Honors
Steven M. Barlow, Corwin Moore Professor in the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, and Jacob Greenwood, a biomedical engineering Ph.D. candidate, were selected to attend the NU Foundation Celebration event to conduct a live demonstration of the pTACS neurosensory stimulator and showcase brain hemo applications in adult MCS stroke and CB3 MRI neuroimaging results.
Ali Shull, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Educational Psychology, was recognized as a 2025-26 Buffett Institute Graduate Scholar at a reception held at UNMC on Dec. 2. Learn more.
Sara Skretta, senior director of accreditation, placement and licensure in CEHS, was elected Midwest region representative of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education’s Advisory Council of State Representatives. Learn more.
Julia Torquati, professor in the Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies, was featured in the Buffett Early Childhood Institute’s 2024-25 annual report as the community chair in infant and child mental health. Learn more.
Awards
The Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education received the 2025 Educational Partnership Award from African Immigrant Family Services.
Chandan Krishnamoorthy, a graduate assistant in the Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, received the Life Sciences Fellowship from the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. (IANR). Learn more.
Milad Mohebali, assistant professor in the Department of Educational Administration, was selected to receive the Excellence in International Research Award from the Commission for Global Dimensions of Student Development.
Mel Sedlacek, office associate and IDEA campus coordinator in the Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies, was awarded the Great IDEA Award, recognizing the people who positively impact IDEA programs and students.
The Office of Graduate Studies held a reception to recognize award and fellowship winners, including: Barbie Zaman Wahid, a Ph.D. student in nutrition and health sciences, Outstanding Graduate Research and Creative Activities Award; Roopan Miriam George, a Ph.D. student in child, youth and family studies, Fling Fellow; and Tina Shetabi, a Ph.D. student in textiles, merchandising and fashion design, Dean’s Fellow. Learn more.
Publications
Kurt Geisinger, W.C. Meierhenry Distinguished University Professor and director of the Buros Center for Testing, reviewed “Testing and the Paradoxes of Fairness,” by Howard Wainer and Daniel H. Robinson. Learn more.
Mardi Schmeichel, associate professor of social studies education in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education, was cited and quoted for her research in the Newsweek article “Sorority Girls Are the Right’s Latest Obsession.”
CEHS Achievements highlight the honors, awards, and publications of our faculty, staff, students, and alumni. Submissions are self-reported and can be sent to cehssocial@unl.edu for inclusion.
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