We are home to 14 research and outreach units. Our faculty members in these units have a reputation for conducting innovative work in school reform, assessment, school-wide discipline and behavior management, positive youth development, family interventions, special education, early intervention, and culturally responsive educational practices. These programs help children and families of all ages—from infants and toddlers to adolescents and young adults. The work they do is making a difference in Oregon, across the country, and around the world.
Our research culture is field-leading and highly influential with a long tradition of translating research into effective models, methods, and measures that improve lives.
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Brief videos highlighting remarkable research and grant awards within the College of Education
PHILIP H. KNIGHT CHAIR
Beth Stormshak
Professor Beth Stormshak, PhD discusses The Family Check-Up Model and its unique, strength-based approach.
EVERGREEN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Elizabeth Budd
Evergreen Associate Professor Liz Budd, PhD, discusses her project that focuses on addressing health disparities within Latinx communities.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Ilana Umansky
Professor Umansky speaks to her involvement in the National R&D Center to Improve Education for Secondary English Learners.
CTL ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Jessica Turtura
Professor Turtura discusses a new research grant Math-Ready Supporting Early Number Sense (MSENS).
Impact and Outcomes
We are the highest-ranked academic unit at the University of Oregon, due largely to a decades-long record of national and international research and development in special education, counseling psychology, educational leadership, and school psychology. Our research culture is unique and highly influential because our faculty have a long tradition of translating research into effective models, methods, and measures that improve lives.
Our innovations have an enduring impact in Oregon and across the nation.
Research News
January 14, 2025
Study: Effective parenting support strengthens rural families
UO-led training offered via smartphone aids parents struggling with mental health, opioids. Authored by Kate Hails, a research associate with the Prevention Science Institute (PSI), who collaborated on the paper with Anna Cecilia McWhirter, Audrey Sileci and COE Professor Beth Stormshak, all researchers with the institute.
December 10, 2024
Coffee N Conversation: Kathleen Lane
In Episode 4 of Coffee N Conversation, Dean Laura Lee McIntyre sits down with Kathleen Lane, Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor and Associate Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Kansas. Lane visited the COE this fall to give our inaugural Dan Reschly Distinguished Lecture. Lane discusses her journey in the special education field, her research focus and how valuable screening can be, and gives advice to new special education professionals entering the field.
December 2, 2024
Head of the class: Innovators set College of Education apart
“The productivity of College of Education faculty in the innovation space is a true competitive advantage compared to our peers,” said Christine Dixon Thiesing, associate vice president of Industry, Innovation, and Translation, the unit that assists researchers in commercializing intellectual property.
November 21, 2024
Youth with disabilities to gain employment opportunities
UO taps $10 million federal grant to develop a model that can be expanded to other communities. Christopher Murray, a University of Oregon College of Education professor, is facing an opportunity and a challenge unlike any in his 25-year career.
Jennifer Ruef, PhD, is one of four UO researchers to receive the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious honor for early-career faculty in 2024. Ruef’s project is focused on student perceptions of math and partnering with teachers to improve how they teach math.
Strengthening connections between research and practice in K-12 education
The HEDCO Institute for Evidence-Based Educational Practice aims to impact future generations by supporting today’s educators. Using the latest tools and methods to conduct rigorous evidence syntheses that meet the rapid decision-making needs of education leaders, the HEDCO Institute translates the findings from existing research, providing education leaders with trustworthy information to support the implementation of evidence-based practices, and promoting healthy students and schools.