School of Education 2021 End of Year Celebration

The School of Education is recognizing the many accomplishments of its students, faculty, and staff during this unprecedented and ever-changing year at our annual End of Year Celebration on Friday, May 14, 2021. We are proud of our amazing community and the awards, honors, grants, scholarships, and milestones they achieved.

Student Awards and Honors

• Abdulilah Al-Dubai—James Manwaring Scholarship
• Fadi Al-Issa—Graduate School 3-Minute Thesis Competition Finalist
• Nigar Altindis—Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
• Lauren Anderson—School of Education Leadership Scholar
• Linzy Andre—AACTE Holmes Scholar; African-American Studies Fellowship
• Maria Armas—Board Member, Kappa Delta Pi
• Jeremie Auge—SUSSA Scholarship
• Emily Azueta—School of Education Leadership Scholar
• Cassida Ann Bartlett—Linda Hoenig Scholarship; Pia Pettrone Scholarship; Marie Sarno & Christopher DeVoe Scholarship; Margaret J. Early Scholarship; Linda Hoenig Scholarship; Pia Pettrone Scholarship; Marie Sarno & Christopher DeVoe Scholarship
• Frankie Marie Bartolomie—Lila Bull Scholarship
• Thomas Bauer—School of Education Leadership Scholar
• Andrew Benbenek—2020-2021 Remembrance Scholar
• Caroline Bergan—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Christian Bevilacqua—School of Education Leadership Scholar
• Angelique Boea—William D. Sheldon Fellowship in Reading and Language Arts
• Caroline Bookstaver—2021 Spector/Warren Fellowship
• Nikkia Borowski—Frances Burgoyne-Burt Scholarship
• Chelsea Bouldin—Burton Blatt Scholarship
• Sarah Boyle—Board Member, Kappa Delta Pi
• Jada Brown—Burton Blatt Scholarship; William D. Sheldon Fellowship in Reading and Language Arts
• Madison Brown—Mildred Blumin Scholarship
• Jodi Burnash—SUSSA Scholarship
• Allison Burtt—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Eliana Camargo—Burton Blatt Scholarship
• Jordan Campanelli—School of Education Leadership Scholar
• Sara Campopiano—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Megan Cartier—Graduate School 3-Minute Thesis Competition Finalist
• Tanya Cervantes—School of Education Leadership Scholar
• Lei Chen—William D. Sheldon Fellowship in Reading and Language Arts
• Emily Citron—2021 Spector/Warren Fellowship
• Julie Coggiola—2021 Syracuse University Scholar
• Emma Cohen—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Maureen Coleman—Lila Bull Scholarship
• Kateri Connolly—James Manwaring Scholarship
• Cora Cool-Mihalyi—Frances Burgoyne-Burt Scholarship
• Gemma Cooper-Novack—William D. Sheldon Fellowship in Reading and Language Arts
• Eira Cotto—William D. Sheldon Fellowship in Reading and Language Arts
• Alexis Cutinella—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Sofia De La Grana—2021 Spector/Warren Fellowship
• Mazda Delgado—College of Visual and Performing Arts Leadership Scholar
• Kimshari Diaz—Frances Burgoyne-Burt Scholarship
• Jennifer DiBello—Marsha Smith Lewis Scholarship
• Emma Dickson—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Elisa Diodoardo—Lila Bull Scholarship
• Kirsis A. Dipre—Joanne Blumin ’66 Scholarship; Keith Brown and Victor Holman Scholarship; Graduate Black and Hispanic Endowed Scholarship; 2021 Spector/Warren Fellowship
• Chaz Lit Doyle—James Manwaring Scholarship
• Katie Ducett—2021 Spector/Warren Fellowship; Social Media & Marketing Chairperson, SOE Graduate Student Council
• Courtney Dunaway—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Sefora Eugene—James F. Collins Scholarship; Emily Angeline Scholarship; M. Eunice Hilton Memorial Scholarship; Martha Conrad Hinkel Scholarship
• Haley Evans—Frances Burgoyne-Burt Scholarship
• Erin Farkas—School of Education Leadership Scholar
• Jade Farrell—Frances Burgoyne-Burt Scholarship
• Hannah Ferber—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Hannah Fishman—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Mary Fitzgerald—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Hannah Gardner—School of Education Leadership Scholar
