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PHOTO: MRIMembers of the Motivation Research Institute gather for a meeting on February 10th, 2012. From left to right: Jessica Flake, Erin Goodier, Rory Lazowski, Chris Hulleman, Donna Sundre, Kenn Barron, Makayla Grays, Jeff Kosovich, Ashley Charsha, and Matthew Swain.

Welcome to MRI

Since 2005, the Motivation Research Institute (MRI) has been bringing together a community of faculty and students to conduct research on motivation-related topics. Recently, we have begun engaging in outreach and public service activities to help practitioners apply motivation theories and principles to real-world contexts.


Upcoming Events & Announcements

SREEJason Kopp (graduate student) and Chris Hulleman (MRI co-director) presented at the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness Spring 2012 Conference in Washington, DC on March 8-10. Chris and Jason co-presented a pre-conference workshop on intervention fidelity, as well as presented a paper entitled, “Applying the Five-Step Model of Fidelity Assessment to a Randomized Experiment of a High School STEM Intervention”.

Spring 2012 -MRI will meet every Friday from 2:30-4:30 in Anthony-Seeger Hall room 9.