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Educational Psychology at University of Illinois @epsyatillinois.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Shoutout to Dr. H Chad Lane for his recent interview with Fox 32 Chicago on how AI can be effectively monitored and leveraged in and out of the classroom! Great work Dr. Lane!

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Educational Psychology at University of Illinois @epsyatillinois.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

🔸🔹To keep our celebration train going, we want to congratulate out faculty who have secured funding grants due to their groundbreaking research. Join us in celebrating Dra. Nidia Gracias, along with Morgan State’s Dr. Afiya Fredericks and UDC’s Dr. Dhymsy Z. Vixamar-Owens!!! 👩🏽‍🏫✊🏾 #EPSY #Illinois #NSF

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Educational Psychology at University of Illinois @epsyatillinois.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🔶🔷 Celebrating our EPSY students honored at this year's APA convention: Evelyn Hong (Counseling Psychology), Tiffany Reyes-Denis (CSTL), and Radia DeLuna (Counseling Psychology)! 🏅🧠 Swipe to learn more about their award-winning work. #Illinois #ILLINI #APA2026 #EPSY #Education

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Educational Psychology at University of Illinois @epsyatillinois.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Congratulations to our very own Dr. Cherie M. Avent for receiving the AEA Marcia Guttentag Promising New Evaluator Award! Dr. Avent received her award plaque at the 2025 #AEA Conference in Kansas City, MO. 🔷📚🔶 #Illinois #EducationalPsychology #Evaluation

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Educational Psychology at University of Illinois @epsyatillinois.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Thinking about #gradschool? 🎓 Join our #EducationalPsychology Virtual Info Session on Oct 27! Learn more about our Educational Psychology programs here 👉 bit.ly/EPSYInfo Register for the virtual info session 👉 bit.ly/EPSYRegister #Illinois #EducationalPsychology #HigherEd #EdPsych

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Educational Psychology at University of Illinois @epsyatillinois.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

🎉 Huge congratulations to Dr. Cherie M. Avent, recipient of the 2025 Marcia Guttentag Promising New Evaluator Award from @AEA! We’re proud to see her justice-informed evaluation scholarship recognized. 🔶🔷📚 #Illinois #EducationalPsychology #Evaluation

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Educational Psychology at University of Illinois @epsyatillinois.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

#FacultySpotlight ☀️ Dr. Aixa D. Marchand, Asst. Prof. of #DevelopmentalPsychology and HDFS. how culture, society & family shape students’ experiences, focusing on #CriticalConsciousness & Black parent engagement. Read her latest article here: tinyurl.com/DrMarchand1

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Educational Psychology at University of Illinois @epsyatillinois.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

#FacultySpotlight ☀️ Dr. Melissa Morgan is a professor in #CounselingPsychology studying thriving, social justice, and immigration in #Latinx populations. Check out her incredible book "Critical Resilience and Thriving in Response to Systemic Oppression" here: tinyurl.com/DrMorgan1

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Educational Psychology at University of Illinois @epsyatillinois.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

#FacultySpotlight ☀️ Dr. Xu Li is an Associate Professor in #CounselingPsychology researching psychotherapy from multicultural contexts and using advanced quantitative methods in psychotherapy research. Check out his two recent publications here: (1) tinyurl.com/DrXuLi1 (2) tinyurl.com/DrXuLi2

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Educational Psychology at University of Illinois @epsyatillinois.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Kicking off the school year with a #FacultyHighlight! ☀️ Dr Kaylin Ratner @kratner.bsky.social Asst. Prof. in #EducationalPsychology & #HDFS, explores purpose & anxiety in youth in two new articles: (1) tinyurl.com/DrRatner1 (2) tinyurl.com/DrRatner2 #EPSY #DevelopmentalPsychology #Illinois

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Educational Psychology at University of Illinois @epsyatillinois.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

On Friday, May 9, Dr. Michelle Perry was honored as the inaugural Richard C. Anderson Professor of Cognitive Science Teaching & Learning for a career of outstanding research, teaching, mentorship, and leadership.

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Education at Illinois @education.illinois.edu · 15/05/2025

Outstanding Student Medallion, doctoral Destiny Williams-Dobosz @epsyatillinois.bsky.social More: bit.ly/44BDIN7

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Educational Psychology at University of Illinois @epsyatillinois.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

We 🧡 our graduate students! A few weeks ago, we celebrated graduate student appreciation week with a taco bar lunch🌮. Thank you to our graduate students for making EPSY suc wonderful place!

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Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute @illinoishealth.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

📚 New resources from IHSI’s Diversity Committee to help you foster belonging in the workplace. We are excited to highlight a resource by IHSI Affiliate & @epsyatillinois.bsky.social Prof Nidia Ruedas-Gracia on creating a sense of belonging on research teams! healthinstitute.illinois.edu

A diverse group of colleagues smiling in a collaborative setting, with the words "When we feel like we belong, we become positioned to do our best work. Creating and maintaining a strong sense of belonging thus benefits individuals and teams and improves the quality of science that your team produces.” - — Dr. Nidia Ruedas-Gracia et al., PLOS Computational Biology

People working in a lab with the words, "
Why Belonging Matters: “Belonging isn’t a bonus—it’s essential.
It impacts well-being, team cohesion, and innovation.”