• Sofia Gartland—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Jaquez Gilliard—Mildred Blumin Scholarship
• Jenny Gines—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Angela Giordano—School of Education Leadership Scholar
• Alexis Glogower—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Patrice Gonzales—Lila Bull Scholarship
• Martín Alberto Gonzalez—Distinguished Dissertation Award, AERA Critical Educators for Social Justice SIG; 2021 Outstanding Dissertation Award, AERA Latina/o/x Research Issues SIG
• Noah Guirguis—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Cassaundra Guzman—AACTE Holmes Scholar; Treasurer, SOE Graduate Student Council
• Tamara Hamilton—Elected Secretary, National Association of Multicultural Engineering Program Advocates
• Lauren Hammersley—School of Education Leadership Scholar
• Andrew Hanrahan—School of Education Leadership Scholar
• Brenna Hart—Board Member, Kappa Delta Pi; School of Education Marshal
• Justine Hastings—2020-2021 Remembrance Scholar; Our Time Has Come Scholar; Student Association President
• Nicole Heath—James Manwaring Scholarship
• Derron Hilts—Certificate in University Teaching; Fellow, Counselor Education & Supervision Journal; Emerging Leader, North Atlantic Region of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision; Outstanding Newsletter Award (Sigma Upsilon Chapter), Chi Sigma Iota International
• Michele Ho—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Aisha Huntley—James Manwaring Scholarship
• Laura Jack—Graduate School 3-Minute Thesis Competition Finalist
• Meghan Jacobsen—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Alexandra James—James F. Collins Scholarship; M. Eunice Hilton Memorial Scholarship
• Vanessa Jones—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Sarah Feldman—School of Education Leadership Scholar
• Dee Katovitch—Graduate School 3-Minute Thesis Competition Winner
• Venica Kitching—Frances Burgoyne-Burt Scholarship
• Fatima Seyma Kizil—William D. Sheldon Fellowship in Reading and Language Arts
• Emily Klein—School of Education Leadership Scholar
• Rebecca Klein—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Callie Kniffin—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Kaitlyn Kong—School of Education Leadership Scholar
• Lindsey Kurak—James Manwaring Scholarship
• Chanel Ladd—William D. Sheldon Fellowship in Reading and Language Arts
• Jamie Leon—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Shannon Levangie—School of Education Leadership Scholar
• Sophie Levine—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Sunny Li—Peter B. Mosenthal Scholarship
• Alexis Linck-Entwistle—Burton Blatt Scholarship; Peter B. Mosenthal Scholarship
• Rory Livingston—School of Education Leadership Scholar
• Chloe Lonergan—Frances Burgoyne-Burt Scholarship
• Emma Lutkins—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Melanie Mahoney—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Emma Maurer—2021 Spector/Warren Fellowship
• Katie Mauthner—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Fasika Melese—William M. Millard Scholarship
• Kristen Menger Zhu—International Merit Scholarship; Burton Blatt Scholarship
• Fatemeh Moghaddam—Teaching & Leadership Scholarship
• Julius Moreno—Joanne Blumin ’66 Scholarship; Board of Visitors Scholarship
• Deborah Moriarty—Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award; William D. Sheldon Fellowship in Reading and Language Arts
• Caroline Morton—2021 Spector/Warren Fellowship; Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Khadija Muhammad—William D. Sheldon Fellowship in Reading and Language Arts
• Midheta Mujak—William D. Sheldon Fellowship in Reading and Language Arts
• Victoria Munley—2020-2021 Remembrance Scholar
• Winifred Naggar—School of Education Leadership Scholar
