Faculty Highlights
2023 Faculty Highlights
Scholarly Publications & Exhibitions
Akers, W. & Byrd, R. (2023). “Transformative Access to Care: Advocacy, Support, and Ethical Best Practice Amidst Anti-Trans Legislative Violence.” Virtual: Society, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities Conference.
Akers, W., Byrd, R. & Livingston, A. (2023). “Trans and Gender Expansive Advocacy and Ethical Best Practice in the Midst of State Violence: Counselors’ Continued Call to Action and Collective Processing.” Durham, NC: North Carolina Counseling Association Conference.
Borque, P., Cunningham, K.E., Soontornvat, C., Lê, M. (2022). “Literature and literacy as a lighthouse: Finding our way through dark times. Anaheim, CA: National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention.
Byrd, R., Akers, W. & Livingston, A. (2023). “Trans and Gender Expansive Advocacy and Ethical Best Practice in the Midst of State Violence: Counselors’ Continued Call to Action and Collective Processing.” New Orleans, LA: Law and Ethics in Counseling Conference.
Byrd, R., Lorelle, S. & Hayes, K. (2023). “Legal and Ethical Issues in Competency and Training for Counseling Children and Adolescents.” New Orleans, LA: Law and Ethics in Counseling Conference.
Byrd, R., Lorelle, S. (2023). “Befriending grief/loss in the playroom: Concepts, interventions, & cultural considerations.” Palm Springs, CA: International Association for Play Therapy Conference.
Campbell, J., Chemplavil, S. & Nagrotsky, K. (2022). “Bringing novice teachers’ experiences to light: Lessons in renewal from early career ELA teachers in the pandemic.” Anaheim, CA: NCTE.
Coakley-Fields, M., Kelly, C., Cunningham, K. E., & Krafick, K. (2022). “Teacher candidates’ pivot to virtual literacy field experiences: The interplay of culturally responsive sustaining pedagogies and improvisation.” Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 22(3).
Crook, T.M. (2023). “Working with students who experience race-based traumatic stress: What mental health and school counselors should know.” Jacksonville, FL: Black Mental Health Symposium.
Cunningham, K. & Gomez, D. (2022). “Professional learning within the professional development school.” In J. Ferrara, Nath, J., Beebe, R. (Eds.), Professional development school and community schools: The nexus of practice. A volume in research in professional development schools (pp.67-90). Information Age Publishing.
Cunningham, K.E. (2023). “Simple, Sustainable Approaches to Rekindling Joy for Ourselves and Our Students.” Online Workshop: Connecticut Education Association and American Federation of Teachers.
Cunningham, K.E., Burkins, J., Yates, K. (2024). Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Upper Elementary Classroom. Portsmouth, NH: Stenhouse.
Cunningham, K.E., Drew, S., Rainville, K.R., Ruggiero, J. (2023). “Reaching and teaching the whole child: Social and emotional learning and executive skills in structured literacy and across the school day.” Columbus, OH: International Dyslexia Association Conference.
Drew, S., (2023). “Exploring the role of educator mindsets to foster deeper learning environments: A situational analysis.” Chicago, IL: 2023 AERA Annual Meeting, as part of the session AERA Fellowship Program on the Study of Deeper Learning.
Drew, S., Liu, Y., & Nicoll-Senft, J. (2023). “Special educator recruitment, retention and resilience (R3): A survey study.” Chicago, IL: 2023 AERA Annual Meeting.
Drew, S., Thomas, J., & Nagle, C. (2023). “Writing in science: a mixed methods examination of initial efficacy of SRSD: DEFEND to improve students’ argument-based explanation writing in inclusive high school science.” Trondheim, Norway: Writing Research Across Borders (WRAB) conference.
Hands, R. & Guillaume, J. (2023). “A Multidirectional Approach to the Math Teacher Shortage with Benefits for All Stakeholders.” Jacksonville, FL: National Association for Professional Development Schools.
