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Dissertations and theses in the University Digital Conservancy comprise the official, approved version of these works. The dissertations and theses in the Digital Conservancy are submitted through the Graduate School in accordance with University standards . Works contributed to the Conservancy serve as a permanent University of Minnesota record of graduate student scholarship. Electronic submission of dissertations to the Digital Conservancy date from 2007. Master's Plan A theses date from 2009.

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Graduates of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction engage in complex research agendas supported by our award-winning faculty members. See examples of past student dissertations and research agendas, grouped by doctoral track.

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• A Balanced Curriculum for Student-Oriented Learning in Art + Design Education: Toward Community-Based Participatory Design Research  Mee Jekal, 2020  Adviser: James Bequette  
• How does Creativity take shape in an arts classroom? A Post-intentional phenomenological and Arts-based study on the creation of artwork  Shelagh Gamble, 2019  Adviser: James Bequette  
• The Other Museum: The Experience of The Interior Space at The Adaptive Reuse Museum, where the institution meets its historically preserved building  Abdulrahman (Ben) Albannaa, 2019  Adviser: James Bequette

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• Race Talk in the Classroom: Whiteness, Emotionality, and Antiracism  Kevin Lally, 2020  Adviser: Tim Lensmire  
• Rereading and Rewriting Teachers’ Stories of Felt Impossibilities   Abby Boehm-Turner, 2020  Adviser: Tim Lensmire  
• Exploring Reading Motivation and Engagement in Discipline-specific Classes  Yongjun Lee, 2020  Adviser: David O’Brien  
• Beyond Urbanization: (Un)sustainable Geographies and Young People’s Literature  Nick Kleese, 2021  Adviser: Marek Oziewicz

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• Teacher Life: A Narrative Inquiry into the Storied Knowledge of Teachers  Jake Knaus, 2020  Adviser: Bic Ngo  
• Adviser: Bic Ngo Being and Belonging in America: Second-Generation Asian American Teachers’ Stories of Negotiating Identity & Culture  Meghan Phadke, 2021  Adviser: Nina Asher  
• How Service Learning Constructs Ideal Citizens for the Nation  Colleen Rost-Banik, 2019  Adviser: Vichet Chhuon

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• Traveling through spatial repertoires and mathematics: Dialogic nature of physics discourse practices and socialization activities  Yi-Ju Lai, 2020  Adviser: Kendall King  
• On Becoming the Peace Elephant Warrior Princess: Reclaiming Indigenous Rights to Spirituality, Creativity and Orality for the Vitality of Mbòg Bàsàa  Veronica Quillien, 2019  Adviser: Mary Hermes  
• Elementary Mandarin Immersion Students Learning Alphabetic Pinyin and Using Pinyin to Learn Chinese Characters  Zhongkui Ju, 2019  Adviser: Martha Bigelow  
• Bilingual educational language policies in context: A multidimensional examination of California’s bilingual teaching authorization  Kathleen Mitchell, 2019  Adviser: Kendall King

Elementary education

• Female Student Voice and Breaking the Silence: A Post-Intentional Phenomenological Exploration of the Lived Experiences of Females Using Digital Storytelling  Halah Alismail, 2020  Adviser: Mark Vagle  
• A Phenomenological Exploration of the Hegemonic Insider-Outsider in Teacher Education  Younkyung Hong, 2021  Advisers: Annie Mason and Mark Vagle

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• Essential Voices: The Lived Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Individuals in a Rural School.  Heather Abrahamson, 2020  Adviser: J.B. Mayo  
• “You Will See Yourself In This Class”: A Case Study of Rendering Absent Narratives Visible   Daniel Bordwell, 2019  Adviser: J.B. Mayo

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• Examining Pre-service Teachers’ Technology Integration Perceptions and Practices  Yu-Hui Chang, 2021  Adviser: Cassie Scharber  
• Defining Active Learning in Online Courses Through Design Principles   Christiane Reilly, 2020  Adviser: Gill Roehrig  
• What Would Grace Hopper Do? Reclaiming Women's Place in Computer Science  Kris Isaacson, 2019  Adviser: Cassie Scharber

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• Identity in Mathematics Spaces for Middle and High School Students: A Case Study Approach to the Revealing of Identities in Formal and Informal Mathematics Spaces  Elena Gullickson, 2020  Adviser: Lesa Clarkson  
• Growing North Minneapolis: Fostering Youth Leadership and Critical Mentorship Through Intergenerational Work and Community-University Partnerships  Illana Livstrom, 2020  Adviser: Gill Roehrig  
• Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching Proof in Secondary Mathematics Teacher Preparation  Foster Graif, 2020  Adviser: Erin Baldinger  
• Student Experiences Navigating Data Analysis Tasks in Fifth Grade Science and Engineering Settings   Aran Glancy, 2020  Adviser: Erin Baldinger and Tamara Moore  
• Understanding Sensemaking in Undergraduate Science Classrooms   FangFang Zhao, 2020  Advisers: Gill Roehrig and Anita Schuchardt

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What is the Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship? 

The Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (DDF) gives the University's most accomplished Ph.D. candidates an opportunity to devote full-time effort to an outstanding research project by providing time to finalize and write their dissertation during the fellowship year.

WHAT IS THE APPLICATION WINDOW? 

The 2025-26 nomination window will open October 2, 2024. The submission deadline is February 28, 2025 by 5:00pm central time.

Deadline extensions will not be granted; late submissions will not be accepted.

How much is the award? 

$25,000 stipend, academic year tuition at the general graduate rate for up to 14 credits per semester, subsidized health insurance through the Graduate Assistant Health Plan for up to one calendar year, and a $1,000 conference grant.

Who Is Eligible? 

Programs may nominate Ph.D. candidates if the nominee:

• will have passed the written and oral preliminary examinations by February 28, 2025.
• will have completed all program coursework by the end of the spring semester 2025 (NOTE: nominee may be registered for program coursework in spring 2025, but may not have any incompletes in program coursework at the time of nomination).
• is expected to graduate in calendar year 2026.

HOW DO I APPLY? 

Program Nomination required. Please reach out to your Director of Graduate Studies or Graduate Program Coordinator .

Colleges have a set number of nomination slots. Check with your program to find out more information about your college’s internal selection process.

WHAT ARE THE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS?

Completed by Nominee (Ph.D. candidate) and submitted directly to the nominating program

• Nominee’s Education Statement
• Nominee’s Summary of Accomplishments
• Nominee’s Statement of Research, see details below

Completed by Nominating Program

• DGS Questionnaire

At the request of a Ph.D. candidate, two (2) letters of recommendation are required.

• One letter from the nominee’s Advisor and/or Co-Advisor, see details below
• One letter from a non-advisor, see details below

All application materials are forwarded to the student’s graduate program for submission to the electronic nomination form . The graduate program will upload a single PDF of the application materials in the following order:

• Nominee's Education Statement
• Nominee's Summary of Accomplishments
• Nominee's Statement of Research
• Two Letters of Recommendation

Required PDF title format: Nominee Last Name, First Name - Program

Further Information

For more information about internal review and nomination procedures, please contact your Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) or designated program support staff. If you have additional questions, contact the  Office of Graduate Fellowships and Awards .

APPLICATION MATERIAL INSTRUCTIONS

+ nominee’s statement of research, required elements.

• Maximum three pages, single-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins.
• Include a working title for your research at the top of the proposal.
• Under the title, include an abstract, limited to 100 words, in terms that are jargon-free and accessible to the non-specialist.  

Appendix Page

Key references, diagrams or pictures may be included (but they are not required) on a single additional appendix page (no formatting requirements).

Expectations of content

• Provide a clear summary of your dissertation research and highlight your original contributions to the research, especially if part of a larger research project.
• Describe where your research fits within the context of existing research in the field and the contributions your research will add.
• Describe the area(s) of impact that you see your research having.
• Describe how receiving the DDF supports your professional and/or career goals.
• Specialized terminology must be defined. Faculty reviewers are drawn from many different fields across the University.   

Evaluation Rubric

• You may find this rubric  to be helpful as it will be used by the Faculty Review Committee to evaluate DDF applications.

+ LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

Advisor or co-advisor (can be co-authored).

• 2-page maximum, may be co-authored by Advisor and Co-Advisor
• Describe the importance and significance of the overall research project and its impact on the broader discipline.
• Describe and provide examples of the specific contribution(s) the nominee made to the research project, demonstrating the nominee’s independence and research originality (e.g. invited presentations, awards, honors received).
• Describe how the nominee has evolved as a researcher, how that has guided their dissertation research project, and how they will benefit from the DDF.
• Describe the nominee’s timeliness of progress toward the degree. Has this nominee performed below, met, or exceeded expectations and provide explanation for any extenuating circumstances.

Non-Advisor

• 2-page maximum, from a non-Advisor

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What are the review and selection considerations.

An interdepartmental faculty committee reviews nominations and selects award recipients. This rubric is used in review and for discussion.

Can my co-advisor write the second letter of recommendation?

No, the second letter of recommendation must be from a non-advisor. Your co-advisor can co-author the first letter with your advisor. A committee member or other non-advisor can author the second letter.

Are there any tips for a successful DDF application?

The nominee is encouraged to have their Statement of Research reviewed and critiqued by persons completely outside the field and unfamiliar with the discipline to assure that it meets the wide-audience test of accessibility. Many excellent nominees have not received awards in past years because their statements contained undefined specialized words and dense syntax, making the statement incomprehensible to reviewers not in the nominee's discipline.