• Sara Narvaez—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Meagan Ng—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Mai Nguyen—Co-President/Recorder, SOE Graduate Student Council
• Ngoc Tuyet Nguyen—William D. Sheldon Fellowship in Reading and Language Arts
• Zhijuan Niu—SU Doctoral Fellowship
• Parker Walsh Noble—Linda Hoenig Scholarship
• Emmanuel Nsadha—Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
• Sarah Nunes—2021 Spector/Warren Fellowship
• Destiny Pearson—School of Education Leadership Scholar
• Daslin Pena—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Amy Pennington-Lee—Lila Bull Scholarship
• Gabrielle Phillips—2020-2021 Remembrance Scholar
• Sara Pica—Emily Angeline Scholarship; Pia Pettrone Scholarship; William D. Sheldon Fellowship in Reading and Language Arts
• Rosepisey Pich—William D. Sheldon Fellowship in Reading and Language Arts
• Clare Pietra—Frances Burgoyne-Burt Scholarship
• Paula Possenti-Perez—Diversity and Inclusion Award, Outstanding Assessment (Center for Disability Resources), Syracuse University One University Awards
• Daniel Preston—Burton Blatt Scholarship
• Jasmine Price—James Manwaring Scholarship
• Amelia Reis—School of Education Leadership Scholar
• Michaela Rice—Burton Blatt Scholarship; Stafford Traditions Scholarship; Grace Glor Wheeler Scholarship
• Karen Riche—James Manwaring Scholarship
• Gwendolynn Riley-Zuckerbraun—Frances Burgoyne-Burt Scholarship
• Sydney Ringel—Board Member, Kappa Delta Pi
• Christina Rizzotto—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Katie Roquemore—AERA DSE SIG Dissertation Award
• Laura Rouse—Shineman, Barbara I. Shineman Scholarship
• Grace Rowan—Margaret A Charters Award
• Gabriella Rufo—Margaret J. Early Scholarship; Board of Visitors Scholarship; School of Education Scholarship
• Julia Russo—Board Member, Kappa Delta Pi
• Zachary Schuster—Burton Blatt Scholarship
• Mary Scott—Margaret J. Early Scholarship; School of Education Scholarship
• Ionah Scully—Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
• Lindsay Sheridan—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Caroline Smalley—Frances Burgoyne-Burt Scholarship
• Phillandra Smith—Co-President/Recorder, SOE Graduate Student Council; Second Place, AACTE Annual Dissertation Funding Competition; Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
• Michaela Sposato—Margaret J. Early Scholarship
• Alyssa Stahrr—Burton Blatt Scholarship; Shelley Baum Schechtman-Jacobson Scholarship; Gula M. Moench Fellowship; Roland & Barbara Cook Scholarship; Lynne Langberg-Stybel Scholarship
• Brianna Stahrr—Frances Burgoyne-Burt Scholarship
• Olivia Stalknecht—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Colby Stalteri—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Di Sun—Nominated for SOE Doctoral Prize
• Evan Starling-Davis—William D. Sheldon Fellowship in Reading and Language Arts, Mildred Blumin Scholarship
• Savannah Stocker—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Julianne Strauss—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Ashley Strauss—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Bhoomi Thakkar—Outstanding Entry Level Student Award, Sigma Upsilon Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota
• Dominique Van Gilst—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Jessica Vetrano—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Karley Voyias—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Santana Wayne—William D. Sheldon Fellowship in Reading and Language Arts
• Makayla Weiss—School of Education Leadership Scholar
• Samantha Wiederhorn—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Sarah Wilner—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Catherine Wilson—Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
• Lily Wolfer—2021 Syracuse University Scholar; School of Education Marshall; Board Member, Kappa Delta Pi
• Tianxiao Yang—Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
• Abigail Young—Burton Blatt Scholarship
• Lili Zhang—Nominated for SOE Doctoral Prize

