Critical for Success: Award-Winning Paper Says Asking Better Questions is Key
In her award-winning 2025 paper published in Perspectives on Psychological Science, Patricia Chen, professor of educational psychology, proposes a change to the questions people ask.
NSF Grant to Develop Open-Source Science Curricula
María González-Howard, professor of curriculum and instruction, has received a $749,227 grant from the National Science Foundation to transform how elementary school students experience science.
COE’s Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk Tackles Early Literacy in West Texas
A new $5.5 million initiative led by researchers at the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk seeks to transform early literacy in the Permian Basin through a job-embedded professional learning model.
Case Garza, a prevention science doctoral student, recently published his first study as primary author in the Journal of Healthy Eating and Active Living, which collects data on both neighborhood variation in playground availability across metropolitan Austin and ways to expand playground access.
Daniel Dawer, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, recently had his article, "Control+Alt+Delete: Authoritarian Educational Leadership and the State Takeover of Houston ISD," accepted for publication in Educational Administration Quarterly.
The Institute of Education Sciences will soon announce the second tranche of grant opportunities this month and the third tranche in December. In preparation for submission, be sure to review the revised SEER Standards.
Pivot is a free and easy-to-use resource for discovering upcoming grant opportunities. To find opportunities that align with your research, log in to Pivot, select University of Texas in the Institution's Credentials drop-down menu, and enter your EID and password.
Got a research idea?
Liz Kogan
Director of Research Administration, COERA
Before discussing numbers or scope of work, be sure to contact COE’s Office of Educational Research Support (COERA) during your initial idea stage. Early collaboration with COERA ensures that your proposed budget and work plan align with UT policies, avoiding surprises later on and addressing the quick pace of some funders. UT’s Office of Sponsored Projects now requires all completed proposal materials at least five business days prior to submission. To meet OSP’s five-day deadline, COERA needs time to help you submit a competitive and compliant package.
Tasha Beretvas (EDP) “Handling within-study dependence in effect sizes and moderators in meta-analytic structural equation modeling” (in press)
Research Synthesis Methods
North Cooc (SPE) “Physical activity and physical education trends among U.S. elementary school children with disabilities” (in press)
Journal of Disability Policy Studies
Christian Doabler (SPE) “Science is a social enterprise: Ways to involve students with learning disabilities” (in press)
TEACHING Exceptional Children
Maria González-Howard (STEM Ed) “Enhancing multilingual learners’ scientific sensemaking opportunities through expansive language mapping in science curricula” (in press)
Science Scope
