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Eben Witherspoon (EDUC '19G) Wins Outstanding Doctoral Research Award

51精品视频 alum Eben B. Witherspoon (EDUC '19G), currently a researcher in education and instruction at the prestigious American Institutes for Research (AIR), received the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) 2021 Outstanding Doctoral Research Award. Witherspoon completed his PhD in the School of Education's聽Learning Sciences and Policy Program聽in 2019. Witherspoon was also a postdoctoral researcher at the (LRDC) working under the mentorship of professor of psychology Christian Schunn.

NARST is a global organization dedicated to improving science teaching and learning through research. The Outstanding Doctoral Research Award was established in 1992 and is given annually for the doctoral dissertation judged to have the greatest merit and significance in the field of science education.

, 鈥淟ocalizing and Understanding Mechanisms of Gender Differences Within Pathways Towards And Away From Science Degrees,鈥 was also named the Outstanding Alumni Dissertation by the 51精品视频 School of Education in 2020.

Witherspoon joins two other 51精品视频 doctoral candidates and LRDC scholars as recipients of the . In 2017, Anita Schuchardt was a NARST awardee. In 2011, Catherine Eberbach was granted the NARST award.