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Baby Talk May Actually Be Good for the Brain
Feb. 24, 2019
Researchers in the Brain and Language Lab at the College of Education are using EEGs to study how young children process words and baby talk.

Visualizing Math
Jan. 14, 2019
Special Education Associate Professor Sarah Powell creates short videos for YouTube that offer tools and strategies on a variety of math topics.

College of Education Faculty Receive $150,000 in Grants from New Associate Professor Experimental
Jan. 04, 2019
Associate Professors Delida Sanchez and Sarah Powell have received a combined $150,000 in fundings for upcoming interdisciplinary research

Special Education Professor Christian Doabler’s Work on Mathematics Intervention Receives Recognition
Dec. 13, 2018
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) cited Department of Special Education Assistant Professor Christian Doabler’s work in its recently released Companion Guidelines on Replication and Reproducibility in Education Research. Published in collaboration with the National Science Foundation (NSF),…

College of Education Faculty and Student Projects Win President’s Awards for Global Learning
Nov. 13, 2018
College of Education faculty and student part of the winning teams for the Africa, East Asia, and Latin American regions of the President's Award for Global Learning.​

Special Education Ph.D. Student Nataly Lim and Professor Mark O’Reilly Published in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Nov. 01, 2018
Nataly Lim, who is studying Autism and Developmental Disabilities, and Mark O’Reilly, chair of the Department of Special Education, along with three other scholars evaluated 18 studies examining the effects of heritage language instruction on treatment outcomes for individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders. Should Heritage Languages be…

Three College Faculty Among Teams Selected for President’s Award for Global Learning
Oct. 18, 2018
Two faculty members from the College of Education, Kevin Cokley and Soyoung Park, are part of the winning teams for the Africa and East Asia regions of the President's Award for Global Learning.

Three College Faculty Among Teams Selected for President’s Award for Global Learning
Oct. 18, 2018
Two faculty members from the College of Education, Kevin Cokley and Soyoung Park, are part of the winning teams for the Africa and East Asia regions of the President's Award for Global Learning.

Special Education Faculty and Meadows Center Go Back to the BASICs of Academic Support
Sep. 12, 2018
A team of Special Education faculty and representatives from The Meadows Center have received a $4 million grant from the Institute of Education Sciences.

Special Education New Faculty 2018
Sep. 11, 2018
This year, the Department of Special Education is joined by Peng Peng.