The Student Awardees of the Provost's Dissertation Research Award
The award is highly coveted among Teachers College doctoral candidates. Due to a rigorous selection process, only a handful of awards are bestowed each year. Awardees receive $6,000 ($3,000/semester) for tuition, living, research, or travel expenses. Detailed application and eligibility information is available on the website.
Caroline Botvin, Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Human Development
"Examining Heterogeneity in the Implementation of Early Childhood Programs"
Emily Bailey, Ph.D. Candidate
Department of International and Transcultural Studies
“To Be a Person, To Have a Future: An Exploration of Futures of Autism and Labor in France”
Theresa Cann, Ph.D. Candidate
Department of International and Transcultural Studies
“Decolonizing Ghana’s Higher Education: The Role of Women in Activism Toward Gender Equality”
Cindy J. Huang, Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Counseling & Clinical Psychology
“Language Proficiency Gaps and Discrepant Parent-Child Experiences in Conflict among Bilingual Chinese Immigrant Families: A Mixed Methods Approach”
Josh Modeste, Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Math, Science & Technology
“A Narrative Study on the Experiences of Black Men Science Teachers in Urban Public Schools”
Juliya Pattammady, Ph.D. Candidate.
Department of Health Studies & Applied Educational Psychology
“Evaluating a Psychoeducational Intervention for Caregivers of Preschool-aged Autistic Children”
Sarah Vazquez, Ph.D. Candidate
Department of International and Transcultural Studies
“Children’s Civic Media Worlds: How Multilingual Elementary Students Use Digital Technologies to Articulate Civic Intentionality”
Jennifer Caruso
"Assessing Trauma Exposure and Mental Health Support for Teachers in Low-Income, Urban Schools in New York City"
Department of Health Studies & Applied Educational Psychology (formerly HBS)
Josef Donnelly
"Teaching Climate Change in the Pacific: Indigenous Knowledge and Place-Based Education"
Department of Arts & Humanities
Tomas Esper
"Reforming Schools via Autonomy and Accountability: A Multi-scalar Analysis of the Global Transformation of Education Governance"
Department of International and Transcultural Studies
Lum Fube
"The Storied Lives of WOC Graduate Students: A Collaborative Multimodal Inquiry"
Department of Arts & Humanities
Katie Harlan Eller
"White Abolitionist English Language Arts Teachers in the Post-2020 Era"
Department of Arts & Humanities
Christopher Henderson
"I Want the Freedom to be Professional:" The Relationship between Refugee Teacher Development, Wellbeing, and Motivation in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh"
Department of International and Transcultural Studies
Hyungoo Lee
"(Dis)similarities in Context: A Comparative Case Study of Sexual and Gender Diversity in Higher Education Institutions in South Korea and the US"
Department of International and Transcultural Studies
David Lopez Molina
"Anti-LGBTQ Policies and Suicidal Ideation: A Strong Intersectional Approach"
Department of Counseling & Clinical Psychology
Elizabeth Melville
"Different Shades of White: Heritage, Ethnicity, and Far Right Governance in Southern Brazil"
Department of International and Transcultural Studies
Isabela Munevar Escalante
"Catholic Schools: Academic Achievement, College Enrollment and Gender Gaps"
Department of Education Policy and Social Analysis
Alissa Pacheco
"The Use of Fitbit to Support a Physical Activity Coaching Program for People with Early-Stage Parkinson's Disease"
Department of Biobehavioral Sciences
Rory Varrato
"Mortal Foresight: Learning to Live Through Extinction"
Department of Arts & Humanities
Sarah Vazquez
"Latinx Media Worlds: Digital Media Practices of Immigrant Children in Northern New Jersey"
Department of International and Transcultural Studies
Lauren Winterbottom
"Impact of Self-Controlled Practice on Motor Learning for Individuals with Upper Limb Hemiparesis After Stroke"
Department of Biobehavioral Sciences
Ying Xu
"School Competition, Resource Allocation, and Inequality in Student Outcomes"
Department of Education Policy and Social Analysis
Leana Cabral
"Intergenerational Understandings of the Legacy of Antiblackness in Philadelphia’s Educational System"
Department of Education Policy and Social Analysis
Catherine Cheng Stahl
"Traveling With Asian American Gen Z Youth: Constructing Otherwise Identities In, Through, and Across Digital Spaces"
Department of Curriculum & Teaching
Danielle Falk
"Educators in Emergencies: The Lived Experiences and Professional Identities of Refugee and National Primary School Teachers in Uganda and South Sudan"
Department of International and Transcultural Studies
