Education & Human Development

Faculty: A Widely Recognized Presence

Recent Awards | Books | Presentations | Publications | News & Popular Media

The research and expertise of College of Education and Human Development faculty are valuable resources for educators, social service providers, policymakers, the media and the general public. Here are some examples of the faculty's extensive public presence and influence.

Recent Awards
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• Robert Milardo, professor of Human Development and Family Relationship. Lifetime Fellow, National Council on Family Relations, 2005.

• Walter Abbott, associate professor, Kinesiology and Physical Education. Distinguished Service Award, National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association, 2005.

• Elizabeth Allan, assistant professor, Higher Education. 2005 Outstanding Publications Award, American Educational Research Association, for "Constructing Women’s Status: Policy Discourses of University Women’s Commissions," published in the Harvard Educational Review (Spring 2003).

• William Davis, Professor, Special Education. Lifetime Achievement Award, Maine Administrators of Services for Children with Disabilities, 2005.

Books authored
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• A Guide to Creating Student-Staffed Writing Centers, Grades 6-12," by Rich Kent. Peter Lang Publishing 2006

• Essential Questions – With Answers – for Middle Level Educators, by Edward Brazee and eight middle school educators and graduate students. National Middle School Association 2006

• Living Literature: Using children's literature to support reading and language arts, by Janice Kristo, Wendy Kasten and Amy McClure. Prentice Hall 2005.

• Legal Issues for Maine Educators, Second Edition, by Dianne Hoff and Marcia Diamond. OMNI Publishers, Inc., 2005.

• New Essentials for Teaching Reading in PreK-2, by Paula Moore and Anna Lyon. Scholastic 2005.

• Who Calls the Shots? Sports and University Leadership, Culture, and Decision Making, by Suzanne E. Estler with Laurie J. Nelson (Jossey-Bass 2005)

• Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Exercise Epidemiology, by Nellie M. Cyr, (University Press of America, Inc., 2003)

• Fundamentals of Statistical Reasoning in Education, by Ted Coladarci, Casey Cobb, Edward Minium and Robert Clarke (Wiley, Jossey-Bass 2004)

• This We Believe - Successful Schools for Young Adolescents, third edition (National Middle School Association 2003) revised by Edward Brazee, NMSA Association publications editor, et al.

• The Back-to-School Book: Everything you Need to Organize the Classroom, Establish Routines, and Kick off the Best Year Yet!, by Suzane Kaback, Constance Perry and Brenda Power (Scholastic 2003)

• Making Facts Come Alive: Choosing & Using Nonfiction Literature K-8, Second Edition, by Rosemary Bamford and Janice Kristo (Christopher-Gordon 2003)

• Sound Systems: Systematic Phonics Instruction in Early Literacy Contexts, by Paula Moore and Anna Lyon (Stenhouse 2002)

• Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K-Grade 6, 13th edition, edited by Janice Kristo and Amy McClure (National Council of Teachers of English, 2002)

• Sex Around the World: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Human Sexuality, by Sandra Caron, (Pearson Custom Publishing, 2003)
Sex Matters for College Students: FAQ’s in Human Sexuality, by Sandra Caron (Prentice Hall, 2003)

• Legal Issues for Maine School Leaders, by Dianne Hoff, Marcia Diamond and Mark Hatch, (Omni, Inc., 2002)

• Reading Don't Fix No Chevys: Literacy in the Lives of Young Men, Jeff Wilhelm and Michael Smith, (Heinemann 2002)

• Language Development: A Reader for Teachers (Second Edition), by Brenda Miller Power and Ruth Shagoury Hubbard, (Merrill Prentice Hall, 2002)

• Improving Comprehension with Think-Aloud Strategies, by Jeffrey D. Wilhelm, (Scholastic 2001)

• Strategic Reading: Guiding Students to Lifelong Literacy, 6-12, by Jeffrey D. Wilhelm, Tanya N. Baker and Julie Dube (Boynton/Cook Publishers, Inc., 2001)

• Cultivating Leadership in Schools: Connecting People, Purpose, and Practice, by Gordon A. Donaldson, Jr. by (Teachers College Press, 2001)

• Understanding the Purpose of Challenging Behavior: A Guide to Conducting Functional Assessments, by A. by James Artesani (Merrill Prentice Hall, (2001)

• Families as Relationship, edited by Robert Milardo and Steve Duck (John Wiley & Sons, LTD, 2000)

• Checking Out Nonfiction K-8: Good Choices for Best Learning, Rosemary Bamford, Janice Kristo, (Christopher-Gordon, 2000)
Believing in Achieving, Second Edition, Russ Quaglia (SARS Educational Services, 2000)

