Laura M. Lemanski, a Ph.D. student in Literacy Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction is one of 150 doctoral students in the U. S. and Canada selected to receive a $15,000 Scholar Award from the P.E.O. Sisterhood in support of her research. She was sponsored by Chapter R/ St Paul MN.

The P.E.O. Scholar Awards provide substantial merit-based awards for women in the United States and Canada who are pursuing doctoral-level degrees. Scholar Awards recipients are a select group of women chosen for their high level of academic achievement and their potential for having a positive impact on society.

Lemanski’s research focuses on the intersections of grief, loss, and literacy in classroom settings. In addition, she is working on research initiatives  involving multimodal and disciplinary literacies and children’s literature.

Peterson joins C&I Ph.D. candidate in STEM education Jeanna Wieselmann, who won the the P.E.O. Scholar award last year, and learning technologies doctoral student, Lana Peterson, who also received the award, as one of the few honored with this competitive award at the University.

Learn more about the Ph.D. program in Literacy Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.