Hellerich, K. (2023). “(Re)Vitalizing Instruction via Participatory Action Research (PAR).” Atlanta, GA: CASEL SEL Exchange Conference.
Martignetti, F. (2023, March 29). Music in the Meetinghouse series, Fairfield, CT. (Solo Organ Recital featuring music of Buxehude, Ernest Bloch, and Samuel Colridge-Taylor).
Martignetti, F. (2023). “Fostering Equitable and Efficacious Reform in Music Curricula through Culturally Sustaining Education.” Miami, FL: 66th national conference of the College Music Society.
Maureen Ruby, Joe Polizzi and Deirdra Preis (2023) presented the grant work they have completed to date for the CEEDAR Center and the CSDE. San Francisco, CA: CEEDAR Center's Cross-State.
Milsom, A. & Logan-McKibben, S. (2023). “Assessment in School Counseling: Counselor Education Strategies for Facilitating Knowledge and Skill.” Denver, CO: Education session at Association for Counselor Education & Supervision (ACES).
Perepiczka, M. & Wheeler, M. (2022). “Review of the 16 Personality Factors.” In K.B. Stoltz & S.R. Barclay (Eds) A Comprehensive Guide to Career Assessment [Online Companion] (7th ed.). National Career Development Association.
Rainville, K. N. & Title, D. (2023). “Faculty Peer Coaching: Partnerships to Support Equitable, Engaging and Rigorous Classrooms in Higher Education.” Chicago, IL: American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting.
Rainville, K.N., Title, D., & Desrochers, C.G. (2023). Faculty Peer Coaching in Higher Education Partnerships to Support Improved Instructional Practices. Information Age Publishing.
Ruby, M. F. (2023). “Close reading and text dependent questions in grades 3-6 curriculum” (workshop). Ellington Public Schools, Ellington, CT.
Ruby, M. F. (2023). “Close reading and text dependent question design using CKLA in primary grades” (workshop). Ellington Public Schools, Ellington, CT.
Sheperis, D, Sheperis, C., & Logan-McKibben, S. (2023). “How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Counseling and Counselor Education.” Denver, CO: Education session at Association for Counselor Education & Supervision (ACES).
Susan Auchincloss (2023). “Real Career Experiences for K-12 Students: Exploring Ideas and Spotlighting Successes.” Webinar.
Tepper, A., Flynn, P., Carter, L., & Zavodjancik, J. (2022). “Leveraging the power of instructional frameworks for learning.” Nashville, TN: Learning Forward conference.
Wallace, K.K. & DeJarnette, N.K. (2023). “edTPA as educative, evaluative, and enduring professional tool for guiding teachers’ development?” Teacher Development, 27(5), 647-63.
Wheeler, M. & Perepiczka, M. (2022). “Review of the Career Beliefs Inventory.” In K.B. Stoltz & S.R. Barclay (Eds) A Comprehensive Guide to Career Assessment [Online Companion] (7th ed.). National Career Development Association.
Wheeler, M., Jones, L., Avent Harris, J., Jordan, M., Wahesh, E., Willis, B., & Reese, R., Purgason, L. (2023). “10 Years in the Making: A Cohort Retrospective in Peer Mentoring.” Denver, CO: Association for Counselor Education Conference.
Grants & Fellowships
Jennifer Phaiah and Thomas Lee Morgan have received a combined $77,000 in grant funding from the University of Connecticut.
Kristin Rainville has been named principal investigator (PI) and Katie Cunningham in co-principal investigator (co-PI) for the Center for Connecticut Education Research Collaboration: Evaluation of Reading Curriculum Implementation, funded at $250,000.
Michael Alfano has been named an ACE Fellow for the 2023-24 cohort of the American Council on Education (ACE).
Sally Drew has been named PI for the Center for Connecticut Education Research Collaboration: Evaluation of Professional Learning Masterclass on Science of Reading, funded at $150,000.
