Research & Publications

Explore research at UL Lafayette's College of Education & Human Development, with more than $10 million in funded projects and 300 scholarly works since 2016.

Research by the Numbers

Since 2016, the College of Education & Human Development has:

  • Secured funding for more than 100 projects, totaling well over $10 million
  • Published more than 300 scholarly works, including dozens of books
  • Presented more than 500 peer-reviewed conference papers

Funding sources include the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, the Louisiana Board of Regents, the Louisiana Department of Education, and several private foundations.

 

Areas of Focus

  • Teaching and learning in STEM: Developing better teaching practices for STEM areas. CILAT develops video games that help children understand scientific and mathematical principles and studies how to prepare teachers to use robotics in teaching.
  • Gifted education: The Center for Gifted Education is one of only about 20 comprehensive instructional, research, and service centers for gifted learners in the nation.
  • Languages and literacies: LA CREoLL forefronts contemporary, research-based understandings of languages and literacies through collaborative research and professional development.
  • Exercise and human movement: Kinesiology research determines the most effective ways to move and exercise, in labs including the Human Performance and Exercise Metabolism Laboratories.

Research in the College of Education & Human Development