School of Education and Human Development faculty lead innovative research initiatives that advance education, mental health, community well-being, and human performance. Through partnerships with federal agencies, foundations, healthcare organizations, and community stakeholders, our researchers secure external funding to address pressing societal challenges and create meaningful impact locally, nationally, and globally.
Teaching and Learning
Multi-Year Middle School Intensive Reading Intervention for Students with or At-Risk for Reading Disabilities
Principal Investigator: Mary Beth Calhoon
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education
Project SPAC3: A Culturally Relevant Approach to Spatial Computational Thinking Skills and Career Awareness through an Immersive Virtual Environment, NSF iTEST
Principal Investigator: Wanli Xing
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Pivots: VETS-HASTE: Veterans SkillBridge through Industry based Hardware Security Training and Education
Principal Investigator: Wanli Xing
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Logic DS - Collaborative Research: Fostering Virtual Learning of Data Science Foundations with Mathematical Logic for Rural High School Students
Principal Investigator: Wanli Xing
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors - Learning Engineering Virtual Institute (LEVI)
Principal Investigator: Wanli Xing
Sponsor: Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
AI Across the Curriculum for Virtual Schools
Principal Investigator: Wanli Xing
Sponsor: The Concord Consortium
LEVI and Education Ecosystems Support
Principal Investigator: Wanli Xing
Sponsor: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Educational and Psychological Studies
The Adapted Science of Flourishing for Young Adults
Principal Investigator: Nona Kiknadze
Sponsor: Mind & Life Europe
Center for Family and Adolescent Trauma Treatment
Principal Investigator: Maite Mena
Sponsor: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
CIFFTA Family Strengthening Program
Principal Investigator: Maite Mena
Sponsor: The Children’s Trust
Community and Climate Resilience: Safeguarding South Florida’s Outdoor Workers
Principal Investigator: Scotney Evans
Sponsor: Health Foundation of South Florida
Translation and Cultural Adaptation of a Neurocognitive Screening Instrument into Haitian Creole
Principal Investigator: Guerda Nicolas
Sponsor: Florida Department of Health
Collaborative Research: Phase I CAMEL-CN: ALTA-CN: AI-Powered Learning by Teaching for Algebraic Reasoning through Collaborative Networks
Principal Investigator: Rui Guo
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Impact Evaluation of AI Teachable Agents Powered by Knowledge Graphs and Multimodal AI
Principal Investigator: Rui Guo
Sponsor: Accelerate
Collaborative Research: RADIATE: Remote Access to Digital Immersive AI of Things Education
Principal Investigator: Rui Guo
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Scaling Community Ownership: Spreading Knowledge, Practice, and Infrastructure for Health and Racial Equity
Principal Investigator: Scotney Evans
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Kinesiology and Sport Sciences
Translational Health in Nutrition and Kinesiology
Principal Investigator: Arlette Perry
Sponsor: The Children’s Trust
Assessing NIL’s Impact on Student-Athlete Mental Health
Principal Investigator: Youngho Park
Sponsor: CRIA
Dynamic Exertion Test: Normative Physiological, Performance, and Clinical Outcomes
Principal Investigator: Aaron Sinnott
Sponsor: SEATA
Differences in Muscle Utilization, Tissue Pressure, Cognitive Performance, and Caloric Output Among Active and Passive Sitting Positions (Chaircise Evaluation Study)
