College of Education and Human Development

Department of Educational Psychology

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Educational Psychology

Helping people learn and grow

At the Department of Educational Psychology, we believe that education is both an art and a science. Our focus: preparing the next generation of researchers and scientist-practitioners with degrees in psychological foundations of education, quantitative methods in education, counseling psychology, school psychology, and special education.

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Rated #7 in the nation among educational psychology and #10 among special education graduate programs.

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Seohyeon Choi selected as a Division for Research Doctoral Student Scholar Seohyeon Choi selected as a Division for Research Doctoral Student Scholar

Seohyeon Choi, PhD candidate in the special education program, has been selected as a Division for Research Doctoral Student Scholar (DRDSS) through the Council for Exceptional Children for the impressive quality of her proposal.

Marguerite Ohrtman and Carolyn Berger receive awards at the North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision conference Marguerite Ohrtman and Carolyn Berger receive awards at the North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision conference

Drs. Marguerite Ohrtman and Carolyn Berger were both honored with awards at the North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (NCACES) conference in Rosemont, Illinois that took place from October 17 to 19.

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