Dr. Susan Sheridan recently became the inaugural recipient of the Department’s Distinguished Alumni Award. Dr. Sheridan, who earned her PhD here in ’89, is the director of the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, …
School Psych Faculty Awarded New Student Leadership Grant
Albers, Garbacz, and Kratochwill Awarded OSEP Training Grant to Prepare School Psychology Doctoral Students for Leadership Careers in Academia School Psychology faculty members Craig Albers and Andy Garbacz, in addition to School Psychology Professor-Emeritus Tom …
Remembering Prof. Frank Baker
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our friend and former colleague Prof. Frank Baker. Dr. Baker, who passed in early November at the age of 90, was a professor with …
MSPE Program Gets New Director
Lisa Hebgen has taken over as director of the Department’s Master of Science for Professional Educators program. She succeeds interim director Mary Louse Gomez. Hebgen, who was previously the associate vice president of student success …
New Research on Reading with Robots Shows Promise
A new study from a lab in the Ed Psych department has found that a ‘learning companion robot’ can successfully encourage children to read through subtle social interaction. And this new research is earning plenty …
SCHOOL PSYCH LAUNCHES NEW EdS MASTERS PROGRAM
Beginning in Fall 2019, the department’s School Psychology program will begin enrolling students for a new Master of Science (MS) Educational Specialist Certificate program. For this MS Educational Specialist Certificate in School Psychology, students will …
Ed Psych Teaching Assistant Wins Campus-Wide Award
Congratulations to Ed Psych Student Lecturer Amanda Siebert-Evenstone, who was recently awarded a Campus-Wide Teaching Assistant Award for 2016. A PhD candidate in the department’s School Psychology program, Siebert-Evenstone is inspired by the undergraduate students …