By Laurel White A new UW–Madison study will examine how human-delivered coaching and digital prompts could make a popular mental health app more effective in decreasing an individual’s anxiety or depression symptoms. The four-year, $2.8 million study is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. It will test whether users of the Healthy Minds …
Eight individuals from the UW–Madison School of Education have been selected as 2025-26 Pathway Program scholars through the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR). Established in 2022 and funded by the Wisconsin Partnership Program, the Pathway Program supports the mentorship and professional development of scholars engaged in clinical and translational research at various stages of …
A School of Education faculty member recently helped launch Spain’s first national training program in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) — an evidence-based, live-coaching intervention that strengthens relationships between young children and their caregivers. Larissa Niec, a professor in the Department of Counseling Psychology and president of PCIT International, is a PCIT International Global Trainer and has published extensively …
By Laurel White Smartphone-based apps focused on meditation training and practice have grown fast and engaged millions of users around the world over the past decade — but there are several ways they could be even more effective supports of mental health, according to a new study co-authored by a School of Education faculty member. The …
UW–Madison School of Education faculty member Stephanie Budge has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Distinguished Contribution to Public Policy Award from the American Psychological Association’s Division 44 — the Society for the Psychological Study of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. According to the APA, the award honors “distinguished contributions to public policy …
School of Education faculty and students from the Department of Counseling Psychology and Center for Research on College to Workforce Transitions (CCWT) recently presented their scholarship on student career wellness, college internship participation and recruitment, and programs that support unemployed adults at an international vocational psychology conference. Mindi Thompson, the Charles and Carol Pulvino Chair in Counseling Psychology and …
UW–Madison’s Simon Goldberg, an associate professor in the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology, recently presented at the Mindfulness and Compassion Grand Rounds at Harvard Medical School. Goldberg’s talk, titled “What Have We Learned From Two Decades of Randomized Trials Testing Meditation-Based Interventions?” offered findings from numerous randomized trials evaluating meditation-based programs. Drawing on …
Five extraordinary members of the UW–Madison School of Education faculty have been honored during the last year with awards supported by the estate of professor, U.S. Senator, and UW Regent William F. Vilas (1840-1908). Julie Chen, a professor in the Art Department, and Carl Grant, a professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, were …
In an effort to provide visionary support and honor their parents’ lifelong dedication to education and counseling, Todd and Katie Pulvino established the first endowed department chair in the School of Education’s history earlier this year. On Feb. 7, the School celebrated the Pulvinos’ $2 million gift with the investiture of Professor Mindi Thompson as …
UW–Madison is home to the top-ranked school of education in the nation for a second consecutive year, according to the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Education Graduate Schools rankings published on Tuesday. The UW–Madison School of Education is solely at the top of this year’s U.S. News education school rankings, after tying for No. 1 …