The process for determining the individual deserving of the Dissertation Award is as follows:

Stage I

1. The ODA Committee will review nomination materials between December 1 and January 31 to select a small group of finalists.

2.  Finalists will be asked to submit a PDF version of the entire dissertation to the ODA Committee by February 15 of the year in which the award is made.

Stage II

1. The ODA Committee will review finalists’ complete dissertations and select the winning dissertation.

2. The winner will be notified by the beginning of March and invited to present his or her work at the SIG meeting during the AERA annual meeting.

3. The Committee Chair will announce the Outstanding Dissertation Award recipient at the SIG 168 Business Meeting with the winner receiving a certificate/plaque.

4. The recipient’s name will be added to the winners noted in the SIG’s annual program.