Category: WCER

Taylor Odle honored with Early Career Award from the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness

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Office of Research & Scholarship Communications Taylor Odle, a researcher at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) and an assistant professor of educational policy studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Education, has received a 2026 Early Career Award from the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE). The award recognizes early-career professionals …

New international award honors legacy of UW–Madison researcher

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Office of Research & Scholarship Communications When evaluators from around the world gather in Chicago in October for the 9th International Conference of the Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA), they will celebrate a longtime University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education leader whose work has helped shape the field for decades. CREA has …

UW–Madison’s Somerville receives Pediatric Research Loan Repayment Program award

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By Amellia Fowler UW–Madison’s Kate Somerville, a postdoctoral research fellow in the School Mental Health Collaborative within the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research, has received a Pediatric Research Loan Repayment Program (LRP) award. The award, presented by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), recognizes Somerville …

Three from School of Education named Wisconsin Academy Fellows

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Three members of the UW–Madison School of Education community are among 16 extraordinary Wisconsinites receiving a 2026 Fellows Award from the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. The award, which honors outstanding accomplishment and a lifelong commitment to intellectual discourse and public service, is the Academy’s highest honor. Emily Arthur, a professor in the School …

UW–Madison study highlights refugee-engaged research and community change

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Office of Research & Scholarship Communications A new journal article co-authored by Matthew Wolfgram, a researcher at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) in UW–Madison’s School of Education, argues that participatory action research offers a powerful and ethical framework for engaging refugees in higher education and improving services for refugee communities. Published in Cultural and …

New study examines how educators and advisors support HMoob students in STEM amid changing political climate

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Office of Research & Scholarship Communications Researchers from the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Education and partner Universities of Wisconsin campuses have published new findings that explore how instructors and advisors support HMoob (Hmong)* students in STEM fields amid changing political and institutional conditions. The new study, “Researching, …

UW–Madison researchers to partner with parents of Black-Jewish children in bid to boost student belonging in early childhood education

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By Karen Rivedal, Office of Research & Scholarship Communications A study team led by UW–Madison education researcher Michal Avera Samuel will use a $45,300 private grant to examine how parents of Black-Jewish children support identity and belonging in early childhood — with findings to help Jewish educators build more inclusive and affirming learning environments for …

UW–Madison’s CIMER earns international award for advancing mentoring excellence

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By Katie Grant, Office of Research & Scholarship Communications The Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER), a center within the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Education, has received the 2026 Margo Murray Award for Excellent Results in Mentoring at the Societal Level from the International Mentoring …

UW–Madison researcher helps redefine Indigenous evaluation through landmark Oxford Bibliographies publication

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By Katie Grant, Office of Research & Scholarship Communications A new annotated bibliography published by Oxford Bibliographies in Education is reshaping how scholars and practitioners approach evaluation in Indigenous contexts — centering Indigenous knowledge systems, ethical practices, and global perspectives. Among its authors is Nicole Bowman (Lunaape/Mohican), a researcher with the Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative (WEC) at the …

From AI in the classroom to student mental health, UW–Madison education experts can share back-to-school insights

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As students, educators, and families prepare for the start of a new school year, experts from the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education are available to share insights on some of the most pressing issues facing schools today. Their expertise spans topics including artificial intelligence in education, student mental health, teacher shortages, civic learning, college …