OUTSTANDING DISSERTATION AWARD
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2015 OUTSTANDING DISSERTATION AWARD WINNER: DR. PATRICIA LOPEZ
Dr. Lopez is the Associate Director of the National Latina/o Education and Research and Policy Project and a graduate from the University of Texas, Austin.
Dissertation Title: “The Process of Becoming: The Political Construction of Texas’ Loan STAAR System of Accountability and College Readiness”
Dr. Lopez is the Associate Director of the National Latina/o Education and Research and Policy Project and a graduate from the University of Texas, Austin.
Dissertation Title: “The Process of Becoming: The Political Construction of Texas’ Loan STAAR System of Accountability and College Readiness”
PAST WINNERS:
2014 - Beth Sondel, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Honorable Mentions: Pedro Antonio Cuevas - Cal State University, East Bay and Bianca Baldridge - Teachers College
2013 - TyRon Douglas, University of Missouri
2012 - Alyssa Hadley Dunn, Georgia State University
2014 - Beth Sondel, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Honorable Mentions: Pedro Antonio Cuevas - Cal State University, East Bay and Bianca Baldridge - Teachers College
2013 - TyRon Douglas, University of Missouri
2012 - Alyssa Hadley Dunn, Georgia State University
2016 Outstanding Dissertation Award
Applications Due Friday, December 11th 2015
Award Description:
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. Please send all materials electronically to the committee chair Sandra Osorio at sosorio@ilstu.edu
Eligibility Requirements:
Submission Requirements:
Evaluation Criteria:
Committee Chair:
Sandra Osorio sosorio@ilstu@edu
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. Please send all materials electronically to the committee chair Sandra Osorio at sosorio@ilstu.edu
Eligibility Requirements:
- Nominee must be an active AERA member
- Nominee must have successfully defended their dissertation between May 15, 2013 and December 31st, 2015
- Recipient is required to attend the CESJ annual business meeting in Washington, D.C
Submission Requirements:
- A nomination letter including name, title, institution, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address (Self-nominations are acceptable)
- Curriculum vitae
- A one-page dissertation abstract (double spaced)
- 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.
- Finalists may be required to submit their full dissertation after the first round of adjudication.
Evaluation Criteria:
- Definition of the problem/question is clearly articulated
- 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 Chair:
Sandra Osorio sosorio@ilstu@edu
