2019 CESJ Call for Awards
The Critical Educators for Social Justice (CESJ) SIG is pleased to invite nominations for our 2019 awards, including the Outstanding Dissertation Award, the Scholar Activist and Community Advocacy Award, and the Revolutionary Mentor Award. See below for descriptions of and nomination processes for each award. Nominations are due by 11:59 PM PST on February 1, 2019.
Outstanding Dissertation Award
This award recognizes doctoral level research that utilizes critical theory and focuses on the struggle for social, environmental, racial and/or economic justice or human rights. This award includes a $300 stipend towards the cost of attending the AERA conference. All materials should be submitted to the Dissertation Award Co-Chairs Sosanya Jones (sosanya@gmail.com) and Tanja Burkhard (tanjab@pitt.edu)
Eligibility Requirements:
• Nominee must be an active AERA member
• Nominee must have successfully defended their dissertation between Spring 2017 and Fall 2018 (no later than December 31, 2018).
• Recipient is strongly encouraged to attend the CESJ annual business meeting in New York, NY
Submission Requirements:
• A nomination letter including name, title, institution, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address (Self-nominations are acceptable)
Curriculum vitae
A two page memo describing the following (single-spaced):
An overview of the dissertation including:
Definition of the problem or question
Rationale for the problem
Theoretical framework
Research methodology
Most compelling findings
A narrative explicitly connecting the dissertation work to the CESJ mission of employing critical theory in working for social justice, environmental, racial and/or economic justice, or human rights through research, teaching, and activism within our classrooms, schools, and communities.
A 20-25 page synopsis of the dissertation (double-spaced)
A letter of support from the dissertation supervisor that also indicates the completion date of the dissertation.
The applicant must remove all identifiable references to individuals, institutions and, places that might bias reviewers on memo and 20-25 page synopsis.
All materials MUST be submitted in ONE email.
Evaluation Criteria:
Definition of the problem/question is clearly articulated
Alignment with mission of CESJ (see: http://www.cesjsig.org/about-cesj.html)
Rationale for the study is persuasive
Research approach is appropriate for the problem and rationale
Findings are well established and articulated
Conclusion(s)/interpretation(s) are grounded in data
Contribution to the fields of critical education and social justice
Committee members
Sosanya Jones (sosanya@gmail.com)
Tanja Burkhard (tanjab@pitt.edu)
Ashley Patterson (anp5404@psu.edu)
Sherry Deckman (sherry.deckman@lehman.cuny.edu)
Denise Yull (dyull@binghamton.edu)
Erin Dyke (erin.dyke@okstate.edu)
Ben Kirshner (ben.kirshner@colorado.edu)
Scholar Activist & Community Advocacy Award
This award recognizes a scholar-activist (any rank) who has made significant contribution to the promotion of social (e.g., racial, environmental, gender and sexual diversity, linguistic, economic) and intersectional justice, and/or human rights through collaboration with community partners. Community activism can be broadly conceptualized and can include political action, service, grassroots organizing and any other advocacy work that directly benefits community members, and especially those who are multiply- marginalized in schools and society. For more information about this award, please contact the committee chairs, Subini Ancy Annamma: subiniannamma@ku.edu and Kari Kokka: kokka@pitt.edu
Eligibility Requirements
Nominee must be an active AERA member
Nominee may not be a paid member of any community organization involved in the advocacy work.
Nominee may not have received any compensation (excluding grant funding) from community groups or members involved in the advocacy work.
Nominations must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM PST on February 1, 2019. Please submit all nomination materials within a single email to subiniannamma@ku.edu; incomplete packets will not be reviewed.
Evaluation Criteria
Focus on issues of social justice in education from a critical perspective: The scholar-activist must demonstrate a commitment to the struggle for equity, human rights and/or democracy for diverse communities centered on social, environmental, racial, economic, intersectional justice, and/or human rights within our classrooms, schools, and/or communities.
