Six Ph.D. candidates in the College of Education and Human Development have been awarded 2010-11 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships from the University of Minnesota Graduate School. The highly competitive fellowships support these outstanding doctoral students and give them an opportunity to complete their dissertations within the upcoming academic year by devoting full-time effort to their research and writing. The students represent the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Department of Family Social Science, Institute of Child Development, and School of Kinesiology.

The six students, their departments, dissertation topics, and advisers are listed below:
Amy Gower
Institute of Child Development
Physiological and Social Cognitive Correlates of Preschool Physical and Relational Aggression: A Short-Term Longitudinal Study
Adviser: Nicki Crick
Sara Langworthy
Institute of Child Development
The Interplay of Executive Function and Reward Processing in Children with ADHD: Neural Correlates and Individual Differences
Adviser: Kathleen Thomas
Amanda Matzek
Department of Family Social Science
The Impact of Multiple Roles on Caregiver Health Over Time
Adviser: Marlene Stum
Brant Miller
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Snow Snakes and Science Agency: Empowering American Indian Students Through a Culturally Based Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Curriculum
Adviser: Gillian Roehrig
Jessica Moyer
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
“Teens Today Don`t Read Books Anymore!” A Study of Differences in Reading Formats and Their Effects on Interest, Engagement, and Comprehension
Adviser: David O’Brien
Lesley Scibora
School of Kinesiology
Bone Health in Obese Adolescents Following Bariatric Surgery for Weight Loss
Adviser: Moira Petit