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The Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at UC Santa Barbara is home to faculty, students, and staff who all care deeply about developing themselves and others as leaders in educational and psychological research, practice, and leadership. We are committed to increasing access to excellent opportunities for the diverse children, families, and citizens of California. Our local and regional partnerships have attracted national and international attention. More...


Spotlight: Dr. Bob Koegel Wants to Cure Autism…Now

When Dr. Bob Koegel, Director of the Koegel Autism Center, was in college, he had two major goals about what he hoped to do with his life. "I didn't want to work with the severely disabled," he says, "And I didn't want to work with the children." The irony isn't lost on him that he's now one of the premier researchers in the world in the field of autism, spending every day doing both of those things. He didn't think he was headed into the field of psychology as an undergrad at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. More...


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