College of Education and Human Development

With the support of a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) training grant, George Mason University researchers are working to integrate comprehensive school-based mental health systems as part of proactive violence prevention programming in public middle schools in Prince William County, Virginia.

Through hands-on exploration of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, students in the ACCESS Academy AI Summer Camp can imagine and begin preparing for technology-sector careers.

Christan Coogle is working with the Virginia Department of Education to expand and improve the toolboxes of teachers across Virginia to better support students with delays and disabilities.

Brenden Powers, BS Recreation Management ’23, isn’t one to shy away from an adventure. As the indoor recreation supervisor for Anchorage Parks and Recreation in Alaska, he’s found himself thousands of miles from Northern Virginia—but right where he belongs.

At George Mason University, researchers are developing tools and techniques to support K-12 educators and improve student outcomes.

The College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) at George Mason University is excited to welcome the inaugural class of students for their Accelerated College and Employability Skills (ACCESS) Academy.

Tiphanie Raffegeau of George Mason University ’s School of Kinesiology in the College of Education and Human Development, and Christopher Rhea, Old Dominion University’s associate dean for Research and Innovation in Ellmer College of Health Sciences have been awarded a 4-VA grant to study the use of virtual reality to prevent falls in older adults.

Kinesiology major Midori Galligan is on George Mason's women's rowing team. She also performs with Noteworthy, a university a capella student group.

Special education for blindness and visual impairment is at the forefront of education innovation and new technology. But the field is facing one critical shortage: teachers for elementary and secondary schools.

Before an audience of ministers, ambassadors, educators, and global innovation leaders, Ingrid Guerra-López, dean of George Mason University’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), delivered a keynote address that called for a bold, system-wide transformation of K–12 education to secure Africa’s workforce future—and the world’s.