2007–2008

Subcommittee on the Outstanding Dissertation Award

Charges:

1. Evaluate the process of ranking and selecting the finalists based on committee recommendations for 2007–2008 and, if appropriate, recommend changes including ways to continue to recruit a strong pool of candidates.

2. Review the submitted applications and, from a selected pool of finalists, recommend one candidate to the Board of Directors with supporting documentation by December 14, 2007.

Charles T. Christine, Chair
Adjunct Professor
Temple University
1071 Laurence Dr
Blue Bell, PA 19422-2067, USA
1-215-646-7244
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Donald J. Leu, Board Liaison
University of Connecticut
Storrs Mansfield, CT, United States

Lori Czop Assaf
Texas State University - San Marcos
Austin, TX, United States

Mary C. Carroll
Gwynedd-Mercy College
Gwynedd Valley, PA, United States

Leigh Hall
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Douglas K. Hartman
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT, United States

Kouider Mokhtari
Miami University
Oxford, OH, United States

Sharon M. Pitcher
Towson University
Reisterstown, MD, United States

Marcella Moore, Ex Officio
Research & Policy
International Reading Association
Newark, DE, United States

Cathy M. Roller, Ex Officio
Director, Research & Policy
International Reading Association
Washington DC, United States