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Educational Psychology at University of Illinois
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The Department of Educational Psychology hosts a growing number of students, staff, and faculty committed to the advancement of mental health and education.

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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
October 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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🎉 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
October 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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#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
October 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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#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
September 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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#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
September 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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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
September 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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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.
May 17, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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Outstanding Student Medallion, doctoral
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May 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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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!
May 10, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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📚 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
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
May 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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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!
April 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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🚨New publication alert!!!
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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.

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Young Adults Juggle Conflicting Pressures to Hurry Up ― and Wait
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April 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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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...
Young Adults Juggle Conflicting Pressures to Hurry Up ― and Wait
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April 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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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 🥳
April 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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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 😃
April 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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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...
April 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Congratulations to EPSY graduate student, Jennie Lee, for advancing to the final round of the 2025 Research Live! competition!
March 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Spring Break may be next week, but the faculty are still in that semester grind!
March 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Another example of our faculty being leading experts in their fields!
March 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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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.
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 ...
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March 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Don't forget to support our students!
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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!
March 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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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!
March 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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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:
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.
February 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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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
February 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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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)
February 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM