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Keeping The Tradition Alive: A Family Of Aggie Educators
-They have been around education their entire lives, so when the time came to choose a college major education was the clear choice for Jamie Holder’s children.
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Improving Literacy Through Undergraduate Research
-Becoming a mentor, making a positive difference, improving literacy. Three undergraduates with three different reasons for taking part in an undergraduate research project focused on reluctant readers in middle school.
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Becoming A Leader In Sleep Quality Research
-Many of us consider sleep a basic process – something we all have to do. However, the impact it has on our high-level functioning proves it is far more than that. Research happening in the NLD is focused on making the college a leader in the sleep quality field by examining sleep’s full impact.
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Professor Leads New Parenting Class At Local Prison
-A number of HLKN representatives have spearheaded a new parenting class for inmates at the Bryan Federal Prison Camp. The class is a result of the continuing partnership between the College of Education and Human Development and the prison to focus on different needs for its female inmates.
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Research Highlights Impact Of Learning By Teaching
-A unique phenomenon with no explanation. By teaching a computer how to solve an equation, research shows a student also learns.
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Studying The Impact Of Extracurricular Activities On Friends And Academics
-Research has proven time and time again that children’s friends can directly impact their academic performance. But, what about a connection between extracurricular activities, friends and academic performance?
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Dr. Blake Works To Give Others A Voice While Keeping Her Own
-Being a single mom is difficult, but throw in a full-time research position at a tier one research university and the difficulty level increases significantly. Just ask Dr. Jamilia Blake, associate professor of school psychology.
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Fish Oil May Help Improve Mood In Veterans
-New research has revealed that low concentration of fish oil in the blood and lack of physical activity may contribute to the high levels of depressed mood among soldiers returning from combat.
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CEHD Students Make An Impact At Camp Kesem
-When she lost her mom to cancer at 17, she was not sure how to express her grief. Kaitlin Harp, a senior B.S. in Education major, relied on a few close friends and family, but no one really understood what she was going through.
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Student Highlight: Heath Heidtke
-Not everyone can say that they have spent time working for one of their favorite teams. However, former sport management student Heath Heidtke can. As Heidtke geared up for graduation this past spring, he spent his last semester working in basketball operations for his favorite team — the San Antonio Spurs.
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Camp Helps Instill Leadership Values In Young Men
-It’s a dream that started when Tom Read was just 12 years old. His friends were away at summer camp and he was left at home because his parents could not afford to send him to camp. From that summer forward, Read was determined to build a camp for other children whose parents are not able to financially support it.
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Professor Analyzes Cost Of Olympics
-Now that the XXXI Olympics games have concluded, the city of Rio is in the midst of its transition back to financial normalcy. However, Assistant Professor Dr. Steven Salaga contests that cities like Rio who host the Olympic games usually do not see profitable gains in their economy post-Olympics.
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Practice Tests Offered For Pre-Service Teachers
-With recent changes to teacher certification exams in Texas, faculty and staff in the College of Education and Human Development developed a program to help pre-service teachers succeed.
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Faculty Member Brings Action Ball To The Masses
-A new sport called Action Ball will be offered as a PEAP course this fall. The sport was developed by Instructional Assistant Professor Chad Nelson and is aimed at providing a unique, action-packed experience to the sport culture at Texas A&M.
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An Army ROTC Summer: A Professor’s Experience
-Despite her time serving in the military, Theresa Wenzel never expected what she experienced during a recent visit to Fort Knox, Kentucky.
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Professor Discusses Dangers Of Pokémon Go
-It’s taking over the headlines around the world – people being injured playing Pokémon Go, a location-based augmented reality game.
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EPSY Professor Encourages Career Exploration Through YAP
-It’s one of Dr. Robert Woodward’s greatest accomplishments – seeing students from the Youth Adventure Program (YAP) continuing their education on the Texas A&M campus.
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Define Yourself By Stepping Out Of Your Comfort Zone
-When Donna Druery took a leap of faith and resigned from her position as a middle school assistant principal, she was terrified. It was a big life change, but one she knew she needed.
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Chinese And Korean Summer Program Wraps Up
-The Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture and College Station ISD partnered together to give local students a cultural experience through the Chinese and Korean Summer Program.
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Continuing A Legacy: EAHR’s Bell Ringing Tradition
-For many doctoral candidates, preparing for and defending a dissertation is one of the most stressful times of their lives. The same was true for Catherine Cole, but thanks to support from her family – including a former associate dean in the College of Education and Human Development – her story is extra special.
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Faculty Discuss Impact Of Technology On Children’s Development
-For children in today’s society, technologies like smartphones and tablets are commonplace. In fact, children rely on technology for the majority of their play, spending up to eight hours each day with some sort of entertainment technology. The problem is, there is very little research on what impact those technologies have on children’s development.
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Students Explore Bayern München Headquarters During Study Abroad Experience
-As graduate students in the Texas A&M Sports Management program, we were provided the opportunity to take a once-in-a-lifetime study abroad trip to Germany and Austria.
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Former Student Helps Pave Way For Others
-Angela Wrigglesworth ’99 is a third grade teacher and activist who strives to set the bar high. The Houston native has dedicated her career to shaping young minds in the classroom and inspiring others in her community to achieve new heights.
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Texas A&M Wins ROTC Cup In Sandhurst Competition At West Point
-We went behind the scenes to get a look inside training that happens at the Ranger Challenge Course on the Texas A&M Campus.
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HLKN Grad One Of Six Selected For CFP Internship
-Lindsey LeJeune calls it a dream come true. Starting August 1, she will spend a year working as the Tom Mickle Intern in Communications with the College Football Playoff (CFP), one of only six interns selected from across the country.
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