COE - Graduate Student Organization

Congrats, College of Education SUGRS Symposium Winners!

4/21/2022

Pictured: Jale Ercan Dursun

Congratulations to the following COE graduate students on their Outstanding Research Poster Awards at the annual SUGRS Symposium!

Outstanding Research Poster Award
Qi Si and Jale Ercan Dursun
Survey Research on P-12 Preservice Teachers Self-efficacy of Multimodal Literacies Instruction

Diana Quito
Navigating Career Paths: Relationships Between Motivation and Career Development

COE Graduate Research, Teaching, & Service Awards

4/5/2022

Outstanding Research by a Master’s Student
Nicholas T. Barefoot

Outstanding Teaching by a Master’s Student
Reginald T. Ryan

Outstanding Research by a Doctoral Student
Battogtokh “Togy” Zagdsuren

Recognition for Excellence in Research by a Doctoral Student
April M. Jones

Outstanding Service by a Graduate Student
Kimberly G. Stephenson

Most Outstanding Thesis
Filiz Akyuz
The Effect of Test-Optional Policies on Student Enrollment Demographics
Chair: Dr. Karri A. Holley

M. Ray Loree Most Outstanding Dissertation
Dr. Wenjing Guo
Exploring Rating Quality in the Context of High-Stakes Rater-Mediated Educational Assessments
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Stefanie A. Wind

Recognition for Excellence in Dissertation Research
Dr. A. C. Johnson
“I Deserve to Be Here More than Anybody Else”: First-Generation African American Women Doctoral Students’ Experiences at Southern HWIS
Chair: Dr. Karri A. Holley

Recognition for Excellence in Dissertation Research
Dr. Kiara S. Summerville
“…Just Keep Cracking the Ceiling.”: Black Women Student Leaders’ Experiences with Belonging at a Historically White Institution
Chair: Dr. Karri A. Holley

Dissertation Research – Honorable Mention
Dr. Aundrea M. McFall
Self-Regulated Strategy Development and a Low-Intensity Behavior Strategy: Intensified TWA and Mindful Breathing to Improve the Reading Comprehension Skills of Middle School Students with Learning and Behavioral Disorders
Chairs: Dr. Kristine Jolivette; Nicole C. Swoszowski

Dissertation Research – Honorable Mention
Dr. Briana G. Kidd
Kendred Spirits: An Autoethnographic Account of Composing Closeness between Bars
Chair: Dr. Latrise P. Johnson

Dissertation Research – Honorable Mention
Dr. Brenton R. Powers
Black Men’s Choice Process in Attending a Historically Black College and University Medical School
Chair: Dr. Nathaniel J. Bray

Janice Bargdill Wilson Award for Excellence in Teaching with Children’s Literature
Abigail Arthur & Brianna Hyche

Judy L. Bonner Award for Nurse Educator of the Year
Jenna Beamer

George H. Stopp Academic Achievement Award
Sarah Yelverton

The University of Alabama Adapted Athletics Academic Award
Parthasarathi Venkatram

Jasper Harvey Award for Excellence in Graduate Studies
Kameron Carden

Tommy Russell Award for Excellence in Doctoral Studies
Allyson Pitzel

Stephen A. Willard Memorial Award
Carolina Kudesey

Congratulations to COE Students During Honors Week 2022

4/5/2022

COE Most Outstanding Graduate Student Awards 2022

Curriculum & Instruction

Elementary Research (Graduate) - Cortney Dilgard & Jale Ercan Dursun
Elementary Service (Graduate) - Lauren Wallace
Elementary Teaching (Graduate) - Melissa Walton
Literacy (Graduate) - Qi Si
Secondary English Language Arts (Graduate) - Catherine Schmandt
Secondary Mathematics (Graduate) - Nathan Kenny
Secondary Science (Graduate) - Paden Crowder
Secondary Social Science (Graduate) -Julie Johnson

Educational Leadership, Policy, & Technology Studies

Educational Leadership—Ph.D. Huaiyue Zhang
Educational Leaderhsip—Ed.D. Andrea Ziegler
Educational Leadership—Ed.S. Michael Vise
Educational Leadership—M.A. Kelly Wynn
Higher Education Administration--Research (Ph.D.) Paton Roden
Higher Education Administration--Teaching (Ph.D.) Kimberely Williams
Higher Education Administration—Exec. Ed.D. Mark Butt
Higher Education Administration—Ed.D. Stephanie Lowe
Higher Education Administration—M.A. Tahani Osman
Higher Education Administration—M.A. (Online) McKinsey Poole
Higher Education Administration--Teaching Certificate Elizabeth McDonald
Higher Education Administration--Service (M.A.) Brittni Milledge
Instructional Technology—Ph.D. Mallori Crockett
Instructional Technology--Innovation (Ph.D.)Brandon Walker
Instructional Technology--Research (Ph.D.) Bernadette Beavers
Instructional Technology—M.A. - Paul “Jeff” Levingston
Instructional Technology—Graduate Certificate - Kantrele King
Social and Cultural Studies—Ph.D. - Shelton K. Johnson

Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methodology, & Counseling

Clinical Mental Health Counseling - Amber Slaughter
Counselor Education - Shanice Carter
Educational Psychology - Sarah Hughes Berheim and Cailee Nelson
Qualitative Research - Carlson Coogler
Quantitative Research - Qingzhou Shi
Rehabilitation Counseling - Mathew Trieber
School Counseling - Leah Clark
School Psychology - Kimberleigh Daniels

Kinesiology

Exercise Science—Ph.D. Peixuan Zhang
Exercise Science—M.A. Nick Barefoot
Sport Management (Graduate)
Sport Pedagogy (Graduate) Meghan Dennis

Music Education

Choral Music (Graduate) Adrienne Wiggins
Instrumental Music (Graduate) Russell Greene

Special Education & Multiple Abilities

Collaborative Teacher (Graduate) Allie Marques
Collaborative Teacher—Multiple Abilities Program Cohort (Graduate) Taylor Burge
Gifted and Talented (Graduate) Meaghan Hughes-Davis
Early Childhood Special Education (Graduate) Alexis Elston
Severe Disabilities (Graduate) Maia Wilk
Autism (Graduate) Mikinzie Versteeg
CrossingPoints Certificate in Occupational Studies (CCOS) Davis Spain

Become a member of the COE-GSO board!

3/1/2022

Are you a UA SPEMA or Kinesiology grad student who’s looking for an awesome service and leadership position dedicated to helping grad students just like yourself? Or do you know of someone just like that? If so, email us at coe-gso@ua.edu for more information about how you can become a part of the COE-GSO leadership today!

Our new website is NOW live!

2/18/2022

Be sure to check out our brand-new website, coegso.ua.edu, for tons of info about grad student life in the College of Education at UA! We hope to provide you with important information, helpful resources, and more!

Meet COE-GSO!

2/10/2022

Learn about the new graduate student organization in the College of Education!

Introducing COE-GSO!

2/1/2022

We’re excited to announce the formation of a new graduate student group in the College of Education that’s just for graduate students! We aim to be the organization that represents YOU. We hope you communicate with us and become an active member. The College of Education Graduate Student Organization (COE-GSO) is here for you, and we can’t wait to meet you.