Ph.D. in the News
Ph.D. Alums Examine Family-Friendly Policies
Dr. Jaime Lester (Ph.D. '06) and Dr. Margaret Sallee (Ph.D. '08) have a new book out entitled Establishing the Family-Friendly Campus: Models for Effective Practice.
This volume examines the need for family-friendly policies to help faculty members, students and administrators balance their personal and professional lives, and it documents the "best practices" currently being implemented.
Each chapter highlights practices and programs from a variety of institutions that address the needs of a more inclusive family-friendly campus and offers suggestions to others who are implementing similar change on their campuses.
CEG Present at NACSA in Utah
CEG researchers Dr. Priscilla Wohlstetter, Dr. Joanna Smith (Ph.D. '04) and current Ph.D. student Caitlin Farrell will present their work in several sessions at the annual meeting of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) in Salt Lake City October 19-21.
Session topics include findings from a recent CEG study on the growth strategies of charter management organizations, strategies for creating effective charter school governing boards, and new work into the policies and practices of charter school authorizers.
Joining them on the panel will be Jose Cole-Gutierrez, director of LAUSD charter schools office, and Robert Schwartz, chief academic office of Inner City Educational Foundation.
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Award winning dissertation
Dr. Vicki Park (Ph.D. '08) was awarded the 2008 AERA (Division A) Outstanding Dissertation Award for her dissertation entitled, Beyond the Numbers Chase: How Urban High School Teachers Make Sense of Data Use.
Transforming communities
Dr. Diane Shammas (Ph.D. '09) recently published her article, "Post-9/11 Arab and Muslim community college students: Ethno-religious enclaves and perceived discrimination," this month in the Community College Journal of Research and Practice.
Talking About China
Ph.D. student Kris De Pedro, who recently returned from an APRISE Study Tour to Beijing and Shanghai, will join five other USC students for Student Voices: Summer Programs in China.
The free event on Sept. 15 at noon includes lunch, and speakers will share how their trips to China enhanced their research and overall USC experience.
The discussion, which is sponsored by U.S.-China Institute, will take place in USC SOS B-40. For more information, contact uschina@usc.edu.
Appointment to Board of Governors
Dr. Manuel Baca (Ph.D. '98) was appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to the 17-member California Community Colleges Board of Governors, which sets policy and provides guidance for the system's 72 districts and 110 colleges. Baca has worked as a dean, vice president and interim president at Rio Hondo, where he is a full-time tenured faculty member teaching political science, business management and business law.
Alumna Author
Alumna Tiffani Crawford (Ph.D. '05), former student of Dr. Larry Picus, has published the book, The Effectiveness of the California Community Colleges in Local Economic Development.
The book is based on Dr. Crawford's research, which measures the effectiveness of California's economic development programs in its community colleges and gives recommendations for the future of technology, leadership, fiscal policy, organizational adaptation, higher education and local economic development.
Alumna Featured
Eastern Group Publications News featured a story on Alumna Dr. Thelma Melendez de Santa Ana (Ph.D. '95), who celebrated with friends and family in East Los Angeles before being sworn in as Assistant Secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education last Monday.
Ph.D. Student Recognized
Ph.D. student June Ahn has received the Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Advanced Collaboratory (HASTAC) Scholars Program Award. He was nominated by USC Cinema Arts Professor Tara McPherson. Congratulations, June!! More information
21st Century Scholar Blog
Last week on 21st Century Scholar, Randy Clemens discussed language in the classroom and the inclusion of teachers during policy formation.
Dr. Bill Tierney discussed the cost of college access and the regulation of colleges.
International Dissertation Award
Dr. Margie Curwen (Ph.D. '08), currently an assistant professor at Chapman University in Education, has won the Phi Delta Kappa International Dissertation Award. This prestigious international honor in Education comes with a $5,000 award and a publication in one of the most widely read Education journals, Phi Delta Kappan. Phi Delta Kappa's USC chapter will be honoring her at an awards ceremony on May 1.
Margie's winning dissertation, which explored the role of culture, assimilation, and literacy in a successful Latino middle class school in Los Angeles, also won the USC Rossier Dissertation of the Year Award last year. Congratulations, Margie!
Malloy Selected as PDK Leader
Dr. Courtney Malloy (Ph.D. '03)was just recognized as an Emerging Leader by Phi Delta Kappa International, a global association of education professionals.
The PDK Emerging Leaders program recognizes the top 24 educators under age 40 across the world for their leadership particularly in the areas of service, research and leadership. Congratulations, Courtney!
Ph.D. Alums return from Indonesia
Dr. Jeffrey Kealing (Ph.D. '03) and wife Dr. Shelly Westebbe (Ph.D. '04) have returned after a long-term training project with the language instructors at University of Indonesia's International Language Institute. Kealing, who is also a USC Language Academy faculty member, published an article in ESL Magazine on his work there and lessons learned.