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The Department of Educational Psychology once again had a strong showing on the 2023-24 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate School annual rankings. These rankings continue a history of strong showings for the department, with special education named the eighth-best in the nation, while educational psychology was listed in 11th place. Specialty program rankings are based on nominations by […]

CEHD is pleased to announce that Anne Foegen has been named the new chair of the Department of Educational Psychology. Foegen is no stranger to the department, having received her PhD in educational psychology here in 1995.  “We are so excited to bring Anne back to educational psychology,” said Dean Michael C. Rodriguez. “With an […]

Corissa Rohloff, Ph.D. candidate in the quantitative methods in education (QME) program in the Department of Educational Psychology, has been awarded the Russell W. Burris Memorial Fellowship. This fellowship is awarded to students in Educational Psychology who demonstrate outstanding academic merit. Corissa is working with Dr. Nidhi Kohli and her research interest is in model fit […]

Kristen McMaster, the Guy Bond Chair of Reading in the Department of Educational Psychology, presented “From Theory to Practice: Supporting Inference-Making to Promote Early Literacy Learning” at Nottingham-Trent University on March 15 and at the University of Birmingham School of Education on March 17. The presentations were part of a trip she made to the […]

Debbie Golos, an associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, received an Education Excellence Award from the Minnesota Commission of the Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing at its Lobby Day at the Capitol on March 7.   Golos is the coordinator of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing (DHH) licensure and MEd program in the […]

After more than 25 years as a scholar, leader, and graduate educator in the field of school psychology, Shane Jimerson (PhD ‘97) was honored recently with the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP). Jimerson’s journey started as a first-generation college student, which led him to complete the developmental psychology […]

Vimal Rao, a dual master’s and doctoral student in the Department of Educational Psychology’s psychological foundations of education and quantitative methods in education programs, was selected as the winner of the Excellence in Teaching Award by the University of Minnesota. He is now progressing as the University’s nomination for the 2023 MAGS Excellence in Teaching […]

Associate Professor Faith Miller and Birkmaier Education Leadership Professor Amanda Sullivan, both faculty in the Department of Educational Psychology’s school psychology program, have been awarded a $5.9 million mental health demonstration grant from the U.S. Department of Education to partner with Minneapolis Public Schools and South St. Paul School District to build capacity to support […]

Victoria Johnson— a PhD student in the psychological foundations of education program in the Department of Educational Psychology and a researcher in the Reading + Learning Lab— was featured in an American Psychological Association’s (APA’s) 2023 Trends Report for her research on who’s more likely to believe misinformation and why. “The results show that vaccine […]

Faculty and students from the Department of Educational Psychology’s counselor education program gave numerous presentations at the Minnesota School Counselor Association (MSCA) conference which took place November 5-7, 2022. The conference was attended by many school counselors across the state as well as many counselor education (formerly counseling and student personnel psychology) alumni and graduate […]