evolving technologies and STEM” in Future in Educational Research.
· Wilson Okello, assistant professor of education (higher education) and research associate (Center for the Study of Higher Education), is author of a new article, “Unspeakable Joy: Anti-Black Constraint, Loopholes of Retreat, and the Practice of Black Joy” in Urban Education.
· Carla Zembal-Saul, Kahn Professor of STEM Education, was recognized as a 2024 NARST Fellow. This honor recognizes her significant professional accomplishments as a science education researcher and her exceptional service to the NARST (National Association for Research in Science Teaching) community.
"College of Education News" highlights accomplishments by faculty, staff and students in the College of Education, including publications; research presentations at conferences and workshops; and awards and fellowships. Please share your news with us and your colleagues by emailing edrelations@psu.edu.