Black-and-white photo of President John F. Kennedy signing the Equal Pay Act / Photo: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Martha Bailey is breathing history into data. The UCLA economic historian, demographer and labor economist is stitching together the rich tapestry of American life across four generations through her visionary leadership of LIFE‑M, a unique data infrastructure project linking millions of birth, marriage and death records with census information on everything from household size and wages to educational attainment.
The goal? To help researchers across the country better ask and answer big questions about how economic, educational, health-related and environmental circumstances and policies have shaped people’s lives from the cradle to the grave since the dawn of the 20th century.
“The biggest changes in our society and economy don’t play out over a decade,” says Bailey, who also directs the California Center or Population Research at UCLA and is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. “They play out over multiple generations as part of ongoing, slow-moving transformations.”
That’s why the datasets of LIFE-M (short for Longitudinal, Intergenerational Family Electronic Micro-database) are so revolutionary. With the help of machine learning, the project compiles reams of intergenerational public information that present a grand survey of life changes — from great-grandparents born at the turn of the century to their grandchildren born in the 1970s.
For instance, Bailey says, LIFE-M data clearly reveal how government investment in education has boosted economic opportunity — from the early 20th century, when public funding of K–12 schools allowed lower-income children to escape the circumstances of their birth, to the later years of the century, when investment in public higher education further encouraged mobility, reducing the role of family privilege.
Bailey’s research has found that children enrolled in Head Start programs were significantly more likely to finish high school and enroll in and finish college than peers who entered first grade without access to the program, the study shows. / Photo: Natalie Choi/Wikimedia Commons
Similarly, by compiling data over multiple generations in a particular community, the project offers an expansive picture of people’s quality of health and aging. This can be particularly helpful, Bailey says, when scholars are assessing how environmental exposures may contribute to cognitive conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s over time or when they’re tracking the evolution of a cancer cluster in a newly industrialized area.
“Like roads and bridges,” she says, “data infrastructure is foundational for answering fundamental questions about health and social policy.”
LIFE-M, which has been used by hundreds of social scientists, took a decade to set up and was seeded with National Science Foundation funding. Yet just as the project planned to expand its dataset from two states to nine with the help of a National Institute on Aging grant, that funding was frozen. Important research projects have been put on hold, Bailey notes, but it’s the state’s larger educational enterprise that is really in peril.
“The funding and expertise of our researchers spills over into a top-notch education for students, who go onto all types of professions. It’s one big package; research and teaching are deeply interrelated. Losing funds leads to losing the best faculty and best graduate students to other universities and countries, which is a huge loss for California’s public higher education.”
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Excellence in the Classroom: Meet our Division’s Distinguished Teaching Award recipients
The award is considered UCLA’s highest recognition for teaching excellence
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Citlalli Chávez-Nava
Two senate faculty members and one doctoral student from UCLA’s Division of Social Sciences were named recipients of UCLA’s prestigious 2024-2025 Distinguished Teaching Awards on June 26. The winners were selected for their creativity in the classroom, dedication to helping students thrive and commitment to continually enhancing the educational experience.
The awards, considered UCLA’s highest recognition for teaching excellence, honor recipients under three classifications: Senate faculty, non-Senate faculty and Teaching Assistants. Awardees (Senate and non-Senate) were nominated in one of four categories: The Practice of Teaching, Innovation and Impact, Community-Engaged Teaching and Undergraduate Mentorship. Additionally, five awards are designated for exceptional Teaching Assistants.
The awardees were chosen based on a range of criteria such as student success examples or metrics, feedback on the student experience, innovative teaching and curricular methods and instructor efforts to foster a learning environment where all students can thrive and support community outreach and mentoring activities. The awards also celebrate teaching excellence and educational innovation, helping to elevate the practice of teaching as highlighted in Goal 4 of UCLA’s Strategic Plan.
From a highly competitive pool of nominees, the Distinguished Teaching Award Selection Committee recognized the following recipients from UCLA’s Division of Social Sciences. Notably, this year, the nominating committee received nearly 50 nominations for the Distinguished Teaching Assistant awards, a record number for the honor. All award recipients will be recognized at the Andrea L. Rich Night to Honor Teaching, held during the fall 2025 quarter.