SHU was named as one of two higher education partners for a $5.9 million federal grant the State Dept. of Education in CT (CSDE) received to improve outcomes for students with disabilities. Sally Drew and special education faculty and adjuncts will align SHU's special education curriculum and assessments to new standards for IEP quality within the state's new data system.
Awards & Honors
Frank Martignetti was at the American Choral Directors Association national conference, and named as one of conductors on the Mid-America Productions’ list of Carnegie Hall conductors for 2023-2024.
Iuliana Roata (adjunct, Literacy) was appointed director of education and artistic programs at the Honorary Consulate of Romanian to Connecticut in Hartford. She was nominated and selected among Top 100 Romanians worldwide for working on cross-border educational initiatives between CT and Romania.
Katie Cunningham's books are featured on Amazon's Hot New Release Lists. Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Upper Elementary Classroom with co-authors Jan Burkins and Kari Yates became available on Amazon and was #1 for Hot New Releases in Education, Elementary Education and Reading and Phonics.
The other book with TC Press, Reading with Purpose: Selecting and Using Children's Literature for Inquiry and Engagement, with co-authors from Lesley University, was also on the Hot New Releases for Elementary Education list on Amazon.
Kimberly Hellerich was elected as an adviser on the Connecticut COVID-19 Educational Research Collaborative (CCERC) for the Teachers’ and Leaders’ Perceptions, Turnover, and Supply Project
Rebekah Byrd was the recipient of two awards: the Ella Stephens Barrett Award, given by North Carolina Counseling Association, 2023; and the Most Improved Division Award SAIGE-NC, given by North Carolina Counseling Association, 2023. Dr. Byrd also served as a nominator, executive board member and contributor for the North Carolina Counseling Association in 2023.
In the Schools
Doctoral student Ashley Nechaev and Maureen Ruby were part of the AASA SEL Cohort team participating in a multi-day site visit in the Mineola Public Schools in Mineola, NY.
Frank Martignetti has been invited to serve as an external reviewer for the Music and Music Education majors at Salve Regina University, Newport, RI.
Frank Martignetti was invited to serve as an outside reader for a master's dissertation at North West University, South Africa.
Iuliana Roata is leading a school partnership between Stillmeadow Elementary School, Stamford, and Mark Twain International School in Bucharest, Romania. As assistant principal at Stillmeadow, she was appointed to lead the implementation of new K-5 Core Knowledge Language Arts curriculum, which includes planning, coordinating and facilitating PD to faculty.
Kara Tanner was promoted to elementary supervisor at Veterans Park Elementary School in Ridgefield.
Maureen Ruby, Deidra Preis, Joseph Polizzi are collaborating with Central Connecticut State University, the State Department of Education and CEEDAR REP, mentoring design of a elementary vocabulary project at Riverfield Elementary, in collaboration with administration and faculty.
In the Media
Charles Jacob was on Philly's NPR affiliate discussing issues facing online and in-person therapy.
David Title published an opinion piece in "Education Week."
Missy Wheeler and a colleague published in the NCDA web magazine on a teaching strategy they use in their classrooms. The article received more than 10,000 views in less than a week.
Scholarly Publications & Exhibitions
Alvarez, J., Logan-McKibben, S. M., Porter, J., & Graham, M. (2022). “History of the Profession and Future Trends.” In Cher N. Edwards & Mary Amanda Graham (Eds.), Foundations of School Counseling: Innovation in Professional Practice. New York; NY: Springer Publishing.
Borque, P., Cunningham, K.E., Soontornvat, C., Lê, M. (2022). “Literature and Literacy as a Lighthouse: Finding Our Way Through Dark Times.” Anaheim, CA: National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention.
Byrd, R., Luke, C., Lorelle, S., Donald, E., Blueford, J. M., Adams, C. R. & Hudspeth, E. F. (accepted). “Counseling Children and Adolescents: A Call to Action for Competencies, Ethical Standards, Cultural Considerations and Best Practice.” Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision.
