Supporting Research
USC Rossier faculty and students conduct research that advances and shapes the future of education.
The rate of change in education is faster now than ever before. Leaders are asking for research-based solutions to best serve students and families. USC Rossier faculty answer that call.
Our faculty produce research that impacts policy, learning design, instruction and access to a quality education from kindergarten through higher education. Their work is critical not only in helping education institutions better serve all students, but also in ensuring that students have every opportunity to become citizens who fully participate in a democracy and thriving economy.
Translational research—focused on practice or policy—can have immediate impact on students and learning. Funding for the important work of USC Rossier faculty has a reverberating effect by helping to recruit and retain leading scholars while seeding innovative approaches to core issues in education.
To learn more about supporting our faculty’s transformative research, contact our advancement team.
The Scholar's Early-Stage Investment Fund (SESIF)'s vision is to advance the USC Rossier School of Education's research agenda by creating a dedicated supplementary fund to support promising early-stage research, primarily for pre-tenured faculty. To learn more, please click here.
Research at Rossier
USC Rossier study links online racism, including algorithmic bias, to negative impacts on Black adolescents’ mental health
Through an analysis of daily diary surveys, the research team, led by Brendesha Tynes, found that exposure to online racism heightens anxiety and depressive symptoms in Black youth.
New USC study highlights supply and demand gaps in after-school programs
While Lynwood parents praise existing after-school opportunities, those surveyed voiced a need for variety, accessibility and dependable transportation.
USC EdPolicy Hub report highlights governance challenges of California school boards amid rising polarization
As school boards become venues for intense local debate, members face mounting pressures that point to the need for additional preparation and training.
USC CANDLE announces collaborative statewide effort to transform adolescent education
The dual-track initiative will translate developmental science into policy and practice and center alternative schools as engines of innovation.
USC Rossier Unites Two Leading Research Centers to Advance Equity in Higher Education
The merger of the Pullias Center for Higher Education and the Center for Enrollment Research, Policy and Practice creates a hub focused on strengthening leadership for postsecondary access, enrollment and student success.