Student Dissertation, Thesis and Publication Awards

Have your received any of these awards? Please let us know.

2023
Anna Ryoo
2023 Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies (CACS) ARTS SIG Outstanding Dissertation Award
Supervisor: Dr. Rita Irwin
Yuko Stooshnov
2023 Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies (CACS) ARTS SIG Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award
Supervisor: Dr. Rita Irwin
2022
Daeyoung Goh
2022 Curriculum Journal Editors’ Choice (Best Paper Published) Award
Supervisor: Dr. Wayne Ross
Nicole Lee
2022 Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies (CACS) Outstanding Dissertation Award
Supervisor: Dr. Rita Irwin
2021
Nicole Lee
2021 Elliot Eisner Doctoral Research Award in Art Education
Supervisor: Dr. Rita Irwin
Blake Smith
2021 Elliot Eisner Doctoral Research Award in Art Education (Runner Up)
Supervisor: Dr. Rita Irwin
2020
Sandra Delgado
2020 Ted T. Aoki Prize for Outstanding Dissertation in Curriculum Studies

Supervisor: Dr. E. Wayne Ross

Joanne Mary Price
2020 Ted T. Aoki Prize for Outstanding Dissertation in Curriculum Studies

Supervisor: Dr. Susan Gerofsky

Blake Smith
2020 Ted T. Aoki Prize for Outstanding Dissertation in Curriculum Studies

Supervisor: Dr. Rita Irwin

Blake Smith
2020 Graduate Research Award for Outstanding PhD Dissertation from the Arts, Researchers, and Teachers Society of Canada

Supervisor: Dr. Rita Irwin

2019
Patricia Liu Baergen
2019 Ted T. Aoki Prize for Outstanding Dissertation in Curriculum Studies

Supervisor: Dr. William Pinar

Alison Shields
2019 Dissertation of the Year Award from the Arts and Learning SIG, American Educational Research Association

Supervisor: Dr. Rita Irwin

Sam Stiegler
2019 Honourable Mention, Outstanding Dissertation Award, Division B, American Educational Research Association

Supervisor: Dr. Lisa Loutzenheiser

2017
Natalie LeBlance
2017 AERA Outstanding Dissertation Award from the Arts Based Education Research SIG
2017 Runner-up distinction by the National Art Education Association for the Elliot Eisner Outstanding Dissertation Award

Supervisor: Dr. Rita Irwin

2016
Julia Ostertag
2016 CACS Dissertation Award

Co-Supervisors: Drs. Tony Clarke and Donal O Donoghue

Brooke Madden
2016 CSSE Canadian Association for the Study of Indigenous Education (CASIE) sig graduate student paper Award
This award is for the best paper presented by a graduate student in a CASIE session at the annual CSSE conference.

Supervisor: Dr. Cynthia Nicol

Latika Raisinghani
2016 CSSE Science Education Research Group (SERG) sig graduate student paper Award
This award is for the best paper presented by a graduate student in a SERG session at the annual CSSE conference.

Supervisor: Dr. Samson Nashon

Stephanie Anderson Redmond
2016 CSSE Citizenship Education Research Network (CERN) sig graduate student paper Award
This award is for the best paper presented by a graduate student in a CERN session at the annual CSSE conference.

Supervisor: Dr. Penney Clark

2015
Heather McGregor
Outstanding Dissertation Award, Canadian Association for Foundations of Education (CAFE)

Co-Supervisors: Drs. Peter Seixas and Penney Clark

Danny Bakan
UBC Ted T. Aoki Outstanding Dissertation in Curriculum Studies Award

Supervisor: Dr. Peter Gouzouasis

Guopeng Fu
CSSE Science Education Research Group Outstanding Dissertation

Supervisor: Dr. Samson Nashon

Katie Gemmell
Outstanding Master Thesis Award, Canadian Association for Foundations of Education (CAFE)

Supervisor: Dr. Penney Clark

2014
Christopher Campbell
2014 CERA David Bateson New Scholar Award
This award is for the best paper presented by a graduate student in a CERA session at the annual CSSE conference.

Co-Supervisors: Drs. David Anderson and Samson Nashon

Hannah Spector
2014 CACS Dissertation Award

Co-Supervisors: Drs. William Pinar and Anne Phelan

Ashley Welsh
2014 CSSE Science Education Research Group (SERG) graduate student paper Award

Supervisor: Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin

2013
Hannah Spector
2013 CACS Outstanding Publication in Canadian Curriculum Studies

Co-Supervisors: Drs. William Pinar and Anne Phelan

Mindy Carter
2013 AERA Outstanding Dissertation Award Honourable Mention from the Arts Based Education Research SIG
2013 CATE Thesis and Dissertation Recognition of Excellence Award

Supervisor: Dr. Rita Irwin

2012
Malanie Janzen
2012 Canadian Association of Teacher Education Recognition Award for Theses and Dissertations in Teacher Education
2012 AERA Qualitative Research SIG Outstanding Dissertation Award

Supervisor: Dr. Lisa Loutzenheiser

2009
Barbara Bickel
2009 AERA Outstanding Dissertation Award from the Arts Based Education Research SIG

Supervisor: Dr. Rita Irwin

Patti Pente
2009 Elliot Eisner Doctoral Research Award, National Art Education Association
2009 CSSE Arts Researchers and Teachers Society Graduate Research Award

Supervisor: Dr. Rita Irwin

2008
Nadine Kalin
2008 CATE Thesis and Dissertation Recognition of Excellence Award
2008 CSSE Arts Researchers and Teachers Society Graduate Research Award

Supervisor: Dr. Kit Grauer

Anita Sinner
2008 CATE Thesis and Dissertation Recognition of Excellence Award
2008 CASWE Masters and Doctoral Graduate Student Award

Co-Supervisors: Drs. Linda Farr Darling and Carl Leggo

2007
Pauline Sameshima
2007 CATE Thesis and Dissertation Recognition of Excellence Award
2007 AERA Arts-Based Educational Research Award for Outstanding Thesis from the Arts-Based Educational Research SIG
2007 CSSE Artist, Researcher, Teachers Society Outstanding Dissertation Award
2007 UBC Ted T. Aoki Outstanding Dissertation Prize

Co-Supervisors: Drs. Anthony Clarke and Carol Leggo

2006
Dalene Swanson
2006 AERA Division B (Curriculum Studies) Outstanding Dissertation Award
2006 Illinois Distinguished Qualitative Dissertation Award [International Centre of Qualitative Research]

Supervisor: Dr. Ann Anderson

2005
Barbara Bickel
2005 AERA Arts-Based Educational Research Award for Outstanding Thesis from the Arts-Based Educational Research SIG

Supervisor: Dr. Rita Irwin

Stephanie Springgay
2005 AERA Arts and Learning SIG Dissertation Award

Supervisor: Dr. Rita Irwin

Dalene Swanson
2005 CACS Outstanding Dissertation Award
2005 UBC Ted T. Aoki Outstanding Dissertation Prize

Supervisor: Dr. Ann Anderson