Byrd, R. & Lorelle, S. (2022). “Utilizing CCPT to Advocate and Support Transgender and Gender Expansive Children and Adolescents in Play Therapy.” Presented for Coalition for Queer Creative Arts Therapies 2nd Annual Virtual Symposium: Expressing Pride 2022 (prerecorded).
Byrd, R. & Lorelle, S. (2022). “Utilizing CCPT to Advocate and Support Transgender and Gender Expansive Children and Adolescents in Play Therapy.” Presented for Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (virtual).
Byrd, R. & Lorelle, S. (2022). “Utilizing CCPT to Advocate and Support Transgender and Gender Expansive Children and Adolescents in Play Therapy.” Presented for the New Mexico Association for Play Therapy.
Byrd, R., Lorelle, S., & Donald, E. (2022). “Transgender and Gender-Expansive Affirming Child-Centered Play Therapy.” Presented at the Association for Play Therapy International Conference in St. Louis, MO.
Cieminski, A., Morgan, T.L., Tutje, J. (2022) “We Must Confront These Issues Head-On: School Leader Responses to Racially Biased Incidents.” University Council for Educational Administration. Seattle, WA.
Coakley-Fields, M., Kelly, C., Cunningham, K.E., & Krafick, K. (2022). “Teacher candidates’ pivot to virtual literacy field experiences: The interplay of culturally responsive sustaining pedagogies and improvisation.” Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 22(3).
Cunningham, K. (2022). “Choice and challenge: Fostering joyful learning by design in any setting.” Literacy Today, 39(4)38-40.
Cunningham, K. & Gomez, D. (2022). “Professional Learning Within the Professional Development School.” In J. Ferrara, J. Nath & R. Beebe (Eds.), Professional Development School and Community Schools: The Nexus of Practice. (pp.67-90). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Cunningham, K.E. & Rainville, K.N. (Summer 2022). “Nurturing joy and belonging: Practices for rehumanizing professional learning.” School-University Partnerships Journal, 15(2), 1-11.
Cunningham, K. E. (2022) “Teacher Candidates’ Pivot to Virtual Literacy Field Experiences: The Interplay of Culturally Responsive Sustaining Pedagogies and Improvisation.” Contemporary Issues in Teacher Education
Cunningham, K. E. (2022) “Countering the Peter Effect in Literacy Education for More Joyful Learning.” 2022 Annual Wisconsin Literacy Research Symposium.
Hands, R., Roselle, R., Cahill, J., Kuhn, A., & Hands, L. (2022). “The It Factor: How Can We Help Teacher Candidates Identify and Improve Their Teaching Dispositions?” In Eva Garin & Drew Polly (Eds.), Preparing Quality Teachers: Advances in Clinical Practice. Information Age Publishing.
Keazer, L. (2022). “Creating a context for graduate student learning through constructivist inquiry: Introduction to academia as learning through play.” Theory into Practice.
Keazer, L. & Phaiah, J. (2022). “Supporting prospective elementary teachers in identifying evidence of conceptual understanding and procedural fluency.” Investigations in Mathematics Learning.
Logan-McKibben, S. & Wheeler, M. (2022). “Teaching Effectively in Online Counselor Education.” North Atlantic Region-Association for Counselor Education & Supervision, Pittsburgh, PA.
Logan-McKibben, S. (2022). “Using Creativity & Student Engagement Strategies to Promote More Successful Assessment Learning.” Presented at Association for Assessment & Research in Counseling, St. Louis, MO.
Logan-McKibben, S. & Wheeler, M. (2022). “Working Effectively in Online Counselor Education.” Presented at North Atlantic Region-Association for Counselor Education & Supervision, Pittsburgh, PA.
Maur, B., Rainville, K.N., Herbert, N., Lupinacci, A., Simoneau, J. (2022). “Cultivating Partnerships That Expand Our Vision for Noyce Scholars.” Noyce Summit, Washington, D.C.
Ogawa, Y. & Byrd, R. (2022). “Considerations in Play Therapy Supervision.” Presented at the Association for Play Therapy International Conference, St. Louis, MO.
