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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, LRDC Director of Communications. See the LRDC website for more on Center research.
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Completing the Odyssey
To better understand the lived experience of veterans at public universities, Cole Caudle and colleagues studied their academic journeys, with an emphasis on war and homecoming. Read a summary of the research here.
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Childhood SES and Adult Decision-Making
Jamie Hanson and Simon Wang investigate possible relationships among SES in early life, economic change, and adult decision- making. Read the article here.
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Teaching Argument Writing Skills
Amy Crosson, Richard Correnti, Lindsay Clare Matsumura, and Margaret McKeown examined the effects of the Triple Q intervention in a Randomized Control Trial (RCT). Read more about the research.
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New LRDC Colloquium Series
The new LRDC Colloquium Series features a range of distinguished speakers from a variety of disciplines. Read more about the series and the inaugural speaker Sara Rimm-Kaufman.
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Announcing LRDC NAEd Members
Two members of the LRDC alumni community have been elected to the 2025 class of the National Academy of Education: Jinfa Cai (EDUC ’94) and Drew Gitomer (A&S ‘84G). More here.
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A Little Math Talk
Alex Silver's research featured in "A Little Parent Math Talk with Kids Might Really Add Up," the Hechinger Report.
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IFL Receives Hewlett Funding
The Institute for Learning (IFL) at LRDC receives $1 million from Hewlett Foundation. Read the Pittwire article.
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Did you Make New Year's Resolutions?
Keeping up with your resolutions? Read these tips on keeping up with resolutions by Omid Fotuhi and Sophia Choukas-Bradley.
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February 25 - Pitt Day of Giving
Mark your Calendars! On February 25, 2025, LRDC will participate in the Pitt Day of Giving. More details to come. All gifts support student initiatives.
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LRDC authors in bold.
Blatt, L., Sadler, R. C., Jones, E. J., Miller, P., Hunter-Rue, D. S., & Votruba-Drzal, E. (2024). Historical structural racism and contemporary children’s opportunities. Pediatrics.
Kyle, B., Caudle, C., & Flowers III, A. M. (2024). Completing the odyssey: Exploring the homecoming journeys of Black and Latino student veterans. Journal of Veterans Studies.
Coutanche, M. N. (2024). Response to “Is the Brain Mostly a Modular System or Do We Need Distributed Processing Frameworks?”: Contemplating the Questions We Ask in Cognitive Neuroscience. JoCN Forum.
Wang, S. B., & Hanson, J. L. (2024). Childhood socioeconomic position relates to adult decision-making: Evidence from a large cross-cultural investigation. PloS one.
Hunter-Rue, D. S., Miller, P., Hanson, J. L., & Votruba-Drzal, E. (2024). Relations between adolescent perceptions of household chaos and externalizing and internalizing behaviors in low- and middle-income families. Journal of Research on Adolescence.
Kahhale, I., Barry, K. R., Ong, D. C., Zaki, J., & Hanson, J. L. (2024). Exploring the role of empathy in the association between early life adversity and antisocial behavior. Affective Science.
Jones, E., J., Miller, P., Gibson-Davis, C., M., Hanson, J., L., & Votruba-Drzal, E. (2025). Family wealth and adolescent physical health. Health Psychology Review.
Cao, Y., Lawson, B., & Pil, F., K. (2024). Social sustainability and human rights in global supply chains. International Journal of Operations & Production Management.
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