Interdisciplinary Training Program in Education Sciences

Training researchers whose evidence-based results will help inform education policy and practice.

Mission

The Interdisciplinary Training Program in Education Sciences (ITP) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is one of a network of pre-doctoral training programs funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences. ITP is preparing a new generation of outstanding education science scholars by training them in methods of causal inference in the social sciences, engaging them in a weekly seminar, and supporting their translational research through a variety of internship opportunities. The community of faculty and Ph.D.-level researchers that work with ITP Fellows come from academic departments in education, social work and across the social sciences. Fellows join an interdisciplinary research community including doctoral students in Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Social Welfare, Sociology, Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis, Educational Policy Studies, and Educational Psychology.

Upcoming Events

November 7, 2025

  • ITP Seminar Panel Discussion – Translating You Research for Broader Publics

    November 7, 2025  12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
    WCER, Room 259

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November 21, 2025

  • ITP Seminar - Anna Haskins, Professor at University of Notre Dame

    November 21, 2025  12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
    WCER, Room 259

    Dr. Anna Haskins, Professor of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame and Carl A. Grant Scholar, will present her research to ITP seminar on November 21, 2025. 

    Title: “Teachers Talk”: How School Personnel ‘Find Out’ About Parental System Involvement

    Abstract: Existing literature highlights the negative impacts of parental incarceration on children’s
    educational outcomes, with some work suggesting teachers or other school personnel assess the academic competencies, behavior, and expectations of students of incarcerated parents more negatively than peers with no parental system involvement. This study aims to understand how school personnel (teachers, social workers, administrators) ‘find out’ about parental system involvement and how this impacts routine aspects of parent-school interactions, shapes outcomes for children, and transforms understandings of institutional trust.

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Coursework: ITP Seminar

This project is supported by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) in the U.S. Department of Education through award #R305B200026 (2020-2025) to the University of Wisconsin-Madison.