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2022-23

Gold Awards

Dr. Matthew Bahnson (Penn State University): Measurement of Professional Identity and Biological and Biomedical Sciences Graduate Degree Completion Intention: Opportunities for Student Retention

Leah Fulton (University of Minnesota): The Childcare Needs and Experiences of Black Graduate Student Mothers

Silver Awards

Lauren Muñoz (College of Nursing - University of Tennessee, Knoxville): Two Terminal Degrees: The Experience of Nurses with a Practice Doctorate Who Seek a PhD

Dr. Melissa Yeung (Bowling Green State University): Black, Indigenous, People of Color: Student Experiences in an Entry-Level Physical Therapy Education Program

2021-22

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
no grants were awarded in 2021-22.

2020

Gold Awards

Janet Kim (University of Hawaii, Manoa): Understanding the Special Education Teacher Pipeline

Joseph Mirabelli (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign): Exploring Retention, Mental Health, and Mentorship: A Qualitative Study of Engineering Faculty Advisors’ Perceptions

Silver Awards

Kathryn Collins (Campbell University): The Impact of Mental Health First Aid Training on Faculty Perceptions, Competencies, and Helping Behaviors within a Health Sciences Graduate Student Populations

Dr. Joseph Paris (Temple University): Evaluating Potential: An Investigation of Holistic Graduate Admissions Practices

2018

Stanley J. Kania III (Marywood University):  The Use of Social Media and E-marketing in Graduate Student Recruitment: An Investigation of Graduate Enrollment Practices

Gavin Sanders (Wayne State University):  Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities Faced by Underrepresented Doctoral Students during the Dissertation Writing Process

2016

Ah Ra Cho (University of North Texas) The Missing Piece: An Examination of the Types of Student Support Services Graduate Students Use on a College Campus

2019

Full Awards

Virginia Byrne (University of Maryland, College Park): Studying How Formative Feedback Can Support Graduate Student Instructors: Using Feedback to Develop as a Reflective and Effective Teacher

Zid Mancenido (Harvard University): Recruiting a Better Teacher: Policies to Improve the Quality of Incoming Graduate Students in Teacher Education

Honorable Mentions

Rebecca Gavillet (University of Texas at Austin): Exploring MBA Curricular Innovation through the Eyes of Influential Stakeholders

Andrea Kunze (University of Illinios at Urbana-Champaign): Understanding STEM Graduate Students' Racial Climate Perceptions: A Perspective-Taking Intervention

2017

Simone Gbolo (University of Minnesota):  Developing Pipelines: Partnerships and Programing to Increase Diversity in Graduate Education

Catherine M. Johnson (Montana State University): Identity Salience and International Students: Graduate Student Socialization in STEM Fields

2015

Curtis D. Byrd (Clark Atlanta University):  Innovative Strategies for Diversifying the Professoriate: Resources for Graduate Enrollmen Management Professionals

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