Kranzler named interim head of COE research program

UF Educational Psychology Professor John Kranzler, a former associate dean at the University of Florida College of Education, is returning to executive staff as the college’s new Interim Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Development.

Kranzler, who started a one-year appointment in the position on July 1, will direct the college’s Office of Educational Research, which is charged with supporting and developing sponsored research at the college. In addition to the traditional responsibilities of his position—which include oversight of the college’s tenure process and faculty mentoring—he will also manage the tasks that were previously associated with the college’s Office of Graduate Studies. The Office of Educational Research and the Office of Graduate Studies were merged due to budget cuts in May.

A member of UF’s educational psychology faculty since 1990, Kranzler is author of the textbook Statistics for the Terrified and has written a number of refereed articles on the nature, development, and assessment of human cognitive abilities. From 2003 to 2005, he served as Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Research and Technology, a position similar to the one he holds now. For the past two years, Kranzler has directed the college’s School Psychology program.

Kranzler succeeds Professor Paul Sindelar, who is returning to his teaching and research in special education.