Research and Impact

Three students part of the SPARC consortium in the College of Education stand with Associate Professor Jamie Pearson.

May 27, 2026

College of Education Doctoral Students Prepare to Become Leaders in Special Education through Participation in SPARC Consortium

Three students in the NC State College of Education have recently completed the first year of their doctoral studies through funding provided by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to establish the Special Education Teacher Education Policy, Practice, and Research Doctoral Training Consortium (SPARC), one of two consortiums funded by OSEP.

Lam Pham sits at a table with other researches during a panel discussion.

May 22, 2026

Research to Inform NC K-12 Education Policy Event Brings Together Multiple Organizations, Researchers to Bridge Research and Practice

Over 80 education researchers from across the UNC System came together on May 13, 2026, to discuss ways to better bridge research and policy to inform North Carolina policymakers at the Research to Inform NC K-12 Education Policy convening. The event was born out of a conversation that NC State College of Education Paola Sztajn had with several colleagues that identified opportunities for stronger partnerships and additional opportunities for scholars to conduct impactful research.

May 15, 2026

Assistant Professor Amato Nocera Selected as National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow

Amato Nocera, an assistant professor in NC State’s College of Education, has been selected to join the prestigious National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellows program.

A principal speaking in front of students

May 14, 2026

NC Collaboratory: Understanding School Leadership Through the Principal Working Conditions Survey

Over at North Carolina State University, Timothy Drake, PhD, is leading efforts to address this need through the development of North Carolina’s first Principal Working Conditions Survey (PWCS). Recognizing both the success of the TWCS and the absence of a comparable tool for school leaders, Dr. Drake partnered with the North Carolina Collaboratory to launch the initiative.

Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor and Head of the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development Joy Gaston Gayles

May 13, 2026

Department Head, Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor Joy Gaston Gayles Named Chair-elect of NC State’s Research Leadership Academy

Joy Gaston Gayles, head of the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development and an Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor of Higher Education in NC State’s College of Education, has been named chair-elect of NC State’s Research Leadership Academy (RLA).

May 6, 2026

Goodnight Distinguished Professor in Education Maria Coady Re-elected to NABE Executive Board, Becomes President of ASPIRA Association

Maria Coady, the Goodnight Distinguished Professor in Education in NC State’s College of Education, has been re-elected to the executive board of the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE).

A group of faculty who are part of the NC State Educational Leadership Academies pose for a group photo.

Apr 23, 2026

NC State Educational Leadership Academy Receives 2025-26 Provost’s Award for High Impact Experiential Learning Honorable Mention

NC State’s Educational Leadership Academy (NELA), the NC State College of Education’s nationally recognized principal preparation program, has received an NC State 2025-26 Provost’s Award for High Impact Experiential Learning honorable mention.

NC State College of Education Assistant Professor Lam Pham

Apr 13, 2026

Assistant Professor Lam Pham Wins AERA Outstanding Reviewer Award for the Second Time

Lam Pham, an assistant professor of educational evaluation and policy analysis in NC State’s College of Education, has been selected as a 2026 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Outstanding Reviewer for his work with Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis.

Associate Professor Angela Wiseman stands with her co-authors holding the award they received from the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Semiotics in Education Special Interest Group (SIG).

Apr 13, 2026

Book Co-authored by Associate Professor Angela Wiseman Receives Award from AERA Semiotics in Education Special Interest Group

For more than a decade, NC State College of Education Associate Professor of Literacy Education Angela Wiseman has collaborated with researchers from around the country with a focus on visual qualitative research methods in literacy research. Now her work, alongside University of Maryland Professor Jennifer Turner and San Diego State University Professor Marva Capello, has been recognized by the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Semiotics in Education Special Interest Group (SIG).

Apr 1, 2026

College of Education Faculty and Friday Institute Staff Win AERA Division L Long Policy Report Award

A team of researchers from the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and NC State College of Education have been awarded the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) Division L Outstanding Long Policy Report Award for their work on the 2024 evaluation of the Advanced Teaching Roles (ATR) program, titled “Advanced Teaching Roles: Annual Evaluation Report.”