Welcome to the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, home to the #1 Educational Psychology program in the nation, according to the 2024 U.S. News & World Report.
Read how our exceptional research opportunities, mentorship connections, and innovation efforts keep our program top-ranked year after year.
We invite you to learn more about our PhD, EdS, and MS degrees, as well as our certificate programs.
Who We Are and What We Do
Welcome to the Department of Educational Psychology at UW-Madison. Home to the #1 Department of Educational Psychology, and residing in the #1 School of Education, we are a highly interdisciplinary department anchored at the nexus of theory, research, and practice in education. As one of the leading sites for cutting-edge research at the forefront of our discipline, we house talented students, visionary faculty, and dedicated staff. We offer PhD degrees in Educational Psychology across three program areas: Human Development, Learning Sciences, and Quantitative Methods, in addition to our PhD degree in School Psychology and EdS degree in School Psychology. We are also proud to offer two online master’s degrees, one in Learning Analytics and the other for Professional Educators. Please search this website to find out more about our areas of specialization and the incredible work our faculty and students are engaged in, and don’t hesitate to reach out to me, our faculty, or staff.
Department Chair
Jennifer Asmus
Professor
School Psychology Area
Our Degree Programs
PhD in Educational Psychology
Our Department offers programs
in Human Development,
Learning Sciences,
and Quantitative Methods
MS in Educational Psychology
Our Department offers the
Learning Analytics and
Professional Educators
online MS programs
Our Faculty
Our faculty in the Department of Educational Psychology are leading scholars in their fields, who are also committed and excellent teachers.
Summer/Spring 2024 Newsletter
Catch up on everything happening in our Department!
Read the newsletter here!
Educational Psychology Student Organizations
News
- UW–Madison alum named 2023 Teacher of Distinction
- Following pandemic, educators are not all right but meditation could ease burden
- ChatGPT could help improve our education system, David Williamson Shaffer argues in Newsweek op-ed
- David Williamson Shaffer interviewed by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about ChatGPT and education
Events
- January
- January 22Spring 2025 Visiting Artist ColloquiumKatie Bullock5:00 PM, Conrad A. Elvehjem Building, Rm L160, 800 University Ave, Madison WI 53706
- January 22
- January 23
- January 29Spring 2025 Visiting Artist ColloquiumLindsey Cherek Waller5:00 PM, Conrad A. Elvehjem Building, Rm L160, 800 University Ave, Madison WI 53706