Psychological foundations of education faculty
Laura Allen Laura Allen
- Bonnie Westby Huebner Endowed Chair in Education and Technology
- she, her, hers
- lallen@umn.edu
My research seeks to understand how individuals most effectively learn and communicate information through text and discourse.
William Bart William Bart
- Professor
- 612-624-0585
- bartx001@umn.edu
My years in the graduate program in measurement, evaluation, and statistical analysis at the University of Chicago allowed me to study with scholars such as Benjamin S. Bloom, R. Darrell Bock, and Benjamin Wright.
Heeryung Choi Heeryung Choi
- Post-doctoral associate
- she/her/hers
- heeryung@umn.edu
As a learning analytics researcher, I am committed to fostering self-regulated learning (SRL) skills, with and within technology.
David DeLiema David DeLiema
- Program coordinator, psychological foundations of education; McKnight Presidential Fellow; associate professor
- he, him, his
- 612-301-2734
- ddeliema@umn.edu
My research emphasis is on how students and teachers collaboratively navigate moments of failure when learning computer science, mathematics, and science.
HyeJin Hwang HyeJin Hwang
- Assistant professor
- she, her, hers
- 612-624-3580
- hwang305@umn.edu
HyeJin Hwang's research interests revolve around reading comprehension and content learning (science, social studies) in K-12 settings, especially for multilingual students. Hwang, H. (September 8, 2021).
Panayiota (Pani) Kendeou Panayiota (Pani) Kendeou
- Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Guy Bond Chair in Reading
- she, her, hers
- 612-626-7814
- kend0040@umn.edu
Dr. Kendeou is driven to understand and improve reading comprehension and learning with AI, while also identifying conditions that can reduce the impact of misinformation and misconceptions in our information ecosystem.
Caitlin Mills Caitlin Mills
- Associate professor
- she, her, hers
- cmills@umn.edu
I joined the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Minnesota in 2022, after spending four years in the Psychology Department at the University of New Hampshire.
Martin Van Boekel Martin Van Boekel
- Teaching assistant professor
- they, them, theirs
- 612-624-0691
- vanbo024@umn.edu
My role is the teaching and mentorship of students. My research interests focus on ways of uplifting trans* people's voices. A second line of research explores the feedback process, investigating ways of enhancing students' use of feedback.
Keisha Varma Keisha Varma
- Associate professor and Office of Equity and Diversity associate vice provost
- 612-626-8991
- keisha@umn.edu
My work on scientific reasoning and science learning is classroom-based research that explores ways to enhance middle school students' science learning by supporting their scientific reasoning skills.
