The University of Houston’s Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences department is an interdisciplinary collection of scientists, scholars
We welcome you to the Department of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences. We train the next generation of counseling, school, quantitative and learning science professionals. We prepare undergraduate students for work in the fields of health and human development & family studies.
Our students and faculty are a vibrant group. We may practice different disciplines, but we're drawn together by a desire to right society's wrongs. We work to ensure people of all backgrounds have the opportunity to live healthy and productive lives. Our diversity — of thought, discipline, and background — unites us. This diversity will solidify our place among the top departments of our kind in the nation. It will also nurture what makes us unique amongst our peers.
The mission of our department is to advance scientific knowledge, effect real-world change, maximize student potential for global competitiveness and enhance the quality and length of life in all segments of society.
This mission has three critical goals:
EXCELLENCE
Engaging in innovative research and providing rigorous and pioneering programs of study that have significant social/educational impact and public health relevance.
STUDENT SUCCESS
Fostering robust mentoring relationships and providing exceptional undergraduate and graduate programs that prepare future professionals to solve real-world challenges and improve the lives of those they serve.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Sustaining strong long-term relationships that enable and enhance our collective impact on local, national and international communities through our research, teaching and service.
DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
Valuing diversity and promoting social and academic inclusion to enrich learning, inform scientific inquiry and facilitate the development and delivery of culturally-informed services within a uniquely diverse metropolitan context. Furthermore, this involves challenging structural inequities to reduce disparities and promote social justice locally and globally.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Fostering an educational culture that promotes collegiality, honesty, fairness, empowerment, transparency and collective responsibility.
Norma Olvera, a professor of health, was elected chair of the Nutrition Education Beyond Weight Division of the Society of Nutrition Education and Behavior.
Clinical Assistant Professor Toya Conston and Associate Professor Virmarie Correa-Fernández were selected for the 2021-22 UH Cougar Chairs Leadership Academy, a professional development opportunity to develop leadership skills to promote student success.
Taewon Kim, a doctoral student in the counseling psychology program, received the 2021 Graduate Student Research Award from the American Psychological Association’s Society of Vocational Psychology.
Georgina Rosenbrock, a doctoral student in the school psychology program, has been selected as a LoneStar Leadership Education in Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities fellow through the McGovern Medical School at UTHealth.
Our faculty members’ research programs have received funding from federal and state organizations such as the Institute of Education Sciences, National Institute on Drug Abuse and Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas. It is our mission to advance scientific knowledge, effect real-world change and enhance the quality and length of life in all segments of society. Our department is uniquely positioned to have a measurable impact on the elimination of global disparities in health and education.
The following is a collection of brief video overviews of some of our most recent research findings. If you would like to learn more about our research, please visit our degree program pages.
The first day of class for fall 2021 was Monday, Aug. 23 and the last day to drop a course or withdraw with a ‘W’ was Wednesday, Nov. 17. Don’t miss this remaining key date: The last day of class is Saturday, Dec. 4. Hope you are enjoying the semester!
Learn more about earning a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction at a free virtual information session Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, from 6 to 7 p.m. Meet faculty, hear about research opportunities and get your admissions questions answered. RSVP for Zoom link.
UH will confer fall 2021 UH College of Education degrees at an in-person ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 18 at 6 p.m. at the Fertitta Center. A week before the ceremony, you will receive detailed information about what to expect, where to go, etc. Live streaming will be available. Please visit the UH College of Education’s graduation webpage for more information.
The first day of class for spring semester is Tuesday, Jan. 18. Please note these key dates: The last day to add a class is Jan. 25, and the last day to drop a course is Feb. 2 for the regular semester. To those who are new to campus, welcome to the UH College of Education; to those who are returning, welcome back!
The College of Education’s scholarship application opens for current and incoming students on Wednesday, Dec. 1 at 8 a.m. Review our scholarship webpage for details. The deadline to apply is Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, at noon. Need help with your essay? The UH Writing Center offers virtual appointments.
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Department of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences at the University of Houston
Department Chair: Dr. Nathan Grant Smith
UH College of Education
Stephen Power Farish Hall
3657 Cullen Blvd., Room 491
Houston, TX 77204-5023
Department: 713-743-7397
Undergraduate: coeug@uh.edu or 713-743-5000
Graduate: coegrad@central.uh.edu or 713-743-7676
General: coecomm@uh.edu or 713-743-5010
