Chapman University Ph.D. Students to Present at Diversity Conference in June
Janae Dimick, Nicol Howard, and Christopher Lewis, all Ph.D. students in the 2011 cohort, will be presenting at the 2012 International Diversity Conference this June. The conference will be held at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. This conference will address a range of critically important themes in the study of diversity today. Janae
Call for Proposals for the ESC II
The Emerging Scholars Conference II will be held on September 28th and 29th, 2012. This year’s theme is Making It Better: Naming and resisting bullying in families, schools, and communities. If you would like to present research or a paper at the confrence please submit a summary by May 1st, 2012 to ces@chapman.edu. Please
CES Represents at CASP
The Counseling and School Psychology faculty along with five doctoral students and ten Ed.S. students will be presenting at the California Association of School Psychologists (CASP) spring conference from March 21st to the 23rd. Two of our own Doctoral student, Stephanie Domzalski and Courtney Matz, are co-chairs of the conference. With faculty, the CSP group accounts for 14 workshops, papers and posters. Way
Ethnic Studies: Inclusive or Divisive
Arizona has been strongly criticized for its stand on immigration policy. Their collective views on all issues related to immigrants have been largely negative. The questions are, “Who is the “they” and why does their view win?” Additionally, who is doing all the criticizing? Obviously, some are expressing dissenting opinions. Where are these people when
ATEP Journey to Taiwan!
In May, students and faculty from Chapman University’s Athletic Training Education Program will travel to Taiwan for a three week study abroad course in sports medicine. In conjunction with the National Taiwan Sport University, ATEP students will participate in traditional Chinese medicine workshops on acupuncture, Tui Na therapy, and herbal medicine. They will also perform
School Psychology Students Represent CES at NASP
Drs. Michael Hass and Kelly Kennedy recently came back from the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) in Philadelphia. The meeting was attended by over 6,000 school psychologist from around the country and the world. Not only did 25 of our School Psychology students attend – a record number – but 8 Ed.S. and 3 doctoral students
Dr. Brian Alters New President of NCSE
This past weekend, Brian Alters became President of the Board of Directors of the National Center for Science Education (NCSE). The President for the past 18 years was Kevin Padian, Professor of paleontology at U.C. Berkeley. NCSE is frequently in the middle of heated national controversy. With the addition of the teaching of climate change to
Dr. Montgomery blogs with President Doti
The CES’s very own Dr. Judy Montgomery is working with President Jim Doti and Lisa Mertins on their blog about their new children’s book endeavor. President Doti will write the story and Lisa will illustrate it. They collaborated on their first children’s book, A Christmas Adventure in Little Italy in 2010. It is the story of little
Congratulations to Dr. Alters!
The CES’s very own Dr. Alters has been elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) This is a very prestigious honor and the CES sends our heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Alters for all his achievements and this wonderful honor! For more on this wonderful award please visit the Happenings article.
More than 750 Scientists Attend Dr. Brian Alters’ Lecture
On January 7, 2012, at one of the world’s largest and most prestigious professional associations of its kind, Dr. Brian Alters, College of Educational Studies and the Schmid College of Science and Technology, gave the closing plenary lecture to the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) which was formed in 1902. Dr. Alters delivered