Two doctoral students in Curriculum and Instruction, Dustin Hemsath and Noah Jefferson, received this year’s prestigious Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. The Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (DDF) gives the University’s most accomplished PhD candidates an opportunity to devote full-time effort to an outstanding research project by providing time to finalize and write a dissertation during the fellowship year.

Dustin Hemsath is in the second language education doctoral track and is working with advisor Sam David. His dissertation is on “Language Ideologies: Negotiations Between Teacher Candidates and Cooperating Teachers of World Languages.”

Noah Jefferson is in the Culture and Teaching doctoral track and is advised by Tim Lensmire. His dissertation is on “Exploring Abolitionist Teacher Praxis: A Study Group With Abolitionist Teachers.”

Congratulations to these two deserving doctoral candidates!

Find out more about the student research experience in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.