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Lynn and Doug Fuchs, Department of Educational Psychology special education PhD alumni, have been honored with the McGraw Prize in PreK-12 Education by The University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education (Penn GSE). One of the most prestigious awards in education, the McGraw Prize celebrates innovation in education by recognizing outstanding individuals who have dedicated themselves to […]

Jenna Strain Lutz has been awarded the Rose C. Engel award by the Division for Early Childhood Education (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children. Strain Lutz is an alumni of the early childhood special education (ECSE) MEd and licensure program in the Department of Educational Psychology has been working with Minneapolis Public Schools as […]

John L. Romano, professor emeritus in the counseling and student personnel psychology program (now counselor education) in the Department of Educational Psychology, received the inaugural award for Best Paper in 2020 from the Journal of Prevention and Health Promotion (JPHP) at the American Psychological Association Convention. His paper “Politics of Prevention: Reflections from the COVID-19 Pandemic” appeared […]

Congratulations to our Department of Educational Psychology counseling and student personnel psychology (now counselor education) MA alumni who helped their schools apply for and join the Recognized ASCA (American School Counselor Association) Model Program (RAMP). Five of our alumni helped their schools achieve RAMP status in 2021, including: Amy Paton (Basswood Elementary-Osseo CSD); Rachel Lund […]

Alisha Wackerle-Hollman, assistant research professor in the Department of Educational Psychology’s school psychology program and co-director of IGDILab, has been awarded an a four-year, $2 million Institute for Education Sciences (IES) National Center for Educational Research (NCER) grant to develop “Individual Growth and Development Indicators (IGDIs) for Hmong Preschoolers: High Quality Screening Tool for Diverse […]

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Michael C. Rodriguez as the new CEHD dean. A professor of educational psychology, Dr. Rodriguez has served as interim dean of the college since last August and previously was associate dean of undergraduate education, diversity, and international initiatives. He joined the University faculty in 1999 and […]

Alexandria (Muldrew) Robers, a student in both the PhD in school psychology and MA in special education with an emphasis in applied behavior analysis (ABA) programs in the Department of Educational Psychology, has been honored by the Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis (SABA) with an Innovative Student Research Grant in Diversity Equity and […]

Amanda Sullivan, PhD, Birkmaier Education Leadership Professor and school psychology program coordinator in the Department of Educational Psychology, was one of four national experts invited to speak at Columbia University’s Decolonizing Psychology conference on April 16. The goal of this full-day conference was to provide the 5,100 educators, supervisors, and students who registered with the needed resources to critically […]

The online ASD certificate program offers busy service and educational professionals—and current U of M students— more convenient, flexible training to support young people with ASD and their families. Approximately 1 out of 54 children in the U.S. has a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) according to the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network […]

U.S. News & World Report has, once again, ranked programs in the Department of Educational Psychology in the top 10 nationally. The department was ranked #10 for both educational psychology and special education on the 2022 list. These specialty program rankings are based on nominations by education school deans and deans of graduate studies at […]