Stephanie Shire, PhD, associate professor of Early Childhood Special Education at UO, focuses her current research on young children with autism and their families.

New research suggests that adolescence is the crucial intervention point for steering young women away from the criminal justice system. Leslie Leve, PhD, and Maria Schweer-Collins, PhD, involved in research.

Professor Samantha Shune, PhD, an expert on aging and mealtime, troubleshoots this frequent problem of dementia.

In the latest edition of Research Briefly, we talk with Dean Laura Lee McIntyre, who discusses an NIH funded study that looks at the long-term effects of COVID-related school closures. Research Briefly is dedicated to highlighting remarkable research and grant awards within the COE.

Senior Scientist John Seeley, PhD, who is also a professor and associate dean for research in prevention science and special education at the UO, is a co-investigator on the project at the Oregon Research Institute.

Evergreen Associate Professors Elizabeth Budd and Nichole Kelly's research is dedicated to finding new ways to support health promotion. The pair recently launched ReDefine Health Promotion LLC, to help organizations promote health in a body-size inclusive way.

In the latest edition of our Research Briefly video series we talk with Communication Disorders and Sciences Professor Samantha Shune, PhD, who discuses swallowing impairment and caregiver burden. Research Briefly is dedicated to highlighting remarkable research and grant awards within the COE.

With the help of prestigious drug abuse prevention grant, a University of Oregon graduate student is examining the long-term effects of what are known as recovery high schools, knowledge that could help inform public policy on adolescent recovery.

“Math, on both the assessment side and the intervention side, has always lagged behind reading,” said Ben Clarke, a professor of school psychology at the University of Oregon, who studies math assessment and instruction.

The UO says this is the first eating behavior research to document desirability bias in kids, showing children change what they eat to avoid being viewed negatively by others.