Archived Media Mentions
Check out past media stories featuring College of Education faculty, staff and students. (Read the latest media stories here.)
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2020
Ezemenari Obasi, associate dean for research and director of the UH HEALTH Research Institute, shares advice on how to cut back on alcohol consumption and suggests activities to mitigate stress.
- Mental Health Curriculum to help Texas Kids
Reform Austin
Rachael Whitaker, director of the M.Ed. in counseling program, shares her thoughts on how to reinforce kindness in schools by implementing a mental health curriculum.
- DATA: Houston-area school districts see troubling failure rates for first grading period
Click2Houston News
Duncan Klussmann, clinical assistant professor and former superintendent of Spring Branch ISD, stresses the importance of breaking down the reasons for the failure rate in Houston area schools during the pandemic.
- Texas Students Are Failing Classes, Can They Catch Up?
Reform Austin News
Associate Chair Amber Thompson, who oversees teacher education, discusses the need for reasonableness and re-evaluating assignments and assessments amid the pandemic.
Kelli Drenner, director of the College’s B.S. in health program, warns that people should not let their guard down during the upcoming holiday season.
- Girls can be girls at Black Girl Magic School
Houston Chronicle
Assistant Professor Rhoda Freelon discusses learning pods and the education of Black students.
Duncan Klussmann, clinical assistant professor and former superintendent of Spring Branch ISD, explains possible reasons for the decline in enrollment in many Houston-area school districts.
Assistant Professor Leslie Frankel urges parents to adapt Halloween celebrations and make them fun and safe for children.
- How The Pandemic’s Affecting Our Children
Houston Public Media/Houston Matters
Professor Julie Dunsmore shared advice for parents to care for their children’s emotional and social development during the pandemic (starts at minute 15:07).
- Enrollments fall by thousands as Houston-area schools open amid pandemic
Houston Chronicle
Professor Julie Dunsmore, a professor of human development and family studies, discussed the impact of young children in particular not enrolling in school amid COVID-10.
- Do STEM toys actually teach kids science and math?
Live Science
Assistant Professor Allison Master shares advice for encouraging students’ interest in STEM.
- Is Art Always Political?
ArtHouston
Professor Sheng Kuan Chung, director of the art education program, discusses the intersection of art, politics and social activism.
April Peters-Hawkins, associate chair of the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, discussed concerns about the pandemic disproportionately impacting the academic progress of students from historically underserved populations.
Associate Dean for Research Ezemenari Obasi warns that algorithms that are not designed with cultural differences and lived experiences in mind may be harmful to minority communities.
- ABC13 hosts town hall on educational inequality for Hispanic students
ABC13 Eyewitness News (video)
Cathy Horn, chair of the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies and director of the UH Education Research Center, discuss the importance of high quality and diversity in the teaching profession to support Hispanic students.
- UH launching addiction and cancer prevention center
Houston Chronicle
Ezemenari Obasi, associate dean for research and founder of the UH HEALTH Research Institute, discusses how an $11.8 million grant will be used to tackle chronic health problems that affect minority populations.
- For Galveston County parents who work, in-person school might be only option
Galveston County Daily News
Clinical Assistant Professor Carrie Cutler explains the issues surrounding parents’ decision to send their children to school or keep them home.