In May 2020 five students associated with CIE earned doctoral degrees.This year, COVID-19 led to a virtual gathering with everyone having to meet on Zoom and no chance for the usual graduation photos.
On March 5th, the CIES Board of Directors voted to cancel the on-site portion of the CIES 2020 Annual Conference in Miami due to the Corona virus pandemic.
In March 2020, CIE sponsored a Movie Night in the College of Education featuring “Midnight Traveler,” a documentary film of the journey of an Afghan family fleeing from the Taliban and seeking asylum in Europe. The film was followed by a panel discussion featuring three Afghan graduate students.
CIE is working to include trauma-related skills and understanding into its portfolio of capabilities. Two recent presentations focused on the global issues of trans-generational trauma and on developing resiliency. Using a local-to-global lens, students reflected on how understanding trauma exposure and recovery in the USA could be the catalyst for exploring culturally sensitive, context specific healing approaches in other parts of the world.
To celebrate its first half century (and a bit), CIE is planning a Conference on the UMass Amherst Campus. (Unfortunately after being postponed several times it was cancelled. We will wait for the 55th or 60th anniversary.)
This research uses a randomized control design to evaluate the impact of embedding psychosocial activities in the physical exercise curriculum of a youth club in a Rio de Janeiro favela.
In May 2020 five students associated with CIE earned doctoral degrees.This year, COVID-19 led to a virtual gathering with everyone having to meet on Zoom and no chance for the usual graduation photos.
On March 5th, the CIES Board of Directors voted to cancel the on-site portion of the CIES 2020 Annual Conference in Miami due to the Corona virus pandemic. 
om Neilson visiting with David McCurry & Bonnie Mullinix at their home in Greenville, South Carolina in March 2020.
In March 2020, CIE sponsored a Movie Night in the College of Education featuring “Midnight Traveler,” a documentary film of the journey of an Afghan family fleeing from the Taliban and seeking asylum in Europe. The film was followed by a panel discussion featuring three Afghan graduate students.
CIE is working to include trauma-related skills and understanding into its portfolio of capabilities. Two recent presentations focused on the global issues of trans-generational trauma and on developing resiliency. Using a local-to-global lens, students reflected on how understanding trauma exposure and recovery in the USA could be the catalyst for exploring culturally sensitive, context specific healing approaches in other parts of the world.
To celebrate its first half century (and a bit), CIE is planning a Conference on the UMass Amherst Campus. (Unfortunately after being postponed several times it was cancelled. We will wait for the 55th or 60th anniversary.)
In February 2020, Anita Anastacio met up with Mahboob Morshed while she was in Bangladesh working with the LEGO Foundation.
A February 2020 gathering of CIE folks in Florida.
The Graduate School at UMass Amherst offers dissertation grants in a campus-wide, competitive process for doctoral students.
This research uses a randomized control design to evaluate the impact of embedding psychosocial activities in the physical exercise curriculum of a youth club in a Rio de Janeiro favela.