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Educational Neuroscience

ABOUT US

FACULTY SPOTLIGHT
Dr. Macarena Suarez-Pellicioni

Principal Investigator for the Brain, Learning, & Education Lab

“I study how the brain supports math learning and math performance in children and adults and the roles of other skills (such as language) and affective factors (such as math attitudes or math anxiety) in explaining individual differences in learning and performance.”

Interested in working with Dr. Suarez-Pellicioni?
Contact her at mcpellicioni@ua.edu.

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Macarena Suárez Pellicioni

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Nghi (Sherry) Nguyen

Won a Seed Grant from the Center for Community-Based Partnership for her project
“Theatrical Engagement Intervention and Critical Thinking”

“One of the most interesting lessons that many students in my current class really resonate with is the Maslow’s hierarchy of need and self-monitoring. They find it very applicable and valuable for their professional development and daily-life functioning.”

Interested in connecting with Sherry?
Contact her at nnguyen8@crimson.ua.edu.

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Sherry Nguyen
Sarah McKellar
Lisa Hsin

Drs. Sarah McKellar and Dr. Lisa Hsin join Ed Neuro faculty!

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FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS

Doctoral Program

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Interested in interdisciplinary research that bridges human behavior, learning, education, and the brain? Our research topics include autism, math cognition, language and child development, morality and character education. Check out our doctoral program in in Educational Neuroscience. ​The deadline for applying to our Doctoral program is Dec. 15.

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Undergraduate Program

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Educational Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary field that can prepare you for a variety of careers, including your own entrepreneurial venture!

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RESEARCH

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Faculty and students in our program work on a variety of questions pertaining to learning, education, language and math cognition, morality, human behavior, and child development. Our collective research encompasses quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methodologies utilizing methods from EEG to fMRI, surveys to interviews, and everything in between. 

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LABS & PAPERS

OUR PEOPLE

MEET OUR FACULTY

Educational Neuroscience faculty members pose for a photo together.

MEET OUR STUDENTS

Graduate students Mona Anchan and Brian Rivera incorporate Big Al into their ELDEN Lab demonstration at the 2019 Faculty Research Showcase.

MEET OUR ALUMNI

Four Educational Neuroscience alumni pose for a photo while wearing their graduation regalia before their commencement ceremony.

RESOURCES FOR CURRENT STUDENTS

PERSONAL

  • Program repository with helpful documents to navigate the program, later PhD program years, academic and non-academic careers, etc.

  RESEARCH

  • Institutional Review Board Procedures
  • ESPRMC Participant Pool for research study recruitment

  PROFESSIONAL

  • One-stop-shop for Graduate Student Forms
  • College of Education – Graduate Student Organization
EXPLORE
STUDENT RESOURCES
A grid of twelve rectangular buttons, each containing an icon and info. for what can be found on the Resources page of the website: • Ed Neuro File Repository — “Official Box Folder with resources, documents, and more for registered users.” Educational Psychology Webpage — “Click here to visit the College of Education’s Educational Psychology program page.” • AGSES Resources Page — “The Department’s graduate student group, AGSES, offers a listing of resources useful to both students and faculty.” • UA IRB — “Looking to get started on human-subjects research or need guidance? Visit the IRB’s page here.” Submit Update — “Need to make an update to your student or faculty profile on the website? Or maybe you just want to share some news. Click here to make your submission.” • Participant Pool — “Click here to access the Research Participant Pool.” • Grad Student Forms — “Click here to access official forms from the Graduate School.” • Relevant Email Lists — “Click here for a list of relevant email lists you may want to join.” • UA Autism Cluster — “Click here to access the website of The Center for Innovative Research in Autism.” • Alabama Life Research Institute (ALRI) — “The ALRI brings together researchers from across campus. Click here to learn more.”