research

Nov 18, 2024

Doctoral Student Oscar Miranda Tapia Named Russell Edgerton Innovation Fellow

Oscar Miranda Tapia, a student in the Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development higher education opportunity, equity, and justice concentration has been named a Russell Edgerton Innovation Fellow.

Nov 15, 2024

Assistant Professors Rawn Boulden, Brean’a Parker and Rolanda Mitchell to Impact 10,000 Students Using $4.4M Grant to Train School-based Mental Health Professionals for N.C. Schools

For many K-12 students, schools serve as the only viable setting in which they are able to access mental health care. However, many districts across North Carolina and the nation are facing a significant shortage of school-based mental health professionals. It’s an issue that Assistant Professors of Counseling and Counselor Education Rawn Boulden, Brean’a Parker and Rolanda Mitchell are working to address through a new grant-funded project.

Nov 13, 2024

Assistant Professor of Literacy Education Jackie Relyea Receives Jerry Johns Promising Researcher Award from the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers

Jackie Relyea, an assistant professor of literacy education in NC State’s College of Education, has received the Jerry Johns Promising Researcher Award from the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (ALER).

Nov 7, 2024

Two Projects Funded through College of Education’s New Innovation Fellows Program Will Address Future Teachers’ Wellbeing, Use Technology to Improve Literacy Outcomes

College of Education researchers are working to improve future teachers’ wellbeing and harness new technology to address literacy outcomes through two projects funded by the NC State College of Education’s Innovation Fellows Program.

Nov 6, 2024

Doctoral Student Jayla Moody Marshall Receives 2024 Melvin C. Terrell Scholarship

Jayla Moody Marshall, a student in the Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development higher education opportunity, equity, and justice concentration, has been named a 2024 Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Scholarship recipient.

Oct 15, 2024

Professor of Special Education and Mathematics Education Jessica Hunt to Partner with Black Disabled High School Students to Improve Mathematics Education Learning and Teaching Through Grant-funded Project

Research shows that Black disabled students bring many gifts, such as their lived experiences, to school, yet often have fewer opportunities to engage in meaningful STEM learning. Professor Jessica Hunt is aiming to center their knowledge and experiences in STEM learning through her work on a new, grant-funded project.

Oct 14, 2024

College of Education Awarded $9.1 Million in Grant Funding From July to September, 2024

Faculty and researchers at the NC State College of Education, including the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research and the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, were awarded $9,140,684 to support 14 projects from July 1 to Sept. 30, 2024. 

Sep 18, 2024

Six College of Education Students Prepare to Address Teacher Shortages By Becoming Math, Science Educators Through NC State STEM Education Scholars Program

Six graduate and undergraduate students are set to become the first cohort of NC State STEM Education Scholars, through a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program.

Sep 11, 2024

College of Education Researchers to Integrate Cybersecurity with Math, Science Lessons through $2 Million Grant-funded Project

From creating online accounts and communicating through games or social media to accessing educational applications and websites in school, elementary-aged students are regularly accessing technology. But these young students might…

Sep 11, 2024

College of Education Scholars Set Record for Research Expenditures, Receive Multiple NSF CAREER Grants During 2023-2024 Fiscal Year

Researchers in the NC State College of Education, including the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research and the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, set a new college record for research expenditures during the 2023-2024 fiscal year, with a total of $20,443,364 spent conducting research.