University of Utah Educational Psychology Department

The The University of Utah Reading Clinic (UURC) in the University of Utah College of Education was selected by Governor Spencer Cox to receive $968,861 in federal funds to assist Utah students impacted by the COVID 19 pandemic. The UURC will provide assessment and intervention to struggling readers and professional development to their educators throughout the state over the next two years.

Congrats and thanks for teaching kids to read!

A huge congrats to Heather Lewis, 3rd year School Psychology student, who recently received the Utah Association of School Psychologists (UASP) annual school psychology student of the year award!

Please see links below for more information.
https://uasp.wildapricot.org/
https://uasp.wildapricot.org/Awards

Congrats again, Heather!

Utah Association of School Psychologists - UASP Awards After reading through Tami’s materials and learning more about her- I have no better words to describe this awardees impact than to quote directly from one of Tami’s nominators, Assistant Supt Leah Voorhies: “She solves complex problems, she builds trusting relationships, she takes systems apa...

Today, we celebrate the bravery, commitment, and resiliency of the Little Rock 9 students and their families. See what they said about their experience reshaping American public education: https://bit.ly/2O33nZP.

Today, we kick off Black History Month. The theme for this year is, The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity. We join the celebrations by recognizing the amazing Inez Beverly Prosser, the first African American female to get a PhD in psychology (1933). She used her earnings to help 6 of her siblings get their own college degrees.

Our own Professor Michael Gardner was recently featured in an article on the American Psychological Association's website. It's a great story about his career in education and psychology. Please check it out.

https://www.apa.org/members/content/gardner-human-intelligence

We are so proud of our alum Dr. Naomi Watkins and colleagues on their new book coming out. Pre-order yours now!

We're excited to announce that 'Champions of Change: 25 Women Who Made History' featuring illustrations by Brooke Smart and short biographies written by our Director of Education, Naomi Watkins, and Historical Director, Katherine Kitterman, is available for pre-order at Gibbs Smith or Amazon. Coming out ‪August 20th‬!

https://www.gibbs-smith.com/catalog/product/view/id/7426/s/suff

The College of Education is honored to host the International Board of Books for Young People's Silent Book Exhibition. This exhibit is on display June 4-14 and includes wordless picture books from over twenty countries that can be understood and enjoyed by children regardless of language. Additional information on this amazing resource (including tips for using silent books, a book list, and more) is available here:
http://www.ibby.org/awards-activities/activities/silent-books/

You can view/access books at the Department of Educational Psychology and in the Utah Institute for Urban Education (UITE) in the College of Education, at the U's Marriott Library, and at the Main branch of the SLC Library.

Special thanks Dr. Lauren A. Liang for bringing this amazing opportunity to the College and the U!

IBBY International Board on Books for Young People

Congrats to Sam for a great presentation today!

Congratulations to UROP student Sam Desjardins (mentor Dr. Anne Cook) for presenting "Using Eye-Tracking Technology to Investigate Processing of Idioms during Reading" at The University of Utah Undergraduate Research Symposium at the Union today.

The Undergraduate Research Symposium provides an opportunity for students to present their work in a scholarly setting to students, faculty and other members of the University of Utah community. Undergraduate students from all disciplines are invited to present their research and creative work.

Congrats to the School Psychology faculty and students who contributed to this article!

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