Perepiczka, M. & Wheeler, M. (2022). “Review of the 16 Personality Factors.” In K.B. Stoltz & S.R. Barclay (Eds), A Comprehensive Guide to Career Assessment [Online Companion] (7th ed.). National Career Development Association.
Joe Polizzi: "A Light in the Darkness....Second Vatican Council and the Formation of School Leaders in Catholic Institutions of Higher Education." Vatican II and Catholic Higher Education: Leading Forward Conference, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT.
Joe Polizzi: “A Call to Grace, Humility and Compassion: Understanding and Alleviating Suffering in Schools.” (2022). Heterodox Academy Conference, Denver, CO.
Polizzi, J. & Frick, W.C. (2022) Understanding Suffering in Schools: Shining a Light on the Dark Places of Education. Routledge.
Polizzi, J. “Willi Schohaus: Swiss Educator and ‘The Shadow Over the School’” (2022). International Society of Education Biographers, San Antonio, TX. (virtual)
Rainville, K.N., Maur, B.S., Worthen-Jenkins, S.*, Herbert, N., Lupinacci, A., Simoneau, J.* (2022). “Expanding Participation and Success in STEM Teaching Through Partnerships.” National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
Rainville, K.N. (2022). “Power of Storytelling.” All of the Science of Teaching Reading Virtual Symposium, New Haven Public Schools.
Rainville, K.N., Title, D., & Luoma, E. (2022). “Peer Coaching in Higher Education: Faculty Coaching Partnerships to Support Rigorous, Equitable and Engaging Classrooms.” Northeastern Education Research Association (NERA), Trumbull, CT.
Rainville, K.N., & Title, D. (2022). “Peer Coaching in Higher Education: Faculty Coaching Partnerships to Support Rigorous, Equitable and Engaging Classrooms.” New England Faculty Development Consortium (NEFDC), Worcester, MA.
Rainville, K. N., Maur, B.S., Worthen-Jenkins, S.,* Herbert, N.* (2022). “You Can't Give What You Don't Have: Preparing Future STEM Educators with Sensemaking for Equity.” NSTA Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
Ronan, D. M. & Kachuba, S. (2022). “Vatican II as a Guiding Light for Catholic Education: Portrait of a Graduate & Voice of the Church.” Vatican II and Catholic Higher Education: Leading Forward Conference, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT.
Rene Roselle & Michael Alfano (2022). “Creating Standards for School-Based Teacher Educators (Cooperating Teachers) Based on the Nursing Precept Medical Model.” In Supervision in Clinically Based Teacher Education: Advances, Opportunities and Explorations.
Ruby, M., Polizzi, J., & Preis, D. presented the grant work they have completed to date for the CEEDAR Center and the CSDE in San Francisco at the CEEDAR Center's Cross-State Convening in February 2022.
Tepper, A., Flynn, P., Carter, L., & Zavodjancik, J. (2022). “Leveraging the Power of Instructional Frameworks for Learning.” Learning Forward conference. Nashville, TN.
David Title and Kristin Rainville presented at the American Education Research Association annual conference, San Diego, CA, on March 23, 2022.
Wheeler, M. & Perepiczka, M. (2022). “Review of the Career Beliefs Inventory.” In K.B. Stoltz & S.R. Barclay (Eds.), A Comprehensive Guide to Career Assessment [Online Companion] (7th ed.). National Career Development Association.
Grants & Fellowships
Dean Michael Alfano has been named an ACE Fellow for the 2023-24 cohort by the American Council on Education (ACE).
Joe Polizzi and Deirdra Preis received a $19,000 grant from the Collaborative for Effective Educator Development Accountability and Reform Center (CEEDAR) to develop and support equity-driven school leaders.
Kristin Rainville, David Title and Cynthia Desrochers received two small grants to support Peer Coaching in Higher Education: Faculty Coaching Partnerships to Support Rigorous, Equitable and Engaging Classrooms.