DDF Conference Grant

The DDF Conference Grant supports a recipient’s presentation of dissertation research at a conference while on DDF tenure. The application form, which includes instructions and more information, is linked in the DDF Terms & Conditions. Applications are accepted on the 6th of every month, September through May, during a recipient’s DDF tenure.

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Final dissertation and thesis defense

Once a computer science doctoral student has completed their thesis, they may proceed to step #8 on the  graduation checklist  and assign their doctoral examination committee. Members should be updated to reflect who will serve as  committee  chair and who will serve in a reviewing capacity. Students should remember that an advisor cannot be the chair of the Final Defense Committee. 

The final oral examination committees must consist of at least four qualified individuals to include:

• At least three members (including the advisor) must be from your major field; in almost all cases, this will be someone whose home department is Computer Science & Engineering.
• At least one member must represent a field outside the major.

Things to consider:

• You must select a committee chair, the faculty advisor can not serve as chair.
• If you have declared a minor, at least one member must represent the minor field. This counts for the outside the major representative.
• Members cannot satisfy the requirement with respect to more than one field.

All members of the committees and the candidate must participate live either in-person or remotely, the presentation can not be recorded and viewed later by one or more committee members. The final oral examination committee is not required to include the same members who served on the prelim oral committee.

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• A minimum of three major field reviewers and one minor/outside reviewer are required. In the case of multiple minors, there must be a reviewer for each minor.  
• Advisor(s) must serve as reviewers.
• Every designated reviewer on the doctoral dissertation reviewer’s report must certify that the dissertation is ready for defense before the doctoral final oral examination may take place.
• Must represent the major on the final oral committees.
• The chair of the doctoral final oral examination committee may not be the candidate’s advisor.

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• May represent the major or the minor/outside field on the preliminary oral and final oral committees.
• May serve as chair for the preliminary oral examination.
• The chair of the doctoral final oral examination committee may not be the candidate’s co-advisor.

Copies of a student's thesis should be given to all members of the committee. It is important to note that all members of a student's committee read his or her thesis; although only those designated as thesis reviewers sign the form indicating that the thesis is ready for defense. Student's must notify their advisor and the other members of the committee at least two weeks in advance that the thesis will be delivered on a particular date. All members of the examining committee must then have at least two weeks to read the thesis after it has been delivered. The reviewers must decide unanimously that the thesis is ready for defense.  Upon completion of the review, designated committee members complete the Reviewer's Report form to certify that a student is ready for defense. All Reviewer's Report forms should be submitted to the Graduate Student Services and Progress Office at minimum one week before the date of a student's Final Oral Examination. 

Once a student's thesis is complete with all requested changes made, the thesis along with a cover page signed by the student and advisor must be submitted to  GSSP . In signing the cover page, the advisor is certifying that all requested changes have been made. Students will then be requested to submit a thesis online. The Computer Science and Engineering department also requests that students submit one bound copy of the final thesis to the department. Directions for thesis submission along with thesis formatting instructions can be found  here.

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Students are responsible for scheduling their thesis defense with the Graduate Student Services and Progress office via the  Final Oral Examination Scheduling  system at least one week prior to their defense. The student's thesis must be reviewed by his or her committee and the Thesis Reviewer Report form must be turned in prior to the student's defense.  The Graduate Student Services and Progress office will send a "Final Oral Examination Report Doctoral Degree" form to the chair of the Final Examination Committee, please note that this will not be a student's advisor. Students should verify that this form had been received by the Committee Chair.

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering requires all Ph.D. students to hold their final thesis defense within ninety days of obtaining all committee member signatures on the " Reviewers Report on the Ph.D. Thesis" form which states that the thesis is ready for defense. This form is available in the  Graduation Packet  available for download at the Graduate School webpage.   Those who fail to take their thesis defense due to scheduling conflicts must resubmit this form to restart the 90-day clock.

To be awarded the degree students must receive no more than one dissenting vote from the total examining committee. Students must make all the necessary changes in the text of the thesis before it is bound. Students must observe all requirements, including submitting one unbound copy of the thesis with the signature of an advisor to the Graduate Student Services and Progress Office, before a degree can be awarded.

Graduate Education policy requires that all thesis defense presentations for doctoral candidates be made open to the public. To ensure transparency, the Computer Science Department requires doctoral candidates to make their full dissertation available to the public prior to the final oral defense. The availability of this copy, along with the time and place of your thesis defense must be communicated to  [email protected]  for dissemination through electronic mail to current graduate faculty and students, at least one week prior to your defense date. This announcement must contain a one-page descriptive abstract of the thesis to be defended, the name of the thesis advisor, the names of any co-advisors, and the URL of your thesis. To schedule the Final Oral Examination, the student must notify the Graduate school through the online system. The Computer Science front desk staff can assist with reserving a room if needed. to notify the faculty, peers and the general public of the Thesis Defense.    

