Dr. Marissa Vasquez has been named a Faculty Fellows of the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE). This is a very competitive process and Dr. Vasquez was selected because of her outstanding contributions as a scholar and faculty member. In addition, this award is honoring Dr. Vasquez because of her contributions to the enhancement of Latinas/os in higher education.

Professor Charles Degeneffe, interim chair of SDSU’s Department of Administration, Rehabilitation and Postsecondary Education, and associate professor Mark Tucker will oversee a five-year, $1 million grant that will support master’s students training to become vocational rehabilitation counselors for people with disabilities.

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The Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, Volume 51, Issue 2, is dedicated to the national PROMISE research and demonstration projects.

The special edition is open sourced and available online at IOS Press Content Library.

The double issue contains articles from the six PROMISE model demonstration projects and national technical assistance center.  The two articles from CaPROMISE are:

COE professor named to statewide Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board
Dr. Charles Degeneffe made researching and teaching about traumatic brain injury rehabilitation his life’s work in part because he was fascinated by the perilously thin line between professional and client.

The Rehabilitation Counseling Program reached No. 4 out of 96 rehabilitation counseling programs ranked by U.S. News & World Report. The program, which is delivered both in person and 100 percent online, moved up six spots from No. 10 from the previous rankings in 2015. Significantly, SDSU is the only program ranked in the Top 4 that does not feature a Ph.D. program.

SDSU Researcher Receives National Award from NASPA
College of Education professor Marilee Bresciani Ludvik will receive the Robert H. Shaffer Award for Academic Excellence as a Graduate Faculty Member.

Congrats to Prof. Marissa Vasquez in the ARPE Dept. She is this year's winner of NASPA's outstanding faculty award! Marissa is being awarded because she has "contributed significant research and publication that promote the understanding of Latinx/a/o folks higher education."