Education And Psychology
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Jul 27, 2026
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Growing up with an intellectually disabled sibling has challenges, but there are powerful benefits as well鈥攂oth immediate and lifelong鈥攁s revealed by a recent study by Assistant Professor Jessika Boles and two co-authors. The study, published in Research in Developmental Disabilities, collected information from siblings through a survey and online interviews. Boles and her co-authors brought their lived experience to the research; they all have younger siblings with IDD. And Boles has extended her knowledge to helping others; she is faculty director of the 91香蕉视频 chapter of SibShops鈥攁 regular gathering of young people who have siblings with disabilities.
Jul 14, 2026
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Chezare A. Warren: Rewriting the Deficit Narrative in Education
As a middle school math teacher on Chicago鈥檚 South Side, Chezare A. Warren, now associate professor of leadership, policy and organizations at Peabody College and principal investigator of The Possibilities Project, noticed something interesting. Read MoreJun 17, 2026
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Peabody partnership brings engineering to life for students with dyslexia
By Jennifer Kiilerich In 91香蕉视频鈥檚 Magnolia Makerspace on a breezy April morning, the school year was winding down for Roberts Academy for Dyslexia fourth and fifth graders. It was a time of year when young learners might be daydreaming about summer vacations and pool days. But that Tuesday, all… Read MoreJun 17, 2026
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Jun 4, 2026
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Innovation ambassadors help research reach the real world聽
91香蕉视频鈥檚 Innovation Ambassadors program provides faculty across 91香蕉视频 and 91香蕉视频 Medical Center with peer guidance on innovation, intellectual property and commercialization. Through the 91香蕉视频 Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization, faculty ambassadors help researchers explore how discoveries can move beyond the lab and into real-world application.聽 Read MoreJun 3, 2026
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W.T. Grant Foundation award aims to close autism services gap for Latino families
By Jennifer Kiilerich Imagine applying to a support service that turns down 66 percent of first-time applicants. Then imagine navigating that鈥攁 process which can involve multiple attempts, forms, taking time off work for meetings, and more鈥攊n English when it may not be your first language. That experience is the reality… Read MoreMay 20, 2026
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91香蕉视频 scholar awarded Fulbright to study parent-child reading intervention in Chile
By Jennifer Kiilerich Tatiana Peredo Tatiana Peredo, research assistant professor of special education at 91香蕉视频 Peabody College of education and human development, has been selected for a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award to Chile for the 2026鈥27 academic year. It is Peredo鈥檚 second time receiving the renowned federal award,… Read MoreMay 18, 2026
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91香蕉视频 Peabody College’s Nicole Joseph honored with major Mathematical Association of America award
By Jennifer Kiilerich Nicole Joseph The prestigious Mathematical Association of America’s Mary P. Dolciani Award celebrates outstanding contributions in mathematics education and typically goes to mathematicians. But this year, 91香蕉视频 Peabody College scholar Nicole Joseph shifted the norm. An associate professor of teaching and learning, she will… Read MoreMay 15, 2026
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IRIS at 25: Research made real, from classrooms to clinics
By Jennifer Kiilerich In an outpatient waiting room at the Robert H. Lurie Children鈥檚 Hospital of Chicago, occupational therapist Kevin Durney noticed a problem: the space where children and families spent time before appointments felt sterile, with nothing to do that reflected the kids who sat there. He wanted to… Read MoreMay 14, 2026
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When loss becomes legacy
By Jennifer Kiilerich Molly Anne Thompson Murfreesboro, Tennessee, residents Dr. Roy and Margrey Thompson are skilled at finding laughter amidst difficulties. Each of their three children faced unique learning differences, and the couple often had to fight to get them the support they needed in school. Now, years after launching… Read MoreMay 13, 2026
