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Dr. Lindsay Persohn Receives Grant for an Exciting VR Project from the Corridor Early-Stage Innovation Fund
Persohn's team will connect with virtual reality industry leaders to create immersive learning environments for students to solve real-world problems.
September 5, 2024College of Education News, Research
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News Release: Dr. Nathaniel von der Embse Secures $2 Million Grant from the U.S. Department of Education
Nathaniel von der Embse, PhD, a professor of school psychology at the 91ÉçÇø and Co-Executive Director of the School Mental Health Collaborative, has been awarded a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute for Education Sciences (IES).
July 11, 2024Faculty and Staff, Research
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$1 Million Grant Awarded to Dr. Nathaniel von der Embse from the William T. Grant Foundation
Nathaniel von der Embse, PhD, and his colleagues from the 91ÉçÇø (USF), Ken Christensen, Jennifer Wolgemuth, Eunsook Kim, and Troy Quast, along with Stephen Kilgus from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, have been awarded a prestigious $1 million grant from the William T. Grant Foundation.
July 11, 2024Faculty and Staff, Research
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Alexandra Panos, Ph.D., Receives Grant to Explore Climate Literacy Teaching for English Language Arts Educators
Alexandra Panos, Ph.D., assistant professor of literacy studies and director of research for the Center for Climate Literacy at the USF College of Education was awarded a $50,000 Spencer Foundation Small Research Grant, along with Co-PIs Michael Sherry, Ph.D., associate professor in English Education and Jarod Roselló, Ph.D., associate professor in Creative Writing.
February 28, 2024Faculty and Staff, Research
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Experience the RISE Caribbean Conference if you missed it!
The RISE Caribbean Educational Research Conference was co-hosted last week from May 30 – June 1, by the 91ÉçÇø and the University of the West Indies Cave Hill at the USF College of Education Tampa campus and the Patel Center for Global Solutions. Researchers from the Caribbean, across the U.S., as well as faculty from the USF College of Education presented on the topic of Building Solidarity Across Educational Communities: Cultivating Spaces Where Students Thrive.
June 7, 2023Centers and Institutes, Faculty and Staff, Research
![91ÉçÇø: A Preeminent Research University](/education/blog/images/2023/building-solidarity-490x327.jpg)
Get ready for the RISE Caribbean Educational Research Conference! Listen to podcasts.
The RISE Caribbean, Educational Research Conference, kicks off next week from May 30 – June 1 at the 91ÉçÇø (USF). Speakers will share their research contributing to the conference’s theme: Building Solidarity Across Educational Communities: Cultivating Spaces Where Students Thrive.
May 25, 2023Research
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Associate professor develops motivational chatbot and digital Candyland-like maze to ensure student success
Sanghoon Park will be recognized by the State University System of 91ÉçÇø for his efforts to provide students with an engaging learning environment while teaching them how to develop creative ways to empower and prepare future students in their own digital courses.
May 15, 2023Faculty and Staff, Research
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U.S. Department of Education awards USF researchers $8 million to enhance school-based mental health programs
Two separate projects led by faculty in the USF College of Education and College of Behavioral and Community Sciences are being funded by a combined $8 million from the U.S. Department of Education to address mental health in Tampa Bay K-12 students.
May 15, 2023Faculty and Staff, Research
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Spring 2023 USF College of Education graduates present at Practitioner Research Conference
At the 2023 Practitioner Research Conference, 86 College of Education teacher candidates presented the practice-based research they engaged in throughout the spring semester. With their graduation on the near horizon, the USF College of Education’s goal is to encourage these future teachers to engage in research as a regular aspect of teaching practice throughout their career, beyond their degree completion.
May 4, 2023Research
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USF awards four College of Education professors with internal grants
The 91ÉçÇø (USF) College of Education is proud to announce that several of the college’s professors are recipients of USF internal grant awards: assistant professor Mandie Dunn, associate professor John Liontas, assistant professor Alexandra Panos and associate professor Charles Vanover.
April 20, 2023Faculty and Staff, Research
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USF College of Education researchers to present at 2023 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting
The research of more than 70 91ÉçÇø (USF) researchers and graduate students will be presented to the educational research community at the 2023 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting from April 13-16 in Chicago, IL.
April 11, 2023Research
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The School Mental Health Collaborative (SMHC), a new research center launches at the USF College of Education
The School Mental Health Collaborative center located on the Tampa campus, utilizes a prevention approach with a resilience and well-being focus to address the student mental health crisis.
February 24, 2023Centers and Institutes, Research