Infographic: 10 Simple Rules for Creating a Sense of Belonging in Your Research Group,
Reflect on belonging (and repeat)

Be mindful of names, pronouns, and diverse identities

Proactively engage with your lab members

Discuss, document, and embody lab values

Be transparent about lab expectations

Provide opportunities to learn about each other

Foster connection outside of the lab

Build in time for kudos

Conduct equity checks

Ask for feedback regularly

Small Actions = Big Change
If you have:

⏰ 4 min: Learn how sharing stories strengthens teams

⏰ 5 min: Explore the dimensions of diversity

⏰ 15 min: Read more about the “10 simple rules...”

⏰ 60 min: Join the #100KConversations campaign

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Educational Psychology at University of Illinois @epsyatillinois.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Congratulations to our faculty and teaching assistants who made it onto the university list of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their students for the Fall of 2024!

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Education at Illinois @education.illinois.edu · 17/04/2025

Kaylin Ratner and co-author Chris Napolitano of @epsyatillinois.bsky.social have published a paper exploring the 'hurry up and wait' phenomenon for today's kids. education.illinois.edu/about/news-e...

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Young Adults Juggle Conflicting Pressures to Hurry Up ― and Wait

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Educational Psychology at University of Illinois @epsyatillinois.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

It's the most wonderful time of the year...defense season! This spring we are celebrating 4 new doctors: Dr. Destiny Williams-Dobosz, Dr. Giavanna McCall, Dr. Amos Jeng, and Dr. Shiyu Sun! Help us congratulate them 🥳

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Educational Psychology at University of Illinois @epsyatillinois.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Congratulations to EPSY grad student, Jennie Lee, for winning the Design Award for the 2025 Research Live! Competition 👏🏾. We know who we're contacting to help us with our slides 😃

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Education at Illinois @education.illinois.edu · 08/04/2025

Go see @epsyatillinois.bsky.social Ph.D. student Jennie Lee for today's finals of the Research Live! competition at the Campus Instructional Facility at 5 p.m. More: blogs.illinois.edu/view/1526/18...

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Educational Psychology at University of Illinois @epsyatillinois.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Congratulations to EPSY graduate student, Jennie Lee, for advancing to the final round of the 2025 Research Live! competition!

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Educational Psychology at University of Illinois @epsyatillinois.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Spring Break may be next week, but the faculty are still in that semester grind!

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Educational Psychology at University of Illinois @epsyatillinois.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Another example of our faculty being leading experts in their fields!

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Education at Illinois @education.illinois.edu · 10/03/2025

H. Chad Lane of @epsyatillinois.bsky.social and the INVITE AI institute was part of a group of Illinois experts who spoke with policymakers and industry leaders about how the university is leading in AI research and preparing the AI-powered workforce.

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Building the AI Workforce: Now and for the Future

Educational Psychology Professor H. Chad Lane, who serves as principal investigator and Director of the NSF-funded INVITE AI Institute, was part of a group of experts from Illinois speaking about the ...

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Educational Psychology at University of Illinois @epsyatillinois.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

This Thursday and Friday the College of Education is hosting the annual Graduate Student Conference, and we have plenty of EPSY students presenting. If you have time this week, we suggest stopping by and hearing about their amazing work!

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Education at Illinois @education.illinois.edu · 26/02/2025

We know that it can be busy as a student here. So, we wanted to ensure you have the space to do anything you need to do without running home. We offer the following comfort spaces in the College:

lactation room. 150A. Private space located off the education south lobby

Meditation room. 372A. Private space located on the COE 3rd floor near the south elevators.

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Educational Psychology at University of Illinois @epsyatillinois.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Today Assistant Professor, Cherie Avent, hosted a fireside chat for the College of Education (COE). The event was moderated by doctoral candidate, Taiylor Rayford. Big thanks to COE Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, Karla Möller, and Graduate Embassador, Itrat Sultan for planning the event

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Educational Psychology at University of Illinois @epsyatillinois.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Happy Wednesday from our Counseling Psychology Division! Today we have 2 members from Dr. Neville's Liberation Lab, Whitney Clarke (left) and Cherese Waight (right)

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Educational Psychology at University of Illinois @epsyatillinois.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Happy #MoneyMonday! Today we are highlight 2 faculty projects that have been funded by the Center For Spcial and Behavioral Science at Illinois, Small Grant Program

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Educational Psychology at University of Illinois @epsyatillinois.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

🚨New Publication Alert🚨 from EPSY Assistant Professor Nidia Ruedas-Gracia!!

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Educational Psychology at University of Illinois @epsyatillinois.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

New year, 🚨new publication alert🚨 from EPSY Alum Jack Dempsey, and EPSY faculty Nigel Bosch and Kiel Christianson.

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Dr. DestinyShonte @destinywd.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Looking forward to speaking on this panel.Come join us! @aeradivcgrad.bsky.social @aeratepsig.bsky.social @epsyatillinois.bsky.social

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Educational Psychology at University of Illinois @epsyatillinois.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

In 2 weeks catch Epsy's own Doctoral Candidate Destiny talk about Critical, Multicultural, and decolonial research methods!!

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Educational Psychology at University of Illinois @epsyatillinois.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Happy first week back! We are all excited to be back in the office. Today we caught J.R. Walls with her first publication.

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Education at Illinois @education.illinois.edu · 09/01/2025

Congrats to @epsyatillinois.bsky.social professor and @ciatillinois.bsky.social interim head Helen Neville on being named a professor at The Center for Advanced Study. Neville is the second Education faculty member named CAS professor, joining James D. Anderson.

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Neville Named Center for Advanced Study Professor

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Educational Psychology at University of Illinois @epsyatillinois.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Congratulations to Professor Helen Neville for being appointed as a permanent faculty member of The Center for Advanced Study (CAS) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign!

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