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QME alum puts learnings from program to work, every day

Ethan Brown, PhD, alumni of the Department of Educational Psychology’s quantitative methods in education (QME) program, realized that statistics was not being taught in an understandable and applicable manner while working at a consulting firm in…

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McComas, colleagues to present on community-informed ABA at APA

Jennifer McComas, PhD, professor in the Department of Educational Psychology’s special education program, and colleagues will present Community Informed ABA: Incorporating Autistic Perspectives to Maximize Benefits and Minimize Harms at the…

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Connect Magazine Connect Magazine

CEHD Connect Magazine is published in print three times a year and online by the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development for alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the college.

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CEHD Connect SpSu2025 magazine cover, including 6 U of M athletes performing in sports on a smoky blue background with stadium lights.

QME alum factors a variety of perspectives into measurement

Early on, Kyle Nickodem, PhD, alumni of the Department of Educational Psychology’s quantitative methods in education (QME) program, became intrigued by a single number’s questionable ability to represent the complexity of the human mind.

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In memoriam: Norm Sprinthall

Norman Sprinthall, EdD, died on March 8, 2022 at 90 years-old. From 1971 to 1983, he was a professor and chair of the counseling and student personnel psychology program (now counselor education) in the Department of Educational Psychology.

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