Learning & Education
dailyRx: Digital Books Engage Young Readers
The health news site dailyRx covered the research of Dara Williams-Rossi, clinical assistant professor and director of undergraduate programs in the Department of Teaching and Learning, Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education & Human Development.
The article by Christopher Wright, Digital Books Engage Young Readers, published March 31.
Daily Mail Online: Can’t get your boy to read? Buy him a Kindle, say researchers
London’s Daily Mail Online covered the research of Dara Williams-Rossi, clinical assistant professor and director of undergraduate programs in the Department of Teaching and Learning, Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education & Human Development.
The article by Ted Thornhill, Can’t get your boy to read? Buy him a Kindle, say researchers, published March 29. Continue reading
UPI: Study: E-readers improve boys’ reading
UPI covered the research of Dara Williams-Rossi, clinical assistant professor and director of undergraduate programs in the Department of Teaching and Learning, Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education & Human Development.
The article, Study: E-readers improve boys’ reading, published March 27. Continue reading
Middle school boys who are reluctant readers value reading more after using e-readers
Middle school boys rated reading more valuable as an activity after two months of using an e-reader, according to SMU research.
The findings come from a study of 199 middle school students who struggle with reading and who participated in a reading improvement class with Amazon’s Kindle e-reader, says Dara Williams-Rossi, SMU. Continue reading
Fox 4 News: To spank or not to spank?
Fox 4 News in its segment “Spare the Rod” interviewed SMU psychologist George W. Holden about the controversial parenting book “To Train Up A Child.”
The book, written by a Tennessee pastor and his wife who are advocates of spanking, has been implicated in several child deaths at the hands of parents who claimed to be using corporal punishment in line with guidelines from the book. Continue reading
Time Healthland: Why Spanking Doesn’t Work
Time reporter Bonnie Rochman acknowledged the research and expertise of SMU psychologist George W. Holden in her article on new research into spanking published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Holden is an expert in families and child development. Continue reading
Bloomberg Businessweek: End of Days
Bloomberg Businessweek journalist Tim Murphy invited SMU psychologist George W. Holden to weigh in on the impact of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s controversial decision to extend the elementary school day from less than six hours a day to seven and a half.
Holden is an expert in families and child development. Continue reading
The Shorthorn: SMU’s Jodi Cooley sheds light on dark matter
Science students at the University of Texas at Arlington gathered Wednesday for a talk by SMU physicist Jodi Cooley about her work as part of a scientific team searching for dark matter.
Cooley, an assistant professor in the SMU Department of Physics, is an experimental particle physicist and is part of the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search. Continue reading
Dallas Morning News: SMU professor studies mental lapses like Perry’s
Book a live interview To book a live or taped interview with Alan Brown in the SMU News Broadcast Studio call SMU News and Communications at 214-768-7650 or email SMU News at news@smu.edu. Related links Alan Brown SMU Department of … Continue reading