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February 3, 2026

 

HONORS & AWARDSGraphic with a photo of Dr. Celia Reddick and text about being awarded a 2026-28 Jacobs Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Fellowship

Celia Reddick, Ph.D. (Learning Systems Institute) was awarded a 2026-28 Jacobs Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Fellowship. The program supports researchers whose work advances understanding of how children and youth learn and develop across contexts and systems.

BYLINES

Melba Marin-Velasquez, Ph.D. (Learning Systems Institute) authored “A Flight of Imagination Into Temazcal Relationality: A Journey Into Research as a More Relational Process With Community Knowledge Co-Creators” in Departures in Critical Qualitative Research.

Colleen Ganley, Ph.D. (Learning Systems Institute) co-authored the article “Girls and boys solve math problems differently – with similar short-term results but different long-term outcome” published in The Conversation. 

Rob Schoen, Ph.D. (Learning Systems Institute) co-authored the article “Effects of a professional development program on teacher beliefs about mathematics teaching and learning after one and two years: An experimental study” published in Teaching and Teacher Education. 

A signing ceremony with two men at a desk signing documents.

NOTABLE

FSU’s Ukraine Task Force, led by PI Vilma Fuentes, Ph.D. (Learning Systems Institute), hosted Serhiy Kvi, President of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Ukraine. Provost Jim Clark and Kyit signed a memorandum of understanding signifying the university's commitment to work together on future research projects.

The Florida Department of Education’s Civics Seal of Excellence portal, which is hosted on the CPALMS platform built by Rabieh Razzouk (Learning Systems Institute) launched in January. The course will train 950 teachers this year and there are currently more than 5,000 educators in the course or on an active waiting list.

The S2I2 Entrepreneurship Center at the Armenian State University of Economics, set up as part of a joint project between the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship and the Learning Systems Institute, concluded its first-ever semester. The project is being led by Principal Investigator Susana Santos, Ph.D. (Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship) with co-PI Vilma Fuentes, Ph.D. (Learning Systems Institute).

PRESENTATIONS

Vilma Fuentes, Ph.D. (Learning Systems Institute) presented to a group of Ukrainian officials in Washington D.C. as part of the U.S. Department of State’s International Leadership Visitors Program.