Dr. Corbin M. Campbell was a panelist on the webinar "How to Spot Great Teaching on a College Campus" about helping high school students find their dream college.
Dr. Gayle Warmbrodt, AU Faculty, members of the Ethnic Studies Network, and Grand Prairie ISD advocates, was successful in moving the Texas State Board of Education to approve a Native Studies course as a high school course in Texas after repeatedly testifying before the Texas State Board of Education.
Dr. Julie Corbett, EdD '25, launched her new podcast “Seats of Change: The Future of School Boards,” exploring the crucial role of local governance through the lens of school boards. Listen on Apple or Spotify.
Dr. Antonio L. Ellis was admitted to the 2025 GW Fellowship & Summer Institute on Antisemitism and Jewish Identity in Educational Settings in the Curriculum & Pedagogy track.
Jared Moran, EdD '28, is launching FlexConnect, an online program to support school-avoidant students and their families as the student slowly returns to school full time and in person.
Dr. Sara Taylor, EdD '25, was selected to be a 2025 Camelback Fellow to drive change in early childhood, education innovation, healthcare access, justice-impacted communities, and other areas. Taylor launched Perfect Match Schools.
Brianna Nargiso Newton, EdD '25, presented the session titled, “Measuring Belonging and Psychological Safety in K–12 Research: Tools and Methodological Considerations” at the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness' (SREE) 2025 Research Methods Webinar Series.
Nikki LeVee, BA '25, choreographed and danced in AU in Motion, the university’s largest student-run dance organization. She wrote, “I am so grateful for the gift of spending my first semester to final semester with AU In Motion."
Dr. William N. Thomas IV presented a poster session at the annual meeting of the Society on the Science of Motivation, with research assistant and doctoral student Dylan Ravdin, MEd '23 EdD '26.
Dr. Brandi Berry Smith, EdD '24, presented at the NYU Metropolitan Center's EQUITY NOW Conference with the session "Disability Justice and the Evolution of Inclusive Educational Leadership: Integrating the Social Model of Disability in Urban School Districts."
Allen Baugh, Jr., EdD '26, and Dylan Ravdin, MEd '23 EdD '26, will present "Reimagining Teacher Evaluation and Development as Mutual Networks for Agency and Growth" at the University of New Mexico's 18th annual Mentoring Conference in October.
Dr. Latrina Johnson, EdD '25, and Dr. Darla Davenport-Powell, EdD '25, will present “Witnessing the Indigestible: Spirit-Led Exchange on Educational Anti-Blackness,” at the 2025 CPED Convening hosted by Drexel University on October 22.
Dr. Liana Petruzzi organized a panel discussion on "World Cafe Conversations as a Methodology for Community Engagement" at the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Sciences and presented a talk entitled, "'Not just research for research sake': Community-Led Research is Essential for Population Health."
Dr. Alida Anderson won the 2024-2025 Milton and Sonia Greenberg Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award, which recognizes faculty who have made a significant contribution to research-based analyses of teaching practices or of curricular design.
Dr. Jacque Patterson, EdD '22, was selected for a Kean-Hunt Education Leadership Fellowship, which partners with senior-level political leaders who have the knowledge, skill, and will to be effective, equity-minded education policymakers at the state level.
Dr. Antonio L. Ellis was named to the prestigious American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2026 Presidential Program Committee, where he will help shape the vision and content of AERA's 2026 Annual Meeting.
Dr. Elizabeth Worden has a new role as Faculty Co-Lead for the AU Encounters Program, the orientation program for first-year and transfer students formerly called AUx. SOE's undergraduate enrollment is soaring—from 11 acceptances for undergraduate freshman in 2024 to 24 in 2025.
Dr. Shari Watkins has a new role as Director of Faculty Initiatives and Engagement, AU’s Center for Excellence.
