This award is presented on a bi-annual basis. The purpose of this award is to bestow recognition on a colleague or colleagues for a specific publication (book, book chapter, or journal article) judged as making a substantial contribution to the literature and/or practice of graduate education. Publications may have more than one author. A substantial contribution is defined as a scholarship that extensively revises our knowledge and understanding of a particular problem in the study of graduate education or looks at it in a new way. It may also be an interdisciplinary effort that identifies a problem new to the community of scholars in higher education.
The awardee(s) will be notified by the second week of March and will be invited to present their work at the AERA annual meeting. The name(s) of the awardee(s) will be formally announced at the “Doctoral Education across the Disciplines” (SIG 168) Annual Business meeting. They will also be presented a plaque in honor of the award. Recipients are strongly encouraged to attend the annual meeting to receive the award and present their paper to the “Doctoral Education across the Disciplines” (SIG 168) members.
2023 DeAngelo, L., Schuster, M. T., & Lachaud, Q. A. (2021). The faculty role in grooming and gatekeeping students' of color potential along the professoriate pipeline. The Review of Higher Education, 44(4), 493-521.
2021 Jeong, S., Litson, K., Blaney, J., & Feldon, D. F. (2020). Shifting gears: Characteristics and consequences of latent class transitions in doctoral socialization. Research in Higher Education, 61, 1027-1053
2019 Sverdlik, A., Hall, N., McAlpine, L., & Hubbard, K. (2018). The PhD experience: A vreview of the factors influencing doctoral students’ completion, achievement, and well-being. International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 13, 361-388.
Jaeger, A. J., & Dinin, A. J. (Eds.). (2017). The postdoc landscape: The invisible scholars. Academic Press.
2015 Rockinson-Szapiw, A. J., & Spaulding, L. S. (2014). Navigating the doctoral journey: A handbook for strategies of success. Rowman & Littlefield.
Feldon, D. F., Maher, M. A., Hurst, M., & Timmerman, B. (2015). Faculty mentors’, graduate students’, and performance-based assessments of students’ research skill development. American Educational Research Journal, 52(2), 334-370. https://doi.org/10.3102/0002831214549449
Nerad, M., & Evans, B. (Eds.). (2014). Globalization and its impacts on the quality of PhD education: Forces and forms in doctoral education worldwide. Springer.
2013 Feldon, D. F., Peugh, J., Timmerman, B., Maher, M. Hurst, M. Strickland, D., Gilmore, J., & Stiegelmeyer, C. (2011). Graduate students’ teaching experiences improve their methodological research skills, Science, 333(6045), 1037-1039.
1. The publication must have been published within the previous year. Articles and books published between October 1, 2022 and November 30, 2024 will be considered for the 2025 award.
2. In any one year, authors may submit no more than two of their single- or co-authored papers.
3. Self-nominations are welcome
1. The paper to be considered:
a. For journal articles, one copy clearly indicating the journal in which it was published; issue number and date.
b. For chapters, one copy clearly indicating the title of the volume in which it was published; book editors; publishers; place of paper; ISBN number; date of publication
2. Nominator: Name and contact information for person submitting the nomination.
3. Complete citation of the author(s) and the paper nominated using APA format.
4. Name and contact information of the first author.
5. A statement about what, in your opinion, makes this paper outstanding. The contribution that this paper has made or you anticipate that it will make to the literature in the field of graduate education; its theoretical significance; the contribution this paper has made to improving practice or to understanding practice. The statement should be no longer than 250 words and also submitted in a PDF format with your name and email in the header.
6. Papers and chapters must be submitted electronically in a PDF format.
The Outstanding Publication Award is presented to the individual or individuals who meet the following criteria as approved by the SIG and Council:
Originality and creativity of scholarship
Theoretical significance
Innovative research methods
Data analysis
Contribution
The winner will be notified in March and invited to present their work at the SIG 168 business meeting during the AERA annual meeting. Awardee will also receive a certificate/plaque, $500 for conference travel expense reimbursement, and their name added to the winners noted in the SIG's annual program.
1. Applications are due on November 30, 2024 5:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time
2. Submission URL: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cR8ojwqbZyTlKVekJ706-qUKDiops0bUNpi-FyFud3A/edit
3. Contact Stephanie Lezotte (lezotte@rowan.edu) with questions