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Business professionals meeting outside of a cubicle workspace. — EAHR develops educational leaders and improves practice through teaching, research and service.

Educational Administration and Human Resource Development

Educational Psychology Teacher Painting Students — EPSY is home to a variety of interrelated disciplines and degree options focused on human development and well-being in educational and community contexts.

Educational Psychology

Health-kinesiology — HLKN is the largest academic department at Texas A&M University and generates over 98,000 credit hours and 203,000 (Modified) weighted student credit hours each year.

Health & Kinesiology

Teaching learning culture middle grades classroom — TLAC’s mission is to create experiences that advance teaching, research and service through the application of knowledge in the preparation and development of quality educators; placing high value on collaboration, diversity, critical thinking, and creativity.

Teaching, Learning & Culture

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Education Feature Student Teaching Teaching, Learning and Culture
Getting back to education
October 26, 2020 - by Ashley Green
Future teachers will once again graduate from Texas A&M with an education degree beginning in Fall 2021.

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aggieTERM keeps Aggie teachers in the classroom
October 8, 2020 - by Ashley Green
In the last week of September, faculty brought in more than $23 million in grants to support various research projects across the college.

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Education
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How is COVID-19 impacting education?
September 3, 2020 - by Ashley Green
COVID-19 is changing the face of education. Educators and students across the country are working to accommodate to socially distanced and virtual school while also supporting their student’s fears and concerns.

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Educational Psychology
Educational Psychology Faculty Feature History Impact
Dr. Cynthia Riccio retires after 23 years
September 1, 2020 - by Ashley Green
After 23 years in the Department of Educational Psychology, Dr. Cynthia Riccio is retiring.

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Diversity
Diversity Education Faculty Feature Impact Research Teaching, Learning and Culture
Why are some students forgotten in gifted education?
August 25, 2020 - by Ashley Green
Dr. Karen Rambo-Hernandez, like many educators, is concerned with the disproportionate low representation of students from underrepresented groups.

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Diversity
Diversity Feature Health Health and Kinesiology Research
Digital health technologies could remedy health care disparities for Black men
July 29, 2020 - by Heather Janak
The Black Lives Matter movement continues to shed a light on the racial inequities that exist for Black Americans in every industry, organization and institution. Health education researcher Dr. Ledric Sherman said the health care industry is no different, and has work to do in the area of eliminating health disparities for Black men.

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Heather Janak
Education
Education Faculty Feature Research Service Teaching, Learning and Culture
Should you send your child back to the classroom?
July 27, 2020 - by Ashley Green
We spoke with Dr. Quinita Ogletree, a lecturer in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture, about how these changes could impact children and families. As an education expert and mother, Ogletree understands both sides of the debate.

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Ashley Green
Diversity
Diversity Educational Administration and Human Resource Development Faculty Feature Impact Service
A passion for mentoring underrepresented minority students
July 6, 2020 - by Heather Janak
As a young, African American woman pursuing her education at a predominantly white institution, Dr. Rhonda Fowler did not see many people that looked like her. She credits her several mentors with pushing and encouraging her to succeed in this environment.

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Faculty
Faculty Feature Health and Kinesiology Teaching
Dr. Susan Bloomfield retires after 27 years
June 4, 2020 - by Heather Janak
Dr. Susan Bloomfield, professor and associate dean for research, is retiring this summer after 27 years at Texas A&M.

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Diversity
Diversity Education Educational Psychology Faculty Feature Impact Research
Researching the impact of parent-child conversations in families of color
May 19, 2020 - by Ashley Green
Ethnic-racial socialization has been researched for more than 30 years, but Smith said only one other research group has systematically explored its associations with lifespan outcomes. Those findings were released almost 15 years ago.

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Educational Psychology
Educational Psychology Faculty Feature Research Service
Remembering Dr. Michael Duffy
May 15, 2020 - by Ashley Green
Dr. Michael Duffy, professor emeritus in the Department of Educational Psychology, passed away on May 10, surrounded by his family at home.

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Ashley Green
Education
Education Faculty Feature Impact Research Service Teaching, Learning and Culture
CEHD faculty develop online video resources for parents
April 28, 2020 - by Ashley Green
Dr. Kay Wijekumar, professor and director of the Center for Urban School Partnerships in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture, established a series of online videos for students.

