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From the beginning of August until shortly after Labor Day, youngsters throughout the United States are heading back to school, aspiring for a rewarding 2025-26 educational year.

The K–12 educational framework provides a route for student progression, yet notable obstacles remain.

Florida State University has specialists in various educational fields, including student psychological well-being, artificial intelligence in educational settings, and language and literacy advancement.

The following specialists are available via email for discussions regarding their research topics:

STUDENT PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING
Lyndsay Jenkins

• Email: [email protected]
• Michael and Jean Shahnasarian Endowed Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems.
• Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences.

Jenkins holds the position of program director for the M.S./Ed.S. School Psychology program and is also in charge of the Seminoles ASPIRE and STRIDES initiatives, which aim to offer mental health assistance to adolescents in local educational institutions. Her research encompasses the prevention of bullying and childhood trauma.

LANGUAGE AND LITERACY ADVANCEMENT
Sonia Cabell

• Email: [email protected]
• Keith and Patricia Duggins Sigmon Endowed Professor.
• Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences and Florida Center for Reading Research.

Cabell is a faculty member with dual appointments whose research centers on averting reading challenges for young children at risk, especially those from low-income backgrounds. Her research spans pre-kindergarten to second grade, focusing on how to bolster children’s language and literacy competencies that are foundational for effective reading comprehension and word recognition.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN EDUCATION
Secil Caskurlu

• Email: [email protected]
• Assistant Professor of Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies.
• Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences.

Caskurlu’s research emphasizes the creation, development, and assessment of technology-enhanced learning experiences aimed at improving student results, including learning and engagement. She has designed, developed, and instructed a variety of in-person, blended, and entirely online graduate courses covering topics ranging from instructional design to advanced studies in instructional design and technology, motivation, learning theories, and online pedagogy.

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