Rene Roselle and Michael Alfano secured a grant of $260,000 to continue working on the development of teacher residency clinical partnerships and redesigning the teacher education program around practice-based teacher education.
Roselle and Alfano also received a $500,000 award from the Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation to continue the transformational efforts to provide residency-based teacher preparation in the College of Education & Human Development
Sally Drew’s 2022 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Fellowship Award was transferred to Sacred Heart University. The $21,000 in funding, to be awarded through June 2024, will support the program AERA Study for Deeper Learning Fellowship in partnership with the American Institute of Research. The study’s title is “Exploring the Role of Educator Mindsets to Foster Deeper Learning Environments: A Situational Analysis Description.”
Awards & Honors
Rebekah Byrd received the Ella Stephens Barrett Award, given by North Carolina Counseling Association, 2022.
Byrd, R., nominator, executive board member and contributor, Most Improved Division Award SAIGE-NC, given by North Carolina Counseling Association, 2022.
Byrd, R., graduate, APT Leadership Academy, 2022.
In the Schools
Cunningham, K.E. (2022-2023). Selecting and using evidence-based literacy curriculum [Leadership coaching]. Equality Charter School. Bronx, NY.
In the Media
Susan Auchincloss presented a webinar on Real Career Experiences for K-12 Students.
Sandi Logan-McKibben contributed to an article titled “Brief SEL Interventions” for Counselors Magazine.
Sandi Logan-McKibben was featured in "The Character Strong" Podcast.
Maureen Ruby was featured on A World of Difference: Embracing Neurodiversity on PBS.
David Title had an Op-Ed published in Education Week. This is the most widely read publication in K-12 education.
David Title’s comments on the implication of Social Emotional Learning appeared in the Harvard Political Review.
Scholarly Publications & Exhibitions
Byrd, R. & Luke, C. (2021). Counseling Children and Adolescents: Cultivating Empathic Connection. New York, NY: Routledge.
Byrd, R. & Donald, E. (2021). The School Counselor’s Role in Supporting and Advocating for Transgender and Gender Expansive Children and Adolescents. In M. A. Rausch & L. L. Gallo (Eds). Counseling Practices and Navigating Controversial Issues in Underserved School Populations. (pp. 121-139). IGI Global Publisher.
Byrd, R., Lorelle, S., & Donald, E. (2021). Transgender and gender-expansive affirming child-centered play therapy. International Journal of Play Therapy, 30(2), 146-156.
Byrd, R. & Lorelle, S. (2021). Advocating and Supporting Transgender and Gender Expansive Children and Adolescents in Play Therapy. Presented for the Illinois Association for Play Therapy.
Byrd, R. & Spivey, M. (2021). Advocating and Supporting Transgender and Gender Expansive Children, Youth, and Families in Multiple Counseling Settings. Presented at North Carolina Counseling Association (NCCA) virtual conference.
Byrd, R., Donald, E. & Lorelle, S. (2021). Supporting Children and Adolescents through the Complexities of Grief and Loss. Presented at the American Counseling Association (ACA) virtual conference.
Emelianchik, K., Byrd, R. & Gill, C. (2021). Dating Violence and the Impact of Technology: Examining the Experiences of Female College Students. Violence Against Women
Hands, R., Roselle, R. & Cahill, J. (2020). Daring greatly: School-university partnerships and the development of teacher leadership. Special Issue of School University Partnerships: The Impact of Teacher Leadership on Student Learning in Professional Development Schools 12(4), p. 111-121.
Jacob, C., Byrd, R., Donald, E., Milner, R. (2021). Recommendations for Maintaining Professional Boundaries in the Counseling Relationship. Presented at the Law and Ethics in Counseling virtual conference.
Keazer, L.M. & Maher, E. (2021). Teacher educators learning with prospective teachers: Finding relevant mathematics in our (their) lives. Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research, 23(1).
Keazer, L.M. (2020). Teaching responsively during Covid-19: Learning how to model, Modeling how to learn. Empathetic Educators: Interdisciplinary Narratives, 1(1), 8-12.
