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Exploring the Equation to Calculus
Rutgers GSE Ph.D. in Education student Rasha Abadir loves math problems, fascinated by the variety of ways to solve them. Her future goal: to become a researcher in the field of mathematics education. She is exploring how students learn calculus and how educators can better support them in developing a conceptualization of it.
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Rutgers GSE’s Christina Stephens Named 2026 NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow
Christina Stephens, assistant research professor at the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER), has received the 2026 NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship for her research, “Preschool Settings that Support Dual Language Learners: Investigating Classroom Experiences,…
Rutgers GSE Lecturer Selected for Google AI Educator Series
Natalie O’Neil joins a national network of educational leaders and tech innovators shaping the future of AI in teaching and learning. New Brunswick, NJ—The Rutgers Graduate School of Education is…
GSE Professor Dr. Marybeth Gasman Is Named Co-Editor of Premier Journal
Marybeth Gasman, associate dean for research at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education, has been appointed co-editor of Educational Researcher, the premier journal of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). The…
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Dissertation Proposal Announcement Ph.D. in Education Program: Gabriella Bussanich “Understanding Strengths in Adolescents with ADHD Across Social Contexts: Student, Parent, and Teacher Perspectives”
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is often examined through deficit-oriented perspectives that emphasize behavioral, academic, and social difficulties. Although this research has contributed important understanding regarding the challenges associated with ADHD, it has often overlooked the strengths adolescents with ADHD may demonstrate within relationships and everyday social experiences. Existing strengths-based ADHD research has also relied heavily on…
Dissertation Defense Announcement Ed.D. Program: Sandile Chad Manzini “Navigating the Ivory Tower: Black Men’s Experiences of Leadership and Anti-Blackness in the Academy”
This dissertation explores the experiences of Black men in higher education leadership, focusing on those in administrative positions at four-year, research-intensive (R1) universities across the U.S. Though they make up only 3% of higher education administrators (Employees in U.S. Higher Education Administration, by Race/Ethnicity and Sex 2020, 2023), Black men occupy a critical yet understudied…
Dissertation Defense Announcement Ph.D. in Education Program: Karin Garver “Levers for Preschool Inclusion: An Examination of Policy Ambiguity, Access, and Funding Formulas”
Despite longstanding federal requirements and a growing body of research supporting the inclusion of preschool-age children with disabilities in classrooms with their typically developing peers, rates of inclusion for preschoolers with disabilities remain low nationally and vary widely across states. Guided by Ecological Systems Theory and the Ambiguity-Conflict Model of policy implementation, this study examines…
Dissertation Defense Announcement Ed.D. Program: Jennifer A. Duran “Empowering Teachers to Lead: A Case Study of a School-Based Teacher Leadership Development Program”
Despite the well-documented benefits of teacher leadership for teacher leaders and the school communities they serve (Wenner & Campbell, 2017; York-Barr & Duke, 2004), many schools thrust teachers into leadership roles with little preparation (Hunzicker, 2012). Given that effective teaching does not necessarily translate into effectively leading peers, many developing teacher leaders report feeling underprepared…