Dr. Ceola Ross Baber, professor of leadership studies, has published the forward in “African American Women Educators: A Critical Examination of Their Pedagogies, Educational Ideas, and Activism From the Nineteenth to the Mid-Twentieth Century,” edited by Karen Johnson, Abul Pitre and Kenneth Johnson. Baber and Brandy Baldwin have published “Health Equity Collaborative Evaluation Planning Program (HECEPP) Cultural Competency Readiness Protocol,” a publication funded by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services/Division of Public Health, Measuring the Impact: Health Equity and the NC Community Transformation Grant Project.

In addition, Baber has been awarded a subcontract with the UNC-Chapel Hill Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (Oct. 1, 2013–Sept. 30, 2014).

Amanda Curley and Blair Hedgecock, project manager and operations manager, respectively, at the Center for Behavioral Health and Wellness, are among the first group of instructors participating in the state’s new Youth Mental Health First Aid program. After a week of training, 32 individuals representing 95 counties across North Carolina have returned to their communities and will train other adults who regularly deal with young people to recognize the signs, symptoms and risk factors of mental illnesses and addictions.

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) committed to implementing Youth Mental Health First Aid as part of the N.C. Center for Safer Schools, established by Governor Pat McCrory as a centralized and customer-focused school safety and crisis prevention resource. The Center sponsored a series of public forums around the state that yielded valuable lessons about the need for a stronger support system for troubled middle and high school aged youth.

Bonnie Newman Davis, the Greensboro News & Record/Janice Bryant Howroynd Endowed Professor of Journalism, received an Academic Teaching and Learning grant to attend “A New Curriculum for a New Journalism: Adding Basic Data, Visualization and Digital Storytelling to Journalism Courses,” at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies in St. Petersburg, Fla., Jan. 6-8.

As editor of the NABJ Journal, a professional magazine for the nation’s largest organization for journalists of color, Davis has produced her fifth issue of the publication, which focuses on African American journalists’ coverage of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. Davis also co-authored an article with A&T student journalism student Ashleigh Wilson. In addition, Davis’ column about the International Civil Rights Center and Museum’s annual gala was published Feb. 16 in the Greensboro News & Record.

Dr. Loury Ollison Floyd, associate professor and associate dean in the School of Education, has been elected president of the North Carolina Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators for a two-year term. NC-ACTE is a statewide organization that monitors and promotes teacher education across North Carolina. Chapter presidents (or liaison representative) also serve as members of the Advisory Council of State Representatives.

Dr. Anthony Graham (left), chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Louis Judge III (center), director of technology transfer, and Samuel C. “Chip” Cook (right), lecturer in the Department of Speech Communication, have been recognized among the 2014 40 Leaders Under 40 in the Piedmont Triad by The Business Journal. The award acknowledges leaders for their accomplishments and contributions to the Piedmont Triad. The leaders are featured in the Feb. 21 print edition of The Business Journal.

Dr. Schenita Davis Randolph (top left), assistant professor, Dr. Inez Tuck (top right), professor and dean, in the School of Nursing, along with Dr. Kelly Graves (bottom left), executive director of the Center for Behavioral Health and Wellness, and Dr. Rosalyn Lang-Walker (bottom right), assistant professor in the Department of Biology, presented a poster at the Southern Nursing Research Council’s annual meeting in San Antonio Texas. The poster, “Interdisciplinary Research Team Investigates Access to Care,” highlighted the work the team completed on the Cone Health Foundation Access to Care white paper.

Dr. Judy Rashid, dean of students, was honored for 12 years of service to the National Association of Student Conduct Administration at the organization’s annual conference in St. Petersburg, Fla. Rashid has served in several capacities: first member council representative for Senior Student Affairs Officers (SSAO); subsequent chairperson, SSAO program track; chair, conference evaluations; co-chair, NASPA/ASCA Late Night Events Taskforce; summer faculty, Gehring Institute (Salt Lake City); and member, Education Strategic Planning Taskforce.