Category: Research

Chrystal Johnson

College of Ed, partner receive $1.2M DOE funding to improve civic literacy in multiple states

A new College of Education Civic Literacy Leadership Initiative (CLLI) partnership received $1.2M funding through the U.S. Department of Education's American History and Civics Education – National Activities program. It extends collaboration between the College’s and the Literacy Design Collaborative’s...
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Haiyan Li and Wayne Wright next to the cover of their new book titled,

1st in Emerald-Purdue Research Impact Series: Li, Wright ELL book

A College of Education alumna and her dissertation committee chair co-authored the first book in the new Emerald-Purdue Research Impact Series. Haiyan Li (PhD Curriculum and Instruction ’22) and Wayne E. Wright co-authored English Learner Literacy in Elementary Schools: Instructional...
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A collage of book covers for the twelve books published by College of Education faculty.

Prolific authors: College of Education leads Purdue in books published per tenure track faculty

At its recent all-college meeting (Sept. 25), the College recognized 12 new books published by its faculty since December 2025. Five of those were first-time book authors. Phillip J. VanFossen, the Suzi & Dale Gallagher Dean of Education, congratulated the...
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Hua Hua Chang

Chang elected as future IACAT president, gives keynote for biannual conference

Hua Hua Chang, the Charles R. Hicks Chair Professor of Educational Psychology and Research Methodology, gave a keynote address at the 2026 Biannual International Association for Computerized Adaptive Testing Conference in São Paulo, Brazil (September 28-30). His talk was titled “Positioning Computerized Adaptive Testing...
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A collage of headshots featuring the eight new CATALYST fellows.

CATALYST accepts eight new research fellows

A Purdue University hub for K-12 STEM Education research and services, the Center for Advancing the Teaching and Learning of STEM (CATALYST) named eight new research fellows from across Purdue University to expand its research collaboration. “We’ve recruited eight new...
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Juliana Aguilar with a group of students from the Nacional Universidad de Colombia. They are each holding up a book and smiling.

College of Education ABA faculty organizes critical strategic meetings in Colombia

A Purdue College of Education faculty member is partnering with Colombian and other Latin American education organizations to meet a critical need for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) training, certification and support. ABA is a type of research-based therapy that seeks...
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