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Woo-hoo! Congrats to Dr. Spencer Brickell for successfully defending her dissertation on Self-efficacy in salespeople! The OU SPDRE program is proud of you!

Congratulations to Kan Gill, who has accepted a tenure-track position as an assistant professor of educational psychology at Georgia Southern University. Yayy! We are so proud of you!

Congratulations to the Science of Psychology, Data and Research in Education (SPDRE) doctoral student Danielle Berry, who has accepted a tenure-track assistant professor position in Educational Psychology at Florida State University. We are so proud of you!

We’re excited to share the latest episode of Learning Scientists Podcast, where our very own Dr. Ben Heddy and Dr. Alyssa Emery join host Dr. Jeff Greene to discuss their recent article, “Transdisciplinary inclusivity: strategies and implications for integrating students with disabilities in educational psychology research.” This engaging conversation highlights the importance of creating inclusive research practices in educational psychology and offers strategies for making our field more accessible for all learners. Listen to the Read more

This March, our MOVE Lab member Danielle N. Berry successfully completed her Ph.D. general exam, and in this second week of August achieved another milestone by passing the prospectus dissertation proposal defense!  We are so proud of your dedication, perseverance, and the incredible progress you’ve made in your doctoral journey. Congratulations!!!

Outstanding News! In May, 2025 our MOVE Lab family proudly celebrated the remarkable achievement of  Angela Barbour who officially graduated from the University of Oklahoma as Dr. Angela! Congrats Doctor and we are looking forward to hearing about your great achievements in the field of Learning Sciences. Wishing you a future filled with groundbreaking discoveries and professional success.

MOVE Lab members Jakob Gowell, Huiting Zhou, and Mehjabin Bhuiyan presented their research at the National Consortium for Instruction & Cognition (NCIC) 2025 in Denver, CO this April. Jakob shared his paper “I Can Control How I Feel: Using Outdoor Education to Promote Social-Emotional Learning in Schools”, while Huiting and Mehjabin presented their paper “Cyberbullying Victimization and Schooling Outcomes: A Focus on Self-Efficacy in Non-White Students”. Congratulations to Jakob, Huiting, and Mehjabin for their excellent Read more

Are news, reports, and publications about climate challenges leading you to a freeze-response or even eco-anxiety? Take some time to watch Dr. Mark Walvoord’s TEDx Talk about how reconnecting to nature and others can shift our ecological identities and lead to climate adaptation.

After successfully defending his dissertation on April 21, 2025, MOVE Lab member Mark Walvoord graduated with his Ph.D. in Learning Sciences from OU on May 11. Check out his research on transformative biology education and student shifts in ecological identity. We wish him the best in this future work!