Xiang (Caroline) Cheng is a doctoral student in the Human Development area within the Department of Educational Psychology. She is a member of the Mathematics Education Learning and Development lab with Dr. Percival Matthews.
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Chleborad, Sophia
Sophia is a doctoral student in the School Psychology area within the Department of Educational Psychology and is advised by Dr. Andy Garbacz. She received her BS in Educational and Human sciences from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Prior to joining UW–Madison, Sophia worked as an early childhood research associate at the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools. Her current research interests are focused on early childhood mental health prevention and intervention as well as building equitable family-school partnerships within communities. She is passionate about raising community voices and building protective factors in young children.
Cho, Jim
Jim Cho is a doctoral student in the School Psychology area within the Department of Educational Psychology, under the guidance of Dr. Andy Garbacz. He completed dual majors in Psychology and Sociology at Case Western Reserve University and acquired his master’s degree from Stanford University’s Policy, Organization, and Leadership Studies (POLS) program. Before joining the School Psychology program, Jim served as a high school mathematics teacher and Dean of Instruction on the Lower Brule reservation. He also taught math in a public charter school in the San Francisco Bay Area. Currently, his research interests center on Native American communities and the relationships between families, schools, and the broader community.
Coleman, Neicy
Neicy Coleman is a doctoral student in the School Psychology area within the Department of Educational Psychology. She received her BA in Psychology with a minor in Child Development from the University of Memphis. Her primary research interests include the development and implementation of trauma-informed interventions for adolescents in marginalized communities. Additionally, she is interested in adolescents within the juvenile justice system, family-school partnerships, and liberation psychology. Neicy is a member of the Resilience Education Program (REP) and the School Mental Health Collaborative (SMHC).
Coronel Rodriguez, Sara
Sara Coronel Rodriguez is a doctoral student in the School Psychology area within the Department of Educational Psychology. She is advised by Dr. Katie Eklund. Sara received her BA in Psychology and Anthropology from Wake Forest University and her MS in Education from Johns Hopkins University. Sara is a Teach for America alumni and worked as a Research Associate at Harvard Business School managing psychological behavioral research projects. Her current research interests center on culturally responsive social and emotional learning interventions and practices in the school setting.
Decker, Joseph
Joseph Decker is a doctoral student in the School Psychology area within the Department of Educational Psychology and is advised by Dr. Stephen Kilgus. He completed his BA at The University of Iowa in Psychology and Spanish with a minor in Portuguese. Joseph’s current research interests include the identification of trauma in students and developing equitable universal screening measures.
Dey, Indrani
Indrani Dey is a doctoral student in the Learning Sciences area within the Department of Educational Psychology. She works in the Interactive Learning & Design Lab with Sadhana Puntambekar. Her research interests include designing and implementing technology-rich learning environments for middle-school students and distributed scaffolding. Indrani has a background in molecular biology and worked in the K-12 ed-tech start-up space in India before joining UW-Madison.
Evans, Moon
Moon Evans is a doctoral student in the Human Development area within the Department of Educational Psychology. Her research focuses on the development of forgiveness and agape love, as well as psychological well-being in children, adolescents, and adults.
Feagins, Victor
Victor Feagins is a doctoral student in the Quantitative Methods area within the Department of Educational Psychology and studying with Dr(s). Jee-Seon Kim and James Pustejovsky. His research interests include Experimental Design, Causal Inference, and Dependent Data.
Fu, Ganrong (James)
Ganrong (James) Fu is a doctoral student in the Quantitative Methods area within the Department of Educational Psychology. He is currently working with Dr. Jee-Seon Kim. His research interests include Bayesian methods, causal inference, machine learning, and predictive modeling.