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.
Jeffrey Bye Jeffrey Bye
- Lecturer and Learning Informatics Lab coordinator and affiliate faculty
- he, him, his
- jbye@umn.edu
My research blends cognitive science, learning science, and educational psychology approaches to understanding how students learn and think about abstract concepts in math, statistics, and programming.
David DeLiema David DeLiema
- Assistant professor
- he, him, his
- 612-301-2734
- ddeliema@umn.edu
Personal website: www.david-deliema.com 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
Director of the Reading + Learning Lab Co-director of the Learning Informatics Lab Note to prospective students: I am currently accepting new PhD advisees.
Caitlin Mills Caitlin Mills
- Assistant 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 as an instructor My primary role here is the teaching and mentorship of undergraduate and graduate students. I’m here because I truly believe that education is important.
Keisha Varma Keisha Varma
- Associate professor and Office of Equity and Diversity associate vice provost, psychological foundations of education program coordinator
- 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.