Evidence of linking academic scholarship to activism: There is evidence that the scholar-activist uses scholarship broadly defined as a vehicle to rethink traditional research methods and theoretical frameworks, builds upon indigenous knowledge(s), and/or center marginalized perspectives for the benefit of the community organization.
Impact of scholar-activism: The impact of the scholar-activist will be evaluated through evidence of the purposeful ways they are making social justice change (i.e. has their work created positive change for students, communities, and institutions towards equity).
Nomination Materials
A nomination letter including name, title, institution, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address of the scholar-activist and parallel contact information for a representative(s) of the community partner. (Self-nominations are acceptable).
Curriculum vitae of the scholar-activist
Two letters of support providing evidence of how the nominee has contributed to community activism related to issues of social justice in education. One letter must be from the community partner.
For more information about this award, please contact any of the following members of the award committee:
Subini Annamma, University of Kansas, subiniannamma@ku.edu
Ayana Allen-Handy, Drexel University, ayana.allen@drexel.edu
Deanna Chappell Belcher, University of Oregon, deannachappellbelcher@gmail.com
Kristin Cipollone, Ball State University, kncipollone@bsu.edu
Cati de los Rios, University of California Davis, cvdelosrios@ucdavis.edu
Kari Kokka, University of Pittsburgh, kokka@pitt.edu
Madeline Perez De Jesus, University of Saint Joseph, madelineperez@usj.edu
Verónica N. Vélez, Western Washington University, Veronica.Velez@wwu.edu
Revolutionary Mentor Award
This new CESJ award recognizes the essential role mentorship plays in supporting critical scholarship. This award recognizes a scholar who has made distinguished contributions in the mentoring of PK-12 students, undergraduate, and graduate students, and/or junior scholars, as a means of helping to develop critical social justice scholars, educators, and activists.
We seek to honor a scholar (at any rank) who has been vital in supporting others in their research, teaching, and/or critical community engagement. We want to highlight scholars who encourage, support, and help guide critical scholarship inside and outside of the academy. For more information about, or to submit nominations for, this award, please contact the committee co-chairs, Denisha Jones (denishajones@gmail.com) and Alison Dover (adover@fullerton.edu)
Eligibility:
Nominee must be an active AERA member
Nominee must have an active research agenda
Nominations must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM PST on February 1, 2019.
Nomination Materials:
A nomination letter including name, title, institution, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address (Self-nominations are not acceptable)
Curriculum Vitae
Two letters of reference providing evidence on how the nominee has mentored others in ways that promote social justice within and/or outside the academy.
Please submit all nomination materials within a single email sent to both Denisha Jones (denishajones@gmail.com) and Alison Dover (adover@fullerton.edu); incomplete nominations will not be reviewed.
Evaluation Criteria:
Focus on social justice: Demonstrates commitment to the struggle for equity, human rights and/or democracy for diverse communities.
Commitment to revolutionary mentorship: Commits in words and actions to supporting other scholars and students through the academy in ways that encourage critical social justice engagement and radical self-care.
Creates supportive, inclusive environment for others: Takes action and risks within departments and other levels of the academy to dismantle oppressive structures and policies, address microaggressions, and promote the nurturing of colleagues and students.
For more information about this award, please contact the committee co-chairs, Denisha Jones (denishajones@gmail.com) and Alison Dover (adover@fullerton.edu)
For more information about this award, please contact any of the following members of the award committee:
Erica Dotson, Clayton State University
Alison Dover, California State University Fullerton
Elyse Hambacher, University of New Hampshire
Denisha Jones, Trinity Washington University
Jung Kim, Lewis University
Congratulations to the 2018 CESJ Award Winners!
