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Congratulations to CES Doctoral Student Camelia (Camy) Shaheed who has been named a 2019 Erasmus Circle Scholar. The Erasmus Circle scholarship program was developed by the Dean’s Advisory Board of the College of Education at the University of Arizona to honor outstanding students in education and related fields. The scholarships are funded by generous gifts by College of Education Erasmus Circle Benefactors and Patrons and Erasmus Circle...

Doctoral student Zeynep Yilmaz and recent graduate Toni Saia came to the rescue of Dr. Henry McCarthy, Professor Emeritus at Louisiana State University recently when he was called away to attend to an ailing family member. With only a couple of weeks to prepare, they filled in for Dr. McCarthy by developing and delivering a virtual presentation entitled Disability-Related Competencies for All Counselors: Standards to Strengthen Your...

CES Doctoral Students Camelia Shaheed, Toni Saia and Zeynep Yilmaz were presented with a Presidential Award of Excellence by the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association for their work in spearheading the effort that led to the adoption of the Disability-Related Competencies for Counselors, which was endorsed by the American Counseling Association Governing Council at their April, 2019 meeting.  The award was presented at the...

Welcome! New Lecturer Lisa Furr is teaching American Sign Language classes. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Gallaudet University and earned a master’s degree in organizational management from the University of Phoenix.

Associate Professor Michael Sulkowski was featured on 30 Seconds about the best way to talk to children about cyberbullying.

Associate Professor Desiree Vega, whose research focuses on equity and inequity in education, was the featured speaker at the Ohio State University Office of Diversity and Inclusion’s Hispanic Heritage Discussion Series. Vega spoke about empowering Latinx students for college success.

Vega also was appointed as the associate editor of the ...

Professor Jina Yoon was selected as a member of the Society for the Study of School Psychology. Just a handful of school psychology leaders are selected each year, and criteria include sustained contributions to the field of school psychology, awards and honors, impact on science, and...

Associate Professor Michelle Perfect delivered a virtual presentation at the American Diabetes Association Conference about involving families to improve sleep habits in children with diabetes. The presentation led to this news story.

Assistant Professor of Practice Philip Johnson was awarded an Arizona Department of Economic Security grant to offer a one-year, five-course certificate program to AZDES vocational rehabilitation counselors to provide specialized, quality services to people with disabilities.

School Psychology Assistant Professor of Practice Marsha Spencer offered a free webinar series to help school psychologists, administrators, and related professionals identify helpful resources. The series kicked off on April 21, with a general overview of telepractice resources and Arizona parameters. Throughout the weeks, topics ranged from supporting...