Educational Psychology at University of Illinois

Thinking about #gradschool? 🎓 Join our #EducationalPsychology Virtual Info Session on Oct 27!

Learn more about our Educational Psychology programs here 👉 bit.ly/EPSYInfo
Register for the virtual info session 👉 bit.ly/EPSYRegister

#Illinois #EducationalPsychology #HigherEd #EdPsych

🎉 Huge congratulations to Dr. Cherie M. Avent, recipient of the 2025 Marcia Guttentag Promising New Evaluator Award from @AEA! We’re proud to see her justice-informed evaluation scholarship recognized. 🔶🔷📚 #Illinois #EducationalPsychology #Evaluation

#FacultySpotlight ☀️ Dr. Aixa D. Marchand, Asst. Prof. of #DevelopmentalPsychology and HDFS. how culture, society & family shape students’ experiences, focusing on #CriticalConsciousness & Black parent engagement. Read her latest article here: tinyurl.com/DrMarchand1

#FacultySpotlight ☀️
Dr. Melissa Morgan is a professor in #CounselingPsychology studying thriving, social justice, and immigration in #Latinx populations.
Check out her incredible book "Critical Resilience and Thriving in Response to Systemic Oppression" here: tinyurl.com/DrMorgan1

#FacultySpotlight ☀️
Dr. Xu Li is an Associate Professor in #CounselingPsychology researching psychotherapy from multicultural contexts and using advanced quantitative methods in psychotherapy research.
Check out his two recent publications here:
(1) tinyurl.com/DrXuLi1
(2) tinyurl.com/DrXuLi2

Kicking off the school year with a #FacultyHighlight! ☀️ Dr Kaylin Ratner @kratner.bsky.social Asst. Prof. in #EducationalPsychology & #HDFS, explores purpose & anxiety in youth in two new articles:
(1) tinyurl.com/DrRatner1
(2) tinyurl.com/DrRatner2

#EPSY #DevelopmentalPsychology #Illinois

Help us congratulate and celebrate Dr. Michelle Perry! 🎊

A named professorship is one of the highest honors a professor can receive, with this being the first named professorship specifically for the EPSY Department. It is only fitting that Dr. Perry, who has been with the department for over 30 years, is the inaugural recipient.

On Friday, May 9, Dr. Michelle Perry was honored as the inaugural Richard C. Anderson Professor of Cognitive Science Teaching & Learning for a career of outstanding research, teaching, mentorship, and leadership.

Destiny Williams-Dobosz

Outstanding Student Medallion, doctoral
Destiny Williams-Dobosz
@epsyatillinois.bsky.social

More: bit.ly/44BDIN7

We 🧡 our graduate students! A few weeks ago, we celebrated graduate student appreciation week with a taco bar lunch🌮.

Thank you to our graduate students for making EPSY suc wonderful place!

A diverse group of colleagues smiling in a collaborative setting, with the words "When we feel like we belong, we become positioned to do our best work. Creating and maintaining a strong sense of belonging thus benefits individuals and teams and improves the quality of science that your team produces.” - — Dr. Nidia Ruedas-Gracia et al., PLOS Computational Biology

People working in a lab with the words, " Why Belonging Matters: “Belonging isn’t a bonus—it’s essential. It impacts well-being, team cohesion, and innovation.”

Infographic: 10 Simple Rules for Creating a Sense of Belonging in Your Research Group, Reflect on belonging (and repeat) Be mindful of names, pronouns, and diverse identities Proactively engage with your lab members Discuss, document, and embody lab values Be transparent about lab expectations Provide opportunities to learn about each other Foster connection outside of the lab Build in time for kudos Conduct equity checks Ask for feedback regularly

Small Actions = Big Change If you have: ⏰ 4 min: Learn how sharing stories strengthens teams ⏰ 5 min: Explore the dimensions of diversity ⏰ 15 min: Read more about the “10 simple rules...” ⏰ 60 min: Join the #100KConversations campaign

📚 New resources from IHSI’s Diversity Committee to help you foster belonging in the workplace.

We are excited to highlight a resource by IHSI Affiliate & @epsyatillinois.bsky.social Prof Nidia Ruedas-Gracia on creating a sense of belonging on research teams! healthinstitute.illinois.edu

Congratulations to our faculty and teaching assistants who made it onto the university list of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their students for the Fall of 2024!

🚨New publication alert!!!

Young Adults Juggle Conflicting Pressures to Hurry Up ― and Wait

Kaylin Ratner and co-author Chris Napolitano of @epsyatillinois.bsky.social have published a paper exploring the 'hurry up and wait' phenomenon for today's kids.

education.illinois.edu/about/news-e...

It's the most wonderful time of the year...defense season! This spring we are celebrating 4 new doctors: Dr. Destiny Williams-Dobosz, Dr. Giavanna McCall, Dr. Amos Jeng, and Dr. Shiyu Sun!

Help us congratulate them 🥳

Congratulations to EPSY grad student, Jennie Lee, for winning the Design Award for the 2025 Research Live! Competition 👏🏾. We know who we're contacting to help us with our slides 😃

Go see @epsyatillinois.bsky.social Ph.D. student Jennie Lee for today's finals of the Research Live! competition at the Campus Instructional Facility at 5 p.m.

More: blogs.illinois.edu/view/1526/18...

For more information about Research Live! and a full list of finalists please visit grad.illinois.edu/grad-student....

If you are available, we invite you to attend the final event on Tuesday, April 8 from 5-6:30 PM at the Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) to see the final presentations and cheer on Jennie! This event is free and open to the public.

Congratulations to EPSY graduate student, Jennie Lee, for advancing to the final round of the 2025 Research Live! competition!

Spring Break may be next week, but the faculty are still in that semester grind!

Another example of our faculty being leading experts in their fields!

Building the AI Workforce: Now and for the Future Educational Psychology Professor H. Chad Lane, who serves as principal investigator and Director of the NSF-funded INVITE AI Institute, was part of a group of experts from Illinois speaking about the ...

H. Chad Lane of @epsyatillinois.bsky.social and the INVITE AI institute was part of a group of Illinois experts who spoke with policymakers and industry leaders about how the university is leading in AI research and preparing the AI-powered workforce.

Don't forget to support our students!

This Thursday and Friday the College of Education is hosting the annual Graduate Student Conference, and we have plenty of EPSY students presenting. If you have time this week, we suggest stopping by and hearing about their amazing work!

lactation room. 150A. Private space located off the education south lobby

Meditation room. 372A. Private space located on the COE 3rd floor near the south elevators.

We know that it can be busy as a student here. So, we wanted to ensure you have the space to do anything you need to do without running home. We offer the following comfort spaces in the College:

Today Assistant Professor, Cherie Avent, hosted a fireside chat for the College of Education (COE). The event was moderated by doctoral candidate, Taiylor Rayford.

Big thanks to COE Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, Karla Möller, and Graduate Embassador, Itrat Sultan for planning the event

Happy Wednesday from our Counseling Psychology Division! Today we have 2 members from Dr. Neville's Liberation Lab, Whitney Clarke (left) and Cherese Waight (right)

THIS WEDNESDAY!!