ConnectEd Research Institute expands access to research learning and academic opportunity. We bring together foundational training, research methods, mentored inquiry, and community-based academic support for learners across secondary, undergraduate, graduate, and early-career stages.
A first research question and an advanced project require different kinds of support. Our programs are organized around the nature of the learning experience, with content and expectations adapted to participants’ preparation, interests, and goals.
Research Foundations
Build confidence in scholarly reading, literature search, research questions, academic writing, and responsible research practice.
02Research Methods & Data Analysis
Develop practical tools for evidence synthesis, statistical reasoning, programming, and quantitative or computational inquiry.
03Mentored Research Projects
Investigate a focused question through structured guidance, independent work, feedback, and research communication.
04Research Fellowships
Explore structured participation in research environments with defined roles, expectations, and appropriate host arrangements.
05School & Institutional Programs
Integrate research learning into school and partner programs through collaboratively designed curriculum and support.
Browse representative courses and research projects, including their methods, learning goals, and illustrative learning sequences.
Build a practical starting point for scholarly reading, literature search, research questions, academic writing, and responsible AI use.
Turn public datasets into reproducible analyses using R, research design, regression, and introductory measurement methods.
Use systematic review methods and R to synthesize research evidence and interpret quantitative findings.
Explore human-centered research, interface prototyping, and the evaluation of AI-mediated interactions.
Model hybrid energy systems and explore how data and optimization inform system design and operation.
Explore a selected computational research question using biological data and transparent analytical methods.
Our work extends beyond formal courses. Through workshops, faculty conversations, and mentoring initiatives, we help learners understand academic pathways and connect with the experience of researchers at different career stages.
2025 PhD Incubator. A five-month nonprofit initiative in which more than 20 faculty and doctoral-student mentors supported prospective PhD applicants through an eight-part webinar series, small-group application feedback, and mentor interviews.
Workshops & Academic Pathways Panels. Conversations with professors and researchers about their academic journeys and the choices that shaped them.
Research questions cross disciplinary boundaries. Our program examples span the sciences, engineering, health, data science, social and behavioral sciences, business, economics, humanities, and interdisciplinary inquiry. These examples illustrate our approach; they are not an exhaustive list of possible topics.
ConnectEd collaborates with Woodbridge Academy on research education and AP Capstone-related enrichment.
The partnership connects research-skills development with a school-based academic pathway.
For schools and educational organizations, ConnectEd offers a starting point for developing research courses, mentored projects, and academic-support initiatives around your learners’ needs.
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