Students in the Department of Educational Policy Studies are highly accomplished scholars, engaged in meaningful research and study that makes an impact on Wisconsin, the nation, and beyond. Explore the number of awards and honors our students and graduates have received at the department, university, and national levels.
Major Awards
Spring 2020
| AWARD | RECIPIENT |
| NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship | Huimin Wang |
| NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship | Qing Liu |
| NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship | Choua Xiong |
| Center for Southeast Asian Studies’ Fellowship | Jennifer Otting |
| 4W Engagement Grant for Emerging Scholars | Khrysta Evans |
| Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship | Tyler Hook |
| Mary Washburn Willets Award for Excellence in the Social Sciences | Tarsha Herelle |
EPS Awards
2019-2020
| AWARD | RECIPIENT |
| Sterling Fishman Memorial Award | Amato Nocera |
| Herbert Kliebard Award For Outstanding Scholarly Achievement in Educational Policy Studies | Jennifer Otting Abby Beneke |
| John R. Palmer Graduate Fellowship Award | Eric Luckey |
| Eric Flanagan Community-Engaged Scholarship Award | Mira Grinsfelder |
| Outstanding Research in Education Studies Award | Mira Grinsfelder |
| Outstanding Paper in Educational Studies Award | Libby Sattler |
| Mary Metz Award | Kathy Villalón Maria Velazquez Joan Hong |
Learn more about the EPS department awards here.
Other Awards
2019-2020
| AWARD | RECIPIENT |
| Education Graduate Research Scholars (EdGRS) | Anthony Hernandez Emily Anaya Juan Medina Selah Agaba Diana Famakinwa Linda Pheng Kathy Villalon |
| Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship from the Social Science Research Council | Tyler Hook |
| 2019 National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Foundation Research Development Award | Anthony Hernandez |
| Morgridge Center for Public Service Excellence in Engaged Scholarship Graduate Student Award | Marlo Reeves |
| National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship | Ashley Smith |
Select Student Publications
Agyepong, M. (2017). The struggles of invisibility: The perception and treatment of 1.5 and 2nd generation Black African students in the United States. In O. Ukpokodu (Ed.), Erasing invisibility: Educational excellence and social justice for African immigrants. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Amato Nocera, “Negotiating the Aims of African American Adult Education: Race and Liberalism in the Harlem Experiment, 1931–1935,” History of Education Quarterly, 58:1.