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View this email in your browser A note about COVID-19 We appreciate the efforts of researchers across the world and their adaptability during the COVID-19 outbreak. We hope you are staying safe during this unprecedented time. Latest research news Award-winning author and researcher delivers keynote at SOE's 2020 Research Colloquium Dr. Bettina L. Love, an award-winning author and researcher in the area of Hip Hop education, addressed a group of VCU faculty, staff and students recently at the Science Museum of Virginia on her experience researching whiteness in schools and its impact on students of color. Love’s keynote address was part of the School of Education’s annual research colloquium which highlights faculty and doctoral student research and research-related activities. READ MORE ABOUT SOE'S 2020 RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM Spotlight on faculty research Dr. Apugo looks at bias toward African American women The amount of knowledge being generated by VCU School of Education faculty in published research goes beyond merely enhancing the school’s reputation – it is helping to shape the future of education itself. One recent example of this is the study below, co-authored by Dr. Danielle Apugo, assistant professor and visiting faculty scholar in the Department of Teaching and Learning, which looks at African American women’s narratives of hair bias in schools. READ MORE ABOUT DR. APUGO'S RESEARCH Dr. Thoma looks at employment for youth with disabilities This study, co-authored by Dr. Colleen Thoma, professor in the Department of Counseling and Special Education, looks at the efforts to improve employment outcomes for youth with disabilities. Thoma and four doctoral students examined how interagency collaboration established by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014 impacts the transition services associated with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004. READ MORE ABOUT DR. THOMA'S RESEARCH Faculty research awards Dr. Gibson to receive ACA’s Extended Research Award for 2020 Donna M. Gibson, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, interim associate dean for academic affairs, department chair and professor in the Department of Counseling and Special Education, will receive the American Counseling Association’s Extended Research Award for 2020. For over a decade, Dr. Gibson’s research interests and publications have included a focus on leadership and professional identity development specific to the counseling profession. READ MORE ABOUT DR. GIBSON'S RESEARCH AWARD Dr. Shakeshaft wins AERA Excellence in Research Award Charol Shakeshaft, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, is the winner of the 2020 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Division A Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award. Dr. Shakeshaft received the award based on her research on gender issues in leadership schools and schooling, as well as her research on identification and prevention of school employee sexual misconduct. READ MORE ABOUT DR. SHAKESHAFT'S RESEARCH AWARD SOE researchers in the media Dr. Siegel-Hawley and Dr. Bridges featured in Richmond Times-Dispatch Two VCU School of Education associate professors were featured in a Richmond Times-Dispatch article on the value of school diversity as Richmond families and policymakers weigh which factors should drive rezoning decisions. The Department of Educational Leadership's Dr. Genevieve Siegel-Hawley and Dr. Kimberly M. Bridges were featured for their work on a new report, Creating More Integrated Schools in a Segregated System: A Window of Opportunity. READ MORE ABOUT THE SIEGEL-HAWLEY AND BRIDGES REPORT Copyright © 2020 Virginia Commonwealth University, All rights reserved. Interested in the VCU School of Education? Request information. Attend an event. Apply now.