Outstanding Dissertation:
Jenna Cushing-Leubner, University Wisconsin Whitewater & Cati de los Rios, UC Riverside
Scholar-Activist & Community Advocacy:
Dani O’Brien UMass Amherst
Revolutionary Mentor:
Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, Teachers College Columbia
Jenna Cushing-Leubner, University Wisconsin Whitewater & Cati de los Rios, UC Riverside
Scholar-Activist & Community Advocacy:
Dani O’Brien UMass Amherst
Revolutionary Mentor:
Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, Teachers College Columbia
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2017 CESJ Award Winners
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2016 CESJ Award Winners
This year’s CESJ award winners highlight the amazing and influential people our SIG attracts and the difference social justice educators can make in academia and their communities. We encourage you take a closer look at the work these individuals are doing. 2016 Scholar-Activist Award: Winner – Patrick Camangian Patrick Camangian is an associate professor in the Teacher Education Department at the University of San Francisco. He has been an English teacher since 1999, beginning in the Los Angeles Unified School District where he was awarded "Most Inspirational Teacher" by former mayor Richard Riordan and the school's student body. Professor Camangian currently volunteers in the Oakland Unified School District teaching English. He has collaborated with groups such as California's People’s Education Movement, the Education for Liberation national network, and San Francisco's Teachers 4 Social Justice. Honorable Mention – Luz Murillo 2016 Community Advocacy Award: Winner - Mary Hermes Mary Hermes moved to the Lac Court Oreilles reservation during graduate school in 1993 where she spent 20 years raising her family and becoming immersed in the Ojibwe language. As a mixed-cultural-heritage person, Mary is proficient in the language and passionate about helping to return it to people like herself, whose ancestors spoke it for generations. She helped found the Waadookodaading School in Lac Court Oreilles and is the lead researcher for the Ojibwe Conversational Archives project. Today, her work takes her into the homes of elders recording the language. It also takes her into the homes of young families to investigate the effectiveness of various teaching methods and technologies. Honorable Mentions- Katherine Bruna Erin Dyke Jaime Del Razo Joyce Elaine King Valerie Kinloch Mariana Pacheco Mark Warren Rachael Wendler 2016 Outstanding Dissertation Award: Winner- Sakeena Everett Dissertation Title: Disrupting the Single Story: Cultivating More Complete Stories about Academically High Performing Young Black Men. Sakeena Everett is the director of research and outreach for the College’s Black Male Early Literacy Impact Project. Her dissertation defined traits of Black male success in secondary education settings Her study began in an academic enrichment summer program for rising juniors that focused on understanding Black male success through narrative. Participants possessed GPAs of 3.0 or better, high ACT scores and eventual full-ride scholarships to college. Students engaged with critical theories of education to compose narratives describing their experiences in education, essays that in some cases served as college application material. After the summer program, she built on these writing experiences, working to equip her students with language to defend and define themselves. Her students read Paulo Freire’s “Pedagogy of the Oppressed” and scholarly journal articles, examining how research reflected—and did not reflect—their experiences as students. Everett tracked these students as they completed their high school education, interviewing students, teachers, administrators, friends and family to gain a nuanced understanding of how the students conceptualized their academic success and what informed and sustained these successes. She witnessed students’ confidence as writers growing as they progressed through these experiences. |
AWARDS
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This new CESJ award recognizes the essential role mentorship plays in supporting critical scholarship. This award recognizes a scholar who has made distinguished contributions in the mentoring of PK-12 students, undergraduate, and graduate students, and/or junior scholars, as a means of helping to develop critical social justice scholars, educators, and activists.
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This AERA-sanctioned award recognizes a dissertation of exemplary conceptual, methodological and rhetorical quality on an important topic that specifically and skillfully addresses social justice issues in education. Click on the button above for more information about past winners and how to submit an application.
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This AERA-sanctioned award recognizes a junior, mid or advanced-career scholar-activist (Assistant, Associate or Full professor) who has made distinguished contributions linking scholarship with activism focused on issues of social justice to improve the educational conditions of students, families and/or communities. Click on the button above for more information about past winners and how to submit an application.
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