Our mission is to advance education-related theory and methodology; to improve knowledge about the biological, psychological, technological, and social processes of learning, development, and mental health in diverse populations; and to enhance learning and mental health in educational and community contexts through innovative educational interventions and effective prevention/ intervention programs.
OUR TOP-RANKED PROGRAM
UW-Madison’s Department of Educational Psychology is regularly ranked as one of the top programs in its field in U.S. News & World Report.
“Our reputation is built on the faculty’s skill in conducting sophisticated and meaningful research — that is, research that has strong theoretical foundations, advanced research designs, and practical implications for educational practice,” says Ed Psych Department Chair Brad Brown. “Our faculty members are involved in studies of bullying, the fundamentals of math learning, use of technology to assist in learning and instruction, programs to inspire early reading, elements of successful family-school partnerships in rural areas, instruction for youths with autism, the adjustment of ethnic minority students to predominantly white college environments — a remarkable diversity of critical issues in education.”
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Spotlight News
Nathan, Alibali part of virtual panel examining ‘Instructional Gestures for Classrooms and On-Line Mathematics Learning’
UW-Madison’s Mitchell Nathan and Martha Alibali took part in a virtual panel discussion on May 19 hosted by the Embodied Mathematical Imagination & Cognition (EMIC) team. The 90-minute event — titled “Instructional Gestures for Classrooms …
UW–Madison’s EdNeuroLab tackling math learning through brain imaging
by: Lynn Armitage, Wisconsin Center for Education Research communications In 2012, Edward Hubbard, a cognitive neuroscientist and assistant professor with UW‒Madison’s Department of Educational Psychology, created the Educational Neuroscience Lab to understand — through functional …
Can Quantitative Ethnography Help Tell the COVID-19 Story?
The QE community collaborates to better understand a global pandemic June 16, 2020 | By Lynn Armitage, WCER Communications (Left) Daniel Spikol, Malmö University, Sweden; Stefano Schiavetto, Unicamp, Brazil; Karoline Schnaider, Umeå University, …
Student News
MS for Professional Educators graduate leads with healing as “village-builder” at Georgia nonprofit
“I entered the MSPE program wanting the opportunity to learn in an environment where I would feel seen, heard, valued and supported in pushing myself out of my comfort zone.”
Pauline Ho receives GHI grant for project, ‘Perceived Racial Discrimination and Mental Health’
UW-Madison’s Pauline Ho recently received the UW-Madison Global Health Institute’s (GHI) Graduate Student Award Grant. Ho is a PhD student within the human development area of the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology. Pauline …
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Faculty News
Can Quantitative Ethnography Help Tell the COVID-19 Story?
The QE community collaborates to better understand a global pandemic June 16, 2020 | By Lynn Armitage, WCER Communications (Left) Daniel Spikol, Malmö University, Sweden; Stefano Schiavetto, Unicamp, Brazil; Karoline Schnaider, Umeå University, …
Nathan, Alibali part of virtual panel examining ‘Instructional Gestures for Classrooms and On-Line Mathematics Learning’
UW-Madison’s Mitchell Nathan and Martha Alibali took part in a virtual panel discussion on May 19 hosted by the Embodied Mathematical Imagination & Cognition (EMIC) team. The 90-minute event — titled “Instructional Gestures for Classrooms …
UW–Madison’s EdNeuroLab tackling math learning through brain imaging
by: Lynn Armitage, Wisconsin Center for Education Research communications In 2012, Edward Hubbard, a cognitive neuroscientist and assistant professor with UW‒Madison’s Department of Educational Psychology, created the Educational Neuroscience Lab to understand — through functional …
Dr. Robert Enright Awarded Warf Professorship
Highly regarded School of Education faculty members Li Chiao-Ping, Robert Enright, and Stacey Lee were appointed to prestigious WARF Named Professorships, UW-Madison announced on May 12. Overall, 32 members of the UW-Madison faculty have been …
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Department News
Out Now: Ed Psych Insider Summer 2020
Check out the latest edition of the department newsletter for articles about faculty awards, catching up with retired faculty members, a new diversity seminar added to the curriculum, how Ed Psych researchers are conducting groundbreaking …
June 24, 2020Hess reappointed as dean of the School of Education
Diana Hess has been reappointed as dean of the School of Education. Every five years of their tenure, deans of the university’s schools and colleges undergo a comprehensive review to assess their academic and administrative …
June 23, 2020Cecil Smith named Dean of the School of Education at SIU
Ed. Psych. alum M. Cecil Smith (Ph.D., 1988) has been named the next Dean of the School of Education at Southern Illinois University. Cecil was a student in the Human Development area, working under the …
June 3, 2020Featured Summer Courses
Explore Educational Psychology’s Summer Offerings or see other School of Education courses available this summer at School of Education Summer Courses. Educational Psychology’s Summer Offerings How People Learn Introduction to theories of learning in …
May 12, 2020UW–Madison School of Education No. 1 among public institutions in U.S. News rankings
UW–Madison’s School of Education and several of its programs are once again ranked among the very best in the nation in the 2021 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools rankings released …
April 29, 2020- More General posts
