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 …
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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 …
School of Education authors receive ‘best paper’ honors at learning sciences annual meeting
Two papers that were selected for awards at the recent 2022 International Society for the Learning Sciences annual meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, were written by authors from the UW–Madison School of Education. Nathan A paper by UW–Madison’s …
Matthews named School of Education’s associate dean for equity, diversity, and inclusion
Percival Matthews will be the UW–Madison School of Education’s next associate dean for equity, diversity, and inclusion, Dean Diana Hess announced following a recently completed search. Matthews has served as interim associate dean since Aug. 1, …
Knabe sets sights on Three Minute Thesis® Final
Ed Psych PhD student Melina Knabe has advanced to the final round of UW-Madison’s Three Minute Thesis® competition. With a single static PowerPoint slide and a max time of three minutes, Knabe moved through the …
UW–Madison’s Lexie Barber receives Dissertation Grant Award
Ed Psych PhD student Lexie Barber has been named a recipient of the Society for the Study of School Psychology’s (SSSP) Fall 2021 Dissertation Grant Award for her dissertation titled, “Using community collaboration to evaluate …
UW–Madison’s Nathan to deliver presentation for teachers in Santiago, Chile
UW–Madison’s Mitch Nathan has been invited to deliver a presentation at an event for teachers in Santiago, Chile, focused on “Enseñando con el Cerebro en Mente / Teaching with the Brain in Mind.” Nathan is …
Associate Professor Haley Vlach Featured on PBS – “Why Forgetting Helps Us Remember”
The Department of Educational Psychology Associate Professor, and The LCD Lab’s PI, Dr. Haley Vlach, was featured on PBS this month, speaking about “Why Forgetting Helps Us Remember.” The hour-long episode overviewed some of the …