Senate Faculty Award Winners
Robin D.G. Kelley, Distinguished Professor and Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History, UCLA Department of History
Practice of Teaching Award
A generous teacher and mentor, Robin D.G. Kelley stands out as an exceptional faculty member who has the rare ability to sustain a distinguished career as a research scholar and public intellectual, while also succeeding at challenging, encouraging and inspiring countless students to grapple with history.
Departmental colleagues and students alike describe his classroom as a laboratory of innovation, exploration and self-development and as a site of radical openness where students have been transformed into critical thinkers and passionate scholars.
Since joining UCLA over 15 years ago, Kelley has taught across all academic levels, routinely offering one of his two first-year lecture courses: “History of U.S. and its Colonial Origins: 20th Century,” and “Inequality: History of Neoliberalism,” to enormous enrollments. He offers a variety of mid-level courses covering African American and U.S. urban history and has also taught a variety of graduate seminars on 20th-century U.S. History. Kelley serves as an advisor to numerous doctoral students in UCLA’s Department of History, and other departments and schools, and even at other universities.
Given his popularity among UCLA’s student community, Kelley’s office often overflows with students who sit together in large groups to continue class discussions.
Jessica L. Collett, Professor, UCLA Department of Sociology
Practice of Teaching Award
Jessica L. Collett has profoundly enhanced the quality of education at UCLA since joining the Sociology Department in 2018, beginning with the creation of its flagship Introductory Sociology course within the UC Online program. Now in its eighth iteration, this General Education course attracts a diverse student population, including many pre-health and STEM students. The course effectively bridges disciplinary divides while introducing students to foundational concepts in social science and instilling a lasting sociological imagination.
Central to Collett’s practice of teaching is her compassionate and empowering approach that helps students confront challenging topics with courage and intellectual rigor. Students describe transformative experiences—from renewed motivation toward their career aspirations to enhanced proficiency in critical thinking, social empathy and real-world application of sociological insights, including in healthcare settings.
Her intentional and creative approach to learning activities include personalized journal assignments, flipped-classroom exercises, and playing (and examining) childhood board games in her senior seminar, “Socialization and the Life Course” and an experiential garden party in her lecture class, “Self and Society.” Students describe these activities as bringing sociological concepts to life and helping them develop deep connections to the material.
A testament to her commitment to teaching excellence, Collett served as Vice Chair of Undergraduate Education in Sociology from 2020-2024, helping shape teaching policy and practice at both the department and campus level. Collett is also involved in the Holistic Evaluation of Teaching (HET) program which uses self-reflection, student input and peer review to improve the way departments evaluate teaching and helps faculty implement excellent teaching practices.
Lynette Dixon, PhD Candidate, UCLA Department of Gender Studies
Teaching Assistant Award
Lynette Dixon serves as her department’s Teaching Assistant Consultant —a position held by experienced graduate students who teach a department’s pedagogy courses known for their 495-level classification — imparts teaching and classroom facilitation skills to fellow graduate students.
Dixon’s teaching philosophy aims to leave no student behind and is deeply influenced by the work of Black feminist theorist bell hooks, and particularly by her books “Teaching Critical Thinking” and “Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom.” Dixon invites students to bring their whole selves into the classroom: their identities, their interests, concerns and questions, culture, knowledge and epistemologies and previous experiences.
Across varied courses and modes of teaching, Dixon’s evaluations are uniformly outstanding. In addition to the graduate pedagogy seminar, Dixon also teaches upper-division elective courses including: “Gender Studies 185: Cinematic Representations of Black Gender;” the core undergraduate course, “Gender Studies 102: Power;” and a large general education lecture course, “Gender Studies 10: Introduction to Gender Studies.”
Dixon utilizes Black feminist thought, performance theory, and hip-hop studies to explore the techniques of embodiment Black women in popular culture employ to navigate, contest and innovate performances of gender and sexuality.
