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Check out past media stories featuring College of Education faculty, staff and students. (Read the latest media stories here.)

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2016-17


  • Houston Chronicle

Courtney Wright, whose home and belongings were destroyed during Hurricane Harvey, shares her inspirational story.


  • Houston Chronicle

Bulent Dogan discusses the importance of teaching young students to code. 


  • ArkLaTex.com Homepage

Lorraine Reitzel, chair of the Department of Psychological, Health and Learning Sciences, describes her anti-smoking work at the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) Innovations V Conference in Austin.


  • Houston Chronicle

In an op-ed, associate professor Nicole Coleman says Halloween should not be an avenue to promote gender stereotypes.


  • Houston Public Media

Bradley Carpenter, associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, talks about the qualities of an effective principal and how it is important to develop a strong leadership team. 


  • Houston Chronicle

Associate Dean for Research Ezemenari Obasi discusses how stress and trauma from Harvey can impact local schoolchildren.


  • WalletHub

School Psychology Professor Bradley Smith shares insights on living a happy life. 


  • Texas Tribune

Amber Thompson, associate chair over teacher preparation, talks about the college’s work to prepare high quality teachers.


  • Texas Standard

Clinical Assistant Professor Carrie Cutler weighed in on best practices regarding homework in elementary school.


  • Dallas Morning News

Associate Dean Ezemenari Obasi discusses how chronic stress can impact students and schools. 


  • Fox 26 News

Dean Robert McPherson discusses how a grant from Raise Your Hand Texas and HEB Chairman Charles Butt will help aspiring teachers. 


  • Education Week Teacher

Professor Bradley Smith discusses his work leading yoga classes in schools and the impact on teacher burnout and student well-being. 


  • Texas Tribune

Associate Dean of Graduate Studies Jonathan Schwartz, in an interview with the Texas Tribune, explains the lifetime repercussions of bullying and ways schools can involve students in ending the behavior.


  • Texas Tribune

Bradley Carpenter, director of the College of Education's master's program in educational leadership, talks to the Texas Tribune about how the college is "revolutionizing" the principal internship and adding mindfulness and social justice into the curriculum.


  • Houston Chronicle

Laura Turchi, an assistant professor in the curriculum and instruction department, and Ann Christensen, associate professor in the English department, urge teachers to use Shakespeare to inspire students.


  • Community Impact Newspaper

Virginia Rangel, assistant professor in the department of educational leadership and policy studies, and Mariam Manuel, assistant professor for the teachHOUSTON program, talk about the importance of adding arts to STEM education.

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    Click2Houston News

Ken Ripperger-Suhler, clinical assistant professor in health, takes his students out of the classroom and into the Third Ward.


  • Houston Chronicle

Ezemenari Obasi, the college’s associate dean for research, explains the importance of bringing health care to communities. The effort will be fueled by a new $2 million grant from the United Health Foundation to the UH HEALTH Research Institute, which Obasi directs.


  • Texas Tribune

Sara Jones, assistant professor in the College of Education, talks about designing a successful mentoring program for students, as she is doing at Third Ward middle school.


  • The Cougar

Cathy Horn, associate professor of higher education, chats about her new role as president of the Faculty Senate and how her research interests align.


  • Texas Tribune

Professor Augustina Reyes, who’s teaching a new course on the school-to-prison pipeline, discusses school discipline trends.


  • Community Impact Newspaper

Dean Robert McPherson and Margaret Hale weigh in on college readiness and the state’s school accountability system.


  • Texas Tribune/Trib + Edu

Cathy Horn, co-director of the college's new Education Research Center, discusses the potential impact of big data on student outcomes and the workforce.


  • WalletHub

Lorraine Reitzel, associate chair of the Department of Psychological, Health and Learning Sciences, discusses strategies to quit smoking and related public policy.


  • Daily Cougar

A College of Education graduate student explains what makes the online program so successful.

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    Houston Chronicle

Associate Professor Catherine Horn urges Texas lawmakers to focus on college and career readiness in 2017.


  • Houston Public Media

Education Dean Robert McPherson discusses what makes the college’s teacher-preparation program one of the nation’s best.

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    Houston Chronicle

Ezemenari Obasi, interim associate dean of research at the College of Education, discusses his work studying stress and drug abuse.