George J. DuPaul and Ethan Van Norman of Lehigh University's College of Education, School Psychology program, have recently been cited among the most prolific scholars in the field of school psychology faculty productivity, according to a research article published in Psychology in the Schools.
Ethan Van Norman was recently elected to the Society for the Study of School Psychology (SSSP). The society was founded in the 1960s as a direct descendant of a group of researchers that founded the Journal of School Psychology. The society has a unique role among school psychology organizations, a mission that is devoted exclusively to recognizing and promoting high quality scholarship and research in the field. Members are inducted based on sustained contributions to the field of school psychology, awards and honors, originality of contributions, impact on training, impact on practice, impact on science, and depth and breadth of contributions.
COE students and faculty recently presented at the 2025 EARLI conference, a premier international education conference, held in Graz, Austria.
Minyi Dennis has received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support her project titled, "Exploring Sources of Heterogeneity in Supplemental Interventions for Students with Mathematics Difficulties within Multi-tiered Systems of Support: A Meta-Analysis." Dennis will be leading the efforts at Lehigh, working along with Zilong Pan as co-principal investigator.
A new book by Sara Kangas, an associate professor and program director in the COE's Special Education program, is set to challenge longstanding assumptions about how public schools serve multilingual learners with disabilities.
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the world around us, from the way we search for information to how we design products, diagnose diseases, and even learn in the classroom. Yet, as AI becomes more powerful and pervasive, a new challenge emerges: How do we ensure that the next generation is not only comfortable using AI but also equipped to use it strategically, ethically and thoughtfully?
A series of six immersive learning experiences teach students of all ages about environmental and industrial history of the Lehigh Valley.
Counseling Psychology professor Chris Liang has been working with Raub Middle School teachers on creating trauma-responsive classrooms. The work is supported by a grant through the United Way and compliments a larger grant that supports an anti-violence pilot program at the school.
Patti Manz recently received a grant from the PNC Foundation to support the "Little Talks in the Lehigh Valley" project. The grant will enable her to offer Little Talks, a parent-mediated home-based intervention to bolster infant/toddler communication and language development, to families experiencing economic hardship through community centers in the Lehigh Valley.
A new study by J. Cameron Anglum and Anita Manion looks at the perceptions of students and parents regarding the political leanings of public schools. Published by the Brookings Institution, their research finds that adults' perceptions of public school bias vary by party affiliation, while most high school students say that public schools are politically neutral or balanced.