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August 28, 2008
Professor Emeritus John Cogan has been named the 2008 Distinguished Global Scholar by the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS).
This award is promoted annually by the International Assembly of NCSS and sponsored by the Eleanor and Elliot Goldstein Family Foundation. John will speak at the International Assembly luncheon on November 14 at the NCSS Annual Conference in Houston, Texas.
Congratulations John!
August 26, 2008
Michael Goh, associate professor in Educational Psychology, and Joel Hetler, director of the University's Center for Excellence in Children’s Mental Health, recently presented an invited session together.
The session was titled: Public Health and Mental Health Integration in a Cultural Context, presented at a statewide mental health forum for populations of color and American Indians. The forum was organized by the Office of Minority and Multicultural Health, Minnesota Department of Health, August 22 in St. Paul.
Associate Professor Sherri Turner (Educational Psychology) was recently voted Treasurer for the American Psychological Association's (APA) Society of Vocational Psychology (Division 17).
Congratulations Sherri!
August 25, 2008
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Professor Richard Beach (Department of Curriculum and Instruction) was recently appointed to serve as a member of the Commission on Media for the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).
Richard's term will begin after the 2008 Annual Convention, scheduled for November 20-25 in San Antonio. The goal of this commission is to help teachers understand the value, possibilities, and constraints of multi-modal literacies and to support advocacy work with schools and educational policymakers.
Congratulations, Richard!
August 22, 2008
Congratulations to graduate student Sam Rieks who passed her national MFT licensing exam in June. She is now a Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist.
August 21, 2008
Don Dengel, Ph.D., assistant professor in Kinesiology, recently published an article with three of his former graduate students: Andrea Thelen (M.A., 2006), Aaron Kelly (Ph.D., 2004) and Eric Williamson (M.Ed., 2002). The article is based on Andrea's thesis.
Thelen, A.M., Kelly, A.S., Williamson, E.B., and Dengel, D.R. (2008) Examining the time course of endothelium-independent dilation by nitroglycerin. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, Vol. 34, No. 8, pp. 1217-1220.
Diane Wiese-Bjornstal, associate professor in the School of Kinesiology, was elected to the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Science Board for 2009-2012. The board's activities include review and input on the long-standing President's Challenge program as well as many other initiatives related to physical activity and health across the lifespan. The board includes ten scholars who are selected because of their significant contributions to the research and science of physical activity, fitness, health, and sports.
Congratulations Diane!
Assistant Professor Beth Lewis (Kinesiology) was interviewed recently by WCCO's Jason DeRusha on the topic of how many calories are used when exercising on a treadmill or elliptical machine.
Good Question: Do Treadmill Calorie Counts Work?
WCCO (Minn.) August 18, 2008
CEHD Faculty: Please read below for an August 15 media request from our central University Relations office. If you'll be attending the upcoming political conventions, please e-mail Patty Mattern at mattern@umn.edu and Drew Swain at dswain@umn.edu:
I hope you all are enjoying a good summer. With the school year fast approaching and the National Republican Convention right in our backyard, we communicators at the University of Minnesota have an opportunity to help reporters find stories involving the RNC and the DNC and we also get a chance to bring attention to experts and stories at the University.
The Chronicle of Higher Education will be at both conventions and they are looking for faculty who are going to the conventions and how they will be participating in the political process. If you have faculty members who are participating in the conventions, please get some details on what they will be doing, their contact information and send that information to our office. I am on vacation right now, but my colleague Drew Swain (dswain@umn.edu) is also working hard on our RNC-related media efforts, so please make sure to reply to both of our e-mail addresses. I will be actually checking my e-mail while I am gone.
Please also let us know of interesting or unique stories happening at the U during RNC week because reporters will be looking for feature stories as well.
And, of course, let me know of national story possibilities out of your schools, departments and colleges. Thank you in advance for your help and I look forward to our work together this school year.
Best,
Patty
Patty Mattern
Assistant Director of National Media Relations
University News Service
Office of University Relations
University of Minnesota
The Research and Training Center for Community Living (RTC) in the Institute on Community Integration was quoted in a recent article on sponsored placements for adults with developmental disabilities.
A Welcome Home
Washington Post (D.C.) August 10, 2008
August 13, 2008
Join us at the Great Minnesota Get Together on Saturday, August 30th, from 9
a.m. to 9 p.m. Come join the fun at the CEHD booth as we feature Go North! and the polar huskies at the U of M building, located at the intersection of Dan Patch Avenue and Underwood Street.
For more information or if you are interested in volunteering, contact Heather Peña at hpena@umn.edu or 612-626-8782.
Professor Bill Doherty (Family Social Science) is quoted in an article on alternatives to elaborate children's birthday parties.
Forget the Joneses
Washington Times (D.C.) August 13, 2008
August 12, 2008
Dear University—CEHD Community:
Upward Bound (UB) is excited to share the following video with you. It's a 3-minute video posted on YouTube about the University’s (CEHD) TRiO Upward Bound college preparatory program. Specifically, the video highlights our summer program and the importance of quality summer learning opportunities for all students.
This video was created by award-winning film maker Jesse Roessler. Jesse generously gave of his time and talents to help us celebrate Johns Hopkins Summer Learning Day and enabled us to enter their video contest. (Every program that submitted a video has the chance to win two laptops!)
Please note that the video content also covers the expansion of this summer's Upward Bound curriculum to include Global Citizenship and Human Rights. We will be working to create even more opportunities for our students to expand their perspectives and gain cultural capital in the coming year.
