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

Bradley D. Marianno,  Ana Paula S. Loures-Elias, Libna Garcia (all Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education), Deanna Cooper (Center for Research, Evaluation, and Assessment), and Emily Coombes (Sociology), along with Annie Hemphill (Michigan State University), published "Power in a Pandemic: Teachers’ Unions and…
Miguel G. Gonzales and Maria B. Roberts (both Educational Psychology and Higher Education Leadership) had their article "Leading Multiple School: An Examination of Franchise Model School Principals" published in the International Journal of Leadership in Education: Theory and Practice. This exploratory study sought to…
Blanca E. Rincón and Juanita K. Hinojosa (both Educational Psychology & Higher Education) recently co-authored a journal article, “(Re)creating family and reinforcing pedagogies of the home: How familial capital manifests for Students of Color pursuing STEM majors”, that appears in the most recent issue of…
Juanita K. Hinojosa (Educational Psychology & Higher Education) co-presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education in Puerto Rico.  Hinojosa was part of an interactive symposium entitled "Testimonios of Latinx/a/o graduate students: Creating Spaces a Form of Resistance, Persistence, and Comunidad.” This…
Miguel M. Gonzales (Educational Policy and Leadership), Tiberio Garza (Educational Psychology and Higher Education), and Elizabeth Leon Zaragoza, a graduate student presented their research "Generating Innovative Ideas for School Improvement: An Examination of School Principals" at the annual University Council for…
Lucas Graff and Federick Ngo (both Educational Psychology and Higher Education) presented a paper titled "Why is the Squad on the Quad?: Predictors of Police Presence on College Campuses" at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education. The study examines whether the total number and type of police officers on four-year…
Bucket Manyweather and Federick Ngo (both Educational Psychology and Higher Education) presented their study "The Implementation of Mandatory Ethnic Studies (AB1460) in the California State University System" at the annual conference of the Association for the Study of Higher Education. The study is part of a broader project on mandatory ethnic…
Jacob D. Skousen, Dana L. Bickmore, and Miguel Gonzales (all Educational Psychology and Higher Education), and Maria Banda Roberts (Education) presented their research, "Changing the Face of School Leadership: Diversifying the Principal Pool Through Purposeful Recruiting and Mentoring" at the annual University Council…
E. Michael Nussbaum (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) was elected a fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), effective Jan. 1, 2022. He is a former president of APA Division 15 (Educational Psychology). His research focuses on the use of argumentation in education, classroom discourse, and critical thinking…
Nancy Lough (Educational Psychology and Higher Education) was invited to present at The Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport. Lough presented The 2021 Fall Distinguished Lecture at the center's Oct. 27 symposium. It was titled Surveillance of Women in Sport & Why it Matters: Multidisciplinary Perspectives.
Nancy Lough (Educational Psychology and Higher Education) published, with her co-author Ceyda Mumcu, "Pro Softball Fan Segments: A Two-Step Cluster Analysis" in the International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship.
Bradley Marianno (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published, with his co-authors, "Public School Teacher Contracts and State-Level Reforms: Assessing Changes to Collective Bargaining Restrictiveness Across Three States" in the  American Educational Research Journal.