Interdisciplinary Training in Education Research and Advanced Statistical Methods
This initiative is supported by the Institute of Education
Sciences (IES) in the US Department of Education.
Faculty Research Areas:
Emphasis is on the study of low-income and bilingual populations in urban settings who are at risk for poor educational outcomes. Research topics include:
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Early intervention for children
- served by Head Start
- prenatally exposed to cocaine
- with autism spectrum disorders
- with language delays
- with special needs
- with cochlear implants
- who are second language learners
- Developmental epidemiology
- School readiness
- Emergent literacy and the acquisition of reading skills
- The teaching, learning, and assessment of mathematics and science
