This award recognizes an outstanding paper submission to SIG 41. All accepted papers to the SIG annual meeting program are eligible for the award. Finalists are determined by reviewer ratings with the SIG 41 Awards Committee making the final selection.
2026 Award Recipients -
Chairs: John Cano & Mara Welsh Mahmood; University of California-Berkeley
Papers:
- Experiential Activity with Math CEO: Connecting Data and Life Stories through Culturally Responsive Teaching Authors: Alessandra Pantano, University of California-Irvine; Cynthia Sanchez Tapia, California State University-Dominguez Hills
- Culturally Responsive Practices: A Sociocultural Framework for Community-Engaged Learning Authors: Taylor Michelle Wycoff and Sandra D. Simpkins; University of California-Irvine
- Empowering Students of Different Ages Through Affirming Language in a Community-Engaged Bilingual Science Program Authors: Jasmine M. Nation, Alejandra Yep, Perla Ramos Carranza, Xavier Aguilar, Isaiah Rivera, Jessica Garcia-Tapia, Thais Malfavon; California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
- Investigating Participatory Action-Research as a Culturally Responsive Approach to Intergenerational Education in an Immigrant Community Authors: Laura Vega Hernandez, Ellen Middaugh, Mark K. Felton; San Jose State University
Disscussant: Marjorie E. Faulstisch Orellana, University of California-Los Angeles
2025 Award Recipients - Patricia Maslin-Ostrowski & Maysaa Y. Barakat, Florida Atlantic University, "Experiential Learning Ties Leadership Doctoral Students to Community and Propels Growth as Researchers"
2024 Award Recipients - Richard Blissett, Olivia Giuliano, Tess McRae, & David Hoffman, University of Maryland - Baltimore County, "Grounding Civic Education in Civic Life: An Evaluation of the STRiVE Program"
2023 Award Recipients - Hannah Cooke, University of Connecticut-Storrs; Rebecca Campbell-Montalvo, University of Connecticut; Chester Arnold, University of Connecticut-Storrs; Todd Campbell, University of Connecticut; John Volin, University of Maine; Marisa Chrysochoou, University of Connecticut-Storrs; Peter Diplock, University of Connecticut-Avery Point; & Byung-Yeol Park, University of Connecticut-Storrs, "Interrogating Consequential Education Research: Exploring Social Networks Connecting Communities with a University Environmental Service-Learning Program"
2019 Award Recipients - Gary Harfitt & Jessie Chow, The University of Hong Kong, "Hearing the Community Voice in the Process of Teacher Education and Experiential Learning"