CEHD In The News
January 27, 2026
Read the latest on CEHD faculty, staff and programs featured in news publications. January 2026 School Success Center Univ. of Delaware program works to develop better school leaders, Delaware Public Media, January 23 Center for Disabilities Studies Delaware bill aims to permanently establish program to help drivers with disabilities, …
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Research Spotlight: Elizabeth Farley-Ripple
November 20, 2025
School leaders—like assistant principals, principals and superintendents—often determine how educational research is used in planning, decision-making and implementing initiatives that improve students’ academic or developmental outcomes. Yet, not all education doctorate (Ed.D.) programs—which lead to the highest attainable degree for school leaders—focus on understanding and using research to examine practical …
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Creating Safe Spaces for LGBTQ+ Youth
October 10, 2025
During adolescence—a period defined by rapid physical, emotional and social development—LGBTQ+ youth often grapple with the decision to “come out” to their family or friends and disclose their gender and/or sexual identities. As University of Delaware research has shown, many LGBTQ+ young people avoid coming out, fearing rejection, social isolation …
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Research Spotlight: Eric Layland
October 10, 2025
National Coming Out Day continues to be a reminder that LGBTQ+ individuals make a brave decision to disclose their identities to family, friends and community members. Many LGBTQ+ people experience mental health symptoms due to ongoing discrimination, and Delaware adolescents are especially at risk. In one of the first studies …
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New Distinguished Professor in Teacher Education
September 25, 2025
Amanda Jansen, a national expert in mathematics education and a dedicated educator, has been named Distinguished Professor of Teacher Education in the University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD). This named professorship recognizes excellence in teacher education scholarship, teaching and service. Jansen, professor in CEHD’s School of …
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Research Spotlight: Adrian Pasquarella
September 12, 2025
Every day, Delaware educators teach multilingual learners (MLLs), yet many feel underprepared to support them. With more than 19,000 MLLs in the state, University of Delaware faculty are working during National Hispanic Heritage Month this fall and year round to address the needs of these students and their teachers. Supported …
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Celebrating undergraduates’ summer discoveries
August 12, 2025
More than 500 undergraduate students got a taste of research this summer at the University of Delaware, drawing from a lengthy menu of options that spanned an extraordinary array of subjects — from the arts to the sciences, from public policy and civic engagement to blazing new trails for people …
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Research Spotlight: Sarah Curtiss
August 5, 2025
Puberty education can be uncomfortable for many students and teachers, given the sensitive and sometimes emotionally-charged nature of the content. The barriers to this important health topic can be even greater for students with disabilities, who may struggle to learn in a traditional, lecture-style classroom. With these challenges in mind, …
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CEHD In The News 2024-2025
July 27, 2025
Read the latest on CEHD faculty, staff and programs featured in news publications. July 2025 Stephanie Del Tufo Do you really need to read to learn? What neuroscience says about reading versus listening, The Conversation, July 28 Dominique Baker Columbia Deal a ‘Threat’ to Higher Ed, Experts Warn, Inside Higher Ed, …
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Research Spotlight: Eric Layland
June 26, 2025
For many communities across the nation, Pride Month is a time to celebrate the challenges that LGBTQ+ people have faced and overcome. But the month of June also reminds parents, educators and human service professionals that LGBTQ+ individuals continue to grapple with the mental health effects of social stigma, especially …
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Showing Students They Matter
May 30, 2025
For University of Delaware alum Camila Polanco, EHD25, school was one of the first places where she learned how much it matters to feel seen, heard and valued—not only as a student, but as a whole person. After graduating this May, Polanco now hopes to use her dissertation work to …
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Research Spotlight: Steve Amendum
May 30, 2025
Multilingual learners (ML), or children whose home language is not English, make up about 15% of all kindergarten and first grade students in U.S. public schools. Yet, many teachers receive little preparation in ML instruction, and many feel unprepared to support their ML’s languages, cultures and immigration experiences. To support …
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