College of Education and Human Development

Department of Educational Psychology

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Educational Psychology

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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.

#11 U.S. News & World Report, 2023


Rated #11 in the nation among educational psychology and #8 among special education graduate programs.

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Kohli speaks at two international conferences

Dr. Nidhi Kohli, Royal and Virginia Anderson Professor of Quantitative Methods in Education (QME) and Program Coordinator for the QME program in the Department of Educational Psychology,  was invited to present at two conferences this summer: the…

Kendeou Furthers Media Literacy Efforts in Spain

Panayiota (Pani) Kendeou, Distinguished McKnight University Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and co-director of the Learning Informatics Lab, was invited to present on Misinformation, Disinformation, and Fake News in Education to…