Dr. Andrew Zieffler was one of the recipients of the 2024 Outstanding Contributions to Graduate and Professional Education. Zieffler was given the award for the outstanding contributions he has made to graduate and professional education.
The Department of Educational Psychology once again had a strong showing on the 2024 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 10th best in the nation, while educational psychology rose to seventh place.
Dr. Sam Choo, assistant professor in the special education program and president-elect of the technology division of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), hosted several events at the CEC 2024 Special Education Convention & Expo in San Antonio.
Breanne Byiers and Alyssa Merbler from the Department of Educational Psychology's special education program presented their research on Rett Syndrome at the University's Rare Disease Day event on March 7.
On March 1, Educational Psychology faculty, staff, students, and prospective students gathered for the Twenty-Third Annual Graduate Student Research Day (GSRD).
In the last two months, Dr. Carolyn Berger and other University of Minnesota faculty and students have engaged with legislators at Day on the Hill and testified at the MN Senate Education Finance Committee hearing.
Special Education faculty and students presented "Incorporating autistic perspectives to maximize benefits and minimize harms of ABA services: an interactive discussion" at the Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan (BAAM).
Members of the Department of Educational Psychology's special education program, Amy Hewitt and Frank Symons, have received awards at The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) annual meeting.
Jason Wolff, PhD has been featured in a review in the Architectural Digest by Amanda Lutz titled: "How to Move With a Child Who Has Autism Spectrum Disorder".
Debbie Golos and other Deaf educators and researchers have a new book available for preorder titled "58-IN-MIND: Multilingual Teaching Strategies for Diverse Deaf Students".
