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The Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC) is home to multidisciplinary research on human learning and education. Our research spans a wide range, from the neural bases of learning and memory through literacy, language, reasoning, and STEM learning, the social and developmental contexts that affect educational attainment and equity, and large-scale efforts for educational improvement. We are pleased to share some of our research with the University of Pittsburgh community and the wider learning and educational sciences communities through these occasional reports.
LRDC Research News is prepared by Elizabeth Rangel, Director of Communications. See the LRDC website for more center research.
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Biology Students Advocate for Guidelines for the Use of GenAI
Questions around the use of GenAI in educational contexts are widespread among both students and educa-tors. Raquel Coelho surveyed more than 700 biology students to understand their experiences and perspec-tives. Read her work here.
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Humanizing Pedagogy in a Standards-Dominated System
A team of Institute for Learning (IFL) researchers explore the challenges and opportunities for educators in implementing humanizing pedagogies within the constraints of a standards-driven education system. Read more on the LRDC website. See also Nguyen and Schunn in Recent Publications below.
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It's Possible at Pitt: A Lens on Possibility Theory
Frits Pil and colleagues saw that the uncertainty caused by the pandemic, regional conflicts, and natural disasters, presented a unique opportunity for advancing a new theoretical frame-work. Read the work here.
(Photo) LRDC undergraduate students learn what is possible in research at an fMRI lab.
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Fotuhi Gives TEDxAWC Talk
Watch Omid Fotuhi present "The Hidden Curriculum for Success: Unlocking Adaptive Mindsets." TEDxAWC.
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Coutanche on Role of Memory in Netflix's "Severance"
"We're Always Forming Links," says Marc Coutanche, interviewed for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette's "How 'Severance Highlights the Importance of Memory." Read the article here.
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Libertus on Early Foundations of Math
Melissa Libertus is referenced in the Earth News article "Scientists Discover a Better Way for Kids to Learn Math." Full article here.
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LRDC 60th Anniversary Report
A report of LRDC's 60-year legacy to commemorate its anniversary. Read the report.
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LRDC authors in bold.
Baelen, R. N., Galla, B., & Maynard, R. A. (2025). Investigating a brief intervention to instill a self compassionate perspective in teaching: A randomized field experiment with first-year classroom teachers. Social and Emotional Learning.
Betancur, L., Votruba-Drzal, E., & Miller, P. (2025). Long-term associations between early childhood education and academic achievement in two low- and middle-income countries. International Journal of Educational Development.
Chrabaszcz, A., Laurinavichyute, A., Ladinskaya, N., Baladzhaeva, L., Prior, A., Myachykov, A., & Dragoy, O. (2024). Writing direction influences the spatial representations of past and future tense forms: Evidence from eye-tracking. Memory & Cognition.
Hanson, J. L. (2025). Stress about Eviction or Loss of Housing and Child Mental Health. JAMA Network Open.
Kahhale, I., Byrd, A., & Hanson, J. (2025). Early Life Adversity and Empathy: A Scoping Review of Past Research and Recommendations for Future Directions. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review.
Macaluso, J. A., & Fraundorf, S. H. (2025). Do differences in topic knowledge matter? An experimental investigation into topic knowledge as a possible moderator of the testing effect. Memory.
Mu, H., & Schunn, C. D. (2025). The good, bad, and ugly of comment prompts: Effects on length and helpfulness of peer feedback. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education.
Nguyen, J., & Schunn, C.D. (2024). Humanizing pedagogies and student-centered instruction in a networked improvement community. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy.
Peurach, D. J., Jones, E. S., Duff, M., Sherer, J. Z., & Matthis, C. (2025). The practice and contexts of hub and district leadership: New directions in research on educational improvement networks. Peabody Journal of Education.
Ren, X., Coutanche, M.N., Fiez, J.A., & Libertus, M.E. (2025). Integration of symbolic and non-symbolic numerical information in children: Task-dependence and its link to math abilities. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology.
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