Research Advancing Knowledge, Driving Innovation
Our faculty members pursue innovative educational research and projects. They explore the nature of learning that contributes to effective teaching, data-driven classroom interventions and curricula improvements, insightful analysis leading to informed policies, and evidence-based advancements in educator preparation.
Research
Beyond ideas: How creative learning emerges from process
Keith Sawyer, Ph.D., Morgan Distinguished Professor of Educational Innovations at the UNC School of Education and a leading researcher focused on creativity, has synthesized more than a decade of research…
Fast Facts
24 active NSF grants
led by our faculty
$25.01 Million
in research expenditures, 2024
Meet Some of Our Researchers
Matt Bernacki
Bernacki’s research agenda includes investigation of the roles that motivations and metacognitive processes play when learners use technologies, and the development of interventions and learning materials.
Dionne Cross Francis
Cross-Francis' research lies at the intersection of mathematics education, educational psychology and teacher education.
Marisa E. Marraccini
Marraccini’s research aims to promote child and adolescent mental health in the context of their daily lives – school settings, focused on supporting vulnerable populations.