Research

Teenagers in counseling session.

Teenagers in counseling session.

Our faculty includes some of the most experienced and knowledgeable experts in their respective fields. Research interests within the department are broad but are grounded in gaining a solid foundation in inquiry. Faculty and student research are published frequently in leading academic journals and textbooks, and their expertise and advice is sought regularly by industry professionals, community members and leaders, as well as local and national media.

Faculty and student researchers in our department study issues like:

addiction
bullying
culture
data analysis methods
health and wellness

identity
learning environments
social development
socialization

Our Research

2023 Unwrapped: GSE takes center stage through media, research and events
12/7/23
Throughout 2023, the University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education was recognized as a premier source of expertise and innovation, leading the conversation on critical issues in education.
A call for transformation: GSE researcher illustrates need for change in counseling psychology
11/21/23
A University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education researcher highlighted the critical need for transformation within the discipline of counseling psychology in a recent publication.
June 2023: Celebrating 30 years of innovative student research at the GSE Student Research Symposium
6/15/23
The University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education held its annual Student Research Symposium on April 28 and 29, 2023, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the event.
May 2023: Dina Skeffrey, PhD, affirms Black women through research, mentorship
5/16/23
Graduating doctoral student Dina Skeffrey recently published an article, “From the Lens of a Light-Skinned ‘Jamerican’ Woman,” in the Teachers College Record.
The persistent problem of burnout
4/25/23
Is burnout categorically different than depression? The short answer is that even with 50 years of research, there’s still not a definitive answer, according to Graduate School of Education faculty member Scott T. Meier.
April 2023: GSE scholar leads, provides expertise on seven UB grants
4/20/23
Sunha Kim, PhD, associate professor, was recently awarded over $1.2 million in funding.
GSE Scholars to share research at AERA conference
4/11/23
More than 50 faculty, staff and student scholars from across the Graduate School of Education will present their research at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.
Looking back at 2022
1/31/23
GSE faculty share expertise during back-to-school season.
Unique partnership leads to new yoga program, assessment tool, music for children with disabilities
11/1/22
The K-2 Let’s Move project, a study led by GSE researchers, examines the effects of yoga on self-regulation and motor skills among K-2 children with developmental disabilities.
Averting targeted school violence focus of school safety seminar
3/8/22
Educators, parents and other professionals are invited to attend the 18th Annual Safe Schools Initiative Seminar to discuss multidisciplinary approaches to quickly identify, assess and intervene with students exhibiting concerning or threatening behaviors.

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