Category: School News

Study will investigate how e-therapy can improve mental health of transgender, nonbinary people

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Transgender, two-spirit, and nonbinary (TNB) people have increased risk for mental health concerns, including anxiety, trauma-based distress, depression, self-harm, and suicide. To improve mental health outcomes for these individuals, a project led by the School of Education’s Stephanie Budge seeks to assess whether e-therapy (telehealth) interventions matching TNB clients with TNB therapists makes a positive …

Project aims to train rural teachers to engage English learners in local issues

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The School of Education’s Diego Román and Lisa M. Barker are working on a project that aims to improve education for Latinx students in rural Wisconsin by training their teachers in how to engage English learners (ELs) in discussion about topics that directly affect local communities. The project, titled “Teaching local socio-scientific issues to Latinx …

New study reveals only 22 percent of college students did internships during pandemic

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By CCWT/WCER Communications Surprising findings from a study funded by the National Science Foundation* about online internships during the COVID-19 pandemic have been released by the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions (CCWT), which is housed in the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research at UW–Madison. As the pandemic hit the U.S. last spring, conventional wisdom …

Project aims to reduce STEMM inequality by training culturally aware mentors

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Christine Pfund and Jenna Rogers of the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) are co-investigators on a project that aims to reduce inequality in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medical sciences (STEMM) fields through culturally aware mentor training. The principal investigator for the project is Angela Byars-Winston, a professor in the UW–Madison Department of …

Article by UW–Madison’s Bal, others examines design of culturally responsive ‘Learning Lab’

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UW–Madison’s Aydin Bal, a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education (RPSE), is first author of an article published in the journal Cognition and Instruction that is titled, “Inclusive Future Making: Building a Culturally Responsive Behavioral Support.” Joining Bal as co-authors of the paper are UW–Madison alumni Kemal Afacan and Halil …

Spychalla receives UW-IT Lifetime Achievement Award for ‘outstanding leadership’

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UW–Madison’s Brenda Spychalla has been honored with the UW-IT Professionals Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognizes the continued contributions of a UW–Madison community member whose body of work throughout their entire career has had a significant impact on the success of the university. Spychalla currently serves as the Co-CIO of the School of Education and the co-director …

New space for the arts downtown showcases work by UW–Madison art student, alum

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There is a new space for the arts in downtown Madison, and work by a UW–Madison art student and a recent alumnus was featured in its inaugural exhibit. The exhibit, titled “The Burden of Reality,” showcased the art of Paulina Eguino and Tony Torres. Eguino is a BFA student in the School of Education’s Art Department, …

Digital hub reveals how COVID-19 has impacted college students

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By Lynn Armitage, WCER Communications Over the last year, the pandemic has disrupted the lives of many people, particularly college students whose education, career goals, and entry into the workforce have been thrown into a state of uncertainty. The Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions (CCWT) is shedding light on the higher education experiences of five diverse groups …

Garza-Noriega receives award for perseverance, community contributions

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A School of Education student, Jesus Garza-Noriega, is being recognized with an Outstanding Undergraduate Returning Adult Student Award from UW–Madison for his exceptional efforts and exemplary service. Garza-Noriega, 27, will graduate in December with a bachelor’s degree in rehabilitation psychology and special education. He pursued the degree to “support his family and honor his parents, who migrated …

Tandem Press to present virtual jazz concert on June 17

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UW–Madison’s Tandem Press and the Mead Witter School of Music’s Jazz Studies Program will premiere a collaborative video production at 6 p.m. on June 17. The video will feature print works created by Tandem Press collaborative artists alongside new jazz compositions performed by UW–Madison’s Mead Witter School of Music student jazz ensembles. The video will be a …