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Timothy & Cynthia Shanahan Outstanding Dissertation Award  |  1964

The International Literacy Association (ILA) Timothy & Cynthia Shanahan Outstanding Dissertation Award honors an outstanding doctoral student who focused their research in the reading, writing, or literacy field or who conducted related research with implications for reading, writing, or literacy.

Sponsored by Timothy and Cynthia Shanahan

Deadline: February 3, 2025

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Past recipients

2024

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Xiaomeng Li, Western Washington University
The Effects of L1 Writing System and L2 Linguistic Knowledge on L2 Word Recognition

 

2023

Lori Bruner, Michigan State University
Word Learning Opportunities in Preschool Storybook Apps

2022

Alida K. Hudson, Texas A&M University
Upper Elementary Teachers’ Knowledge of Reading Comprehension, Classroom Practice, and Students’ Performance in Reading Comprehension

2021

Yukie Toyama, University of California, Berkeley
What Makes Reading Difficult? An Investigation of the Contribution of Passage, Task, and Reader Characteristics on Item Difficulty, Using Explanatory Item Response Models

2020

John Strong, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Effects and Social Validity of a Text Structure Intervention for Reading and Writing

2019

Courtney Hattan, Illinois State University, Normal
Prompting Rural Students’ Use of Background Knowledge and Experience to Support Comprehension of Unfamiliar Content
Completed dissertation for the University of Maryland, College Park, chaired by Dr. Patricia Alexander

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