Evaluating the North Carolina Transformation, a new initiative to turn around 79 of the state’s lowest-performing schools, is the focus of a study led by Gary Henry, Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Public Policy and Education. The research is supported by a five-year, nearly $5 million grant from the Institute of Educational Sciences’ National Center for Education Research. The research is being conducted in collaboration with the North Carolina State Board of Education.
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Erik Carter, professor of special education and a Vanderbilt Kennedy Center investigator, was a featured speaker at a congressional briefing in March. Changing postschool pathways of youth and young adults with severe disabilities was the focus of the briefing, which was sponsored by the Friends of the Institute of Education Sciences. Learn more.
Sun-Joo Cho, assistant professor of psychology and human development, was selected by the National Council on Measurement in Education for the 2016 Bradley Hanson Award for contributions to educational measurement. She was recognized with a commemorative plaque and an award of $1,250 at the organization’s annual meeting in April.
Dale Farran, Antonio M. and Anita S. Gotto Professor of Teaching and Learning and senior associate director of the Peabody Research Institute, was honored with the 2016 Children’s Champion award at the Nashville Area Association for the Education of Young Children’s annual meeting in Nashville. Learn more.
Christopher J. Lemons was named among the recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers this spring. It is the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. Lemons is an assistant professor of special education, co-director of the Nashville Center for Leadership in Intensive Intervention and a Vanderbilt Kennedy Center investigator. Learn more.
Douglas Fuchs and Lynn Fuchs, Nicholas Hobbs Professors of Special Education and Human Development, delivered the Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award address at the American Educational Research Association’s annual conference in Washington, D.C. More than two dozen Peabody faculty and graduate students also presented their research. Gary Henry was among 22 scholars selected as 2016 fellows by the American Educational Research Association. Learn more.
“Read With Me, Talk With Me,” a smartphone app designed to promote child/parent reading interaction, received a Phase 1 award and $10,000 in the Bridging the Word Gap Challenge. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration hosted the contest. The app was conceived by Associate Professor of Psychology Georgene Troseth and graduate students Colleen Russo and Israel Flores, along with Peabody alumna Gabrielle Strouse, MS’07, PhD’11.
Douglas Perkins, professor of human and organizational development, has been named among the Society for Community Research and Action’s 2015-16 award recipients. He was presented the SCRA Award for Distinguished Contribution to Theory and Research in the field of community psychology this spring. Learn more.
The Susan Gray School (above) again has achieved accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the foremost professional association for the field of early childhood education. The accreditation is valid for five years. Learn more.
Peabody won two regional Emmys from the MidSouth Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. “Saving Lives: Safe and Supportive Schools in Tennessee,” written by Jack Isenhour, won in the writer/program category. The video also won in the informational/instructional program category for producer/editor Lyle Jackson. Peabody also won seven Telly Awards this spring for three video projects. Learn more.