Department Archives: Department of Learning Sciences and Educational Research

Dr. Audra Skukauskaitė comes to UCF from positions as a research consultant for the Lemelson-MIT invention education program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, senior research scientist at Klaipeda University, Lithuania, and adjunct professor for qualitative research methodology at Saybrook University. Dr. Audra has taught qualitative research methodology and research design courses for over thirteen […]

L. Trenton S. Marsh, PhD currently serves as an Associate Professor of Urban Education in the Department of Learning Sciences and Educational Research at the University of Central Florida (UCF). Prior to UCF he completed a two-year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the National Center for Institutional Diversity at the University of Michigan (U-M), where he […]

Michelle Taub, Ph.D. is an assistant professor in the Department of Learning Sciences and Educational Research, and core faculty of the learning sciences cluster, part of the faculty cluster initiative, at the University of Central Florida. She received her Ph.D. in Psychology (Human Factors and Applied Cognition) from North Carolina State University, and her M.A. […]

Steve Haberlin, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction in the Department of Learning Sciences and Educational Research at the University of Central Florida, where he teaches doctoral-level courses in qualitative research methods and adult learning, advises Ed.D. students, and maintains an active research agenda at the intersection of meditation, mindfulness, and emerging […]

Dr. Bobby Hoffman is an Associate Professor, researcher, and author who specializes in motivation science and solving the mysteries of human behavior. At the University of Central Florida, he teaches a variety of graduate-level courses in motivation, learning, cognition, and intelligence. However, he is not your typical academic. Before earning his PhD in Educational Psychology […]

Dr. Hirumi is a Professor of Instructional Technology at the University of Central Florida. Born in New York, Dr. Hirumi spent most of his formative years growing up in Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa. He received his B.S. in biology from Purdue University with a secondary teacher certification in biology and general science. He received his […]

Dr. Richard Hartshorne earned his Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on educational technology production and technology and teacher education from the University of Florida. Prior to his tenure at the UCF, Richard was an Assistant and Associate Professor of Instructional Systems Technology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a […]

Debbie Hahs-Vaughn received her Ph.D. in educational research from the University of Alabama and teaches quantitative statistics and research methods. Her research interests relate to methodological issues associated with quantitative statistical methods, program evaluation, and practitioner use of research to inform practice. She has experience in working with many complex datasets including the Family and […]

Dr. Michele Gill is a professor of educational psychology in the Learning Sciences and Educational Research Department in UCF’s College of Community Innovation and Education and Program Coordinator for the EdD in Curriculum and Instruction. Her research focuses on teacher beliefs and knowledge, conceptual change, and school transformation. She is the author of the Millennials’ […]