Aishah Bakhtiar and Elizabeth A. Webster were recipients of this year’s Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award, in the Faculty of Education 2020 Awards. This award is granted annually to Masters and PhD students from the Faculty of Education. The award is to recognize a graduate student for their research, and creative or scholarly contributions to their discipline.
EPLS PhD graduate Aishah Bakhtiar is honoured for her significant contributions to the field of co-regulation, motivation and collaboration in educational psychology. Her dissertation established new understandings about how motivation emerges through shared activity, and suggests the development of new instructional supports to build collaborative skills. Her dissertation is the culmination of years of dedicated performance as a graduate student, evidenced in her extraordinary GPA and $140,000 in graduate funding. She has already authored 9 papers from her PhD research, and has presented extensively on her work at multiple conferences. Our sincere congratulations to Dr. Bakhtiar and her supervisor, Dr. Allyson Hadwin.
EPLS PhD graduate Elizabeth A. Webster is honoured for her significant contributions to the field of emotional regulation in educational contexts. Her dissertation findings provided valuable and novel insights into the regulation of emotions during collaborative learning situations. Her work also resulted in the development of practical self-reporting tools for use in field settings. Her dissertation builds on a stellar graduate student record, including an extraordinary GPA and research grant/award record, including a four-year term as a Bombardier Scholar. She has established herself as an emerging scholar with a strong early publication record. Our sincere congratulations to Dr. Webster and her supervisor, Dr. Allyson Hadwin.
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