Wichita State University Educational Psychology Program

Congratulations 🎊 👏 💐 to our EdPsych graduates, master's and doctoral students, incl. first Doctors of Philosophy newly 'minted' (hooded) this spring commencement 2026! We, Dr. Jason Herron and I, Beata Latawiec, and the whole program are proud and excited for your ascent to truth/to the top, yay! It's been utmost pleasure to embark on/ travel this journey with you, guys! Each and everyone of you - unique and touching our 💕 :) Keep changing the world for the better!

Wrapping up this spring semester was fun, and joy painted on most faces... especially as facing summer vacation ☀️ Thank you all Ed-Psychers for working so hard this semester & presenting such excellent work - doctoral and master's! Enjoy your summer time and come back with re-charged inner 'batteries'

Kudos to our EdPsych students/ learners and to their ingenuity and prowess in presenting their research studies on various forums - GRASP at WSU ( Hammond), Graduate Research Summit in Topeka, KS ( Hammond, Brozek), Georgia State ( Jimoh) or AERA affiliate -NCIC/ National Consortium for Instruction & Cognition in LosvAngeles, CA ( Proehl). Bravo tutti!!! You make our Shockers community very proud and more recognizable 😀😃🙂

Congratulations to our new doctoral candidate, Chris Mason, on his dissertation proposal defense! We're proud of your accomplishment and look forward to what you gonna find out about sports-card collecting as a risky behavior of adolescent and adults.

Congratulations to Proehl, Dr. Proehl now,🤩, on defending her dissertation titled PERCEPTIONS OF SPECIAL AND GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS ON THE FIDELITY OF IMPLEMENTATION OF READING MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS IN GENERAL EDUCATION VERSUS STUDENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION! I and the committee are truly proud of your accomplishment and cross fingers for your changing the world for the better! Jason Herron Deanna Kimple Gooch Koop

Congratulations to McNall, i.e. Dr. McNall now (yay!)🤩, on defending her dissertation titled INVESTIGATING GIFTED TEACHER PERSPECTIVES ON THE CHALLENGES IN SUPPORTING TWICE-EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS! We are truly proud of your accomplishment and cross fingers for your changing the lives of 2-e facilitators and children for the better :-) Jason Herron Beata Latawiec Jody Fiorini Christie M. Dawson Henderson Deanna Kimple Gooch, Julie Thiele

Congratulations to our new doctoral candidate, Paul Castillo, on his dissertation proposal defense! We're proud of your accomplishment and look forward to what you gonna find out about AI-enhancements in culinary education :-)

Ed-Psychers, now is the time to showcase your creativity in research at the Capitol Graduate Research Summit in Topeka, KS. Please note, the deadline for submissions is Feb. 2nd. It's a rewarding experience when your research gets acknowledged and often reinforced or refueled by the research community and fellow graduate/ camaraderie group :-) In short, feel encouraged!😁

Capitol Graduate Research Summit - WSU Participants Information for WSU graduate students that want to present research at the Capitol Graduate Research Summit in Topeka

Congratulations to our doctoral student Ashley Proehl on her Three-Minute Presentation of her dissertation study. We are truly proud of you. Plus, it was a real pleasure to hear your presentation. 🎉👏💕