SCHOOL OF TEACHER EDUCATION (continued) Ella-Mae Daniel,
teaching faculty in elementary education, received a Faculty Fellows Program grant from the Office of Critical Thinking Initiatives and the Office of the Provost. These 2015 grants support FSU’s Quality Enhancement Plan, ThinkFSU.
Mary Frances Hanline,
professor of special education, received funding for a new U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Research Leadership personnel preparation grant, ASD-STEM, and serves as co-principal investigator. She also received the College of Education’s Graduate Teaching Award.
Elizabeth Jakubowski,
associate professor of mathematics education, serves as project faculty on the ASD-STEM project with Drs. Hanline, Reed and Whalon.
Ithel Jones,
professor of early childhood education, received grant funding from the Monique Burr Foundation for “Evaluation of the Child Safety Matters Program.”
Wenxia Wang,
assistant professor of foreign and second language education, received grant funding from the National Security Agency for “STARTALK.” She also received a First Year Assistant Professor (FYAP) Award from the FSU Council for Research and Creativity (CRC).
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Angie Davis,
teaching faculty and program coordinator in elementary education, was awarded the College of Education’s Undergraduate Teaching Award.
Sarah Ivy,
assistant professor of visual disabilities education, received a First Year Assistant Professor (FYAP) Award from the FSU Council for Research and Creativity (CRC).
John Myers,
associate professor of social science education, received the Guardian of the Flame Faculty Award for the College of Education. He was also a departmental finalist for the 2015 Robert M. Gagné Research Award.
Sandra Lewis,
professor of visual disabilities, received grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education for “Improving the Preparation of Professionals Serving Students with Visual Impairments, Including Those who have Additional Disabilities.”
Deborah Reed,
assistant professor of special education, was selected by the Spiritual Life Project at FSU to receive the Transformation Through Teaching recognition. She also serves as project faculty on the ASD-STEM project with Drs. Hanline, Jakubowski and Whalon. In addition, the American Educational Research Association (AERA)’s Education Research Service Project Initiative (ERSP) program chose a proposal by Reed for funding.