COEHD Publications
The UL Lafayette College of Education and Human Development includes acclaimed and award-winning faculty members who conduct research in a multitude of subject areas including mental health, physical health, teaching & learning, and educational leadership. Faculty research findings have been published in books, peer reviewed journals, and special reports and disseminated as presentations at premiere national and international conferences.
Here is a sample of recent work published by our faculty:
· Flint, T. K., & Stone, H. N., Davis, R. (2025). Ink and flesh: Tattoos as collaborative palimpsests of trauma and posthuman literacy. Journal of Posthumanism, 5(7), 1240-1251. https://doi.org/10.63332/joph.v5i7.2913
· Lee, J. (2025). The potential slow violence of school dispossession in local educational markets. The Urban Review, 57(3), 377-402. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11256-025-00722-2
· Panchal O, Goto S, Dietrich NL, Garrison JC, Hannon JP, Singleton SB. Comparison of knee loading in subjects 12 weeks post-anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction versus repair when performing a double-limb squat. Clin Biomech (Bristol). 2025;124:106498. doi:10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2025.106498
Faculty research interests include the following:
Dr. Jeremy Foreman who studies causes and effects of personnel decisions (e.g., hiring, promotion, retention, and turnover). Often examining how policies, misconduct, and demographic factors influence organizational performance through these personnel decisions.
Dr. Shiho Goto who studies prevention and rehabilitation of patellofemoral pain and ACL - biomechanical analysis
Dr. Ismatara Reena studies Mental Health (MH), Health/MH Literacy, Substance Abuse, Breastfeeding, Health Disparitis, COVID-19, Social Determinant of Health, Health Education & Health Promotion, Overweight and Obesity.
Ms. Aimee Gros studies emergency management, laws dealing with CPR and AEDs, Orthopedic and General Medicine pathologies, and healthcare education,
Dr. Chris Broadhurst who studies organizational cultures and change in higher education; campus activism; history of higher education
Dr. Natalie Keefer who studies educational and linguistic anthropology, discourse analysis, SEL and mindfulness in K-16 education, social studies pedagogy in French immersion and multilingual contexts, citizenship education, and human rights education.
Dr. Tori Flint who studies literacies, play, multimodality, children's literature, family literacies, incarceration, music/pedagogy, young children, writing/storying, qualitative research, language, multilingualism, art-literacy connections, trauma-informed practice/instruction and SEL.
Dr. Christine Briggs who studies Undergraduate research and the impact on pre-service teachers, differentiation, preservice teachers, exceptional learners, frontloading to prepare students of diversity and poverty for advanced programs.
Dr. Aimee Barber, who studies teacher recruitment; teacher retention & leadership; educational innovations; restorative practices among other topics.