Faculty/Staff Awards and Honors

• Moon-Heum Cho—Senior Assistant Editor, Online Learning Journal; Principal Investigator, CUSE Grant
• Elisa Dekaney—Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professorship
• Leela George—Outstanding Assessment (Educational Leadership CAS), Syracuse University One University Awards
• Kathy Hinchman—Induction and Election as Secretary, Reading Hall of Fame; Celebrate Literacy Award, Central New York Reading Council, Chair, SUNY Albany/Literacy Research Association Arthur Applebee Award Committee; Co-Editor, Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy
• Eunjung Kim—2021 Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award
• Yanhong Liu—Associate Editor for Assessment and Diagnosis, Journal of Counseling & Development; Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling Sponsored Scholarship; 2021 Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award.
• Melissa Luke—2021 Outstanding Service to Chapter Award, Sigma Upsilon Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota; AERA Division E Distinguished Research Award; Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling Sponsored Scholarship
• Beth Myers—Meredith Teaching Recognition Award for Early Performance; 2021-2022 Joan N. Burstyn Endowed Award for Collaborative Research (Examining course accommodation procedures for students with intellectual disabilities in Inclusive Higher Education)
• Qiu Wang—Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling Sponsored Scholarship
• Julia White—2020 Global Education Faculty Fellow, Cornell University; 2021 Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award

Faculty/Student Grants Received

• Christine Ashby—Syracuse Urban Inclusive Teacher Residency (SUITR) Grant (Syracuse City School District)
• Megan Cartier—2021 SOE Research & Creative Works Grant: Examining the Impact of Global Mobility and Geographic Relocation on the Continuity of Special Education Services Among Military-Connected Families (with Julia White)
• Kelly Chandler-Olcott and Sharon Dotger (with Gabriel Matney)—Understanding the role of lesson study in K-12 mathematics and science teacher education, Discovery Research, PreK-12 (National Science Foundation)
• Kirsis A. Dipre—ACES Research Grant
• Shana Gelin—2021 SOE Research & Creative Works Grant: An Exploration of Self-identity Experiences Within the Lives of Afro-Caribbean Women Undergraduate College Students: A Feminist Phenomenological Study (with Derek Seward)
• Leela George—Model P-20 Partnership for Principal Preparation Program (Syracuse City School District)
• Derron Hilts, Yanhong Liu—Chi Sigma Iota 2020-2021 Excellence in Counseling Research Grant
• Michelle Ho—Syracuse University SOURCE Grant: Pipeline to Educational Leadership Positions for Women of Color: Studying District Administrators (with George Theoharis)
• Ashanti Hunter—Syracuse University SOURCE Grant: Pipeline To Educational Leadership Positions for Women of Color: Focus on Building/School Administrators (with George Theoharis)
  Fatima Seyma Kizil—2021 SOE Research & Creative Works Grant: Exploring Immigrant Muslim Students’ Literacy Practices and Reader Identities (with Zaline Roy-Campbell)
• Leonese Nelson—Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) 2020-2021; Science and Technology Entry Programs (STEP) 2020-2021 (NYS Department of Education)
• Jacqueline Ritz—Syracuse University SOURCE Grant: Integrating Anatomical Model References in the Teaching of the Pronunciation of Spanish and English as a Second Language (with M. Emma Ticio Quesada)
• Zeenar Salim—2021 SOE Research & Creative Works Grant: Tenured Faculties’ Reflections on their Design Decisions while Re/Designing a Course (with Tiffany Koszalka)
• Scott Shablak—Farm Ops: Advancing Agriculture Opportunities For Military Veterans In Northern New York (CCE of Jefferson County); Jefferson Pathways Project (Jefferson Community College)
• Phillandra Smith—2021 SOE Research & Creative Works Grant: An Analysis of Race and Ethnicity in Special Education Textbooks (with Beth Myers); 2021-2022 Joan N. Burstyn Endowed Award for Collaborative Research (Examining course accommodation procedures for students with intellectual disabilities in Inclusive Higher Education)
• Sara Jo Soldovieri—2021 SOE Research & Creative Works Grant: The educational experiences of families of children with disabilities during the Covid-19 pandemic (with Sultan Kilinc)
• Craig Tucker—Student Support Services 2020-2025 (U.S. Department of Education)
• Qiu Wang—The Influence of Contextual and Constitutional Emotional Processes on Speech Motor Control and Speech Motor Practice Effects in Early Childhood Stuttering (National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders/NIH/DHHS)
• Anemonë Zeneli—2021 SOE Research & Creative Works Grant: Kosovar teachers’ perceptions of the core curriculum framework (with Jeffery Mangram)