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Meet UCLA’s 2025 Thomas E. Lifka Staff Excellence Award Winners
Award winners were honored at an annual celebratory luncheon and ceremony alongside their UCLA Social Science colleagues
UCLA Social Science staff winners of the 2025 Thomas E. Lifka Award pictured with Dean of UCLA Social Sciences Abel Valenzuela at the Luskin Conference Center, Centennial Ballroom. Pictured left to right: Esther Blair, Wendy Fujinami, Dean Abel Valenzuela, Kasi McMurray, Tessa Villaseñor and Steven Johnson. (Todd Cheney/UCLA Social Sciences)
Citlalli Chávez-Nava
Staff from UCLA’s Division of Social Sciences were honored at the second annual Thomas E. Lifka Staff Appreciation Luncheon and Awards Ceremony hosted by Dean Abel Valenzuela Jr. on June 18 at the Luskin Conference Center.
The Thomas E. Lifka Staff Excellence Award —the first award of its kind in the division — recognizes staff who have demonstrated exemplary service during the preceding academic year or have contributed to a career of distinguished service within the division. The accompanying luncheon, open to all divisional staff, brings together colleagues across departments and units to not only honor the current award winners but also to celebrate the annual contributions of all social science staff members.
“I know we do a great job celebrating and uplifting faculty and students in their work, accomplishments and discoveries, yet none of this is possible without you, our staff, ” said Valenzuela in his opening remarks during the ceremony. “Today, I want you to feel celebrated and acknowledged for all that you do, because we could not achieve any of this without your support.”
Named after Thomas E. Lifka, who joined UCLA in 1982 as Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Academic Services, the award honors his administrative legacy at UCLA. During his 29-year career at UCLA, he oversaw admissions, financial aid, loan services, the registrar’s office, the career center and international student services. A campus leader and proud gay man, Lifka was also an early contributor to UCLA’s efforts to increase enrollment from underserved communities and was also a vocal supporter of the establishment of the LGBTQ+ Resource Center. His ultimate goal was to ensure as wide and diverse an admissions pool as possible.
In 2023, Dean Valenzuela honored Lifka by creating the award and naming him its first recipient. Lifka then partnered with Valenzuela to endow the award bearing his name to recognize non-academic staff in the UCLA Division of Social Sciences at an annual event.
In total, seven staff members received the Thomas E. Lifka Staff Excellence Award at the 2025 ceremony. Below is the list of winners presented in two different categories: Excellence in Administrative Leadership (3 awards) and Excellence in Staff Performance (4 awards). Winners receive either $5000 or $1000 monetary award in the form of a STAR Award.
Thomas E. Lifka Staff Excellence Award – Excellence in Administrative Leadership Nomination
This award honors exceptional Management Services Officers (MSOs) and Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs) within UCLA’s Division of Social Sciences.
Rosa Chung, Management Services Officer – Center for the Study of Women (CSW) |Streisand Center
Rosa Chung deeply understands the research needs of the CSW|Streisand faculty and finds creative ways to stretch its resources — whether that be funding, time, staff support, space, or its networks. A creative, dedicated leader, she came up with the idea to make the center’s office space open to the campus community for workshops and small events and co-working activities.
Chung also came up with a centerwide holiday book swap that has sparked conversations and connections among her team. During the wildfire emergency, she started a weekly lunchtime gathering where she brings a dish she’s made and staff, students and faculty are invited to eat lunch together and discuss and plan mutual aid activities to support impacted communities. Chung also runs the center’s plot at the UCLA community garden so CSW|Streisand Center can plant and garden together.
“Through her discernment, leadership and deep care, she’s built a team with a level of trust, camaraderie and genuine joy in the work that we do. She insists always that everyone who comes into the center is important, whole — human, and she cultivates that ethos in the entire department. Because of her, our center is a space of joy, fun, safety and community.” – Grace Hong, Director at CSW|Streisand Center
“I am honored to receive the 2025 Thomas E. Lifka Staff Excellence Award. The CSW|Streisand Center community is one of the most brilliant and caring groups of colleagues I’ve ever worked with. They inspire me to do and give my best in support of our mission.” – Rosa Chung
Kasi McMurray, Chief Administrative Officer- Department of Geography
Kasi McMurray is undeniably the driving force behind most departmental activity, serving both as the steward of departmental knowledge and the guide for new projects.
A standout example of her dedication is her department’s key role in the department’s development efforts — well beyond the expectations of her position. McMurrary organizes the annual Von Humboldt Reception and separate dinner events held in conjunction with the Von Humboldt Lecture. In addition, she has been one of the main organizers of the biennial Muir Symposium and dinner. These large-scale events draw over 300 attendees and demand careful, dedicated planning.
