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Join the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at their new lecture series “Fast & Curious: ED Talks" on February 17. This event will feature eight faculty and alumni from the Gevirtz School giving no more than an eight-minute talk each about their research.

By Nicole Poletto, Professional Development Peer
Friday, February 3rd, 2017 - 1:58pm


Join the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at their new lecture series "Fast & Curious: ED Talks" on February 17. This event will feature eight faculty and alumni from the Gevirtz School giving no more than an eight-minute talk each about their research.

When: Thursday, February 17, 7 p.m.
Where: Santa Barbara Public Library, 40 E. Anapamu Street

Please RSVP for planning purposes to rsvp@education.ucsb.edu with "Fast & Curious" in the subject line.

Presenters and Titles:
Jason Duque, Senior Lecturer with Security of Employment, Department of Education and Teacher Education Program, "To Solve Educational Problems, Don't Focus on Them"

Tania Israel, Professor and Chair, Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, "Free Your Mind: Unlearning LGBT Stigma"

Don Lubach, Associate Dean of Students and GGSE Lecturer, "Jet Fuel into the Upward Mobility Machine: A Course for Transfer Students"

Andrew Maul, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, "Educational Testing and Psychological Measurement: One Hundred Years Gone Astray?"

Yukari Okamoto, Professor, Department of Education, "Speaking of Numbers...Does Language Matter?"

Russell Rumberger, Emeritus Professor, Department of Education, "Ensuring High School Graduation for All"

Jill Sharkey, Lecturer with Security of Employment, Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in School and Mental Health Systems & Overrepresentation of Youth of Color in Juvenile Justice"

Ty Vernon, Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, "Fitting In: How the Need to Belong Impacts Everything"