School of Education

David Naff, Ph.D. David Naff, Ph.D., associate director for the Metropolitan Educational Research Consortium (MERC), has been appointed to the Virginia Advisory Committee for the Education of the Gifted (VACEG). MERC is a center affiliated with the VCU School of Education. The VACEG was formally established in 1982 by the Virginia Board of Education to provide guidance […]

Robin Pelt, Ph.D., and her dissertation chair, Kevin Sutherland, Ph.D. Members of the Special Education faculty at the VCU School of Education honored seven recent doctoral graduates whose graduation ceremonies were impacted by the pandemic at a special ceremony on June 18 in Oliver Hall Courtyard. Colleen Thoma, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Counseling […]

Study by researchers at the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center found that most employees with intellectual and developmental disabilities demonstrated their value during the crisis. Carol M. Schall, Ph.D. Employees with intellectual and developmental disabilities were adversely impacted in some ways by the global pandemic and economic shutdown, but most demonstrated their value as essential […]

Dr. Susan Leone (photo taken in 2011) Susan “Suzee” Dana Leone, a beloved member of the VCU School of Education family, died April 24, 2021. Leone earned her master’s degree in counseling and guidance from the school and was a professor here from 1994 until her retirement. For over 40 years, Leone was an active […]

Jose G. Alcaine, Ph.D. Jose G. Alcaine, Ph.D., director of research services in the Office of Research and Faculty Development, and affiliate faculty in the Department of Foundations of Education at the VCU School of Education, is co-leading a summer lecture series on the pre-award grant process. The six-part program is sponsored by the Society of Research Administrators International (SRAi) […]

VCU’s Global Education Office and School of Education will work with Universidad El Bosque in Bogotá, Colombia, to bolster STEM education for Colombian and U.S. students. VCU received its fifth grant from the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund, which creates partnerships between universities to provide students with access to new exchange and training […]

Undergraduate student in SOE’s disability studies certificate program wants to nurture her students by “listening, learning and growing right alongside them.” By Tiara Banks VCU undergraduate student Samantha Salama is currently pursuing her Bachelor of Arts in English with a Minor in Psychology. She is also pursuing an Undergraduate Certificate in Disability Studies in the VCU […]

Genevieve Siegel-Hawley, Ph.D. The VCU School of Education’s Dr. Genevieve Siegel-Hawley, associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, is featured in an article on the NBC12 website about a recent University of Richmond symposium that called for a ‘paradigm shift’ in Virginia’s school-to-prison pipeline. Siegel-Hawley was featured in a panel on Richmond’s history of segregated […]

Cassandra Stanley, Ed.D. Cassandra Stanley, Ed.D., assistant director of the Office of Strategic Engagement in the VCU School of Education, is featured in an article in the Summer 2021 issue of Richmond Family Magazine. “What Antiracism Looks Like,” by Melissa Face, covers how to have important conversations about race and culture with children from the perspectives of […]

Spotlight on SOE faculty research Luciana C. de Oliveira, Ph.D. The amount of knowledge being generated by VCU School of Education faculty in published research goes beyond merely enhancing the school’s reputation – it is helping to shape the future of education itself. One recent example of this is the study below, co-authored by Luciana […]