Neag School of Education
Educating Educators to Help Children with High-Intensity Special Needs
UConn researchers have received a $6.5M grant from the US Department of Education to develop a program to help young children with high intensity needs due to intellectual and developmental disabilities.
CSCH Co-Hosts Second Symposium on Trauma-Informed Mental Health
Approximately 70 school, behavioral health, community, and research leaders from across the state gathered at the University of Connecticut campus in Storrs on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, to discuss school and community responses to childhood trauma and how to align work around trauma-informed schools in Connecticut.
Op-ed: Missing in Efforts to Curb Heavy Drinking and Hazing on Campuses
Drinking alcohol is deeply embedded in society’s notions about what it means to be a man, and attacking the problem necessitates dismantling that idea, says Adam McCready, visiting professor.
Neag School Holds Annual Scholarship Awards Celebration
The Neag School community honored more than 150 Neag School student scholarship recipients last month at the School’s Annual Scholarship Awards Celebration, many of whom attended the celebratory luncheon in Rome Commons Ballroom with their family and friends.
More Than $5M in Federal Funding to Support Gifted Education Research Projects
Neag School educational psychology faculty have secured more than $5 million in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Education’s Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act for two new research projects centered on gifted education.
$2.5M Grant to Support BU Wheelock, Neag School Partnership Project
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded $2.5 million in funding through its Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to special education faculty at Boston University (BU)’s Wheelock College of Education & Human Development and UConn’s Neag School of Education for a project that will fully fund five doctoral students at each institution over the next five years.
App Endgame: Detect Dyslexia Earlier
The current so-called 'wait to fail' model in the U.S., causes many children to lose a significant amount of educational time. The new app may enable teachers to test children earlier.
Meet the Researcher: Devin Kearns, Education
"Professor Kearns’ ongoing work in the areas of special education and reading intervention, coupled with technologies like brain imaging, offers a fresh perspective into strategies that can ultimately help our schools successfully serve the needs of all students,” says Gladis Kersaint, dean of Neag School of Education.
Fall 2019 Neag School Faculty Appointments
This fall, the Neag School welcomes a number of visiting faculty members and also announces several new appointments for current members of the community. In addition, colleagues, friends, and guests celebrated the career of Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Scott Brown earlier this month, who has retired from the Neag School after 39 years of service.
Jennifer McGarry Receives Highest Honor in Academic Field of Sport Management
This past summer, the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) formally recognized Neag School Professor Jennifer McGarry as the 2019 recipient of its most prestigious honor: the Earle F. Zeigler Lecture Award. The Zeigler Award, the highest distinction one can earn in the academic field of sport management, acknowledges significant contributions to the field in terms of scholarship, research, leadership, and peer recognition.