Nolan, K., & Keazer, L.M. (2021). Mathematics teacher educators learn from dilemmas and tensions in teaching about/through culturally relevant pedagogy. The Learning and Development of Mathematics Teacher Educators (pp. 301-319). New York, MY: Springer.
Petersen, G. & Title, D. (2021). Career pathways of superintendents. In C. Tienken (Ed.), The American superintendent 2020 decennial study (pp.29-38). Rowman & Littlefield.
Phaiah, J. & Keazer, L.M. (2020, virtual). Supporting Prospective Elementary Teachers in Analyzing Evidence of Conceptual and Procedural Knowledge" at the annual Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators' (AMTE) Conference.
Roselle, R. (2021). Teaching Teachers How to Teach Hope. Empathetic Educators: Interdisciplinary Narrative, 1(1), 3-7.
Roselle, R. & Brosnan, M. (2021). “Self-Care is the New Work/Life Balance” in The New Teacher’s Guide to Overcoming Common Challenges: Curated Advice from Award-Winning Teachers. (Routledge: Taylor and Francis).
Spivey, M. & Byrd, R. (2021). An Introduction to Cultivating Safe Spaces for LGBTGEQIAP+ Clients. Presented at North Carolina Counseling Association (NCCA) virtual conference.
Grants & Fellowships
Preis, D., Morgan, L., & Byrd, R. (2021, in review). Supporting the Development of Black and Brown School Leaders and Counseling Candidates through Explicit Mentoring. Grant proposal submitted to University Research and Creativity Grants (URCG) at SHU.
Roselle, R., Hands, R., & Alfano, M. (2021). Year three funding from local foundation (who have requested to remain anonymous) re: TeachingWorks integration in to teacher preparation redesign at SHU; $115,000.
Robin Hands received an Inclusive Teaching Fellowship for 2020 from the Center of Excellence and Innovation in Teaching.
Bonnie Maur and colleagues secured BioCheMaCS, a new $1.45 million Noyce grant for secondary preservice STEM educators.
Bonnie Maur and colleagues successfully completed BIOME, a Noyce Scholars $1.2 million grant.
In the Schools
Rebekah Byrd is a virtual school counselor for NC Virtual Academy.
Robin Hands, in conjunction with Michael Brosnan of Bridgeport Public Schools and Sarah Tropp-Pacelli of the SHU Discovery Science Center and Planetarium, created virtual clinic experiences for junior and senior teacher education candidates.
Bonnie Maur ran STEMtastic professional development for SHU students, area teachers and administrators that pivoted this year to continue as virtual monthly events with speakers including but not limited to Paige Keeley, a well-known author in education, Laurence Gartel, a well-known artist known as the Father of Digital Art, and Dr. Ashley Stroup, a systems engineer who works with the Mars Land Rover mission to name a few.
Deirdra Preis provided ongoing professional development and consulting on equity and antiracism throughout the school year for faculty and administrators from several area K-12 school districts.
Deirdra Preis provided training to students in the CT Interscholastic Athletic Conference training in social justice activism, as well as to young adults in several local communities.
René Roselle and a colleague from the Bridgeport Public Schools successfully completed year one of the Bridgeport Residency Program and are preparing for the launch of year two.
David Title is working with the Milford Public Schools to implement a new middle school schedule for fall of 2021 that will, among other changes, embed Social Emotional Learning as a permanent part of middle school students’ education.
David Title presented an overview of SHU’s Superintendent of Schools certification program to the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education in January of 2021 on how preparation programs are changing to meet today’s challenges.
In the Media
René Roselle appeared on NBC 30, hosted by Kevin Nathan, in a segment called “Finding a Life-Work Balance Can Be Especially Difficult for Teachers.”
Karen Waters lead SHU’s Eighth Annual Literacy Conference, held virtually on April 10, 2021. The conference was the capstone project for candidates enrolled in the CT Literacy Specialist Program.