Written by Meg Mills, UK Public Relations Six of the University of Kentucky’s passionate and accomplished educators were surprised earlier this spring by student nominators and the UK Alumni Association as 2021 Great Teacher Award recipients. Dr. Joseph Hammer is one of this year’s Great Teacher Award recipients. The UK … Read More
A new book, “Communicating Science in Times of Crisis: COVID-19 Pandemic,” features research and analysis from University of Kentucky faculty. Dr. Dan O’Hair, professor in the College of Communication and Information, and Dr. Mary John O’Hair, professor of educational leadership studies in the College of Education, are co-editors of the book, a first volume in a new series about the study of science communication … Read More
University of Kentucky College of Education professors Dr. Heather Erwin and Dr. Kathy Swan have been named to the second cohort of the Teaching Innovation Institute at UK’s Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching. Erwin is professor and chair in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion. Swan … Read More
University of Kentucky College of Education Dean Julian Vasquez Heilig has been appointed to the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education Board of Directors. His three-year term begins July 1. “This is something I know would make my grandmothers proud, so I am serving in their memory. Since their … Read More
Marc Cormier’s passion for helping students as a sport and exercise psychology practitioner and faculty member at the University of Kentucky is evident on playing fields and in the classroom. His dedication is being recognized by the Association for Applied Sport Psychology with the 2021 Early Career Practitioner Award. Cormier … Read More
Provide your child the opportunity to learn kindergarten-readiness skills at the 2021 K-Ready Camp, a service provided by the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Behavioral Supports through the College of Education. Designed for children age 4 to 6, campers will learn kindergarten-readiness and friendship skills in an inclusive, diverse, … Read More
Dr. Marc Cormier is a 2021 recipient of the University of Kentucky’s Outstanding Teaching Awards. Cormier is a faculty member in the UK College of Education Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion. There, he prepares master’s and doctoral level scholars in the Sport and Exercise Psychology program for careers in … Read More
By Elizabeth Chapin Jardin Dogan says her clinical practice and own life experiences have inspired her research, which is helping to eliminate mental, social and sexual health disparities for Black people. The counseling psychology doctoral candidate in the University of Kentucky’s College of Education counsels people who are experiencing mental … Read More
The University of Kentucky College of Education is offering a community resource on the journey for racial equity through a new conference, Education and Civil Rights for the New Decade. The virtual conference features some of the nation’s most influential thought leaders during two days of sessions, Friday, May 7, … Read More
University of Kentucky College of Education Dean Julian Vasquez Heilig will lead participants in a free implicit bias virtual symposium at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 28. The Community Action Council for Lexington-Fayette, Bourbon, Harrison and Nicholas Counties is hosting the event to offer tools to confront, reduce, and eliminate this … Read More