Category: Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education

Study by UW–Madison’s Bishop, Rumrill examines employment impact of COVID-19 on people with multiple sclerosis

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UW–Madison’s Malachy Bishop and Stuart Rumrill have published a study in the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation that is titled, “The employment impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Americans with MS: Preliminary analysis.” Bishop is the Norman L. and Barbara M. Berven Professor of Rehabilitation Psychology in the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special …

New Faculty Focus: Meet Hailey Love

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During the course of the academic year, we’ll be sharing out Q&As completed by our newest faculty members in an effort to introduce them to our campus and School of Education communities. Name: Hailey Love Title, including department and school: Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education Hometown: Houston, Texas Educational/professional background: BS …

PREP Conference Jan. 12-21 to help future teachers prepare for job search

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The School of Education’s Career Center and Teacher Education Center are hosting a virtual PREP (Professional Resources for Educator Preparation) Conference, via Zoom on Jan. 12, 14, 19, and 21. The PREP Conference is a teacher education professional development conference focused on job search preparation. UW–Madison pre-education majors and declared education majors in both undergraduate and graduate …

Madison’s NBC15 spotlights UW–SET master’s program

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Reporter Sanika Bhargaw with Madison’s NBC15/WMTV visited the Juda School District recently to spotlight a unique master’s degree residency program offered through UW–Madison’s School of Education, which is preparing future special education teachers to work in high-need and rural districts in Wisconsin. UW–Madison’s Special Education Teacher (UW-SET) Residency Program allows students to earn their master’s degree …

UW–Madison’s Wilkerson appears on WPR to talk about special education teacher residency program

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UW–Madison’s Kimber Wilkerson appeared on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Central Time” to speak about the UW–Madison’s Special Education Teacher (UW-SET) residency program. Wilkerson is a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, and the director of the Teacher Education Center. Wilkerson explained to the program’s host, Rob Ferrett, that there has been a challenge across …

The School of Education’s moments in time 2020

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What a year it has been! Since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, we faced challenges that few could have envisioned. Despite 2020 being such a unique year, our School of Education has retained its sense of optimism — and a belief in big ideas. As 2020 draws to a close, let’s take …

Alum Yaghmaian honored with Oregon Counseling Association award

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UW–Madison alumna Rana Yaghmaian has been honored with the Leona Tyler Award from the Oregon Counseling Association (ORCA). Yaghmaian is an assistant professor in the Counselor Education Department at Portland State University (PSU), and she is also the coordinator of PSU’s Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling Program. She earned her doctorate in rehabilitation psychology from the UW–Madison School …

UW–Madison alumna Kulkarni awarded AERA teacher education grant

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UW–Madison alumna Saili S. Kulkarni was recently awarded a Re-envisioning Teaching and Teacher Education in the Shadow of the COVID-19 Pandemic (RTTE) grant from Division K (Teaching and Teacher Education) of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Kulkarni earned her PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education in 2015, and is currently an assistant …

MMSD and UW–Madison form Early Literacy and Beyond Task Force

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Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) and the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education announced on Monday, Dec. 14, the formation of a joint Early Literacy and Beyond Task Force that will focus on analyzing the most promising approaches to teaching reading and making recommendations to MMSD and to teacher education programs at UW–Madison toward the goals of …

Capital Times reports on Real Talk for Real Change symposium focused on school discipline, policing

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The Capital Times published an article reporting on the Oct. 29 symposium, “Addressing Inequities in School Policies, Policing, and Discipline Practices.” The symposium was the third event in the Real Talk for Real Change symposia series, hosted by the School of Education’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OEDI) and office of Professional Learning and Community Education (PLACE). …