Upward Bound would like to thank Karin Olson, Jesse Roessler and Fawn Wilderson-Legros for their assistance with the development of the Global Citizenship and Human Rights curriculum and the video.
Aloida
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Aloida Zaragoza
Director
Upward Bound
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Don Dengel, professor in the School of Kinesiology, is quoted in an August 9 New York Times article covering Olympic boxing. Dengel talks about the dangers of fluid loss as a measure for rapidly losing weight.
Boxer collapses while trying to make weight
New York Times (N.Y.) August 9, 2008
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Professor Dante Cicchetti (Institute of Child Development) will receive the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 7 2008 Mentorship Award on Saturday, August 16, at the APA convention in Boston, Massachusetts. The Developmental Psychology Mentorship Award honors individuals who have contributed to developmental psychology through the education and training of the next generation of research leaders in developmental psychology.
Congratulations Dante!
Professor Bill Doherty discusses possible motivations behind former Senator John Edwards' extramarital affair on WCCO news.
August 11, 2008
The Center for Early Education Development (CEED) was mentioned in an article on Minnesota's new child care rating system.
Parents get help in choosing child care
Star Tribune (Minn.) August 7, 2008
Professor Bill Doherty (Family Social Science) discusses possible motivations behind former Senator John Edwards' extramarital affair.
'U Of M' doctor explains Edwards' admitted affair
WCCO (Minn.) August 8, 2008
August 8, 2008
Professor William Turner wrote a food safety bill introduced by Senator Barack Obama. The Improving Food-borne Illness Surveillance and Response Act of 2008 would improve information sharing and collaboration between public and private agencies and other organizations to effectively address food safety challenges. William had great help in writing the bill from the Centers for Disease Control, former directors of the Food and Drug Administration, and the nation's top researchers on food-borne illness, including Dr. John Besser of the Minnesota Health Department. For more information about the bill download the news release. Download file
August 7, 2008
Professor William Turner (Family Social Science) recently wrote a food safety bill that was introduced by Senator Barack Obama. In addition, the Wall Street Journal is doing an in-depth story on the biill for an upcoming issue. The Improving Food-borne Illness Surveillance and Response Act of 2008 would improve information sharing and collaboration between public and private agencies and other organizations to effectively address food safety challenges. William had great help in writing the bill from the Centers for Disease Control, former directors of the Food and Drug Administration, and the nation's top researchers on food-borne illness, including Dr. John Besser of the Minnesota Health Department. For more information about the bill download the press release.
Linda Buturian, senior teaching specialist in the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning, recently published a book. Linda will be giving a reading from the book, entitled World Gone Beautiful: Life Along the Rum River, at Common Good Books this Sunday, August 10, at 3:00 p.m. and at Magers & Quinn on Friday, August 22, at 7:30 p.m.
Congratulations Linda!
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Associate professor Michael Goh (Educational Psychology) has been appointed to the editorial board of the Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development (JMCD). JMCD is a refereed quarterly journal of the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD), a member association of the American Counseling Association. The journal is concerned with research, theory, and program applications pertinent to multicultural and ethnic minority interests in all areas of counseling and human development. JMCD is ranked one of the top 5 journals most cited for multicultural psychology.
Congratulations Michael!
August 5, 2008
Recent doctoral graduate Rachel Roiblatt (School of Social Work) has accepted an tenure-track position as an assistant professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, beginning 2008 Fall Semester.
Congratulations, Rachel!
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Stephen Ross, Kinesiology assistant professor, is quoted in the Opinion Exchange section of the August 3 Star Tribune. The article focuses on the viewership of the upcoming Beijing Summer Olympics. Stephen is also quoted in Sunday's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about the new high-tech sporting goods used by Olympic athletes in this year's Games.
The Olympics: A modern spectacle
Star Tribune (Minn.) August 3, 2008
Olympic athletes will put many high-tech devices to test
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wis.) August 3, 2008
Minnesota Child Response Center is now Ambit Network. Ambit means circuit, compass and a sphere of action or influence. Network was chosen because it represents the array of resources and people at work in the organization.
Ambit Network provides insights for therapists, social service providers and frontline mental health workers who serve children and families exposed to traumatic events. The research and knowledge of Ambit Network benefits organizations through technical assistance, training, evaluation and case consultation.
Project Team:
Abigail Gewirtz, Ph.D., LP, Project Director
Dawn Reckinger, MPH, Ph.D., Associate Director
Mary Jo Avendano, PhD, LMFT, Clinical Director
Crystal Cullerton-Sen, Ph.D., Clinical Program Manager
Heidi Flessert, Program Associate
Karen Kramer, Graduate Assistant
Libby Plowman, Graduate Assistant
August 4, 2008
Take the stress out of birthday parties
Tehran Times (Iran) August 2, 2008
The new Center for Children and Families at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) is partially modeled on our own Institute of Child Development.
New UTD center aims to help children grow
Dallas Morning News (Tex.) August 3, 2008
Consultants from the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) will be offering support via online discussions at an upcoming conference sponsored by the University of Guam Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service.
Guam CEDDERS to facilitate conference on special education services
KUAM News (Guam) August 3, 2008
August 1, 2008
Insight News recently reported on the McNair Scholars poster presentation, held on July 29.
U of M McNair Scholars display summer research projects
Insight News (Minn.) July 30, 2008
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