Grateful to present at AERA yesterday. A good reminder that deep learning is often cultivated not only through formal curriculum, but through dialogue, reflection, and the spaces we create for students to engage meaningfully. #AERA2026 #HigherEducation

We had a great first day of #AERA2026!

AERA 2026 gets underway tomorrow in Los Angeles. Looking forward to scholarship, conversation, and reconnecting with colleagues across the field. Safe travels to everyone heading out. #AERA2026 #HigherEducation

Excited my new book chapter, “Virtual Spaces for Critical Dialogue: Promoting Social Interaction and Cognitive Engagement in Higher Education Courses,” is published in Improving Your College Courses: A Guide for Engaging in Digital Learning. #HigherEducation #FacultyDevelopment #DigitalLearning

If you had to pick the men’s and women’s champions based only on your opinion of the remaining Colleges or Schools of Education, who’s cutting down the nets? Women: UConn, South Carolina, UCLA, Texas Men: UConn, Illinois, Michigan, Arizona #HigherEducation #MarchMadness

Check out what's coming soon to LA with our first issue of #AERA2026 Insider! www.aera.net/Portals/38/I...

It’s dissertation defense season. Some questions I often ask: What are your research questions? Why should anyone care? What’s your framework? What’s next after the PhD? What do others ask at defenses?

As winter and Ramadan come to a close, may the start of spring lift your spirits. And let there be light!

Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman to receive the Fields Medal, made profound contributions to mathematics through her work on geometry and complex surfaces. #WomensHistoryMonth #STEM #Mathematics

Wishing everyone a Spring Break weekend that lasts as long as π.

Revisiting old course evaluations today, one comment stood out. A student wrote that the class encouraged them to ask questions and even challenge ideas, including mine as the instructor. That kind of classroom culture is always the goal. #CollegeTeaching #TeachingAndLearning

Mary McLeod Bethune built a college when access to higher education was deeply limited. Her life reflects a belief that institutions matter and that education can widen opportunity across generations. #WomensHistoryMonth #HigherEducation #EducationLeadership

As we move from Black History Month (Feb.) into Women’s History Month (March), I’m glad to see this exhibit honoring Nikki Giovanni’s life and poetry open in Alexandria, Virginia. news.vt.edu/videos/y/202...

Grateful to Dr. Kristine Jan Cruz Espinoza for helping me reflect on QuantCrit considerations in my Mixed Methods course. #MixedMethods @kageceratops.bsky.social

Grateful for the opportunity to facilitate a workshop at Old Dominion University on thriving in graduate school. Appreciated the thoughtful engagement and conversation around motivation, growth, and well-being. #GraduateEducation #AcademicLife #HigherEd #Motivation

Happy Lunar New Year! Also, wishing everyone a happy Carnival, Ramadan, and Black History Month!

Henrietta Lacks’ cells have shaped modern medicine. Remembering her legacy means holding scientific progress and ethical failure together, and refusing to erase the people behind discovery. news.vt.edu/articles/202...

Dr. Gladys West’s work fundamentally shaped modern navigation and GPS, yet her story was not widely known for decades. I appreciate @virginiatech.bsky.social honoring her legacy and making her contributions visible. news.vt.edu/articles/202...

Here's my new Inside Higher Ed piece on external letters for P&T with practical tips for candidates, committees, and reviewers. #HigherEd #PromotionAndTenure

Career Advice | External Letters Done Right: Practical Tips for P&T Candidates, Committees and Reviewers No party should neglect this important stage in the tenure and promotion process. https://bit.ly/3LRTjRM #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

How does #climatechange influence violent behavior, and what can social scientists do about it? Read a summary of cutting-edge research published in Psychology of Violence, managed by Andreas Miles-Novelo & Craig A. Anderson: https://bit.ly/4qIsvTa #PsychSciSky

Teaching Mixed Methods this semester at Virginia Tech. We discussed mixed methods vs multi-methods and why integration across strands helps us answer richer, more powerful questions. #MixedMethods #ResearchDesign #EdResearch

Virginia Tech earned the 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, and I’m grateful to have served alongside admirable colleagues on this meaningful and rewarding committee. Link: news.vt.edu/articles/202... #CommunityEngagement #HigherEd #PublicImpact

Not all STEM grads will work in STEM professions. Many pursue adjacent paths such as analytics, finance, etc.; and seeking opportunities for growth and community while still using STEM skills. My full take in WalletHub’s 2026 analysis: wallethub.com/edu/best-wor... #STEM #CareerPaths #Workforce

Looking for brain breaks that feel purposeful? Educator Donna Paul has 8 activities that combine mindfulness, movement, and meaning! 🏃🧠 #BrainBreaks #EduSky

Just received IRB approval for a study on graduate students’ wellbeing. What a way to start the New Year and new semester. Wishing everyone a healthy, productive Spring! #GraduateEducation #HigherEd #Wellbeing

Wishing everyone a Happy and Festive Holiday Season!

