Grand Challenges Projects
College of Education faculty are leaders in accelerating solutions to humanity草莓传媒檚 grand challenges and shaping the future of our community, nation and world.
Social Justice
Confronting anti-Black racism through cross-departmental faculty-student research and workshops, symposia and networking events.
Addressing mental health issues and increasing well-being among low-income Latino immigrant youth in 草莓传媒 facing impacts from racism, discrimination and trauma.
Increasing literacy among marginalized populations in 草莓传媒, through research, education, professional development and community and policy outreach.
Establishing research-practice partnerships between the 草莓传媒 and local school districts to address racial and social injustice in education.
Implementing culturally sensitive interventions to help Asian American families talk about racism, discrimination and associated mental health issues and learn positive parenting practices and youth coping strategies.
Determining whether explicitly teaching statistical learning (the ability to detect patterns or sequences in the environment) might reduce socioeconomic disparities in children草莓传媒檚 literacy development.
Ethical and Trustworthy Technology
Ensuring that individuals with disabilities are engaged in technology design research from the beginning of the process so that digital technology草莓传媒搃ncluding in education, health, employment, commerce and civic engagement草莓传媒搃s accessible to all.
Helping educators teach more equitably and reduce racial and ethnic achievement gaps in math.
Developing artificial intelligence tools, theories and practices that align with community needs, ethics and values such as human rights, justice and dignity.
Threats to Democracy
Striving to create a more fair and just society by amplifying research on civic engagement and voter trends, offering innovative teaching and learning opportunities for educators, and hosting events to promote democratic participation.
Global Health/Misinformation
Integrating a broad array of social and behavioral sciences to learn from COVID-19 and other disasters to better prepare for future public health emergencies.