Learning and Development
Innovative Teaching for All Students
Our contributions to equity in learning and development are rooted in our research toward understanding developmental processes, new technologies affecting learning, and investigations into the sociological applications needed to serve all students. Instructor understanding and preparation to serve intersectional communities of all abilities is paramount to meeting our shared values of equity and inclusion. Below is a rotating selection of our standout investigators in these fields.
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Featured Faculty
Eduardo Europa
Assistant Professor of Communicative Disorders and Sciences
Primary Progressive Aphasia, Dementia, Aphasia, Speech-Language Pathology, Neuroimaging,
Neuroscience, Language, Cognition, Aging, Cultural/Linguistic Diversity, Multilingualism
ORCID: 0000-0003-1226-3193
Sudha Krishnan
Assistant Professor of Special Education
Inclusion for Individuals with Significant Disabilities, Intersectionality in Inclusion
Factors
ORCID: 0000-0002-5892-1123
Saili S. Kulkarni
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Disability Studies, Teacher Education, Disability Studies Critical Race Theory (DisCrit),
Humanizing/Restorative Practices for Young Children of Color with Disabilities
ORCID: 0000-0001-8133-7980
Nidhi Mahendra
Professor of Communication Disorders and Sciences
Speech, Language, Hearing, Dementia, Aphasia, Teaching and Learning, Alzheimer's,
Multiculturalism, Diversity
ORCID: 0000-0003-4443-4006
Emily Slusser
Professor of Child and Adolescent Development
Early Childhood, Conceptual Development, Numerical Reasoning, Program Evaluation,
Math Education, Language Development
ORCID: 0000-0002-9422-8393
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