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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 […]

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 […]