{"id":72441,"date":"2023-06-02T02:04:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T06:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=72441"},"modified":"2023-08-30T22:08:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T02:08:33","slug":"bu-wheelock-scholars-earn-postdoctoral-fellowships","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/news\/articles\/2023\/bu-wheelock-scholars-earn-postdoctoral-fellowships\/","title":{"rendered":"BU Wheelock Scholars Earn Postdoctoral Fellowships"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin news-block-editorial-leadin has-media-focus-center-middle\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-lockup\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">Grants &amp; awards<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBU Wheelock Scholars Earn Postdoctoral Fellowships\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar js-block-editorial-metabar news-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">June 2, 2023<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-credit-type=\"By\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/news\/authors\/finn-gardiner\/\">Finn Gardiner<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-56118 size-thumbnail\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/08\/Davena-Jackson_17_-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Davena Jackson\" class=\"wp-image-56118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/08\/Davena-Jackson_17_-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/08\/Davena-Jackson_17_-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/08\/Davena-Jackson_17_-1-1500x1500.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/08\/Davena-Jackson_17_-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/08\/Davena-Jackson_17_-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/08\/Davena-Jackson_17_-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/08\/Davena-Jackson_17_-1-826x826.jpg 826w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/08\/Davena-Jackson_17_-1-344x344.jpg 344w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/08\/Davena-Jackson_17_-1-529x529.jpg 529w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/08\/Davena-Jackson_17_-1-682x682.jpg 682w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/08\/Davena-Jackson_17_-1-1032x1032.jpg 1032w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/08\/Davena-Jackson_17_-1-1321x1321.jpg 1321w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/08\/Davena-Jackson_17_-1-688x688.jpg 688w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/08\/Davena-Jackson_17_-1-1058x1058.jpg 1058w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/08\/Davena-Jackson_17_-1-1364x1364.jpg 1364w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/08\/Davena-Jackson_17_-1-1652x1652.jpg 1652w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/08\/Davena-Jackson_17_-1-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/08\/Davena-Jackson_17_-1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/08\/Davena-Jackson_17_-1-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/08\/Davena-Jackson_17_-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/08\/Davena-Jackson_17_-1-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/08\/Davena-Jackson_17_-1-710x710.jpg 710w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption>Davena Jackson<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Two members of the BU Wheelock community were recently honored with postdoctoral fellowships from National Academy of Education. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/profile\/davena-jackson\/\">Davena Jackson<\/a>, an assistant professor of urban education with a focus on English education, language and literacy, was named an <a href=\"https:\/\/naeducation.org\/naedspencer-postdoctoral-fellowship-program\/\">NAEd\/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow<\/a> and will use her award to advance her work promoting educational equity. Postdoctoral fellow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/profile\/kirsten-slungaard-mumma\/\">Kirsten Slungaard Mumma<\/a> of the Wheelock Educational Policy Center (WEPC) was also named an NAEd\/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-57348 size-thumbnail\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2022\/02\/headshotsmall-150x150.png\" alt=\"Kirsten Slungaard Mumma BU Wheelock\" class=\"wp-image-57348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2022\/02\/headshotsmall-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2022\/02\/headshotsmall-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2022\/02\/headshotsmall-1200x1200.png 1200w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2022\/02\/headshotsmall-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2022\/02\/headshotsmall-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2022\/02\/headshotsmall-550x550.png 550w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2022\/02\/headshotsmall-710x710.png 710w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption>Kirsten Slungaard Mumma<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Designed for scholars early in their academic career, the fellowship is extremely competitive\u2014Jackson and Slungaard Mumma were among 25 individuals selected out of 195 applicants. As NAEd\/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellows, Jackson and Slungaard Mumma will receive $70,000 to cover their expenses, including research. They will also have the opportunity to attend professional development retreats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A longtime advocate for equity and inclusion, Jackson plans to use the fellowship to support her research project, \u201cAdvancing Justice-Oriented Solidarity: Partnering to Transform Black Students\u2019 Literacies across Eight English Classrooms in an Urban High School.\u201d Rooted in justice-oriented solidarity, the project\u2019s framework supports and affirms the full humanity of Black students who have experienced ethnic, racial, or linguistic marginalization, and other forms of oppression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m deeply humbled and grateful to be a NAEd\/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow,\u201d says Jackson. \u201cAs a recipient, I\u2019ll be able to continue my research about justice-oriented solidarity while working alongside eight diverse teachers. I am excited about all the possibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Slungaard Mumma, an expert on the economics of education, studies how education programs and policies affect the economic, social, and political outcomes of children and adults. Her project is titled, \u201cIdentifying the Effects of Schools and Teachers on Civic Engagement.\u201d She will be joining the faculty of Columbia University\u2019s Teachers College in the fall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two members of the BU Wheelock community were recently honored with postdoctoral fellowships from National Academy of Education. Davena Jackson, an assistant professor of urban education with a focus on English education, language and literacy, was named an NAEd\/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow and will use her award to advance her work promoting educational equity. 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