McMurray has also been instrumental in the success of the Department’s new Master of Applied Geospatial Information Systems and Technologies (MAGIST) program and GIS certificate program. She has supported faculty in numerous public appearances and helped develop extremely successful workflows for the programs.
“When the students or faculty have problems of all sorts, they go to Kasi. No one ever feels rushed out of her office even though she’s got demands in every moment of every day. She creates an environment where everybody in the department feels like they have a home. I couldn’t have asked for a better partner through all of these years and I couldn’t have done my job as chair for as long as I have without Kasi.” –Gregory Okin, Chair of UCLA’s Department of Geography
“What guides my work is a love of the work and department. We have an amazing team, both staff and faculty. We all have mutual respect and support for each other and work in kindness – with laughter, lots of laughter. I truly like coming to work, I have great colleagues within the College – all this guides me to be my best for all of them.” – Kasi McMurray
Wendy Fujinami, Department Manager – Department of Asian American Studies
Wendy Fujinami’s inclusive and responsible leadership style as a manager and her equally important expertise as a former student affairs officer have greatly strengthened the academic mission of the Asian American Studies Department (AASD).
Combined, these skills have allowed Fujinami to reorganize the AASD after an extensive departmental review; stabilize the AASD during the COVID-19 pandemic when the Department pivoted to online teaching in 2020-2022; and to promote the vital research, teaching, and service contributions of seven new faculty members. Without Fujinami’s guidance, many of the Department’s faculty and students would not be able to pursue their high-impact research activities in California, nationally and internationally.
“What I especially appreciate most about Wendy is her continued growth as a staff leader, colleague and person over the past few years. She’s responded positively to constructive criticism in her management of all things staff. That is, she’s openly engaged with said feedback, not as a limitation, but rather as an opportunity to further strengthen her knowledge of and engagement with budgetary, curricula and personnel matters.” – Keith Camacho, Chair of UCLA’s Department of Asian American Studies
“After the majority of my 38 years working at UCLA in larger departments, I found my ikigai (joy and purpose) with the Asian American Studies Department. I am so grateful for this moment in time with my amazing staff and hope that I have made a difference in the lives of our students, staff and faculty.” – Wendy Fujinami
Thomas E. Lifka Staff Excellence Award – Excellence in Staff Performance
This award honors exceptional Social Sciences division staff members (non-MSOs/CAOs). This award is open to various staff positions including program and event specialists, office managers, fund managers, communications specialists, staff analysts, student affairs officers, payroll specialists, and IT coordinators, among others.
Steven Johnson, Administrative Officer – California Center for Population Research (CCPR)
Steven Johnson’s commitment to innovation, organizational excellence, impactful work, and collaborative spirit make him a truly invaluable member of CCPR’s team. A creative and innovative problem solver, Johnson has helped streamline CCPR processes and the complicated, robust grant portfolio.
With minimal support from other staff, Johnson has also remained the sole fund manager and now personnel manager at CCPR, even as the amount of work has skyrocketed in volume and complexity. Johnson’s dedication to excellence is evident in his unwavering commitment to supporting both faculty and students. He has one of those “can-do” attitudes that always leaves faculty and staff feeling supported.
“Steve is able to manage competing demands. He’s creative, he’s organizationally skilled, and something that I know quite well is that he has unwavering calm in the face of many of us who have sometimes pushed deadlines a little bit closer than we should have…he is a great team player. And I think in order for organizations to succeed, you have to have people exactly like Steve.” – Judith Seltzer, Professor of sociology at UCLA
“What guides my work at CCPR is a deep appreciation for the power of research to expand our understanding. I particularly enjoy helping inexperienced researchers navigate the complexities of academic bureaucracy. It’s incredibly rewarding to support them as they move from uncertainty to confidence, gaining the tools and knowledge they need to succeed in a field that can often feel overwhelming.” – Steven Johnson
Tessa Villaseñor, Director of Student Affairs – UCLA Department of History
A senior member and leader of the Department, Tessa Villaseñor is known for her incredible work ethic and her ability to interact effectively with a large and diverse community of graduate students and faculty. She consistently demonstrates care and concern for students and diplomatic, conscientious leadership.
