The EHE Office of Research, Innovation and Collaboration (ORIC) works closely with faculty, postdocs, research staff and students across the college and the university to develop responsive and competitive proposals. We provide an array of services depending on the particular requirements of the sponsor and the needs of principal investigators.
The College of Education and Human Ecology Research: A Year in Review FY2023
From Fulbright scholars to undergraduate students, multidisciplinary research at the College of Education and Human Ecology is creating new knowledge in education, health and wellness and business. Read more about our funded FY2023 research.

$30.6M
In External Grants Awarded in FY2023

57
New Grants Awarded in FY2023

104
Total Active Research Projects

$126M
Total Active Funded Research Projects

57
Faculty Engaged in External Funded Research
Office of Research, Innovation and Collaboration (ORIC) Support Services
Quantitative Methodology Center
The mission of the Quantitative Methodology Center (QMC) is to build the quantitative research capacity of EHE faculty, students, post-docs, visiting scholars, and staff.
QualLab
QualLab fosters capacity building of EHE faculty, post-docs, researchers and graduate students and strives to be an inter/national in person and online destination location for advancing qualitative inquiry toward innovation, equity, diversity and justice.
EHE Institutional Research
IR@EHE fosters data-informed decision making in the College by anticipating questions, drawing insights, discovering trends, and providing information to ORIC and EHE leadership.
Outreach and Research Engagement
Find resources to support your research, plan school outreach, connect with K-12 leaders, and partner with community organizations.
Recent Grant Awards
Arya Ansari: Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Head Start Dissertation $25,000
Arya Ansari: Secondary Analyses of Head Start and Early Head Start Data $100,000
David Julian: Head Start Heading to Kindergarten Evaluation – Phase 3 $20,000
Bridget McHugh: Technical Testing Project FY24-25 $3,852,010