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
Hindman awarded inaugural Spangler Goodnight Distinguished Professorship in Early Literacy
Teaching children how to read and write is fundamental to their success as they grow, but it doesn’t come naturally to the developing brain. The English language is riddled with…
Fast Facts
$87.55 Million
total research portfolio
26 projects
funded by the Department of Education
23 active NSF grants
led by our faculty
20 active NIH grants
led by our faculty
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Faculty Research Labs
Some of the most important work shaping how people learn, grow, teach, and lead happens within faculty research labs at the UNC School of Education, bringing together faculty researchers, post-doctoral researchers, students, practitioners, and community partners to investigate complex questions facing individuals, schools, and communities.
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's 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.