Graduate News & Events
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Hindman examines AI ethics in play therapy practice
Feb 10, 2026 | Dr. Margaret Hindman, assistant professor of Counselor Education, presented a peer-reviewed presentation titled βEthical Considerations for Using AI with Play Therapyβ at the Association for Creativity in Counselingβs (ACC) 2025 Annual Conference.
Education faculty present research on teacher preparation
May 7, 2026 | Drs. Pamina Abkowitz, Adam Brown and René Garrison presented at the American Council on Rural Special Education (ACRES) Conference.
Harris, DeSimone earn Best Paper Award for credibility study
Nov 19, 2025 | Faculty members Heather Harris, MFA, and Kimberly DeSimone, Ph.D., received the Best Paper Award in the Education Track at the Academy of Business Research Conference held Oct. 29-31 in Marathon, Florida.
Pruitt researches family-perpetrated abuse and survivor outcomes
May 7, 2026 | Doyle Pruitt, associate professor and director of the Master of Social Work program, had a manuscript accepted into the Journal of Sexual Aggression.
SBUβs SHARP Hub calls grades 5β12 to register for reading program
Sep 23, 2025 | ΒιΆΉΣ³»βs SHARP Hub (Hub for Advancing Reading & Practice), formerly known as the SBU Reading Center, is still accepting registrations for its fall and spring literacy program for students in grades 5 through 12.
Bynoe to publish second volume on school leadership mentoring
Sep 24, 2025 | Dr. Tyrone Bynoe, associate professor and director of the Educational Leadership programs leading to advanced supervisory licensure, is the lead editor of an emerging book titled βMentoring Within the Continuum of School Leadership Preparation, Vol 2."
Marasco presents fieldwork evaluation research at POTA Conference
Nov 19, 2025 | Dr. Suzi Marasco, chair of the Occupational Therapy program, presented a two-hour workshop at the Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association conference in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Oct. 25.
Masterβs nursing students at ΒιΆΉΣ³» get invaluable experience at Trauma I center
Jul 9, 2024 | Students in the Masterβs Entry to Practice (MEP) nursing program at ΒιΆΉΣ³» had an experience this summer they wonβt soon forget.
Dr. Kimberly DeSimoneβs manuscript accepted for ABR Conference
Sep 24, 2025 | Dr. Kimberly DeSimoneβs manuscript βAdam as the First Failed Leader: A Feminist-Epistemological Reframing of Genesis Through Leadership Theoryβ has been accepted for presentation at the Academy of Business Research Conference in Marathon, Florida, Oct. 29β31.
PA faculty engage in dialogue on clinical education, innovation
Oct 22, 2025 | Faculty from the Physician Assistant Studies program β Dr. Keith Young, founding director and associate professor; Dr. Scott Medler, professor of PA Studies; Nicole Ackley, director of Clinical Education and clinical assistant professor; and Kate Nelson, clinical assistant professor β attended the Physician Assistant Education Association conference in San Diego, California.
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