Four faculty in the College of Education and Human Sciences were among those receiving internal funding awards from the Office of Research and Innovation and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Research Council.
Minji Jeon, assistant professor in teaching, learning and teacher education, and Milad Mohebali, assistant professor in educational administration, were awarded Layman Seed Program funding, while Lydiah Kiramba, associate professor in teaching, learning and teacher education, was one of five Layman New Directions Program recipients. Additionally, Kara Viesca, professor in teaching, learning and teacher education, was awarded a Visiting Scholar, Distinguished Lecturer and Symposia grant.
The Layman Seed Program funds new projects by early career faculty who are nontenured at the time of submission. The Layman New Directions Program funds tenured faculty who are branching into new research directions or need funding to support pilot or developmental work toward the next step in a funded research program.
The three CEHS Layman Seed Program and Layman New Directions Program recipients are listed below with the titles of their projects.
Minji Jeon – “Building AI Literacy in Middle School: A Pilot Study of an Instructional Unit Prototype”
Milad Mohebali – “Developing a Policy Framework for Wellbeing and Success of College Students Experiencing Basic Needs Insecurity”
Lydiah Kiramba – “Multiliteracies and Multilingual Students’ Engagement with the Science of Reading”
Through its Visiting Scholar, Distinguished Lecturer and Symposia grants, the UNL Research Council supports: 1) visiting scholars whose research and scholarly activities are closely related to the research interests of the UNL community; 2) distinguished invited scholars who appeal to and interact with a large interdisciplinary segment of the university community; and 3) outstanding invited scholar(s) who will give symposia or colloquia of interest to a large interdisciplinary segment at the university.
Learn more at the Office of Research and Innovation website.
College of Education and Human Sciences
Educational Administration
Teaching, Learning & Teacher Education
