Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education

The Department of Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education provides instruction in, and the delivery of innovative research, to inform the educational process from early childhood through higher education. Our mission is accomplished through:

• Preparing graduates for leadership positions in diverse settings and roles, including faculty in colleges and universities, student services in higher education, measurement and evaluation specialists in public and private settings, school psychology practitioners at local, state, national, and international levels, and licensed administrators for PK-12 schools.
• Providing foundational support for programs across the university including core content in the psychology of learning, motivation, cognition, problem solving, instruction, human development, and psychological and educational measurement, statistics, evaluation, and research methodology.
• Investigating educational policy and informing practice in PK-12 and higher education institutions.

Steven Nelson, Chair
Frederick Ngo, Ph.D., Graduate Coordinator
Michael Nussbaum, Ph.D., Graduate Coordinator
Maria Roberts, Ed.D., Graduate Coordinator
Nancy Lough, Ed.D., Graduate Coordinator

Program Information 

Educational Psychology, Leadership and Higher Education Faculty   

Educational Psychology, Leadership and Higher Education Courses  

Department Website

Plans 

Graduate Certificate in Higher Education  

Graduate Certificate in Chief Diversity Officer in Higher Education  

Graduate Certificate in College Sport Leadership  

Graduate Certificate in Program Evaluation and Assessment  

Advanced Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Research  

Advanced Graduate Certificate in Mixed Methods Research  

Master of Science - Educational Psychology  

Master of Education - Higher Education  

Master of Education - Intercollegiate and Professional Sport Management  

Master of Education - Educational Policy and Leadership  

Doctor of Education - Executive Educational Leadership  

Doctor of Philosophy - Educational Psychology  

Doctor of Philosophy - Higher Education  

Doctor of Philosophy - Learning Sciences  

Dual Degree: Doctor of Philosophy - Educational Psychology & Juris Doctor  

Dual Degree: Doctor of Philosophy - Higher Education & Juris Doctor