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Educational Administration and Human Resource Development Faculty Feature Teaching
Best practices for online teaching amid COVID-19
April 22, 2020 - by Heather Janak
With minimal notice, face-to-face classes were forced to move to online formats in schools and universities across the country due to COVID-19. Online education experts Dr. Christine Mark and Dr. Jere Liu offer best practices and tips for instructors to make their online courses more successful.

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Heather Janak
Education
Education Faculty Feature Research Service Student Teaching Teaching, Learning and Culture
Education Abroad plans halted by COVID-19
April 16, 2020 - by Ashley Green
Dr. Monica Vasquez Neshyba, clinical assistant professor in TLAC, spent the first part of this semester working with her students on an Education Abroad trip to Italy.

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Diversity
Diversity Education Educational Psychology Faculty Feature Former Student Research Service Teaching
The field of Special Education’s struggles amid a pandemic
April 6, 2020 - by Ashley Green
School districts are trying to identify ways to support children with disabilities outside of the classroom.

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Ashley Green
Education
Education Faculty Feature Research Service Teaching, Learning and Culture
How is COVID-19 impacting Career and Technical Education?
April 3, 2020 - by Ashley Green
CTE programs specialize in the skilled trades, applied sciences, modern technologies and career preparation. They provide students with a hands-on curriculum that prepares them for a wide range of careers.

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Diversity
Diversity Education Educational Psychology Faculty Feature Health Health and Kinesiology Impact Research
The role of parents in a child’s obesity risk
March 31, 2020 - by Ashley Green
Dr. Jeffrey Liew, professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, and Dr. Ledric Sherman, assistant professor in the Department of Health and Kinesiology, have both looked into the role of parents in their children’s dietary practices.

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Feature Health Health and Kinesiology
How COVID-19 affects older adults and how they can protect themselves
March 30, 2020 - by Heather Janak
People aged 65 or older are considered high-risk for severe illness from COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Experts in our Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity, Dr. Nicolaas Deutz and Dr. Marielle Engelen, offer answers and recommendations for older adults during the current pandemic.

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Heather Janak
Faculty
Faculty Feature Health Health and Kinesiology Research
Growth hormone alters brain structure and combats traumatic brain injury symptoms
March 30, 2020 - by Heather Janak
Traumatic brain injuries result in death and disability in thousands of Americans each year. The effects of these injuries can linger on long after the initial trauma.

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Heather Janak
Diversity
Diversity Education Feature Former Student Giving History
A Legacy of Education at Texas A&M
March 26, 2020 - by Ashley Green
Irma Alvarado graduated in 1970 with a bachelor’s in education. She is known as one of the first Hispanic female graduates of Texas A&M. Now, she is focused on using that education to inspire others.

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Education
Education Faculty Feature Research Service Teaching Teaching, Learning and Culture
Educational resources for your children
March 24, 2020 - by Ashley Green
Faculty in the College of Education and Human Development are working to gather resources for students to stay academically engaged.

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Educational Psychology
Educational Psychology Faculty Feature Impact Research Service
Talking to your children about COVID-19
March 20, 2020 - by Ashley Green
Dr. Krystal Simmons, clinical associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, studies school psychology and counseling. We spoke with her for advice on how to speak with your children during a public crisis such as COVID-19.

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Faculty
Faculty Feature Health and Kinesiology Research Sport
How sport experiences can transform lives
March 18, 2020 - by Heather Janak
Sport management professor Dr. Marlene Dixon showed that sport has the power to transform lives through recent research involving cyclists that completed the Texas 4000, a 4,000-mile bike ride from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska benefitting cancer research.

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Heather Janak
Business
Business Educational Administration and Human Resource Development Faculty Feature Research
How career interruptions affect women
March 6, 2020 - by Heather Janak
Career interruptions happen. Job changes, unemployment and injury are all examples of expected or unexpected pauses in a person’s career. For women, career interruptions happen at a much higher rate, most commonly due to child-rearing.

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Heather Janak
Education
Education Educational Psychology Faculty Feature Impact Research
Breaking Down Children’s Reading Habits
March 2, 2020 - by Ashley Green
In line with other research, Erbeli found children chose to read based on their proficiency in reading. But she also focused on something more specific – the influence of genetic and environmental factors on children’s reading habits.

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