Three doctoral students in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction were awarded Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships (DDF) by the University of Minnesota Graduate School. The fellowship gives the University’s most accomplished PhD candidates an opportunity to devote full-time effort to an outstanding research project by providing time and funding to finalize and write a dissertation during the fellowship year.

The recipients of the DDF in Curriculum and Instruction include:

Amanda Shopa, PhD candidate in Arts in Education

Thesis: “Exploring the Life and School Histories of Teachers Who Are First-Generation College Graduates.” Advised by James Bequette.

Diana Chandara, PhD candidate in Culture and Teaching

Thesis: “Complicating Racialized Femininity: An Exploration of Lao and Cambodian American Girls.” Advised by Bic Ngo.

Elise Toedt, PhD candidate in Literacy Education

Thesis: “It’s Really Hard to Pump as a Teacher”: An Inquiry into the Embodied Experiences of Lactating Teachers.” Advised by Timothy Lensmire.

Find out more about doctoral programs in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.