Applied Cognition and Development
COVID-19 Update: The applied cognition and development program is still actively accepting applications for its online program for the 2022-2023 academic year. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Miller Analogies Test (MAT) scores are accepted but not required.
In applied cognition and development, faculty and students explore the effects of human cognitive and developmental processes on education. They also determine how that knowledge can be applied to teaching and learning. Our programs prepare graduates to improve education through research, to implement programs and projects in schools, and to apply research and methods to various settings.
Students study with faculty experts in topics including motivation and engagement in STEM fields, technology-enhanced learning, social-emotional learning, and early intervention.
Our faculty have received outstanding early career awards, teaching awards, and research awards and are the recipients of funding from agencies such as the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the Spencer Foundation. They are also active in state and national organizations and have held esteemed positions including editor of the Journal of Research in Childhood Education and member of the developmental sciences advisory panel for the NSF.
Degree Programs
Master of Education (MEd)
- MEd in Educational Psychology (Applied Cognition and Development)
Become an expert in human development, learning, and motivation, or explore gifted and creative education or quantitative methods.
Master of Arts (MA)
- MA in Educational Psychology (Applied Cognition and Development)
Become an expert in human development, learning, and motivation through our program in applied cognition and development.
Educational Specialist (EdS)
- EdS in Educational Psychology (Applied Cognition and Development)
Enhance your knowledge of how students learn, or how gifted and creative students see their world.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- PhD in Educational Psychology (Applied Cognition and Development)
Explore cognitive processes both inside and outside of the classroom, connect real-world issues in education, or become a skilled psychologist at all levels of child development.
Research Labs
Faculty study interdisciplinary applications of cognitive, social, and developmental psychology to learning and education. Topics include:
- STEM motivation
- Motivational beliefs
- Learning strategies
- Multimedia math/science
- Elementary education
- Executive functioning
- Social-emotional learning
- Assessment
Our Graduate Students
Faculty and Staff
Contact Info
- Phone: 706-542-4110
- Email: epsy@uga.edu