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.
Educational Administration
Conducting leading research and outreach into the most pressing and complex challenges in education.
Educational Psychology
Enhancing human development and supporting extraordinary excellence in educational, individual, and social contexts through the application of psychological science.
Nutrition and Health Sciences
Enhancing human health and well-being through discovery and application of scientific knowledge.
Special Education & Communication Disorders
Dedicated to enhancing the lives of individuals with special needs, their families, schools, and communities.
Teaching Learning and Teacher Education
Expanding expertise on teaching and learning through informed practice, engaged research, and purposeful collaboration.
Textile, Merchandising and Fashion Design
Supporting apparel and textile-based entrepreneurs and contributing to community development through expertise in areas like product design, business research, and distribution.
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
CYFS collaborates 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.
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