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Special Education faculty members and a PhD student attended the 17th Annual Minnesota Walk N Stroll for Rett Syndrome to show support for the Rett syndrome community and talk with families about research.

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 International Meeting of Psychometric Society and the International Indian Statistical Association. Dr. Kohli’s talk, Piecewise Random-Effects Models for Segmented […]

Jessie Kember, a teaching assistant professor and director of clinical training in the Department of Educational Psychology, has received the prestigious Provost’s Unit Service Award for 2023. The award recognizes faculty for exceptional service that has strengthened the functioning and climate of their unit or department. This is the inaugural year of the award, which […]

Panayiota (Pani) Kendeou, Distinguished McKnight University Professor and co-director of the Learning Informatics Lab, was invited to participate in the 2023 Nobel Prize Summit. The three-day Summit took place May 24-26 in Washington D.C. and brought together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists, and industry leaders for talks and panel discussions. Dr. Kendeou is part of a […]

Tai Do, a doctoral student in the Department of Educational Psychology’s psychological foundations of education program, has been awarded the College of Education and Human Development’s GAGE Dissertation Completion Fellowship. This award includes a stipend of $30,000 to cover the cost of tuition. Do has also received the University-wide 2023 President’s Student Leadership & Service Award (PSLSA). […]

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 primary and secondary teachers in Galicia, Spain. The talk was delivered via Zoom and YouTube on May 11 and was organized by […]

Dr. HyeJin Hwang, a President’s Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Educational Psychology, was interviewed recently on the podcast To the Classroom. The podcast, hosted by teacher and instructional consultant Jennifer Serravallo, aims to take research on literacy education and bring it directly to educators. In the episode, HyeJin discusses knowledge and reading comprehension, including […]

Faith Miller, an associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, and Professor Amanda Sullivan recently received a $5.3 million grant over five years from the U.S. Department of Education Mental Health Service Provider Demonstration Grant Competition. The grant is for “Project LIME: Leading Improvements in Mental-health and Equity.” The goal of the project is […]

Students in the Department of Educational Psychology’s quantitative methods in education (QME) program were recognized for their contributions to the program during the 2022-23 academic year. PhD student award winners included: Congratulations to all of our QME faculty, staff, and students on an excellent year!

Panayiota (Pani) Kendeou, Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Co-Director of the Learning Informatics Lab, was invited to present on Misinformation and Media Literacy to 150 high school students at the Catholic University of Pernambuco (UNICAP) in Brazil. The talk, delivered via Zoom, was part of a project funded by the U.S. Consulate General in Recife […]