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Doctoral student Avery Corneil (Ph.D. ’27) is passionate about expanding access to mental health care and researching the experiences of women who hold leadership positions in the world of athletics.

Shiyu Wang, an associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, received the award in recognition of her psychometric research and practice.

Juanita Johnson-Bailey received the Exceptional Service in the Field Award from AHEA.

A new podcast created by associate professor Amanda Giordano aims to equip parents and caregivers with the skills to better understand and respond to a variety of youth risk behaviors.

Beza Tefera Muzein (Ph.D. ’26) aims to implement professional learning systems in schools that support teachers’ needs and, in turn, foster high-quality instruction for students.

Yizhu Gao, an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Education, was recently selected as a 2026 Robert F. Tinker Fellow by the Concord Consortium.

Alondra Lopez (B.S. ’22, M.Ed. ’24, Ph.D. ’29) is a doctoral student in counseling psychology whose work centers on social justice, bilingual mental health care, and advocacy for immigrant communities.

The University of Georgia’s kinesiology program ranked in the top 10 of an institutional ranking of kinesiology programs for 2025.

This past November, senior lecturer Laurie Achin arrived in Tokyo for the 2025 Deaflympics holding two distinct perspectives: that of a former athlete and that of a leader of USA Deaf Beach Volleyball.

Katie Sciurba recently received the Philip C. Chinn Multicultural Book Award from the National Association for Multicultural Education for her book “Reading and Relevance, Reimagined.”