Jasmine Kim, PhD student in the psychological foundations of education program, has been awarded the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF). This fellowship recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students pursuing an MA or PhD in the NSF-supported disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Kim is a member of the Reading + Language Lab led by faculty member Panayiota (Pani) Kendeou. She is interested in investigating higher order cognitive processes involved in deriving meaning from texts and how these processes can inform current theoretical models of reading comprehension. In her research project she plans to investigate the conditions under which readers’ misconceptions are reduced while reading texts and the extent to which readers can transfer revised knowledge to new contexts.

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program draws applications from across the country from many of our nation’s most accomplished students. Both Fellowship awards and Honorable Mentions are a great testament to the outstanding quality of an applicant’s work and ideas. This fellowship provides a three-year annual stipend of $34,000 along with a $12,000 cost of education allowance for tuition and fees. In addition, fellows are provided opportunities for international research and professional development.

Recipients of the GRF in the past include: numerous Nobel Prize winners; U.S. Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu; Google founder, Sergey Brin; and Freakonomics co-author, Steven Levitt.

Congratulations, Jasmine on this incredible accomplishment!