Learning Sciences

WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LEARNING SCIENCES

Where academic programming and research focus on cognition, technology and learning

ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING

The Department of Learning Sciences offers high-quality academic programming five areas: applied behavior analysis, deaf and/or hard of hearing, educational psychology, learning technologies and special education.

Our graduates pursue careers at universities, research labs, school systems, business and industry, government agencies and more.

Please click the link below for a listing of our programs with in-depth descriptions, contact information and directions on how to apply:

Department of Learning Sciences Academic Programs

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP

Our faculty and students are involved in a large number of research projects that are at the forefront of advances in cognition, technology and learning.

Our work is supported by funding from private, state and federal agencies including the Institute of Educational Sciences, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Spencer Foundation and more.

Please use the links below to find out more :

Faculty Research | Research Centers | Brown Bag Series

Our Stories

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Shapiro Makes Personal Geography Curriculum, Tools Available Online for Teachers

Assistant Professor Ben Shapiro worked with colleagues at Vanderbilt University on the Mapping Self in Society Project (MaSelfS), a Spencer Foundation and National Science Foundation-funded project to develop curriculum for teachers interested in teaching personal geography.

Min Kyu Kim Publishes in Journal of Educational Technology Research & Development (ETRD)

Min Kyu Kim, assistant professor in Learning Sciences, published an article for the Journal of Educational Technology Research & Development (ETRD).

Daniel Conine Publishes in The Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Daniel Conine, assistant professor in Learning Sciences, published an article for the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Kang’s First Publication is Accepted at the American Annals of the Deaf

Ki Young Kang, a Language & Literacy Fellow, has her first publication accepted at the American Annals of the Deaf.

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New Grant Project Will Adapt Trauma Intervention for Culturally-Diverse Communities

Published February 8, 2021 in Georgia State News Hub

Faculty in the College of Education & Human Development’s Adult Literacy Research Center received a $15,000 grant from the Atlanta Global Research and Education Collaborative to adapt a trauma intervention program for culturally- and linguistically-diverse communities.read more ❯

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Interdisciplinary Team Receives $1.5 Million to Create Collaborative University Startup Helping Underserved Communities Gain Data Science Skills

Published February 3, 2021 in Georgia State News Hub

Assistant Professor Ben Shapiro is part of an interdisciplinary team that received a $1.4 million National Science Foundation grant to create a new type of training model for universities to employ and help people in underserved communities pursue careers in data science.read more ❯

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Promoting Equity in Virtual Learning

Published January 6, 2021 in Georgia State News Hub

Assistant professor of education Jennifer Darling-Aduana on how online learning can become part of a quality, equitable education system.read more ❯

Graduate Highlight: Mi’Kayla Newell (M.S. ’20)

Published December 18, 2020 in Georgia State News Hub

Mi'Kayla Newell will graduate from her master’s program this month and will continue working on her research in the college’s Ph.D. program in educational psychology.read more ❯

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Contact Us

Department front desk
404-413-8040

For prospective students
DLSRecruitment@gsu.edu

Department of Learning Sciences
College of Education & Human Development, Suite 750
30 Pryor St. SW
Atlanta, GA 30303

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