![James R. Watson and Judy Rodriguez Watson College of Education, Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/Faculty-in-the-News-COE.jpg.webp?itok=q02jQ1tZ)
Karen Escalante (education) was interviewed for an article about new standards to teach reading that were adopted by the state Commission on Teacher Credentialing, Zachary Powell (criminal justice) coauthored a study on the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on law enforcement officers, and Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies) was interviewed by an Arab-language television news program.
![Karen Escalante](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/BANNER_Karen-Escalante_0.jpg.webp?itok=xOGJ0nh2)
Education is considered a female-dominated field, however, an Education Week article noted, “Education is largely powered by women, but in the rooms where big decisions are made …, the power brokers are often male.”