After passing the final oral exam, students must turn in the signed  Thesis Defense Report Form to the GSSP office within 24 hours. Upon your departure, please remember to submit to the department a change of address, the name of your first employer (after graduation) and return keys you have for your office and/or the labs.

For questions about the final dissertation and thesis defense, contact the Graduate Program Coordinator: Current students:  [email protected] Prospective students:  [email protected]

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President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

The Department of Geography, Environment and Society (GES) at the University of Minnesota invites applications for a President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship in the area of Just Environments . Applications are sought from scholars whose research engages the nexus of society, environment, and justice in any geographical region, including the global South, and which expands, diversifies, or complements department and University expertise in social and environmental justice, critical environmental studies, political ecology, climate justice, decolonial or postcolonial geographies, Indigenous studies, Black studies, Latinx studies, and the political economy of development. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to engage with exciting programs across the university, including the Institute on the Environment (IonE), the Race, Indigeneity, Disability, Gender, and Sexuality (RIDGS) Initiative, the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA), and the Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change (ICGC).

Presidential Postdoctoral Fellows are not required to teach, nor advise students. At the end of the postdoctoral fellowship period, the fellow will be considered by GES for a full-time, tenure-track assistant professor position.

The candidate should hold a background in the social sciences, humanities, or environmental studies. A PhD/doctoral degree in Geography or a closely related field is required by the start date of the appointment. Individuals whose expertise aligns with perspectives that have historically been marginalized, or whose research, practice, teaching, and service contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education and at the University of Minnesota are encouraged to apply.

GES is a leading comprehensive Geography program comprising 21 research and teaching faculty serving 50 graduate students and teaching over 4000 undergraduate students each year. The department has a world-class reputation for cutting-edge research across the breadth of geographical inquiry.

We strive to support the research and professional growth of postdoctoral fellows. The successful candidate will engage in academic and public debates about just environments and substantively contribute to the intellectual life of the department and University. The postdoctoral fellow is expected to participate in department activities that include attending department meetings and symposia, contributing to positive faculty and student relationships, and building connections across the University that advance the fellow’s research and benefit other faculty members, researchers, students, and communities served by the University.

Mentorship/Selection for GES

The fellow will be matched with a faculty mentor from the GES core or affiliate faculty list. Our department is committed to providing mentoring support to fellows that will allow them to thrive as scholars, teachers, and leaders. The fellow and mentor will meet throughout the year to discuss research trajectories; professional and teaching goals; professional development; grant writing; and work/life balance. 

Please feel free to name potential faculty mentors in your research statement. However, in the online PPFP application portal, please enter “Bruce Braun” ( [email protected] ) as the acting faculty mentor for your application. In the preliminary application process, the acting faculty mentor will generate automated mentor letters of support for all applicants. After reviewing all applications, the search committee will contact the list of applicants who have been selected for the second phase of the search.

Award Details

The University of Minnesota President's Postdoctoral Fellowships are awarded annually. The award includes a salary dependent on the applicant's field and experience, benefits including health insurance and paid vacation/sick leave, annual support for research and travel, and relocation expenses. Each 1-year appointment may be renewed once, for a total of two years, with the expectation of a tenure-track position at the end of the fellowship, subject to satisfactory performance, departmental review and vote, and college approval.

Required Application Materials

For full consideration, please be sure to include the following materials in your application:

• Thesis abstract – one page
• Research Proposal – 700-1,000 words (not including references and citations) describing the project you would like to work on over the term of your postdoctoral fellowship. In your research proposal, please list faculty mentors you would like to work with. Note that each participating unit has designated an acting faculty mentor to endorse your application when it is submitted via the UC Portal System. Through the selection process, participating units will work closely with applicants to identify an appropriate mentor or mentoring committee to work with during their postdoctoral appointment.
• Education and Background Statement – 500-700 words describing your personal background, contributions to diversity and equal opportunity through your academic career, relevant professional/non-traditional academic experience, and rationale for your postdoc commitment.
• Curriculum vitae
• Sample of work – sample publication or unpublished paper for PhDs, please limit to 35 pages (not including references and citations) 
• Name, institutional affiliation, and email addresses of two references

How do I apply and what is the deadline? 

• Apply online via the PPFP website
• Application questions? Contact [email protected]
• Additional information is available here: Applicant FAQs
• Department Contact: Professor Bruce Braun ( [email protected] )

Closing Date: November 1, 2024, 11:59 PM.

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