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29 Mar 2021 By Melissa Lee | Central Administration

Kiewra earns top NU award for teaching

Kenneth Kiewra, professor of educational psychology in the College of Education and Human Sciences, has received the Outstanding Teaching and Instructional Creativity Award from the University of Nebraska.

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08 Mar 2021 By Chuck Green - CYFS

Boosting children’s resilience in the face of socioeconomic risk

Hannah Kerby, doctoral candidate in school psychology, is exploring how children’s social-emotional skills are influenced by their residential neighborhoods — and whether home-school relationships can build resilience for children.

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11 Sep 2020

Katie Edwards selected to participate in Research Leaders Program

Katie Edwards, associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, has been selected to participate in the inaugural cohort of the Office of Research and Economic Development’s Research Leaders Program.

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20 Aug 2020

Swearer receives mid-career award from American Psychological Association

Susan Swearer, Willa Cather Professor of Educational Psychology, has received the 2020 American Psychological Association Mid-Career Award for Outstanding Contributions to Benefit Children, Youth and Families.

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30 Jul 2020

New social media mental health effort features Nebraska connection

Susan M. Swearer, educational psychologist, licensed psychologist and nationally recognized anti-bullying expert, is consulting on a new social media initiative addressing pandemic-related mental health conditions.

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17 Apr 2020 By Matt Sernett

Babchuk receives distinguished scholar award

Wayne Babchuk, associate professor of practice in the Department of Educational Psychology at University of Nebraska–Lincoln, has received the 2020 McGraw Hill Distinguished Scholar Award from the Ethnographic and Qualitative Research Conference.

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18 Sep 2019

2019 Service Award recipients

2019 Service Award Recipients	# Years	Unit
Eric C Einspahr	10	CEHS
Mary C Sutton	25	CEHS
Dipti A Dev	5	CYAF

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18 Apr 2019

College of Education and Human Sciences Award Reception

One of the values CEHS espouses is dedication to excellence. Another is valuing community. On April 12 CEHS faculty/staff gathered at the Sheldon Museum of Art to salute this year's faculty, staff, and student award recipients in CEHS. Each one is an example of excellence in teaching, research, creative work, engagement, mentoring as well as dedication to supporting the CEHS mission.

Staff Award
Jim Benes-SSC
Ben Lennander-CEHS Business Team

Outstanding Teaching Award
Jennifer Johnson Jorgensen-TMFD
Deryl Hatch-EDAD
Natalie Williams-CYAF

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15 Aug 2018 By Heather Snodgrass | Marketing Communications Manager | Buros Center for Testing

Geisinger accepts national and international leadership positions

Kurt F. Geisinger, director of the Buros Center for Testing and professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, will serve in multiple leadership positions this year both nationally and internationally, in the field of educational assessment and evaluation.

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09 Jul 2018

CEHS grad student becomes U.S. citizen

June 26 was a big day for Heejae Chung. It’s the day she became a U.S. citizen.

Chung is a College of Education and Human Sciences student pursuing an educational specialist degree in school psychology from the Department of Educational Psychology. When she began taking CEHS graduate courses in the fall of 2015, Chung was interested in a master’s degree in special education, but last fall started focusing on the school psychology degree.

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