Dr. Correia’s research program dates back to the mid-90s and encompasses four interrelated foci: online learning and teaching, collaborative learning, human-computer interaction, and curriculum development in educational technology. These areas overlap significantly because they are connected to a central underlying theme in her research: learning design. Dr. Correia’s research takes place in formal and informal learning contexts, is aimed at different audiences (e.g., learners, teachers, and trainers), and uses a diverse set of strategies (e.g., in-class vs. online) and a plethora of existing and emerging technologies and tools. More recently she has been exploring issues on artificial intelligence in education and training.

Dr. Correia leads the Learning & Experience Design Research Group, a group dedicated to investigating learning design processes and pedagogies to create deep learning at The Ohio State University. This research group pursues four main research goals: (1) theory development/synthesis goals, (2) design/development goals, (3) action/evaluation goals, and (4) descriptive/interpretivist goals.

Dr. Correia has presented over 150 academic papers around the world and published over 100 refereed papers and book chapters in three different languages: English, Portuguese and Spanish. She has numerous citations in Google Scholar. Dr. Correia's expertise as a social scientist and grant writer has been recognized by a number of agencies. As a result of her international reputation in educational technology, human-computer interaction, and e-learning, she has been invited to present findings from her research and discuss directions in the field at a number of international professional meetings and committees in Portugal, Denmark, Netherlands, Brazil, Turkey, Uganda, and China.