• A Legacy of Hope: A Short History of Secondary Education in Maine, Gordon Donaldson, (College of Education and Human Development, 2000)

Presentations Before
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American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Research Consortium American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences American Association of Physics Teachers American Association of University Administrators American College of Sports Medicine American Counseling Association American Educational Research Association American Psychological Association American Public Health Association Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps Association for Student Judicial Affairs International Celebration of Children's Literature Conference Centers for Disease Control and Prevention teleconference on Electronic Database Integration Council for Exceptional Children Education Trust Educational Policy Research Institute European-American University Forum Gerontological Society of America Global Conversations Conference Groves Conference on Marriage and the Family International Conference on Adapted Physical Activity International Conference on Values and Leadership International Family Violence Research Conference International Neuropsychological Society International Play Therapy Conference International Reading Recovery Institute International Network on Personal Relationships International Symposium on Bicycling and Walking

Learning Disabilities Association of Maine Maine Association of Health, Physical education, Recreation and Dance Maine Leadership Consortium Maine Principals' Association Maine Reading Association National Association for Gifted Children National Association for Research in Science Teaching National Association of Student Personnel Administrators National Council of Educational Opportunity Associations National Council of Measurement in Education National Council of Teachers of English National Council on Family Relations National Eisenhower Equity Task Force National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association National Middle Schools Association National Rural Education Association National Science Teachers Association National Staff Development Council National Teacher Leader Institute New England Association of Schools and Colleges New England Environmental Education Association Northeast Regional Conference on the Social Studies New England History Teachers' Association New England Reading Association Pacific Rim Conference Professional Development Schools National Conference Professional Schools National Conference Rutgers University Distinguished Lecture Program Society for Research in Child Development University Council for Educational Administration

Publications In
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Adolescence American Journal of Health Promotion American Journal of Veterinary Research American School Board Journal Case Studies in Child and Adolescent Counseling Computers in Human Behavior Educational Administrative Quarterly Education Digest Educational and Psychological Measurement Educational and Training in Development Studies Encyclopedia of Education English in Australia English Journal Families in Society Gifted Child Quarterly Harvard Educational Review IAA magazine (Interscholastic Athletic Administration) International Educator International Encyclopedic Dictionary of Education International Journal of Disability, Development & Education International Journal of Testing Journal of the American Academy of Psychotherapists Journal of American College Health Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Journal of Consumer Affairs Journal of Counseling and Development Journal of Educational Psychology Journal of Experimental Education Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development Journal for a Just and Caring Education Journal of Maine Education Journal of Marriage and the Family

Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality Journal of Reading Behavior Journal of Research in Rural Education Journal of Research in Science Teaching Journal of Research on Technology in Education Journal of Social and Personal Relationships Journal of Social Psychology Journal of Women in Educational Leadership Language Arts Literacy, Teaching and Learning Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise Mental Measurements Yearbook New England Reading Association Journal Phi Delta Kappan Reading Improvement Research in Middle Level Education Quarterly Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sports Rural School and Community Trust Scholastic.com School Community Journal School Science and Mathematics Science and Children Student Affairs Online Studies in Educational Evaluation Teacher Education Quarterly Teaching and Learning: The Journal of Natural Inquiry Teacher Research: The Journal of Classroom Inquiry Think: The Magazine on Critical & Creative Thinking The Allan Review The Maine Scholar The Chronicle of Higher Education The School Administrator Voices from the Middle

News and Popular Media Resources / Newsmakers
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ABC.com ABC News All Maine print and broadcast media Atlanta Journal/Constitution American Radio Network Baltimore Sun Battle Creek Enquirer Better Homes and Gardens Magazine Birmingham News Boston Globe British Cosmopolitan magazine C-SPAN Canadian Broadcasting System Chicago Times Christian Science Monitor Chronicle of Higher Education Congressional Quarterly Cosmopolitan Dallas Morning News Dayton Daily News Democrat & Chronicle Detroit Free Press Education Week Good Housekeeping Magazine Hartford Courant Herald-Mail Los Angeles Times Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine McCall's Magazine Miami Herald

Men's Fitness Magazine Modern Maturity Magazine Monitor Radio National Public Radio Northeast Public Radio New York Times Newsday Omaha World-Herald Parents Magazine Parade Magazine Philadelphia Inquirer Providence Journal/Bulletin Radio New Zealand Reader’s Digest Redbook Magazine Rolling Stone St. Louis Post-Dispatch San Francisco Examiner Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sports Illustrated Tampa Tribune Teen Magazine Times-Picayune Today Show Toronto Star USA Today U.S. News & World Report Wall Street Journal Washington Post Washington Times