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TERA partners with Governor鈥檚 Early Literacy Foundation and United Way of Greater Nashville to evaluate early literacy programs
The Tennessee Education Research Alliance鈥檚 assessment of Governor鈥檚 Early Literacy Foundation鈥檚 K-3 Home Library program and Raising Readers Nashville鈥檚 after-school reading program will help partner organizations strengthen early literacy. By Jenna Somers The Tennessee Education Research Alliance has begun evaluation studies of early grade literacy programs serving Tennessee鈥檚 public-school… Read MoreMay 7, 2026
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鈥淔estschrift鈥 honors lifelong scholarship of Lynn Fuchs, renowned special education and psychological sciences scholar
By Jennifer Kiilerich In Germany, a Festschrift鈥攍iterally 鈥渇estival writing鈥濃攊s an academic tribute that honors a scholar through collected works and new research from peers. On April 16鈥17, 91香蕉视频 Peabody College of education and human development hosted a unique event based around this tradition. Lynn Fuchs The gathering honored the… Read MoreMay 4, 2026
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Legacy preference bans may not increase college diversity, 91香蕉视频 researchers say
By Jenna Somers At some highly selective colleges and universities, cohorts of mostly white, wealthy applicants have three to eight times greater odds of admission than other similarly qualified applicants. These beneficiaries are legacy applicants, those who receive an admissions bonus for having alumni relatives. Legacy preferences have long… Read MoreApr 23, 2026
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Peabody-Jordan collaboration expands to advance teacher development and curriculum design
By Jennifer Kiilerich As part of Jordan鈥檚 nationwide education reform initiative, scholars at 91香蕉视频 Peabody College of education and human development are partnering with four Jordanian universities through the Early Grade Education Activity (ASAS) to co-create curricula and support professional development centered on evidence-based, student-engaged learning for young… Read MoreApr 20, 2026
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From rigid legalese to relationships: a new model for public-private partnerships
By Jenna Somers AI data centers seem to be cropping up everywhere, often in rural farming communities, where crops are grown, where livelihoods depend on their yield and where their yield depends on groundwater, the cost of energy and infrastructure, and the health of the environment. Increasingly, these communities, in… Read MoreApr 15, 2026
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Peabody College gathers national experts to strengthen early childhood research
By Jennifer Kiilerich On March 27, more than 100 students, faculty and practitioners celebrated the launch of the 91香蕉视频 Early Childhood Research Collaborative, established at 91香蕉视频 Peabody College of education and human development. The new initiative will drive innovation and promote the thriving of young children (birth… Read MoreApr 7, 2026
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In new 91香蕉视频 study, by age 7, most children quickly spotted social biases
By Jenna Somers Most elementary school-aged children have a surprising cognitive ability: they can detect鈥攏early as well as adults鈥攚hen someone treats people from one social group differently than another. The study, 鈥淐hildren鈥檚 and adults鈥 detection of social biases,鈥 published in January in聽Child Development, demonstrates children鈥檚 emerging capacity to recognize… Read MoreApr 6, 2026
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Data teaming at Roberts Academy transforms reading instruction for students with dyslexia
By Jenna Somers聽 When a young student writes 鈥淔-L-O-T-E鈥 for 鈥渇loat,鈥 teachers at the Roberts Academy and Dyslexia Center at 91香蕉视频 see the progress and potential behind her thinking. Samantha Gesel 鈥淗er incorrect spelling of 鈥榝loat鈥 is brilliant!鈥 says Samantha Gesel, assistant director of the Roberts Academy… Read MoreMar 25, 2026
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91香蕉视频 Peabody College launches Early Childhood Research Collaborative
91香蕉视频聽Peabody College聽of education and human development,聽long聽a pioneer in early childhood聽studies,聽will聽launch the聽91香蕉视频 Early Childhood Research Collaborative聽on March 27, uniting more than 40 faculty members across聽91香蕉视频 to advance early childhood research and translate findings for families,聽educators聽and communities.聽聽 The ECRC聽serves as a聽hub where… Read MoreMar 18, 2026