The National Academy of Education (NAEd) has announced Assistant Professor of Economics and Education Alex Eble and two Teachers College alumni among the 2019 winners of its prestigious NAEd/Spencer Fellowships, which provide funding and professional development to early-career education researchers.

Eble and TC alumna Gabrielle Oliveira (Ph.D. ‘15, M.A., Anthropology and Education)—who was also a lecturer at TC in 2014-2015—received postdoctoral fellowships; while Aldo Anzures Tapia (M.A.‘14, International Educational Development), Katherine Soojin Cho (M.A. ’16, Sociology & Education) and current doctoral candidate Qiao (Anna) Wen were awarded dissertation fellowships.

The NAEd/Spencer Fellowships support scholars whose projects address critical issues in the history, theory, or practice of formal or informal education, at the national and international levels. Postdoctoral Fellows will receive $70,000 to focus on their research and attend professional development retreats. This year, the 30 postdoctoral fellows were selected from a pool of 221 applicants.

The 35 NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellows — selected from a pool of roughly 420 applicants — will receive $27,500 for a period of up to two years to complete their dissertations, and also attend professional development retreats.

“The NAEd/Spencer Fellowship Programs cultivate the next generation of education scholars by funding their research projects and providing resources to strengthen their research and research training, including mentorship from NAEd members,” says NAEd President Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings. “We consider these fellows to be among the best in their respective fields, and I look forward to working with them in the coming year.”