Please contact program coordinator, Erik Rawls, (Email: erawls@fsu.edu, Phone: 850-645-2119) if you have any questions about the application process or components.

The core components of training are based on the professional socialization framework, represented in the model below.

The following section highlights the timeline for the PURPOSE Program starting in Spring 2024 semester for students.

Spring 2024: Fellows will work with the help...

Application Deadline: 11:59PM, Monday October 9, 2023

The PURPOSE program application form should take under 30 minutes to complete, discounting the time it may take to prepare...

Peggy Perkins Auman, co-PI, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Elementary Education at FAMU. She designed the MS in Educational Psychology Program, and assisted in the design of two...

Dr. Jeannine E. Turner is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems in the College of Education at Florida State University. She joined the faculty in...

Dr. Tamara Bertrand Jones currently serves as an Associate Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Florida State University. Her research...

Dr. Alysia Roehrig, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, joined the faculty at Florida State University in 2003 and serves as the Learning and Cognition Program Coordinator. She earned...

The PURPOSE program seeks to train a diverse cohort of fellows in research with a focus on social justice in education. The goal of the program is to provide fellows with opportunities to develop...