Office of Research Development
Welcome to the College of Education and Human Development Office of Research Development!
If you are involved with research as a student, faculty or staff member in the College of Education and Human Development, the Office of Research Development is here to support your scholarship.
If you want to submit a proposal for funding,
- Please complete a Proposal Assistance Request on the CEHD Intranet. This will allow the Pre-Awards team of the CEHD Office of Research Administration to start working on the paperwork and assist you with the proposal.
- The CEHD Pre-Awards team will work you to develop and finalize budgets, and gather required documents, etc. See more details on the pre award support.
- As a note: The Primary Investigator should send all Final documents to the CEHD Pre-Awards team 5 business days prior to sponsor due date.
- The CEHD Pre-Award Research Administrators will use the information provided in the PAR form to complete most fields and steps in RAMP for CEHD faculty.
CEHD Research News

Samantha Viano, Faculty in the School of Education, Receives U.S. Department of Justice Grant to Study How School Security Equipment Affects Student Outcomes
March 26, 2025
The initiative led by Viano will include research co-designed by a group of Virginia high school students to ensure that the student perspective on school security is reflected in the study findings. Read more...

Supriya Baily, Professor and Co-Director of the Center for International Education has Authored a Book Examining How a Fundamentalist Movement in India Has Affected Women’s Rights Over a 30-Year Span
February 18, 2025
In her book, Baily illustrates how access and opportunity for women is eroded when nationalist ideologies become embedded in the political environment. Read more...