News and Announcements
- Tamara Hew-Butler, associate professor of Exercise & Sports Science in the College of Education, quoted in New York Times, “How Much Water Do You Actually Need? Here’s how to know when you truly need to hydrate.”
- Tamara Hew-Butler, associate professor of Exercise & Sports Science in the College of Education, quoted in Lightly News, “How Much Water Should I Drink?”
- TeachDETROIT and Finding the specific clinical experience needed to become a great teacher
- Congratulations to Mario Vassallo on the successful defense of his dissertation
- Congratulations to Henry Tyszka on the successful defense of his dissertation
- Tamara Hew-Butler, associate professor of Exercise & Sports Science in the College of Education, quoted in The Daily Beast, "Wacky Texas COVID rules push mom to home-school for second year in a row”
- Sarah Lenhoff, associate professor and researcher for the College of Education in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, quoted in Macomb Daily, “In person classes this fall are likely to impact school enrollment numbers”
- WSU College of Education's Detroit Education Research Partnership and community partners findings on "Summer School programs attempt to correct COVID learning curve" in the Michigan Chronicle
- Edwards receives ICQI 2021 Outstanding Qualitative Research Book Award
- Bocknek awarded $50,000 to explore the effects of joy in Detroit families
- Eisman designs and tests curriculum to reduce substance abuse among youth who experience trauma
- Holly explores experiences of Black mathematics educators to promote equity in mathematics education
- Michael F. Addonizio, Charles H. Gershenson Distinguished Faculty Fellow and professor emeritus of educational leadership and policy studies at WSU College of Education, co-wrote an op-ed discussing spending options in Michigan’s public school funding
- James Holly, Jr., assistant professor of science education in the College of Education wrote for The Conversation, “3 ways schools can improve STEM learning for Black students.”
- Tamara Hew-Butler, associate professor of Exercise and Sports Science, wrote an article for The Conversation. “Do you really need 8 glasses of water a day? An exercise scientist explains why your kidneys say ‘no’”
- Sandra Yarema, clinical assistant professor and April Hines-Jenkins, doctoral student in the College of Education Teacher Education Division provide, “WSU and Department of Defense STEM K-12 Saturdays and summer camps are going virtual again”
- Tamara Hew-Butler, associate professor of Exercise and Sports Science, wrote an article for The Conversation, “Why student athletes need a new playbook to stay safe in the COVID-19 era”
- Brandi Pritchett-Johnson, assistant professor clinical of Educational Psychology, interviewed on WJBK Fox 2, “Invincible Black Women therapy group focuses on mental health”
- Sarah Lenhoff, assistant professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and director of the Detroit Education Research Partnership, joins panel discussion on Thursday, March 18, 2021 “What to do about Michigan's missing students?”
- Erika Bocknek, associate professor of Educational Psychology, quoted in Concentrate, “Mental health is a driving factor in a year of surging attendance at Southeast Michigan parks”
- Rachael Dombrowski, assistant professor of Community Health in the College of Education, quoted in dbusiness “Great Grocer Project in Detroit debuts”
- Sarah Lenhoff, assistant professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and director of the Detroit Education Research Partnership, quoted in Detroit Is It, “Over half of Detroit students are chronically absent and here’s why”
- Sarah Lenhoff, assistant professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and director of the Detroit Education Research Partnership, quoted in Bridge Detroit, “Third-graders return to classroom, but are they prepared to succeed?"
- Sarah Lenhoff, assistant professor of educational leadership and policy studies and director of the Detroit Education Research Partnership, quoted in Dbusiness, “Lack of school transportation in Detroit drives down reading achievements”
- Sarah Lenhoff, Ph.D., assistant professor of educational leadership and policy studies and director of the Detroit Education Research Partnership, and her team shared research on chronic absenteeism in Detroit schools read article in Chalkbeat Detroit.