Research News
School of Education Faculty Awarded a Major Five-Year $5 million U.S. Department of Education Grant to Increase the Number of School Counselors in High-Need Schools
December 20, 2024
Sam Steen, Elizabeth Levine Brown, and Erik Hines formed a partnership that includes George Mason’s Early Identification Program, NOVA, and Manassas City Public Schools. Read more...
SRTM Faculty Sammie Powers, Hung-Ling (Stella) Liu, and Ellen Rodgers Receive U.S. Geological Survey Award in Support of a Study to Advance Climate Adaptation and Conservation Efforts
November 14, 2024
Powers is leading an interdisciplinary, multi-university team to develop a social network analysis methodology for the integration of the principles of environmental and climate justice into climate adaptation and conservation. Read more...
School of Education Faculty Awarded Grant to Evaluate Minnesota Early Childhood Longitudinal Data System
October 7, 2024
Associate Professor Divya Varier to assess Minnesota data system that provides information on the development and learning of young children. Read more...
School of Education Faculty Awarded NSF Grant for Project on Enhancing Equity in Mathematics Education Through Technology and Data Literacy
September 20, 2024
Professor Jennifer Suh is leading the research initiative on the Framework for Integrating Technology for Equity (FIT for Equity). Read more...
NSF Grant Awarded to Inclusive Early Childhood Education Program Faculty in Support of Project to Advance Multi-User Virtual Reality Physics Classroom
September 19, 2024
Carley Fisher-Maltese is Co-Principal Investigator in a study focused on developing a scalable and networked virtual reality platform that facilitates interactive experiential physics learning and teaching. Read more...
Samantha Viano Receives National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Fellowship in Support of Research on How School Security Impacts Students
August 15, 2024
The study will address whether school security contributes to the school-to-prison pipeline. Read more...
PhD Candidate in CEHD Examines How Club Sports Participation Rates Were Affected by the Pandemic
July 17, 2024
Ryan Bradshaw hopes his research will provide a framework for collegiate recreation administrators on how to react to future disruptions to operations. Read more...
School of Education ACE-STEM Initiative Celebrates Completion of Two-Year Mark with First Cohort of Teacher Participants
May 30, 2024
Sujin Kim, assistant professor in George Mason’s ESOL and World Languages Education programs, is the principal investigator of a project to enhance equitable education for multilingual learners. Read more...
CEHD Faculty Awarded U.S. State Department Grant to Provide Professional Development to English Language Teachers in Turkmenistan
May 22, 2024
Professor Joan Shin leads the Global Online Teacher Education Center (GOTEC) in expanding the reach of professional development to enhance the capacity of English teachers in the international community. Read more...
Secondary Education Program Faculty Collaborates on an NSF-Funded Project to Construct a Digital Platform that Helps Students Fact Check AI-Generated Content
April 29, 2024
George Mason Assistant Professor Erdogan Kaya is working with researchers from the University of Alabama to develop the “Compose with AI” web application. Read more...