Villaseñor led the undergraduate counseling team (UG) to adopt Career Services cross-training and History Career Pathway Guides and guided the UG counselor to improve department social media presence and increased student engagement. She also created undergraduate and graduate onboarding guides for training of new student affairs staff. Notably, Villaseñor also led the search and training for both undergraduate and graduate advisor positions when they were vacant in Winter 2023, and created the onboarding guides in the process. The guides have allowed the department to ensure a reference point is established for future hires in the student affairs area.
“I have turned to Tessa for advice, I don’t know how many times, and I really, truly value her judgment. Tessa really cares about the students, and they know it… I have seen her go above and beyond the call of duty and her pay grade so many times. In fact, one student who filed their dissertation recently thanked Tessa, first and foremost in the acknowledgements, even before thanking their advisor — I know because I was on that dissertation committee.” – Kevin Terraciano, Chair of UCLA’s Meyer and Renee Luskin Department of History
“As a Los Angeles native, I have had the privilege of attending California public schools from pre-K to University (UC Berkeley, class of 2000). I have borne witness – personally and professionally – to how a high-quality public education transforms people’s lives, myself included. This inspires my work at UCLA, where I hope to continually pay it forward for our current students and those to come.” – Tessa Villaseñor
Esther Blair, Director of Student Services – Department of Political Science
Esther Blair has been the driving force behind the successful creation and ongoing success of the department’s two Summer Session High School Institutes—initiatives that have not only enhanced the department’s visibility and outreach but have also generated additional revenue for her Department. Blair’s leadership and dedication were critical at every stage of these initiatives, she partnered with faculty to craft engaging and academically rigorous syllabi and thoughtfully curated enriching extracurricular activities.
An essential and often unseen dimension of Blair’s excellence is the profound care and moral integrity she brings to her work—particularly in her interactions with graduate students. Blair understands that beyond policies and procedures, there exists an “unwritten syllabus” of graduate life — a set of emotional, ethical, and personal challenges that students navigate, often silently. In the moments when students are most vulnerable, Blair’s commitment to making that hidden syllabus visible, and to supporting students with honesty and compassion, reflects the highest standard of moral excellence. Her leadership is not only defined by the efficiency and effectiveness of her professional duties but also by her deep and unwavering care for the people affected by her work.
“Esther’s contributions to our department are numerous, and they’re also transformational. She has redefined what staff excellence for us looks like by combining important insights with her human touch, her work doesn’t just get things done, but it genuinely creates an impact.” – Davide Panagia, Chair of UCLA’s Department of Political Science
“For almost the last 8 years, I have loved working in the Department of Political Science. What motivates me each day are the personal relationships and connections with faculty, students and staff. It is such an honor to be part of their journey into academic appointments, industry positions, and personal milestones like starting a family. My hope and mission for my role is to always offer a safe space, empower students to engage deeply with the world around them, and deliver high quality service to support their goals in the doctoral program. I feel very blessed to work in such a supportive department and environment. I am so grateful and honored for this nomination and award.”– Esther Blair
Zachary Burwell, Graduate Advisor – UCLA Department of Communication
Zachary Burwell is extremely organized at juggling his many job responsibilities as a graduate advisor. Among some of his key accomplishments, Burwell created a teaching assistant matching system that has facilitated the most mutually beneficial class matches for both PhD students and faculty.
Throughout his tenure, Burwell has agreed to fulfill the duties previously unfamiliar to him and has often lent a hand to other departments in the Social Sciences Division, such as history, anthropology, and political science, when their student affairs officers were on leave, or such positions were vacant due to resignations. He has also supported the search for new staff members.
“My first year as chair was the first year of our PhD program during COVID, and Zack stepped in and basically established the way we run the graduate program. The graduate students really respond to him, and he’s extremely supportive in all their endeavors.” – Gregory Bryant, Chair of UCLA’s Department of Communication
“What guides my work at the Department of Communication are the amazing students, faculty and staff members whom I have the privilege to support. It is truly an honor to assist and collaborate with the people who make meaningful research contributions to the larger academic community. On a personal level, it’s a lot of fun to get to know students and faculty who come from a wide range of backgrounds and have a unique perspective on a great many things.”–Zachary Burwell
View photos from the 2025 Thomas E. Lifka Staff Appreciation Luncheon and Awards Ceremony, here.
