The Graduate Student eBoard Competition, hosted by the Graduate Student Issues Committee (GSIC), was designed to showcase innovative graduate research while providing participants with valuable professional development opportunities. Students presented their work through digital poster …
Year: 2026
UW–Madison’s Kaplan receives Humboldt Foundation award
UW–Madison’s David Kaplan, Hilldale Professor and Richard L. Venezky WARF Professor of Educational Psychology, has received a Renewed Research Stay Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Kaplan The award recognizes Kaplan’s research contributions and …
UW–Madison School of Education, Educational Psychology ranked No. 1 by U.S. News for third straight year
For the third consecutive year, UW–Madison is home to the top-ranked school of education in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Education Graduate Schools rankings published on Tuesday. In addition to the overall …
Ishan Vengurlekar received Graduate Peer Mentor Award
Ishan Vengurlekar is a School Psychology doctoral candidate at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Broadly, Ishan’s research interests center on early intervention for youth with elevated mental health challenges. He is particularly interested in leveraging and …
Ashley Reece receives Advanced Achievement in Teaching Award
The Advanced Achievement in Teaching Award recognizes TAs with four or more semesters of teaching experience at UW–Madison who are not in the final year of a PhD. Ashley is a PhD candidate in the human …
Kristy Kelly Receives Ann Wallace Academic Staff Distinguished Achievement Award
Kristy Kelly is a clinical professor in the Department of Educational Psychology who serves as the department’s director of clinical training and co-chair of the School Psychology program. In her roles, Kelly has facilitated high-quality …
Kaycie Barron awarded O’Shea Fellowship
The Educational Psychology department is proud to recognize Kaycie Barron, a current PhD student in the Learning Sciences area, as the recipient of the 2026 Michael Vincent O’Shea and Harriet Frisbie Eastabrooks O’Shea Fellowship. The …
Educational Psychology’s David Shaffer elected to the National Academy of Education
Three faculty from the School of Education have been elected to the National Academy of Education in recognition of their significant contributions to education research and policy. Richard Halverson, Stacey Lee, and David Shaffer were among …