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August 14, 2025

UH Expands Behavioral Health Programs to Meet Workforce Demand

Charlotte Carp, UH College of Education program director and a board-certified behavior analyst, talks about how the University of Houston is expanding its behavioral health offerings this fall to provide students with comprehensive training in a high-demand field of Applied Behavior Analysis with the goal of better serving the community.

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May 2, 2025

New UH Study Finds All STEM Stereotypes Are Not the Same

New research from Assistant Professor Allison Master found that students don’t view all STEM subjects alike. Boys and girls generally believe that engineering and computer science are professions for males, while the tide has changed some for math and science — with girls slightly favored or equal.

January 23, 2025

UH Professor Earns Presidential Award for Early Career Scientists and Engineers

Allison Master, an assistant professor in the Department of Psychological, Health and Learning Sciences at the UH College of Education, has earned the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the U.S. government’s highest honor of its kind.

January 13, 2025

UH Professor to Work with Romanian Doctoral Students via Fulbright Exchange

Mikel Cole, a professor of bilingual/ESL education, planned to work with doctoral students at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University to improve their research and media literacy skills. “This feels like such a gift,” he said of the Fulbright award. Cole follows three other College faculty Fulbright participants.

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September 8, 2025

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August 14, 2025

UH Expands Behavioral Health Programs to Meet Workforce Demand

Charlotte Carp, UH College of Education program director and a board-certified behavior analyst, talks about how the University of Houston is expanding its behavioral health offerings this fall to provide students with comprehensive training in a high-demand field of Applied Behavior Analysis with the goal of better serving the community.

May 8, 2025

‘Success Comes from Hard Work’: Top Graduates Advise Future Students

Their journeys began around the globe — born in India, England, Houston and beyond — and their families hail from Vietnam, Mexico, El Salvador and America. They all landed at the University of Houston College of Education, pursuing careers as teachers and health specialists, and they now share a remarkable achievement: earning perfect GPAs.

May 2, 2025

New UH Study Finds All STEM Stereotypes Are Not the Same

New research from Assistant Professor Allison Master found that students don’t view all STEM subjects alike. Boys and girls generally believe that engineering and computer science are professions for males, while the tide has changed some for math and science — with girls slightly favored or equal.

February 13, 2025

UH Art Education Professor Wins National Distinguished Scholar Award

Growing up on a remote farm, Sheng Kuan Chung faced low expectations in grade school. Thankfully, he said, he discovered art as an outlet. His work has drawn recognition from the National Art Education Association’s Asian Art and Culture Interest Group, which praised his innovative use of digital media.

January 23, 2025

UH Professor Earns Presidential Award for Early Career Scientists and Engineers

Allison Master, an assistant professor in the Department of Psychological, Health and Learning Sciences at the UH College of Education, has earned the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the U.S. government’s highest honor of its kind.

COE in the News

U.S. Department of Education rescinds guidance for educating English learners

KTRK – ABC13

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls for lawmakers to replace STAAR test as part of special session

Houston Public Media

Efforts to emphasize STEM-related learning is paying off, but is it at the expense of other subjects?

Houston Public Media/Houston Matters (starts around minute 11:39)

STAAR test results are out. Here’s how Houston’s largest school districts performed

Houston Public Media

Sugar Land, Missouri City providers seek to close access gaps as behavioral health diagnoses grow

Community Impact

Sorry, kids. STAAR isn't dead yet. But there's hope. | Editorial

Houston Chronicle (subscription required)

Trump cuts at UH affect studies on residential segregation, a 1900s feminist society and LGBTQ health

Houston Chronicle (subscription required)