Research with Real Impact
Simmons researchers pursue evidence-based solutions that improve teaching and education leadership through a better understanding of the learning process and the use of innovative instructional technology.
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Working to enhance reading and language outcomes
Dr. Jill Allor is helping to conduct a randomized control trial to evaluate the efficacy of literacy intervention. The trial is designed to enhance reading and language outcomes for elementary students with intellectual and developmental disability.
Global health expert
As director of global health at the Bush Institute, Dr. Eric Bing has initiated worldwide health initiatives, including serving as co-leader of the institute’s Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon partnership, an $85 million public-private program designed to combat cervical and breast cancer in Africa and Latin America.
Corey Brady
Dr. Corey Brady, director of SMU’s Technology-Enhanced Immersive Learning (TEIL) faculty cluster, performs research on mathematical and computational modeling, with a particular emphasis on supporting and understanding the collective learning of classroom groups. He approaches computational thinking and learning from a constructionist perspective, and he engages in design-based research to support and understand new forms of STEAM activity.
Largest single-year research award in SMU’s history
Dr. Leanne Ketterlin Geller was awarded an $8 million grant to enhance instructional practices to meet the needs of students experiencing math difficulties in grades 4-8. The grant is the largest single-year research award in SMU’s history.
Akihito Kamata
Dr. Akihito Kamata performs research in the areas of psychometrics and measurement, focusing on implementation of item-level test data analysis methodology through various modeling frameworks. He has performed pioneering work on multilevel item response theory modeling.
Lin Lin Lipsmeyer
Dr. Lin Lipsmeyer conducts research in learning sciences, cognition, and innovative technologies. She has generated over 110 publications and serves as the Development Editor-in-Chief of Educational Technology Research and Development.
Stephanie Al Otaiba
Dr. Stephanie Al Otaiba's research in literacy interventions has resulted in over 150 publications and numerous awards. An elected AERA Fellow, Dr. Al Otaiba has held top editorial and leadership positions in numerous scholarly journals and academic associations and served on many grant review panels.
Tony Petrosino
Dr. Petrosino has received more than $17MM in grant funding from the NSF, Department of Education, and the McDonnel Foundation for Cognitive Studies. Co-Founder of UTeach, he has published numerous articles in STEM research journals.
Personalizing mathematics
Dr. Candace Walkington's research examines the connection of abstract mathematical ideas to students’ everyday concrete experiences. She personalizes mathematics instruction through applications to students’ interests in sports, music, shopping, video games, software design, and career areas.
Technology-Enhanced Immersive Learning
TEIL research addresses big questions that have applications in the classroom and in society at large. This complex research involves immersive learning, artificial intelligence, and improvement-science design-based implementation, all of which involve interdisciplinary and innovative approaches.
The Simmons School is ranked among the top 11 private graduate schools of education nationally and among the top 3 public & private schools in Texas.
Changing Minds
The SMU Simmons School is dedicated to the development of scholars and professionals in the fields of education, counseling, and applied physiology. The interdisciplinary and collaborative work performed in Simmons focuses on creating and disseminating evidence-based knowledge through rigorous scholarship and high-quality teaching grounded in multiple perspectives.
