Accomplishments: Department of Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education

Jacob D. Skousen and Raymond Gonzalez (both Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) presented a workshop during the 2022 CARE Conference. The workshop, Action Research in Education, was designed to assist teachers and school-based personnel (e.g., support staff and administrators) in conducting action research. Gonzales is a…
LeAnne Salazar Montoya (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) opened the National Gamma Beta Phi Conference, which was held virtually, with a general session, “True Colors: How Do You Learn and Lead." Montoya is a nationally certified “True Colors” facilitator and has presented nationally for a number of years. She concluded…
Jacob D. Skousen (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) with colleagues from Brigham Young University, Drs. Spencer C. Weiler and David Boren, and BYU graduate students, Jason Averett and Nate Crandall,  presented at the Utah Coalition for Educational Technology earlier this month. The presentation, "Reflections from the…
Nancy Lough (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) is the lead author of a new report, DisruptHERS: Driving A New Model for Women's Sport, that was released by the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport at the University of Minnesota to celebrate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month.…
Jacob D. Skousen (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published the manuscript "Social Justice Leadership: Coming to Know Another Possibility Through Autoethnography" in the open journal Cogent Education. In this study, autoethnography was used as a process and product to explore one leader’s journey opening and leading a new…
Jamil Johnson (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) presented his paper, "Critical Counternarratives of African American Males in First-Year Seminars," at the 41st Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience, which took place last month in Florida. His findings highlight the experiences of African American males who…
Jamil D. Johnson (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) has been appointed to the board of the Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition for a three-year term ending Dec. 31, 2024. This semiannual refereed journal publishes current research on issues pertaining to the first and second year…
LeAnne Salazar Montoya (Educational Psychology and Higher Education) was in the first class of superintendents and other administrators to successfully complete the Aspiring Superintendents Academy for Latino and Latina Leaders. Members of the academy were involved in a yearlong professional learning experience involving a blend of theory and…
Bradley Marianno (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) was appointed to the Editorial Board for the journal  Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, a journal of the American Educational Research Association. 
Federick Ngo (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) was an invited presenter for the Equity & Community Colleges Webinar Series sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor’s chief evaluation office and the Employment and Training Administration’s office of workforce investment. This session focused on exploring…
Miguel M. Gonzales (Educational Psychology and Higher Education) alongside Maria B. Roberts (Education) published "The Impact of a Franchise Model School Framework on the Leadership Development of Assistant Principals" in the Journal of School Leadership. Gonzales is with the educational policy and leadership program.
Bradley Marianno (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) with co-authors Rebecca Jacobsen, Melissa Lyons, and Annie Hemphill published "Teacher Political Candidacy and the Gender Composition of State Legislatures" in the journal Teachers College Record. Education Week covered the findings of the research article.