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Program for Interdisciplinary Educational Research @ndpier.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

On September 10th, students and faculty from across Notre Dame’s social science departments gathered to hear a talk from Dr. Scott Maxwell, professor emeritus of psychology! Dr. Maxwell is one of the pioneers of interdisciplinary educational research at Notre Dame and advocated for PIER's creation.

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Center for Research on Educational Opportunity @ndcreo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

CREO is excited to welcome Dr. Corey Moss-Pech to speak at Notre Dame next week about his latest book "Major Trade-Offs"! Dr. Moss-Pech is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Florida State University who studies how individuals navigate educational organizations and labor market institutions.

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Program for Interdisciplinary Educational Research @ndpier.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

ND PIER is thrilled to introduce nine new PhD students from four different departments - economics, sociology, psychology, and computer science - in Notre Dame's Graduate School!

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Program for Interdisciplinary Educational Research @ndpier.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Happy first week of the fall 2026 semester! PIER fellows gathered for a fun and informative orientation meeting on Friday. New fellows met existing PIER students and faculty through competitive rock-paper-scissors and small-group discussions, and fellows got a preview of fall talks and speakers.

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Program for Interdisciplinary Educational Research @ndpier.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Wishing PIER sociology PhD graduate Dr. Suzanne Wood much success in her post-ND career!

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Program for Interdisciplinary Educational Research @ndpier.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Psychology PhD student and PIER Fellow Walton Ferguson traveled to Seoul, South Korea this summer to present research at the International Meeting of the Psychometric Society (IMPS)! Walton gave a presentation on increasing the efficacy of short assessments and another on number sense testing.

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Program for Interdisciplinary Educational Research @ndpier.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Congratulations to PIER graduate Christopher Monjaras for completing his PhD in economics and obtaining a research position at Kennesaw State University! Chris’ dissertation explored how financial resources and various aspects of teacher quality influence educational outcomes for K-12 students.

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Program for Interdisciplinary Educational Research @ndpier.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Come work with us at the Center for Research on Educational Opportunity at the University of Notre Dame!

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Program for Interdisciplinary Educational Research @ndpier.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Congratulations to PIER fellow Dalia Mota for receiving the American Dream Grant from the Franco Family Institute for Liberal Arts and the Public Good at Notre Dame! The grant will support her dissertation "Cliques, Clubs, and Community: An Ethnographic Inquiry into High School Belonging."

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Program for Interdisciplinary Educational Research @ndpier.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

ND PIER sociology PhD students Joe Thursby and Hannah Petersen (hannahmpetersen.bsky.social) enjoyed their statistics training at the ICPSR Summer Program @icpsrsummer.bsky.social at the University of Michigan this July!

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Program for Interdisciplinary Educational Research @ndpier.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

This summer, ND PIER fellow and Cognitive Psychology PhD student Emma Page (on right) presented research at the Mathematical Cognition and Learning Society (MCLS) conference in Padua, Italy! Her research examined how visual interventions support addition fact fluency and math instruction overall.

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Center for Research on Educational Opportunity @ndcreo.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Congratulations to Patrick Graff, one of our CREO and @ndpier.bsky.social 2026 sociology PhD graduates! Patrick is currently a Senior Fellow at the American Federation for Children, and his dissertation used Indiana administrative and survey data to investigate teacher quality and turnover.

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Program for Interdisciplinary Educational Research @ndpier.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

PIER students and faculty took part in a workshop on making academic research relevant to non-academic audiences! This topic highlight's one of PIER's main goals: training Notre Dame’s social science graduate students to do research that makes substantive real-world impact. @notredame.bsky.social

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Program for Interdisciplinary Educational Research @ndpier.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Congratulations to PIER fellow Virna Vidal-Menezes (@vvidalmenezes.bsky.social), a Ph.D. candidate in Economics who has been awarded a 2026 Spencer Dissertation Fellowship from the National Academy of Education! Read more about the award and Virna's research here: iei.nd.edu/initiatives/...

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Program for Interdisciplinary Educational Research @ndpier.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Congratulations to PIER graduate student Maura Kraemer for receiving the Outstanding Graduate Student Teacher Award from Notre Dame's Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence! The award recognizes Maura's excellence in teaching graduate Statistics and undergraduate Methods. @maurarkraemer.bsky.social

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Program for Interdisciplinary Educational Research @ndpier.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Congratulations to PIER graduate students Sofia Dueñas and Bridget Curry on receiving an Honorable Mention for Notre Dame’s Excellence in Scholarly Research Award! The award recognizes Sofia and Bridget’s collaborative work investigating the school choice landscape in Indiana.

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Program for Interdisciplinary Educational Research @ndpier.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Welcome to the Program for Interdisciplinary Education Research (PIER) at the University of Notre Dame! This fellowship program brings together ND PhD students in the social sciences to learn about approaches to education research. Learn more about PIER here: iei.nd.edu/pier.

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