Ngalula Fleurant
"Using an Open-ended Item to Capture Information about the Selection Mechanism in a STEM-focused Quasi-experimental Design"
Department of Human Development
Kelly Frantz
"Fostering Voice in Writing Conferences: Consultant Strategies"
Department of Arts & Humanities
Yesim Hanci
"The Role of Turkish Teachers in Promoting Peace and Social Cohesion through the Inclusion of Refugee Students in Turkish Public Schools"
Department of International and Transcultural Studies
Wajeeha Hazoor-Bajwa
"Disaggregating the Low-Fee Private Schooling System in Pakistan"
Department of International and Transcultural Studies
Corinne Kentor
"For Me, Us, and Them: Immigrant Families Pursuing Higher Education in Southern California"
Department of Arts & Humanities
Zahra Ladhani
"Adverse Childhood Experiences among Adolescents with ASD: Implications for School-Based Interventions"
Department of Health Studies & Applied Educational Psychology (formerly HBS)
Chelsea Macpherson
"Delivery of a Remote Motor Priming Intervention in Cerebellar Ataxia"
Department of Health Studies & Applied Educational Psychology (formerly HBS)
Maria Noland
"A Phenomenology of Learning of Visual Impairment in a School for the Blind in France"
Department of International and Transcultural Studies
The Student Awardees of the Dean’s Grant for Student Research
TC students enrolled in a master’s or doctoral degree program are eligible to apply for funding up to $2,000 for outstanding projects. Detailed application and eligibility information is available on the website.
Camille Fabo
“The Multiple Actors of Education to National Identity in Multilingual Conflict-Affected Regions: The Case Study of Cameroon”
Department of International and Transcultural Studies
Danielle Kipnis
“EEG Profiles in People with Functional Movement Disorders Before and After a Single Bout of Hatha Yoga and Moderate-Vigorous Intensity Aerobic Exercise: A Pilot Feasibility Study”
Department of Biobehavioral Sciences
Darren Rabinowitz
“Demystifying the Impact of Environmental Provisions in National Constitutions on Education: A Comparative Study”
Department of International and Transcultural Studies
Eduardo Santander
“Progress Over Retention: Understanding Drivers of Credit Attainment in the First College Year in a Flagship Regional University in Chile”
Department of Organization and Leadership
Emma Hart
“What Do Mothers Want: Investigating Perceptions of Developmental Intervention Helpfulness Among Mothers Experiencing Low Income”
Department of Human Development
Hong Yu
“An Examination of Prescriptive Stereotypes of East Asians and Whites on Competence Expectations”
Department of Organization and Leadership
Jacqueline Cofield
“Beyond Beauty: The Epistemologies and Aesthetic Praxes Of Black Women Artists”
Department of Curriculum and Teaching
Jean Sohn
“Disrupting the Negative Impact of Lack of Organizational Diversity on Underrepresented Racial Group Members’ Predictions of Success”
Department of Organization and Leadership
Jullia (Suh Young) Lim
“AI-Generated Pedagogical Agents for Learning”
Department of Human Development
Kadek Suparma
“Designing a Mobile Teacher Professional Development Application by Integrating Universal Design of Learning (UDL) Principle for Inclusive Classrooms Powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI)”
Department of Curriculum and Teaching
Kampanart Chaiyarat and co-applicant Noa Ovadia
“Exploring Teachers’ Decision-Making in the Post-Trump Era Social Studies Classroom”
Department of Arts & Humanities
Noel Um-Lo
“Between Church and State: Auditing, Accreditation, and Spirituality in Alternative Schools for First and Second Generation North Korean Escapees”
Department of International and Transcultural Studies
Paritosh Joshi
“Uplifting South Asian Working Class Voices: A Qualitative Approach”
Department of Comparative and International Education
Skylar Hou
“An Ethnography of Heritage Language Education in a Mongolian Chinese Community”
Department of International and Transcultural Studies
Sujung Hwang
“South Korean Educators’ Understanding of Refugee Learners’ Needs in the Context of Non-Formal Educational Settings”
Department of International and Transcultural Studies
Victoria Jones
“Learning Amidst Liminality: Asylum Seekers’ Access to School in Greece”
Department of Curriculum and Teaching
Emily Bailey
"Perceptions and Performance of Autism Spectrum Disorder in the French Workplace"
Department of International and Transcultural Studies
Renna Bazlen
"Fostering Community in Displacement: Teacher and Parent Experiences with Informal Early Childhood Education in Tijuana, Mexico"
Department of International and Transcultural Studies
Ashley Beccia
"The Effects of Task Complexity and Task Motivation on Young EFL Learner Development of English Question Formation"
