John Meyer has received the Dissertation of the Year Award from the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) Division A. In 2013 John received his Ph.D. in the education policy and leadership (EPL) track from the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development (OLPD). The title of his dissertation is Creating and Applying a Cognitive Change Model: A Transdisciplinary (Education, Cognitive Psychology, Neuroscience) Approach. He will receive the award at the AERA April meeting in Philadelphia, PA. His adviser is C. Cryss Brunner.