Featured Research

Our faculty and students conduct research that touches all aspects of education, both inside and outside the classroom. We study the ways that people learn, and develop physically and mentally, by exploring areas that influence policy and the understanding of education and health. The driving force for our research is to increase educational opportunity and improve public health.

The College of Education consists of five departments that span several areas of research ranging from curriculum to policy to public health. In addition, several centers and institutes focus on specific issues in education.

A group of teachers working on a Child Centered Learning project collaboratively.

Teaching

Researchers identify unique impacts of COVID-19 on schools and make recommendations for successful reopening strategies.

Read "Relationship Building is Key to Schools' Post-Pandemic Success"

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Policy

Bans on race-conscious admissions policies are diminishing the proportion of students of color who enroll in medical schools, exacerbating health disparities.

Read "Race-Conscious Admissions Bans Reach Further than the Classroom"

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STEM

Two College of Education Curriculum and Instruction doctoral students are building the "21st century skills" of K-12 students in Taiwan schools.

Read "Helping Youth Gain Real-World Skills Using Virtual Reality"

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Public Health

The Health & Integrative Physiology Lab identifies biomarkers that predict those at increased risk for these diseases or progressing to serious complications.