Department of Arts & Humanities
Avery Dakin
"Expiratory Muscle Strength Training for Cough and Swallow Rehabilitation: The Impact of Time-Under-Tension"
Department of Biobehavioral Sciences
Saloni Gupta
"Can Innovation be Taught in Schools? Experimental Evidence from India"
Department of Education Policy and Social Analysis
Samantha Juan
"The Application of Virtual Simulation on Promoting Empathy in Undergraduate Nursing Students"
Department of Health Studies & Applied Educational Psychology (formerly HBS)
Zeinab Khodaverdi
"Acute Effects of Varying Intensities and Durations of Aerobic Exercise on Executive Function in Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder"
Department of Biobehavioral Sciences
Karissa Lim
"A Qualitative Exploration of NIAs’ Barriers and Motivations to Research Participation"
Department of Health Studies & Applied Educational Psychology (formerly HBS)
Nathan Lowry
"Looking into the Future: Uncovering Age-Related Differences in Episodic Future Thinking"
Department of Counseling & Clinical Psychology
Gus Mayopoulos
"Online Pseudonymous Text-Based Group Intervention for Depressive and Anxious Symptoms"
Department of Counseling & Clinical Psychology
Alissa Pacheco
"The Use of Fitbit to Promote Autonomy for People with Early Stage Parkinson's Disease"
Department of Biobehavioral Sciences
Elena Peeples
"The Impacts of History: An Anthrohistorical Approach to Urban Development in Trenton, NJ"
Department of International and Transcultural Studies
Abrar Shamim
"Reporting of Ethical Domains in Global Cleft Surgery Missions"
Department of Mathematics, Science & Technology
Ying Xu
"School Competition, Resource Allocation, and Inequality in Student Outcomes"
Department of Education Policy and Social Analysis
Raul Armenta
"Narratives of Resistance: System-Impacted Students, Educators, and Critical Consciousness in LA Community-Based Schools"
Department of Education Policy and Social Analysis
Anna Boneberg
"Assessing the Effectiveness of Gaming as a Teaching Strategy in an Undergraduate Nursing Pharmacology Course"
Department of Health Studies & Applied Educational Psychology (formerly HBS)
Charlotte Caron
"Teaching at the Margin: How can NGO Facilitators use Human Rights Education to Promote Social Change and Critical Thinking in the Youth Refugee Population of Canada?"
Department of International and Transcultural Studies
Michal Clayton
"Addressing Barriers to Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Dismantling Trial of Internet-Delivered Emotion Regulation Training"
Department of Counseling & Clinical Psychology
Arnela Colic
"Education and the State: Lessons in Legitimacy from the Post-Conflict Education Systems in Kosovo and Bosnia"
Department of International and Transcultural Studies
Emily Dunkel
"Understanding the Psycho-social Impacts and Structural Factors of Intergenerational Involvement with Child Protective Services"
Department of Counseling & Clinical Psychology
Abby Emerson
"Entanglements: An Arts-informed Exploration of White Emotionality in the Curricula of School-based Antiracist Professional Learning Spaces"
Department of Curriculum and Teaching
Christopher Henderson
"The Well-being of Host-Community Teachers Working with Rohingya Refugees: A Pilot Study of Bengali Idioms of Capability and Distress"
Department of International and Transcultural Studies
Jolie Hoang
"The Multilayer Brain Connectome in Psychotic Spectrum Disorders"
Department of Counseling & Clinical Psychology
Tai Ishikawa
"Effect of Shared Book Reading with Mobile Devices on Parent-child Interaction"
Department of Mathematics, Science & Technology
Amelia Jones
"Going Off-Book in the Secondary English Classroom: Feminist Theory and the Virtual Stage"
Department of Arts & Humanities
Thu Thu May Oo
"Qualitative Study of Food & Nutrition Insecurity Among the Civil Disobedience Movement Participants in Myanmar due to the Effects of the Military Coup & the Covid-19 Pandemic"
Department of Health Studies & Applied Educational Psychology (formerly HBS)
Kayla Parr
"Parental Involvement in Adolescent Depression Treatment: A Mixed-methods Evaluation of BIPOC Adolescents and Parents/Caregivers' Preferences"
Department of Health Studies & Applied Educational Psychology (formerly HBS)
Drishti Sanghvi
"Psychopathology and Psychological Well-Being of Recently-Arrived Afghan Refugees"
Department of Counseling & Clinical Psychology
Jessica Sperber
"Detecting Behavioral and Physiological Markers of Early Exposure to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Infants"
Department of Human Development
Zhuqian (Karen) Zhou
"Category Learning in Education: How Should Chinese Characters Be Learned?"
Department of Human Development