Our Researchers
We publish our work across the world in leading academic journals and books. Industry professionals, field partners, community leaders, and local and national media seek out our expertise and guidance.
Counseling, Human Development and Family Science Education Social Work Center on Disability and Community Inclusion Catamount Community Schools CollaborativeResearch Development and Services
Funding, Resources and Support
UVM Funding Opportunities, Resources, and Support
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Dean's Office Leadership
Dean, College of Education and Social Services • Levitt Family Green and Gold Professor
Katharine.Shepherd@uvm.edu
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies • Associate Dean for Graduate, Non-Degree, and Research Programming
Kieran.Killeen@uvm.edu
Recent Highlights
Catamount Community Schools Collaborative (CCSC)
Community Schools are resource hubs that provide a broad range of well-coordinated supports and services for students and families. The CCSC seeks to address systemic issues of inequity in educational and health access among Vermont rural communities.
With a particular focus on rural communities, the CCSC is dynamic research-practice-partnership (RPP) between community school partners, the Vermont Agency of Education, and the University of Vermont to support a sustainable ecosystem of community schools across Vermont.
Emerging Scholar and Pioneer for Change
Each year, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education selects a cohort of emerging scholars and features their stories in an edition of their magazine. As a selectee for the 2025 cohort, Dr. Brittany (Brit) Williams was recognized as Pioneer for Change and featured on the magazine’s cover.
Turning the Table on Teacher Turnover
In his recently published article in Research Outreach, Dr. Mathew McCluskey's research identifies that impacting the nationwide issue of teacher turnover, offering recommendations to improve retention and reduce the contagion effect.
Cultivating Collaborative and Resilience-Oriented Practices in Special Educators (C-CROPS)
Dr. Shana Haines and Dr. Jessica Strolin-Goltzman received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to address the shortage of special educators. C-CROPS will provide tuition and innovative programming for graduate students to become licensed special educators prepared to serve students with high intensity social-emotional-behavioral needs and emotional disabilities. The project will also create a network of educators working collaboratively to sustain their engagement in the profession.