Learn more about Thomas E. Lifka’s philanthropic contributions to UCLA’s Division of Social Sciences,here.
Lynette Dixon receives Distinguished Teaching Award becoming her department’s first recipient
The gender studies doctoral candidate was recognized for her ‘generous and inclusive approach to teaching’ and will receive a $30,000 dissertation fellowship award
Dixon joins only five other awardees selected from an extensive group of extraordinary nominees selected by UCLA’s Teaching and Learning Center. / Citlalli Chávez-Nava/UCLA Social Sciences
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Lynette Dixon, doctoral candidate in UCLA’s Department of Gender Studies, has been awarded the Distinguished Teaching Assistant Award by UCLA’s Teaching and Learning Center, becoming her department’s first recipient. The award recognizes teaching assistants who advance pedagogical practices that inspire, challenge and support all students.
Dixon, who serves as her department’s Teaching Assistant Consultant —a position held by experienced graduate students who teach a department’s pedagogy courses known for their 495-level classification — imparts teaching and classroom facilitation skills to fellow graduate students.
Elizabeth Marchant, chair of UCLA’s Gender Studies Department, praised Dixon’s reputation as an excellent teacher and mentor whose exemplary teaching impact extends across multiple disciplines on campus.
“When I looked at her Gender Studies 495 class roster, a required course for doctoral students in our department, I wasn’t surprised to find students from seven other graduate programs on campus had filled the class beyond its fifteen-seat cap, the enrollment is now at sixteen — onlyfour of whom comprise our own second-year cohort,” said Marchant.
Dixon’s teaching philosophy leaves no student behind and is deeply influenced by the work of Black feminist theorist bell hooks, and particularly by her books “Teaching Critical Thinking” and “Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom.”
“I think that students are often taught that they have to mask, discipline or leave parts of themselves outside of the classroom to be successful, but I try to resist that in how I show up,” said Dixon. “This is reflected in my flexible course policies and the way my lesson plans may change depending on our collective needs at the moment.”
Across varied courses and modes of teaching, Dixon’s evaluations are uniformly outstanding. In addition to the graduate pedagogy seminar, Dixon also teaches upper-division elective courses including: “Gender Studies 185: Cinematic Representations of Black Gender;” the core undergraduate course, “Gender Studies 102: Power;” and a large general education lecture course, “Gender Studies 10: Introduction to Gender Studies.”
“She has brought a generous and inclusive approach to teaching a broad range of courses, and we are truly inspired and delighted to benefit from her relentless dedication,” added Marchant.
Dixon’s classroom philosophy
“The feminist phrase the ‘personal is political,’ the idea that personal experiences are shaped by systems of power, is my North Star in the classroom. Many of the courses I teach focus on the study of power, and I make sure to demonstrate the connection between the personal and the political through my pedagogy. Therefore, I invite students to bring their whole selves into the classroom as part of the work we do: their identities, their interests, concerns and questions, culture, knowledge and epistemologies and previous experiences. The course texts and materials allow us to anchor all that the students bring, so we find common ground in and learn through it all.” – Lynette Dixon
Beyond the classroom, Dixon also works one-on-one with students as a writing instructor for the Gender Studies Writing Lab which offers writing support for department majors, and as a graduate research mentor for the Mellon Mays Research Symposium and the Undergraduate Research Center.
Dixon joins only five other awardees selected from an extensive group of extraordinary nominees selected by UCLA’s Teaching and Learning Center, a center on campus which aims to empower educators to advance instructional excellence through innovative resources and collaboration.
In recognition of her outstanding contributions to teaching, Dixon will receive a certificate and a $2,500 award, and a $30,000 Dissertation Year Fellowship Award from UCLA’s Division of Graduate Education. She will also be recognized at the annual Andrea L. Rich Night to Honor Teaching event in the fall.
“I am extremely grateful to receive this award since it will allow me to finish the final chapters of my dissertation and submit a chapter for publication,” said Dixon. “Soon, I will be applying for academic positions as I finish my dissertation, and this award will afford me the time to do so.”
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