Research and Creative Activity

At the College of Education and Human Sciences our faculty, staff, and students work across disciplines to explore how people grow, learn, and thrive. From classrooms to communities, and across the human lifespan, we are advancing the knowledge that shapes education, health, and well-being in Nebraska and beyond.

Child, Youth and Family Studies

Focusing on the development of individuals and relationships within families, schools, and communities.

Ruth Staples children use sidewalk chalk with teacher

Educational Psychology

Enhancing human development and supporting extraordinary excellence in educational, individual, and social contexts through the application of psychological science.

two women speak in a session at the EDPS Clinic

Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases

Working to prevent, treat and cure obesity and co-morbidities.

Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools

Collaborating with faculty across the University, funding agencies and other partners to strengthen Nebraska’s research in the social, behavioral and educational sciences, addressing critical challenges facing children, youth, families, schools and communities.