story by Claire Miller
Georgia State University’s Office of the Provost has selected two College of Education & Human Development faculty members to receive 2024 university faculty awards.
Associate Professor Lauren Margulieux is a recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Achievement Award (Tenure-Track), which recognizes a tenure-track faculty member for outstanding achievements across scholarship, teaching and service.
Margulieux is the director of the college’s Snap Inc. Center for Computer and Teacher Education, where she supports university teacher preparation programs as they integrate computing into pre-service teacher training in all disciplines. Her research interests focus on computer science education for computing and programming novices, especially to promote computational literacy for all learners. She also created and directs a computer science endorsement to certify in-service teachers to offer computing courses. In 2020, she was chosen for the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Program and received funding for a five-year project entitled, “Spreading Computational Literacy Equitably via Integration of Computing in Preservice Teacher Preparation.”
“This award recognizes Dr. Margulieux’s cumulative scholarship in computer education in K-12 settings, culminating in the creation of the Snap Inc. Center,” said CEHD Dean Paul Alberto. “Through this center, she is developing curriculum, conducting research and mentoring K-12 teachers and university faculty.”
DaShaunda Patterson, associate dean for faculty affairs, is a recipient of the Kavita K. Pandit Mentoring Excellence Award. This award, named in honor of Dr. Kavita K. Pandit, Professor Emerita and former associate provost for faculty affairs, recognizes a faculty member who has shown outstanding dedication to the mentoring of other faculty members.
Patterson’s work includes the development of faculty instructional skills across delivery formats and platforms; programming to further belonging and inclusion among faculty, staff and students; development of a faculty mentoring program; professional development and evaluation for part-time instructors and assisting faculty in establishing school and community partnerships. She is also a clinical associate professor in the Department of Learning Sciences dedicated to developing a strong teacher workforce to achieve positive learning outcomes for all learners. Her areas of research and inquiry include the preparation and retention of highly qualified special educators, academic strategies for students with behavior disorders, culturally relevant pedagogy and positive academic and behavior interventions and supports. Earlier this year, she received the College of Education & Human Development’s Outstanding Faculty Mentoring Award. She has also served as project director, co-principal investigator and principal investigator on several federally funded Teacher Quality Partnership grants.
“This award celebrates the multiple ways Dr. Patterson mentors faculty, staff and students in our college,” Alberto said. “It’s clear to our college community that if you’re facing a challenge, Dr. Patterson is the one to go to for guidance.”
Margulieux and Patterson will be recognized at Georgia State’s Celebrating Faculty Excellence reception in September.