EPSY Professor E. Jean Gubbins  and a group of Neag School alumni have received a 2016 Curriculum Network Curriculum Award from the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) in recognition of a math unit titled “Geometry & Measurement for All Shapes & Sizes,” developed for the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented. The unit was developed by Gubbins as […]

It is with great sadness that we report that Dr. Robert Colbert passed away peacefully on Friday, August 12.  Dr. Colbert joined UConn in 2001 and was head of the EPSY Department Counseling program. He received his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Wisconsin in 1987. His research expertise and interests focused on alleviating […]

Measurement, Evaluation, and Assessment Professor Dr. D. Betsy McCoach has been mentoring undergraduate McNair Scholar Casey Davis during spring and summer semester. Ms.Davis recently shared the results of their research at the McNair Scholar Poster Presentations.  

Dr. Catherine Little has been conducting a summer program/research project, Project SPARK, that was recently featured in the Norwalk Hour, Read the story at  http://www.thehour.com/news/article/Brookside-program-aims-to-close-the-excellence-8424512.php

Dr. Ron Beghetto is Professor of Educational Psychology in the Cognition, Instruction, and Learning Technology program, and an international expert on creativity in educational settings. In this Principal Center podcast he discusses ideas presented in his new book on creativity.

Sandy Chafouleas, EPSY professor, has been elected the incoming President of the Society for the Study of School Psychology (SSSP).  The purpose of SSSP is to advance basic and applied scientific research, disseminate research findings to broad audiences, and foster communication about the specialty of school psychology.  Membership in SSSP is limited to nomination and […]

Dr. Rashea Hamilton was selected as the recipient of the 2015 William E. Loadman Outstanding Dissertation Award for Educational Psychology at The Ohio State University. This award is given annually to the Ph.D. student who has completed and defended the most outstanding dissertation in each academic area during the previous year. Dr. Hamilton is a […]

Dr. Thomas Kehle is among the most published school psychologists from 1907-2014 according to a recently published review of publication in School Psychology Quarterly (March 2016), Vol. 31, No. 1.   UConn was listed as seventh out of all school psychology programs for the number of publications by school psychology faculty and students at a university […]

Dr. Del Siegle was recognized for his impact on gifted education as recipient of the 2016 Palmarium Award, presented Feb. 4 in Denver. The Institute for the Development of Gifted Education at the University of Denver presented the award during its annual conference. Siegle is a professor of gifted and talented and Head of the […]

Connecticut lawmakers and education leaders seeking to reduce the use of restraints and seclusion in public schools were encouraged this week by EPSY Professor George Sugai who offered a successful, research-driven alternative to addressing disruptive student behaviors. More than 100 people attended a two-hour presentation at the state Capitol on Jan. 27, where professors George Sugai and […]