Our annual research roundup is here! Here are 10 takeaways from this year’s must-read education studies—from the power of brain breaks to groundbreaking research on AI, cell phones, and handwriting in the classroom. 🧠✍️ #EdResearch #EduSky

Two fall takeaways: • Students want more readings from diverse scholars (Indigenous epistemologies really landed). • Letting students analyze policies they care about drives engagement. What readings/policy prompts lit up your class? #InclusiveTeaching #HigherEd

Finals week (or nearly there)? A quick reminder to be kind to yourself; small breaks, sleep, and grace go a long way. #FinalsWeek #HigherEd

How could educators encourage GenAI use that actually stimulates metacognitive processes (planning, monitoring, reflection)? #AIinEducation #GenerativeAI nextlevellab.gse.harvard.edu/2023/07/28/n...

If you’re going to be in Philly, don’t miss this session!

We raise our library voices to celebrate our Indigenous neighbors 💜 How wonderful to exist alongside Indigenous Peoples! You have always been here, you are still here. Celebrate & support them: their stories, history, community, art, food ✨ Thankful for you, we celebrate you today & every day 🧡

In this episode, Drs. Dionne Cross Francis & Francesca López shared their insights & innovations on a humanizing approach to race-focused research in education. I was thrilled to hear about their affirming, positive vision and what it will take to realize it. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky

Policy discussion lit up class last night. I plan to weave policy more into my courses and engage more with Educational Psychology for Policy and Practice (www.apa.org/pubs/journal...). If you teach Ed Psych: how do you integrate policy into coursework? #EdPsych #EducationPolicy

Thrilled to partner with Virginia Tech Graduate School on an Academic Job Market workshop. One takeaway: in your teaching statement, explicitly name your pedagogy, the philosophies, theories, and practices that guide what you do. #AcademicJobMarket #HigherEd

This month's Motivation Monday will be over Researching in Unprecedented Times. Join us in conversation with @stephenaguilar.com, @christymbyrd.bsky.social, and @jeffgreene.bsky.social on November 24th.

It's a must-read: Our new November newsletter, guest edited by @royeljohnsonphd.bsky.social. "Defending the Public Mission of #HigherEd" is the theme, with a timely exploration of academic freedom: conta.cc/4nC0Osw @akezar.bsky.social, @julieposselt.bsky.social, @uscrossier.bsky.social

Interesting review documenting the rise in scholarship on visual misinformation, how it is more persuasive than text misinformation, and how #GenAI is both increasing visual misinformation content and being used to combat it. (!) #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky doi.org/10.1080/1520...

New Special Issue of Educational Psychologist titled: "Race-Focused Research in Educational Psychology"! Four articles + one commentary on what I think is one of the most important issues facing the field today. www.tandfonline.com/toc/hedp20/6... #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky

New meta-analysis showing pre-bunking (inoculation treatments) on misinformation techniques (I might call this "manipulation techniques" but whatevs) increases people's ability to spot misinfo w/o making them less trusting of news in general. I need to dig into the study, but this seems promising.

Today, my doctoral advisee Mackenzie Rose will be defending her dissertation "Empathetic Educational Environments: Advancing Cultural Sensitivity of Trauma Through Storytelling in the Secondary-level English Classroom."

Universal social and emotional learning (SEL) programs had positive effects on academic achievement, detectable in elementary but not beyond. Effects stronger in literacy than math, and for longer compared to shorter programs. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/... #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky

Learning how to translate one's findings to the public in ways that make clear its value is becoming an essential skill for researchers. Seems like we should be teaching this in graduate programs.

Deliberate ignorance is "the conscious decision to forgo available, potentially highly relevant information." The authors seem to align deliberate ignorance w/critical ignoring, but the "highly relevant information" part != critically ignoring unhelpful information. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky

Science belongs to the public. That’s why it was so special to share our Community Science Data Talks project on public radio! When climate science and public media are under pressure, I’m reminded that informed, empathetic conversation is a form of civic action.

A new large-scale analysis of existing research in Review of Educational Research finds that school-provided social and emotional learning programs improve students’ academic achievement in addition to their social and emotional development. Read about it here: www.aera.net/Newsroom/Soc...

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