Stamm is an associate lecturer with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. The article explores why parents still let their children play football, even when research reveals how dangerous the sport can be. Much of the concern centers on the possibility of concussions causing CTE, a neuro-degenerative disease. However, even “subconcussive” hits can lead …
Farrar-Edwards is a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. Hillman is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and is an affiliate of the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education (WISCAPE). The article examines recent pushes from Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker for more …
CAP is run through the School of Education’s office of Student Diversity Programs. CAP is a three-week summer enrichment residential program for first-generation college students or students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The program is open to 9th and 10th graders who have completed their high school academic year. The event is titled, “A Gathering of …
Bell is a faculty member with the Department of Kinesiology’s Athletic Training Program and the director of the Wisconsin Injury in Sport Laboratory (WISL). In the report, Bell discusses the do’s and don’ts of training teens to be specialized in a single sport. Listen to an archive of the full report on this Wisconsin Public Radio web page. …
Mathieu, director of the university’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) and the associate dean for research at its School of Education, begins his first term on the national panel immediately and could serve up to three years. The NSF established the advisory panel to encourage U.S. science and technological innovations. Panel members will offer …
Hillman is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and is an affiliate of the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education (WISCAPE). The article explores the breadth and impact of the pockets of the country in which it’s difficult for placebound students to get to college, otherwise known …
Kimber Wilkerson, a professor with the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, was recently named the faculty director of the center and started her new position on July 1. Samantha Baruah will fill the role of associate director, a post she will start on Aug. 6. “We are very excited that the new Teacher …
Dyer is a master’s degree student, and Sinnard and Raines are Ph.D. students — all with the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology. They received the awards, worth $300 each, to help with travel to the 2018 APA convention Aug. 9-12 in San Francisco to present their research. Read more about the awards here. Connect …
Winkle-Wagner is a faculty member with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and a faculty affiliate of the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education (WISCAPE). She co-authored the article with Bridget Turner Kelly of the Loyola University at Chicago’s School of Education. Winkle-Wagner and Kelly’s research examined how black women …
The conference will be hosted by the Greater Madison Writing Project, and offers educators the opportunity to share their work and learn from colleagues in the field. The Greater Madison Writing Project is a joint effort between UW–Madison’s College of Letters & Science, and the School of Education. It’s an affiliate of the National Writing Project, …