Paul Wright is the new chair of the Research Council for SHAPE America. Wright, the EC Lane and MN Zimmerman Endowed Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, will lead the organization’s efforts during the next year to encourage and
Read moreBill Penrod, Ximena Burgin researching Safe Toddles Pediatric Belt Cane efficacy
When Hunter College instructor Grace Ambrose-Zaken needed someone to research the efficacy of a device she helped to invent for children with visual disabilities, she knew where to turn. “She only sent out grant proposals to people she had known for a
Read moreProject SEED to begin three-year study of Taiwanese civic literacy, engagement
How do Taiwanese teachers work with and engage students, parents and communities? In what ways are schools there advancing the tenets of a multicultural society? Both are questions faculty from the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment will explore this summer
Read moreCongratulations!
Congratulations to these members of the NIU College of Education family! Alison Douglas, who graduated from the NIU College of Education in August 2021 with her Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, is a co-winner of the AERA Special Interest Group Research in
Read morePh.D. student Marissa Bamberger earns milestone of first published research
As a first-year doctoral student preparing for a career as a professor, Marissa Bamberger is off to a tremendous start. Bamberger, who is pursuing her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, already has netted her first published research in the Social Science Journal. Writing
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