Center, Labs, Institutes, and Offices (CLIOs)

Center for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education (CMSEE)

Collaborates across campus and with school districts to promote exceptional curriculum planning and research in STEM fields.

Director: Dr. Hasan Deniz
Director Email: hasan.deniz@unlv.edu
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Center for Research, Evaluation, and Assessment (CREA)

Provides high-quality methodological services, research support, and objective program evaluations to local, state, and national education initiatives.

Director: Dr. Bradley Marianno
Center Email: createam@unlv.edu
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CREW Disability Center

The purpose of the CREW Disability Center is to improve the lives of people with disabilities and their families. Our aim is to leverage an interdisciplinary team of leaders to build a community-focused and nationally-recognized center.

Director: Dr. Stephanie Gerow
Center Email: CREW@unlv.edu
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Lynn Bennett Early Childhood Education Center

Lynn Bennett Early Childhood Education Center is the home of the UNLV/CSUN Preschool, a program of the Department of Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education in the College of Education.

Director: Chelsie Shurtleff
Email: preschool@unlv.edu
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National Institute for the Advancement of Education (NIAE)

The National Institute for the Advancement of Education is a semi‑autonomous unit housed at the UNLV College of Education that works with faculty, students, and education practitioners to conduct research into innovative education practices.

Director: Dr. Valarie Burke
Email: niae@unlv.edu
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Nevada General Curriculum Access (NVGCA)

NVGCA’s mission is to create access to Nevada’s general curriculum across the lifespan, from K-12 to adulthood, by providing educators with standards-aligned instructional materials, academic and behavioral support resources, effective professional development, and opportunities for collaborative design and research.

Director: Dr. Josh Baker
Email: nvaccess@unlv.edu
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Office of Learning Analytics (OLA)

UNLV’s Office of Learning Analytics (OLA) is devoted to enhancing learning and decision making of all kinds through the provision of social and behavioral analytics.

Director: Dr. Jonathan Hilpert
Director Email: jonathan.hilpert@unlv.edu
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The PRACTICE

UNLV PRACTICE is an interprofessional institute advancing workforce development, research-informed care, and system-level solutions to Nevada’s mental health crisis.

Director: Dr. Michelle Paul
Email: the.practice@unlv.edu
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Southern Nevada Writing Project

Impacts student learning by improving the teaching of writing, thereby promoting a vision that every person is an engaged and life-long writer.

Director: Dr. Sophie Ladd
Director Email: sophie.ladd@unlv.edu
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Gayle A. Zeiter Literacy Development Center

Focuses on advancing literacy practices in Southern Nevada through specialized tutoring, professional educator development, and clinical research.

Director: Dr. Chyllis Scott
Center Email: zlc@unlv.edu
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The Dr. Porter Lee Troutman, Jr. Center for Multicultural Education

The Dr. Porter Lee Troutman, Jr. Center for Multiculral Education facilitates PK-20+ multicultural education-focused scholarship-to-practice efforts.

Directors: Dr. Christine Clark and Dr. Norma Marrun
Director Emails: chris.clark.unlv@me.com and norma.marrun@unlv.edu